Western UP Events

KBIC Promise Neighborhoods presents L’ANSE AREA SCHOOLS K-12 SPRING POW WOW   Friday, April 17th from 1p – 3:15p   LAS Gymnasium, 201 N 4th Street, L’Anse   Public is welcome to attend.

Dollar Bay’s Kindergarten Registration is open! The DB Kindergarten Round-Up will be Friday, April 17, at 2:15 at the Dollar Bay School. Kids will hear a story read by the teacher, have a cookie in the lunchroom, and take a school bus ride around the neighborhood. Families of kids who will be 5 years old by September 1 are warmly invited. The registration form can be found under the Parents tab of the school website. Parents with questions are welcome to call the school office.

Baraga County Shelter Home, Copper Shores, and KBIC Victim Services and Programs SIGN MAKING   April 14th from 4p – 8p April 17th from 5p – 7p Zeba Hall   Make a sign to honor a survivor of violence or to support crime victims’ rights.  Signs will be displayed on the L’Anse Waterfront as a part of our National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Vigil on April 19th.   Questions? Contact Jessica at 906-353-4595 or Holly at 906-524-7079

KBIC Victim Services & Programs WIRE WRAP EARRINGS   Friday, April 17th from 5pm to 7pm at Zeba Hall   Contact Jade at 906-353-4598 or Jessica at 906-353-4595 To register or ask questions.

KBIC Health System and Youth Department presents Goat Movie Night   Free Entry, Friday, April 17th Starts at 6:00p @ Niiwin Akeaa Center   Open to the public Concession available

Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds presents:  3rd Annual BE KIND TO YOUR MIND Youth Mental Health Fair for teens ages 13-19   FREE EVENT! April 18,th from 12p – 4pm at the Hancock Community Hub   What to expect: Activities to calm your mind and body Sound bath by Jenny Speakers telling their recovery stories Free food and door prizes   For more information:  ksup4healthymninds@gmail.com & Facebook

UP Wild in the Keweenaw monthly event. UP Wild Gathering Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eagle River Falls (Gather at the Houghton Township Pavilion next to the Eagle River Museum) The UP Wild Gatherings are opportunities to connect with God and each other within our natural world.  Each Gathering has a leader who will guide the participants through readings and reflection.  The Gatherings are appropriate for all ages, including families and children. Everyone is welcome, no religious affiliation is necessary.

The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra at Michigan Tech is performing the Resurrection Symphony by Gustav Mahler on April 18, 2026, at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. It is the finale of the Rozsa’s 25th anniversary season. The symphony lasts an hour and a half and is the largest choral-orchestral work ever presented in the Upper Peninsula. This will be the first performance of the Resurrection Symphony in the Upper Peninsula, 132 years after its composition. The symphony is massive, with 10 horns, 8 trumpets, 4 trombones, an off-stage brass choir, two harps, organ, large symphonic choir, and soloists. Members

Candlelight Vigil – Community gathering to honor those who have been a victim of crime.   Sunday, April 19th @ 7pm L’Anse Waterfront Park Free – Open to the Public No RSVP Needed   The candles will be lit for the first 24 hours of national Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

KBIC Victim Services & Programs Two Spirit Talking Circle – Quill Earrings with Bryan   Tuesday, April 22 from 5p to 7p Ojibwa Senior Citizens, Baraga Please reach out to Carisa at 906-353-4595 to register or if you have any questions.   Join us for a quill earring-making workshop with Bryan Welsh.  This event is a peer support space for LGBTQIA+_ and Two Spirit community members, their families and allies.