NMU Center for Native American Studies host *SEEDS*
2025-10-22 19:00 UTC | Jamrich Hall, NMU Campus, Jamrich Hall 1100, Marquette, Michigan
The NMU Center for Native American Studies is thrilled to host a free showing of *SEEDS* written and directed by, Kaniehtiio Horn (Mohawk) in Jamrich Hall 1100 on the NMU Campus on Wednesday, Oct 22 at 7 pm ET.

SEEDS is a mix of humor and horror (just in time for Halloween). Horn may be best known for her portrayal as Deer Lady in the Harjo hit show, *Reservation Dogs*. A conversation with Kaniehtiio Horn will follow the viewing.

NMU is proud to announce this year’s Indigenous Perspectives Symposium on Food, a one-day event dedicated to exploring the rich traditions, profound significance, and evolving future of Indigenous food systems. The symposium will be held on Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 at the Northern Center.

NMU Hosts Indigenous Perspectives Symposium on Food
2025-10-23 00:00 - 23:59 | Northern Center, NMU, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, 49855
Northern Michigan University will host the 2025 Indigenous Perspectives Symposium on Food, a full-day gathering focused on uplifting Indigenous food systems, cultural knowledge and community health. The event takes place Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Northern Center on campus.
This symposium brings together Indigenous knowledge keepers, tribal food sovereignty leaders, scholars, students and community members to engage in deep dialogue and hands-on learning. Through presentations, workshops, panels and culinary experiences, the event explores the living relationships between land, food, identity and resilience.
Event Highlights Include:

Keynote & Featured Presentations – Talks by Indigenous food and ecological experts such as Roger LaBine (wild rice restoration), Jennifer Gauthier (Menominee sustainability frameworks), Stephanie Dodge (Great Lakes intertribal food systems) and leaders in tribal food sovereignty.
Workshops & Panel Discussions – Sessions on topics like manoomin (wild rice) revitalization, food policy, decolonizing diets, land-based education and traditional ecological knowledge.
Culinary Experiences – A decolonizing diet-inspired luncheon, performances and an evening chef-led dining experience celebrating Indigenous foodways in collaboration with the Marquette Food Co-op.
Interactive Land-Based Activities – Opportunities for attendees to engage directly with Indigenous harvesting practices, processing traditions and land-based learning.
Special Cultural Performance by Woodland Sky Native American Dance Company – A powerful performance that celebrates Anishinaabe and other Great Lakes tribal traditions through storytelling, regalia and dance.

Through this symposium, NMU will provide a platform for Indigenous narratives to guide conversations around food, culture and environment. As stated on the event website, NMU acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy.
The symposium is partially sponsored by Flagstar Bank and Kewadin Casinos. It is open to the public and particularly welcomes Indigenous community members, students, educators, researchers and media. Registration is required due to limited capacity.
To register, and to view the full schedule and speaker biographies, visit NMU’s Indigenous Perspectives Symposium website: https://nmu.edu/indigenous-perspectives-symposium/.

NMU Presents 'Rocky Horror Show'
2025-10-23 00:00 - 2025-10-25 23:59 | Forest Roberts Theatre, 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its production of The Rocky Horror Show Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 23-25, in Forest Roberts Theatre.
The show will be directed by NMU Theatre and Dance alumna Maisie James (’25) under the mentorship of assistant professor Kaitlyn Frotton.
This cult classic humorously pays homage to B movies from the science fiction and horror genres spanning the 1930s to the early 1960s. The plot follows a newly engaged couple who, after being caught in a storm, find themselves at the mansion of a flamboyant transvestite scientist, Dr. Frank-N-Furter. There, they encounter his latest creation, Rocky-a Frankenstein-like figure who is a fully grown, physically perfect muscle man with blonde hair and a tan.
At The Rocky Horror Show, the rules of traditional theater are meant to be broken. The show features a unique call-and-response theater environment where the audience is expected to be loud and interact with the show and its actors.
“Since it is the 50th anniversary of the show, I wanted to pay homage to the culture that created the callouts and the experience of Rocky that we love today, which ultimately came from the drag ballroom scene in Harlem in the ’80s,” James said. “I really wanted to lean into the camp aspects and add extra flair to the characters with non traditional casting.”
The show will have various showtimes across the weekend, including a 7:30 p.m. showtime Thursday-Saturday and additional 10:30 p.m. showtimes on Friday and Saturday. There will also be an Opening Night Party following the Thursday show, featuring complimentary food and drinks and the opportunity to meet the cast and crew.
“The energy always ends up like a rock concert, and it’s truly incredible to be enveloped in such a safe space where everyone can fully express themselves,” James stated. “Even if you’re not much for audience participation, the work these actors have put in is nothing short of spectacular!”
This show is intended for mature audiences. Admission is $25 for the general public, $22 for NMU staff, seniors and military, $15 for youth, and $5 for NMU students. Tickets for this event can be purchased in person or online at nmu.universitytickets.com. This show is a fundraiser and does not accept flex passes or season tickets.

