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  • Hancock – Aloha! Spring Family Dance

    Hancock Community Hub Gym 417 Quincy Street, Hancock, MI, United States

    Hancock Community Hub Hosts Free Spring Family Dance on April 4   The Hancock Community Hub invites families to celebrate the arrival of spring at its Aloha! Spring Family Dance on Friday, April 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Hancock Community Hub Gym. This free community event is open to all ages and will feature an evening of dancing, fun competitions, kids’ activities, and delicious desserts and refreshments.   After a long and snowy Upper Peninsula winter, it’s time to celebrate the arrival of spring!  Families are invited to leave the cold behind and enter a tropical paradise

  • NMU Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Haywire’ Success

      As part of Northern Michigan University’s 125th Anniversary Celebration, a special public event is planned to recognize the 30th anniversary of “Haywire,” the Forest Roberts Theatre musical about an 1880s logging camp that was one of five productions selected from more than 900 national submissions to perform at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival. The program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, in 1100 Jamrich Hall. It will highlight the creators, including playwright and theater professor emeritus Shelley Russell and music professor emeritus Robert Engelhart, who wrote the original score. Some of the alumni who performed in the

  • Great Lakes Poetry Festival: Wild Words in the Wild U.P. 

    Great Lakes Poetry Festival: Wild Words in the Wild U.P.  Saturday, April 5, 2025, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Shiras Room.  Adults, Seniors, Teens.  In partnership with the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition, PWPL presents a poetry reading on the environment from some of the U.P.’s wildest poets, including Kathleen M. Heideman, Beverly Matherne, Gala Mahlerbe, Lisa Fosmo, Lynn Domina, Christine Saari, and Marty Achatz.   No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

  • UPAWS Annual Cause for Paws Gala

    The Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) is proud to announce the upcoming 2025 Cause for Paws Gala, celebrating our 50th Anniversary on Saturday, April 5th at the Marquette Holiday Inn. This milestone event will be a night to remember, filled with music, auctions, raffle prizes, hors d’oeuvres, an awards ceremony, and more in honor of our beloved animals and the rich history of our shelter organization. “For the past 50 years, our organization has been committed to providing homeless animals with a safe haven and finding them loving forever homes,” said Nic Conroy, Fundraising Coordinator at UPAWS. “We are

  • Hancock – Public Educational Meeting on the New County Jail in Houghton County

    5th and Elm 426 Quincy Street, Hancock, Michigan

    Please come learn more about the plans under consideration for a new county jail in Houghton County.  Public Educational Meetings to Discuss Jail Plans Hancock When?  Monday April 7, 2025, 6pm-7:45pm Where? 5th and Elm Coffeehouse, 426 Quincy St, Hancock Who’s speaking? Faith Morrison, League of Women Voters of the Copper Country along with the chair of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners, Tom Tikkanen and Sheriff Josh Saaranen.  (There may be an additional commissioner as well, TBD) Who’s sponsoring? The League of Women Voters of the Copper Country Faith Morrison, co-president of the LWVCC, is a member of the large committee

  • Hubbell – KATV Club Meeting

    Hubbell VFW 52218 Duncan Avenue, Hubbell, Michigan

    The next KATV Club monthly meeting will be held on April 7th, 2025. It will be held at the Hubbell VFW in Hubbell Mi. At 7:00 P.m. We will discuss old and new projects. We will have maintenance packets ready for those who adopt a section of trail. We really appreciate all those volunteers who help us out. All members old and new welcome.

  • Bruce Crossing – MI-Trale Monthly Meeting

    Stannard Township Hall 14927 State Hwy M-28 East, Bruce Crossing, Michigan

    MI-Trale Monthly Meeting   Our April Monthly Meeting will be held at 7:00pm, (Eastern Time), in person at the Stannard Township Hall on 4/07/2025. For virtual attendance, we now have ZOOM available, along with the strictly audio/phone method. If you would like to attend virtually, please email me at this address and I will get you the connection information. If you are in the area, please stop in for the meeting!  We’d love to see you there! 

  • Houghton – Keweenaw Chapter of MARSP

    The Bluffs 1000 Bluff View Drive, Houghton, MI, United States

    The Houghton-Keweenaw Chapter of MARSP (Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel) will meet on Tuesday, April 8,  At the Bluffs at !2:30 pm.  The guest speaker will be from MEALS on Wheels and a buffet lunch will be served. All members are encouraged to attend. STK

  • NMU Music Performance Scheduled

    4/3/2025 Northern Michigan University’s Music Department will present three upcoming performances featuring its percussion ensemble, a senior trombone recital, and the Open Mind experimental music ensemble. The NMU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Professor James A. Strain, will perform its winter semester concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in Reynolds Recital Hall. The program will showcase a variety of percussion instruments and styles. Senior music student Erik Meilstrup, a trombone player, will perform a senior recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in Reynolds Recital Hall. This performance marks the culmination of his studies at NMU. Under the direction of

  • MARQUETTE CITY MANAGER COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS

    Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shiras Room, on the top level of Peter White Public Library (Front Street side). The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns