Central UP Events

Tuesdays, June (2, 9, 16, 23, 30) 2026.  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Fridays, June (5, 12, 26) 2026.  Noon – 1:00 p.m. Peter White Public Library Heritage Room.  Mediate Marquette and PWPL have collaborated to offer two in-person mindfulness meditation programs each week this summer. Sessions will include a combination of talks, seated meditation, and movement practices. All individuals, regardless of previous experience or spiritual affiliation, are welcome to attend.  For further information, please contact meditatemarquette@gmail.com or call 906-226-4303.  

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026 at 4:00 P.M. To Be Held In Commissioners Room #231 Purpose: Justin Meyers Gis Foia Appeal Agenda Special Meeting 6.26.26

Saturday Morning Farmers Market Saturdays, May 16 – Nov., 9 am – 1 pm

Tuesdays June (9, 16, 23, 30), 2026. 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Ohio St. (Williams) Park. Families and youth, join us outdoors for Park Storytime! Books, songs, action songs, bubbles & parachute play, and more! Rain Location-Peter White Public Library Community Room. Children under the age of 8 must have an adult in the program with them. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info.  

Tuesdays & Thursdays June (9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30), 2026.  11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Lower Level Lobby.  PWPL is once again partnering with Feeding America West Michigan in the Gather2Grow summer meals program and will serve as a pickup site for shelf stable meals. Available at no cost to all youth (18 and under) and disabled adults up to age 26. No admission charge.  For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info.  

Tuesdays, June (2, 9, 16, 23, 30) 2026.  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Fridays, June (5, 12, 26) 2026.  Noon – 1:00 p.m. Peter White Public Library Heritage Room.  Mediate Marquette and PWPL have collaborated to offer two in-person mindfulness meditation programs each week this summer. Sessions will include a combination of talks, seated meditation, and movement practices. All individuals, regardless of previous experience or spiritual affiliation, are welcome to attend.  For further information, please contact meditatemarquette@gmail.com or call 906-226-4303.  

Wednesday Night Farmers Market Wednesdays, June – August, 5 – 8 pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays July (2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30), 2026.  11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Lower Level Lobby.  PWPL is once again partnering with Feeding America West Michigan in the Gather2Grow summer meals program and will serve as a pickup site for shelf stable meals. Available at no cost to all youth (18 and under) and disabled adults up to age 26.  No admission charge.  For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit pwpl.info.  

Thursday, July 2, 2026.  6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room. Adults, Seniors, Teens. Poet Alex Gubbins reads from his recently published collection, Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings, from Wayne State University’s Made in Michigan Series. Gubbins’ poems celebrate and elegize a life lived in two homelands—Michigan and Armenia—transforming sadness and longing into hope and wonder.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.  

4th of July Friday – Saturday, July 3 – 4