PWPL Presents: Toddler Storytime
2025-10-23 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-27 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Mondays & Thursdays, October (2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30), 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
For children 18 to 36 months with a loving adult,siblings welcome. Stories and songs to engage the curious mind and wiggly body, followed by sensory play activities.
No admission charge.
Registration not required.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Tech Coaching for Seniors
2025-10-23 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30, 2025. 10 AM – 1 PM.
Peter White Public Library Heritage Room. Need help with the settings on your phone? Want to download the downtown parking app? Learn how to make your electronic devices work the way you want them to with the help of Christine Ault, retired teacher and librarian.
Call the Reference Desk at 906-226-4311 to schedule your 30-minute session.
Please charge your electronic device before each session, and bring passwords with you.
No fees.

PWPL Presents: Pokémon Trading and Gaming
2025-10-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Thursdays, October (2 & 23), 2025. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Youth Services Makerspace.
Youth of all ages who are interested in Pokémon card trading and gaming are invited to our new monthly Pokémon Trading & Gaming Sessions. Kids who attend will be able to trade & play the card game with other kids. Kids will also be able to spend time with other Pokémon fans, chatting about Pokémon and looking through their cards. Important – Trading & gaming will be kid led. It is highly recommended that parents do not allow their children to bring cards that they do not want them to accidentally trade! See our events calendar for full event details regarding trading.
Children under the age of 8 will need an adult to stay in the kids’ room during the event.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Preschool Storytime
2025-10-24 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-10-28 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesdays & Fridays, October (3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31), 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Stories, songs, finger-plays, crafts and other school-readiness activities for preschool age children and a loving adult.
Preschool age children. Siblings welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Cultivating Care, Compassion, and Connection
2025-10-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Fridays, October (3, 10, 17, 24, 31) 2025. Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library, Heritage Room.
In partnership with several area organizations, this hour-long event offers a safe space to pause, reflect, and build meaningful connections with others who are committed to cultivating kindness in our world. Each week, a different organization takes the lead, with experienced educators and leaders facilitating. This rotating format ensures diverse perspectives and practices while maintaining a shared commitment to the Charter for Compassion and the Circle of Trust principles.
For more information and to check on the status of the program, call 906-226-4303 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: LEGO Club
2025-10-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Fridays, October (3, 10, 17, 24), 2025. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Meet other LEGO enthusiasts and build LEGO projects with the library’s LEGO blocks.
Family friendly, children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Negaunee Halloween Trunk or Treat
2025-10-24 17:00 - 19:00 | MICHIGAN STATE POLICE NEGAUNEE POST, 180 US 41, Negaunee, MI, 49866, United States
Join US AT THE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
NEGAUNEE POST
180 US 41, Negaunee, MI 49866
Friday, October 24, 2025
5:00pm-7:00pm
FOR THE
HALLOWEEN TRUNK OR TREAT
Troopers, K9, Emergency Support Team, Dispatchers, CPS, Motor Carriers, Search and Rescue, MSP Patrol Vehicles, MSP Recruiting, Treats, and more!
Contact the Negaunee State Police Post for more information.
MSP Negaunee Post: 906-475-9922

Sault Ste. Marie Halloween Drop-in
2025-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | MICHIGAN STATE POLICE SAULT STE. MARIE POST, 3900 I-75 Business Spur, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 49783, United States
Please join us at the
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
SAULT STE. MARIE POST
3900 I-75 Business Spur, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
on
Friday, October 24, 2025
6:00 pm-8:00pm
for the
HALLOWEEN DROP-IN
We will have
MSP Specialty Teams, K9 Demonstrations
Child Fingerprint Kits, MSP Patrol Vehicles,
Recruiting, Treats, Costume Contest at 7:15pm, and more.
Contact Tpr. Michael Mariuzza or Camela Yeck for more information.
MSP Sault Ste. Marie Post: 906-632-2217

