Central UP Events

Author Reading:  Jeff Vande Zande & The Dance of Rotten Sticks  Thursday, October 24, 2024.  6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Shiras Room.  Adults, Seniors, Teens.  Acclaimed Michigan writer Jeff Vande Zande is back at PWPL with his first foray into gothic horror-The Dance of the Rotten Sticks.  The novel centers on Isaac Fletcher, a recent widower, who moves his family of three children to Orphan Island where strange things start to happen at the purportedly haunted abandoned orphanage.  No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 906-226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance and the Masonic Arts, Theatre & Innovation Company (MÄTI) announce a new chapter for The Rocky Horror Show. After successfully producing this cult classic for the past few years, MÄTI is passing the artistic torch to NMU Theatre and Dance, which will stage the show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Oct. 26 in Forest Roberts Theatre, with later 10:30 p.m. performances on Friday and Saturday. The Rocky Horror Show humorously pays homage to B movies from the science fiction and horror genres spanning the 1930s to early 1960s. Intended for mature audiences, the