Northern Michigan University will host a grand opening garden party for its new Campus Nursery as part of the 125th anniversary celebration at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. Participants are invited to tour the garden and learn about native plant species and efforts to increase biodiversity on our campus. There will also be an opportunity to get hands dirty by helping with fall tree and bush planting. Light refreshments will be served. The nursery is a collaboration between NMU Grounds, Facilities and SHINE (Sustainability Hub for Innovation & Environment). The idea was an adaptation of multiple student-submitted Green Fund project proposals. According to its

Heritage Room Book Group Wednesday, October 2, 2024. 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Peter White Public Library Heritage Room. Adults. The Heritage Room Book Group welcomes readers interested in a variety of contemporary fiction. This month’s selection is Daughters of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope. Read ahead — November’s selection is I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai. Contact the Reference Desk at 906-226-4311 for more information.

Author Reading: Steve Amick & You Shall See the Beautiful Things Wednesday, October 2, 2024. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library Shiras Room. Adults, Seniors, Teens. Celebrated writer Steve Amick reads from his recent novel You Shall See the Beautiful Things: A Nocturne & a Novel, a work described by poet Ellen Bass as creating “a zany world that, ultimately, shows us more about the tenderness of the human heart and the mysteries of this star-filled world.” No admission charge. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

MUNISING—Alger County Communities That Care (AC3), in partnership with Pictured Rocks Pizza, will host the 8th annual Pizza with a Purpose fundraiser with proceeds used to support suicide prevention in Alger County. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 3, from noon until 8 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 4 from noon until 7 p.m. at the popular Munising pizzeria famous for its gourmet wood-fired pizza. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support social workers and telehealth services in Alger County schools.   “Pizza With a Purpose is a fun way for us to raise dough for a worthwhile cause,” said AC3

Northern Michigan University will present the daring and provocative musical Cabaret Oct. 3-5 and 10-12. The play is set in a Berlin nightclub as the 1920s draw to a close. It explores the tumultuous life of the city’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. “It’s a really interesting musical—more dark and gritty than happy-go-lucky—but very fun to put on,” said director and choreographer Kristen Beth Ludwig. “It was a time of economic depression and the rise of fascism. It’s a political musical, in a sense, but not about an election. Part of why we put it