STORM, a historical multi-media performance on Great Lakes storms and shipwrecks
2025-10-24 19:30 | Jamrich Hall, NMU Campus, Jamrich Hall 1100, Marquette, Michigan
STORM, a historical multi-media performance on Great Lakes storms and shipwrecks, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in Jamrich Hall 1100 at Northern Michigan University. It is hosted by NMU’s Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center. Maritime historian Ric Mixter returns to his hometown of Marquette with musician Dan Hall to tell the Edmund Fitzgerald story in a unique way: with Hall’s custom music on key characters in the storm and Mixter’s exclusive interviews from those who were eyewitnesses to the search and discoveries made 550 feet below Lake Superior.
Gordon Lightfoot turned the Great Lakes’ largest shipwreck into a legend, but his version of the story is more fiction that fact. Historian Ric Mixter has spent 30 years interviewing people who built, sailed and searched for the “Mighty Fitz” when it vanished 100 miles from Marquette on Nov. 10th, 1975. His findings have led him to become the most viewed expert on the disaster.
Why didn’t the Fitz make it to Whitefish Point? Mixter separates the myths of the loss with data and interviews while narrating new songs about the most famous ship to sail the lakes.
Mixter was the media coordinator for the controversial Delta dive to the shipwreck in July 1994. He will share behind-the-scenes information on the discovery of a sailor who was wearing a lifejacket when lost. His frank discussion is done tastefully and the entire event is suitable for the entire family.
The duo have toured extensively with their concert series STORM, being featured on Mackinac Island, Cheboygan, Traverse City and a half dozen other concert venues. Mixter has toured two countries and even NASA telling stories of the Great Lakes, after a 30-year broadcast career that began at WMQT Q-107 and WLUC TV6 back in the early 1980s. He was born at KI Sawyer and even flew the last B-52 from that base when it closed Air Force operations in 1995.

The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market fall special events and seasonal markets.
2025-10-25 09:00 - 13:00 | MI
The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market is gearing up for a festive fall and holiday season with a full lineup of special events and seasonal markets.
Trick or Treat at the Market
Saturday, October 25 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dress up in your best costume and join the fun as market vendors hand out treats to trick-or-treaters of all ages.
Final Outdoor Farmers Markets of the Season
Saturdays, November 1, 8, and 15 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Enjoy the last outdoor farmers markets of 2025 and stock up on late-season produce, baked goods, and local products before winter arrives.
Upcoming Holiday Markets – Applications Now Open!
Local vendors are invited to apply for the following holiday events:
Thanksgiving Market – Saturday, November 22 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
City Tree Lighting Market – Friday, December 5 | 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Yule Market – December 8-13 | 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
These markets feature a mix of indoor and outdoor booth options perfect for vendors offering holiday classics, handmade gifts, and seasonal favorites. The Yule Market offers flexible options for vendors interested in participating on multiple days throughout the week.
Applications and additional details can be found at mqtfarmersmarket.com/marquette-holiday-market
The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market thanks the community for a successful 2025 season and looks forward to celebrating the holidays downtown with local farmers, makers, and shoppers.

PWPL Presents: Saturday Storytime
2025-10-25 11:00 - 11:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Saturdays, October (4, 11, 18, 25), 2025. 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Songs, rhymes, stories and finger-plays geared towards babies through preschool with a loving adult.
Older siblings and older children are welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Downtown Marquette Trick or Treat
2025-10-25 16:00 - 19:00 | MI
The sidewalks of Marquette will be filled with ghouls, goblins, and other costumed kiddos! Parents are invited to bring their children to Trick or Treat at participating downtown businesses. Please look for the Downtown Halloween Trick or Treat poster in the window. We ask that participants please follow all safety guidelines set forth by the Marquette City Police.

All of Downtown Marquette is open to trick-or-treaters at participating businesses who display the signs linked above. The 100 & 200 block of W. Washington will be closed again this year to make the busy center safer for children when visiting participating businesses.
Event Date: Saturday, October 25th
Location: Participating businesses throughout Downtown Marquette
Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Downtown Marquette Trick or Treat
2025-10-25 16:00 - 19:00 | MI
Get ready for Halloween in Downtown Marquette on October 25th from 4-7 pm. The 100 and 200 blocks of Washington St. will transform into a Halloween haven for our annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat. The streets will be closed to traffic, making it a safe and fun environment for costumed kiddos to collect candy from participating stores.

NMU Choirs Present 'Sacred Currents' Concert
2025-10-26 15:00 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 201 E Ridge St, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
The Northern Michigan University Music Department will host its first NMU choral concert of the fall semester at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in a new location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marquette. Admission to the “Sacred Currents” concert is free and open to the public.
Director and Professor Erin Colwitz will be assisted by student directors and choral music education majors Jessica Schrader and Sophie Laskaris. The concert will feature sacred choral works with the Arts Chorale and the University Choir, along with Professor Patrick Booth on saxophone and Jan Brodersen on organ.
“This will be a unique concert,” said Colwitz. “Sacred music offers a great educational experience about the history of choral music for our students and community.”
Colwitz has been director of choral activities at NMU since August 2015. She conducts the Arts Chorale and the University Choir, and serves as the Music Director of the Marquette Choral Society. Under her leadership, NMU choirs have toured Finland, Austria and Poland, as well as various venues in the United States. Colwitz is a frequent guest conductor, lecturer, contest adjudicator and choral clinician throughout the United States.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located at 201 E. Ridge Street.

