Fridays, September (5, 12, 19, 26) 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

Friday, September 5, 2025. 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room. Adults, Seniors, Teens. In this celebrated international feature film, director Alfonso Cuaron recreates early 1970s Mexico City, following the life of an indigenous domestic worker who holds a household together until her life suffers personal and political upheaval. Rated R. No admission charge. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

Northern Michigan University will open the 2025-2026 Siril Concert Series with Deux Saisons (French for “two seasons”), a duo featuring soprano Keri Lee Pierson and classical guitarist Christopher Schoelen, who perform a wide musical repertoire ranging from the Renaissance through the present day. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Reynolds Recital Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission and free for NMU students and those under 18. They can be purchased at nmu.universitytickets.com. The duo will also present two events earlier that day that are free and open to the public: a music appreciation presentation at

On Saturday, September 6th, the Marquette County Suicide Prevention Alliance along with several community organizations, businesses and community members will be walking for the annual Marquette County Walk for Hope to benefit local suicide prevention/postvention programming in Marquette County. The annual walk will be held in-person in Ishpeming at Al Quaal. The Walk Committee urges all community members to attend to honor the spirit of the event and recognize suicide prevention, suicide loss survivors, attempt survivors, and family and loved ones of those who struggle. Community members are encouraged to pre-register especially if they want to order a walk shirt

Celebrate #906Day at the U.P. Fall Beer Festival Saturday, September 6 – Marquette, Michigan (LANSING, Mich.) – Members of the Michigan Brewers Guild are returning to the Lake Superior shoreline in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park for the 16th Annual U.P. Fall Beer Festival on Saturday, September 6 – which also happens to be 906 Day (#906Day). This list of breweries and the beers they’ll be sampling can be found online (subject to change): 2025 U/P. Fall Beer Festival List. The official program will be posted in the coming weeks. General Admission is 1-6pm, with the gates opening at Noon

Saturday, September 6, 2025. 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  Peter White Public Library, George Shiras III Room. Four mindfulness meditation and yoga teachers invite you to engage in a year of mindful living. Each month, one of the teachers will present a topic that addresses the different dimensions where we can practice mindfulness and presence. The intent is for us to cultivate mindfulness, care, and well-being individually and in our love, business, and social relationships. These are drop-in sessions, although committing to a full year is a way to build a consistent mindfulness practice. For more information and to check

Mondays & Thursdays, September (8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29) 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.