PWPL Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2025. 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 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.
Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds monthly meeting: Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 @ 6:30 pm Portage Lake District Library Meeting Room Houghton, MI 49931 Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy MInds is a public group, and we welcome anyone interested in our mission: “to support healthy minds through connection and community.” Our goals are to talk more openly about mental health to reduce stigma, to build a resilient community by educating the public, and to support those at risk for mental health and substance use crises. We are on Facebook and our email address is ksup4healthyminds@gmail.com.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community & Victim Services & Programs invites you to our March Two-Spirit Circle MOVIE NIGHT at the KBOCC Mino Bimaadiziwin Student Center Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 5 to 7pm Bring your favorite Chips and Dips to share with the group! Please contact Jessica at 906-353-4592 to ask questions or register!
The Marquette Regional History Center presents the Film Premiere: My Sister by NMU Alumni Dan Aho Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. Negaunee’s Dan Aho, an NMU Alumni, has worked as an actor in Chicago and L.A., where he delved into the world of film writing and producing. His latest short film was shot in Marquette County. “The premise for My Sister is loosely inspired by real events. The script was in production, in Los Angeles, on three different occasions, with three different sets of actresses. For various reasons it never made it in front of the camera, and it wasn’t
The game benefits the Marquette County Fire Relief Fund, and gets underway at 630 at Lakeview Arena. A $1 donation gets you in, and once there, aside from the action, there are many chances to bid on items and purchase raffle tickets. The family friendly event has raised over half a million dollars since its inception.
Twenty businesses from the Lake Gogebic area have partnered up to host the 2nd annual YOOPER POKER RUN which starts March 20 and runs through March 22nd at 9 p.m. EST. The event is a benefit for the local area grooming clubs which work all year round to make sure that visitors and guests have the very best trails in the country. $10 gets you in on the event and your chance to win $$ and prizes and a free t-shirt if you visit 10 or more businesses. First place is $1000, 2nd place is $500 and third place is
Northern Michigan University’s Social Work Department will hold two events marking the 50th anniversary of its “unwavering dedication to social justice, community engagement and transformative education.” A reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Landmark Inn’s Harbor Room. An open house on campus is scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. in 2400 Jamrich Hall. Alumni, students, faculty and community partners are invited to honor the department’s legacy and envision its future. The reception will feature a welcome and opening remarks by Department Head LaMart Hightower; land acknowledgement by Graduate Administrative Assistant Shelby Boggs; department history and highlights from
NEA Big Read Elder Caregiving Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly. For this event, a representative of the Alzheimer’s Association will discuss how to care for individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. No admission charge. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.
This month’s Northern Michigan University Jazz Festival will be preceded by a presentation on the history of jazz at NMU to coincide with the university’s 125th anniversary and feature opening and closing concerts with guest artist Matt Wilson, a drummer, band leader and educator. The annual festival brings middle and high school students from throughout the region to campus for performances and clinics. Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center Director Dan Truckey will discuss the little-known history of the first jazz performers in Northern’s dance halls, gymnasiums and auditoriums during a free public presentation at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Mead
NEA Big Read Global Cinema: Tokyo Story Friday, March 21, 2025, 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Community Room. Adults, Seniors. PWPL screens Yasujiro Ozu’s crowning achievement, Tokyo Story, a devastating film that explores the themes of old age and parenting. Following the film, there will be a discussion about the effects of aging and caregiving for the people who made us, including elements from Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.