Western UP Events

Border Troubadours Theater, Music, Poetry – 3 Original One Act Plays, Written and Directed by Cindy Pesek   Lac Vieux Desert Resort and Casino, Northern Waters Events Center in Watersmeet, MI Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm Play is Free – Donation of $10 to World Central Kitchen – $10 Free Play at Casino included with admission.   House of Cards – Will the kids survive their parents’ bad attitude?   Beauty School Blues – True stories of frizzy hair and tousled manes at the beauty school.   Sam’s Diner – Will the waitresses at the diner find romance on the

Haunted Mine:  Descent into Madness   Michigan Tech Theatre creates entertainment events for the Keweenaw, sharing the creative and scholarly work of students and faculty from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Each fall the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Michigan Tech partners with the Quincy Mine Hoist Association to create a haunted experience for all ages. Things to know DATE | Thursday-Saturday, October 23-25, 2025 TIME | 7-10:30 p.m. | Tours starting every 10 minutes LOCATION | Quincy Mine EST. RUN TIME | 25 minute walk-through tours, entering in 10 minute intervals SEATING | General Admisison PUBLIC TICKETS | Tickets will be available

Haunted Mine: Descent Into Madness — Quincy Smelter, Hancock Oct. 23–25 | 7–10:30 p.m. The Quincy Smelter transforms into a ghoulish playground when Michigan Tech’s Visual and Performing Arts Department teams up with the Quincy Mine Hoist Association to present this year’s “Haunted Mine.” Expect spine-tingling sets, live actors, and atmospheric chills in one of the Copper Country’s most storied locations. Tickets required.

Wolf’s Head Film Festival, sponsored by Keweenaw & 2nd Sandbar   October 24, 2025 @ 5:00 pm & October 25, 2025 @ 11:30 pm Orpheum Theater, Hancock, MI   MI.ISCHIEF, MOVIES, MUSIC. Two nights of cinema, music, and celebration in Hancock, MI.   The festival kicks off Friday, October 24 with a registration mixer, an evening shorts program, and a feature screening of Stolen Kingdom 92025) – followed by a late-night concert.   On Saturday, October 25, VIP guests join a festival exclusive special access tour of the Quincy Mine with a SECRET twist before the evening continues with another

Comedian Andy Beningo brings his family-friendly comedian act to the Keweenaw.   Andy Beningo, crowned “Best Comedian” by both the Detroit Metro Times and Detroit Hour magazine, is set to captivate the Keweenaw once again with an unforgettable evening of laughter on Friday, October 24th. This comedy sensation will grace the stage of the newly christened Opisto Theatre (formerly the Chapel of St. Matthew), nestled in the heart of the former Finlandia University campus at 532 West Franklin. Don’t miss this special event, proudly presented by Real People Media, a 501c3 nonprofit and the driving force behind the beloved Red

78th Fall Bazaar and a Trunk or Treat for Kids   Dorcas Society of SS Peter & Paul Lutheran, 1010 Madeleine Street, Houghton Saturday, October 25, 2025, from noon-3:00 pm. Funds raised go toward missions, both near and far.

American Legion Post 144 CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT   Saturday, October 25th 2pm Start Time Food available to purchase   Bring a partner or we can find a partner for you, this is a fundraiser for the Unit 144 Auxiliary.  Double Elimination.  Please sign up in advance. $20 per team $5 goes to Auxiliary $15 goes to prize pool

Calumet Trunk-or-Treat & Pumpkin Carving Oct. 25 | 3–5 p.m. | Oak Street between 5th & 6th Downtown Calumet turns delightfully spooky for this annual community tradition. Families are invited to Trunk-or-Treat along Oak Street and admire hundreds of glowing jack-o’-lanterns illuminating the steps of St. Anne’s red sandstone church — a truly picture-perfect Keweenaw Halloween moment.

Tuesday,  OCTOBER 28th,  2025 @ 6:30 pm        Portage Lake District Library Meeting Room Houghton, MI 49931 Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds is a public group, and we welcome anyone interested in our mission:  “to support healthy minds through connection and community.”  Our goals are to talk more openly about mental health to reduce stigma, to build a resilient community by educating the public, and to support those at risk for mental health and substance use crises.  We are on Facebook and our email address is ksup4healthyminds@gmail.com.

Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will stage Ctrl+Alt+Delete, a darkly comic look at tech startups, speculative investment, and the value we assign to ideas in a rapidly evolving economy. The production runs Oct. 30–Nov. 2 and Nov. 6–9 in NMU’s Panowski Black Box Theatre.   Set during the tech boom of the late 1990s, Ctrl+Alt+Delete follows wunderkind Eddie Fisker, a young tech developer who teams up with a visionary entrepreneur to launch a revolutionary new app. As the startup gains traction, the team becomes increasingly disconnected from the ethical and real-world consequences of their creation. What begins as a promising tech venture quickly spirals into