21st Annual Celebrity Art Auction A non-traditional art auction fundraising event for the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum. Thursday, December 12, 2024 Viewing starts at 5:30 p.m. Auction to follow at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy works of art by some of the community’s most unexpected artists. Sample an array of appetizers, sip wine and beer. Free Admission. 21 and older event.
Winter Wonderland Walk Celebration Thursday, December 12, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Peter White Public Library. Teens, Family, Adults, Seniors. The Winter Wonderland trees will be lit. Cookies and hot chocolate will be overflowing in the Huron Mountain Gallery. In the Community Room, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Big Lake Acoustic will be performing a holiday concert of all your favorite carols and songs. Come revel in the spirit of the season at PWPL. No admission charge. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.
Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will present a festive new production titled “Home for the Holidays” Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 5-7 and 12-14 in Forest Roberts Theatre. The show is about a group of NMU students who convene to share tales of their diverse family traditions before they journey home for the holidays. It features musical singing and dance numbers—many familiar—with bits of dialogue to tie it all together. “Home can mean a lot of different things to different people, and the holidays are a momentous time for various reasons,” said Karina Johnson, who developed and is directing