Marquette, MI – April 9, 2025 – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Marquette will host a benefit concert featuring local artists and choral groups on Sunday, April 13th at 3:00 pm at the church at 201 East Ridge Street in Marquette. The concert is a kickoff event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Paul’s sanctuary building. The concert was originally scheduled for Sunday March 30th, but was rescheduled due to a snowstorm that day. The concert will feature a wide variety of music from Broadway tunes, to classical vocal music, to folk music, fiddle tunes, and choral music.

Great Lakes Poetry Festival:  Milton Bates & Gala Mahlerbe Book Launch Reading  Monday, April 14, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.  Peter White Public Library Community Room.  Adults, Seniors, Teens.  Poets Milton Bates (Undivided Attention, Kelsay Books) and Gala Mahlerbe (Growth Rings, Harvard Square Press) read from their recently published poetry collections.   No admission charge.  For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

PWPL Board of Trustees Meeting  Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Meeting begins at 5:00 p.m. Peter White Public Library, George Shiras III Room. Regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Peter White Public Library. The meeting is open to all.  Meeting agenda, materials, and remote attendance link are available on the library’s website: www.pwpl.info.

(ISHPEMING, MI) – Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets and poetry! We are excited to bring this celebration to the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library by hosting two poetry readings on back-to-back evenings. The first poetry reading will be on Wednesday, April 16th at 5:30pm, and it will feature local poets, Troy Graham and U.P. Poet Laureate, Beverly Matherne. This poetry performance will open with Troy Graham reading newly released poems followed by ’23-’24 U.P. Poet Laureate, Beverly Matherne’s performance of original poetry. Beverly Matherne is the

MSHS Jazz Band Concert  Wednesday, April 16, 2025. 6:30 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Peter White Public Library Community Room. The public is invited to enjoy an evening of wonderful music performed by the Marquette Senior High School Jazz Band, led by MSHS Director Emily Morgan-Booth. Overflow seating will be located in the Shiras Room. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of this program, call 906-226-4321, email Amanda at apierce@pwpl.info, and visit www.pwpl.info.

MSU Extension and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) will offer Pesticide Applicator Training and Exams in the Upper Peninsula at Bay College in Escanaba on April 17th, 2025 8:00am – 4:00pm ET.  This event was rescheduled from the original date of April 3rd due to weather.  The program includes a core manual review (RUP credits), lunch and MDARD exams (Training participation required for exam takers).  Core exams (private and commercial) will be offered by MDARD, while Commercial Category exams will be available onsite through Bay College Testing Services.  Four MDARD pesticide applicator recertification credits are available to those attending

  Northern Michigan University will host its 29th annual Celebration of Student Scholarship on Thursday, April 17, beginning with an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the day in Jamrich Hall. This year’s event will feature a broader range of presentation formats beyond the traditional research posters and 10-minute oral presentations. Students were also invited to submit projects in the form of film and video, readings, roundtables, performances, publications, artistic displays and more. The Celebration of Student Scholarship recognizes the scholarly and creative work of both undergraduate and graduate students, offering a platform to share their projects with the NMU and

  Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will present its adaptation of the iconic rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice produced for the professional stage more than 50 years ago. Show dates are Thursday-Saturday, April 10-12 and 17-19 in Forest Roberts Theatre. The story of the last week of Jesus’ life is told entirely through song. While based loosely on historical accounts from the Bible, co-directors Paul Truckey and Keli Crawford-Truckey say the themes addressed through depictions of the characters’ personal relationships and struggles are timeless, and relevant to diverse audiences. “Obviously