PWPL Presents: Fandom Fun: Spooky Fun!
2025-10-27 16:30 - 17:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Monday October 27, 2025. 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Community Room.
Get in the Halloween mood at this Spooky Fun Fandom program!

PWPL Presents: Dylan Thomas Homage: Russell Thorburn & And the Heart Will Not Quicken
2025-10-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Monday, October 27, 2025, 2024.
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Community Room.
All Ages, Adults, Seniors, Teens. On Dylan Thomas’ 111th birthday, join Russell Thorburn, National Endowment for the Arts recipient and first U.P. Poet Laureate, and musicians Dylan Trost and Patrick Booth for a special reading from Thorburn’s recently published poetry (And the Heart Will Not Quicken) collection from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Cornerstone Press. Acclaimed writer Peter Markus says of the book, “Thorburn reminds you of all the ways a poem can make us feel alive.”
No admission charge.
For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: All Booked Up: Can We Talk?
2025-10-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Shiras Room.
Adults, Seniors. Join Marty and Andrea for an in-person, in-depth discussion of Upper Michigan Today’s All Booked Up book of the month. Come with your questions, insights, and observations. This month’s book: Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk.
No admission charge.
For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Bluesday Tuesday Concert
2025-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Tuesday, October 28, 2025,
6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Community Room.
Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly. Peter White Public Library hosts a blues concert sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society. This month’s band: Phil Lynch.
No admission charge.
For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

Camilli to Premiere Weber's 'Lake Superior Piano Suite'
2025-10-28 19:30 | Reynolds Recital Hall, 2212 Hedgcock, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Northern Michigan University faculty member Theresa Camilli will discuss and premiere the late piano teacher and Marquette resident William Weber’s “Lake Superior Piano Suite,” a composition depicting the view atop Sugarloaf Mountain. Her solo concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Reynolds Recital Hall. A selection of Weber’s never-before-seen paintings, inspired by the vivid colors and textures of the Upper Peninsula, will be available for purchase, with 100% of proceeds directly benefitting NMU music scholarships.
The NMU concert is one of three local events that will provide the first public performances of Weber’s three-movement suite in its entirety. The composition was a lifelong endeavor that Weber perfected until his death in 2011. The transfer of ownership of Weber’s compositions and family records to the NMU Archives was completed earlier this year, with assistance from NMU Archivist Marcus Robyns.
“‘Weber’s Suite’ was inspired by the movement of Lake Superior’s waves over rocks and watching gulls catch updrafts from the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain. This work belongs to all who have experienced the lake’s majesty and rhythms,” said Camilli, who holds doctoral degrees in piano pedagogy in addition to undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology and music therapy. She joined the music faculty at NMU in 2021.
Retired social worker and lifelong friend Daniel Rydholm, who will introduce the work with recollections of Weber’s remarkable life, said, “Bill was one of those reclusive but artistic geniuses that the U.P. is often associated with. Recognition of his amazing legacy is long overdue.”

PWPL Presents: All Booked Up: On Air
2025-10-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Community Room.
Adults, Seniors. Join Upper Michigan Today’s Tia Trudgeon and John Redfield, along with PWPL staff, for an on-air, in-person book discussion. This month’s book: Never Whistle at Night edited Shane Hawk.
No admission charge.
For more information, contact Marty at 226- 4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Baby Storytime
2025-10-29 10:00 - 10:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Wednesdays, October (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peter White Public Library Great Room.
Songs, rhymes, stories and finger-plays for newborns to 17 months with a loving adult.
Older siblings are welcome.
No admission charge.
For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

PWPL Presents: Dinner & A Movie Block Busting Cinema: Sinners
2025-10-29 17:30 - 20:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855
Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Peter White Public Library Community Room.
Adults, Seniors, Teens. Bring your dinner, sit down, and enjoy director Ryan Coogler’s 2025 genre-bending hit horror film that deals with institutional racism, the immigrant experience, music, and vampires. Rated R.
No admission charge.
For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

Marquette County Board of Heath Meeting
2025-10-29 18:00 | Marquette County Courthouse, 234 W. Baraga Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, 49855
The regular monthly meeting of the Marquette County Board of Health will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will take place in Room 231 of the henry A. Skewis Annex, Marquette county Courthouse, Marquette.
