January 14th - February 14th, 2010
Erica Lord: Solo
Arts &Theater
Location: The DeVos Art Museum, Marquette
Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Iñupiaq) was born in Alaska, but abiding to her cultural tradition of nomadic living, spent the rest of her years bouncing both physically and metaphorically between her home village in Alaska and the Finnish-American nucleus of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. An interdisciplinary artist, Lord explores the ideas and concepts that grow from the experience of living with a multi-faced identity. Lord explores race, ethnicity, gender, and memory, hoping that through generous doses of narcissism, she will find answers. Lord has exhibited in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the Carl N. Gorman Museum, and the Schopf Gallery on Lake in Chicago. She received a B.A. from Carleton College in 2001 and an MFA in Sculpture/Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently teaching in the art department at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Contact Information: Melissa Matuscak
Phone: 906-227-2235
January 14th - May 16th, 2010
Mostly Michigan: the Photography of D James Galbraith
Arts &Theater
Location: The DeVos Art Museum, Marquette
MOSTLY MICHIGAN presents 55 vintage black and white photographs by D. James Galbraith that capture the everyday lives of people in Michigan and Ireland. Galbraith (1930-2002) had an extensive career that began as a United States Air Force photographer and continued as a photojournalist for numerous newspapers in Lower Michigan. The photographs and oral histories of Jim and Susan Galbraith earned their published book, “Hartland: Change in the Heart of America”, a Pulitzer Prize nomination for documentary literature in 1985. The majority of the photographs in the exhibition concentrate on Galbraith’s work from the Hartland Project, where the artist documented the daily lives of people in the small town of Hartland, Michigan during the 1970s and 80s. Galbraith also travelled extensively, including trips through his native Ireland in 1970, 1978 and 1997, where he documented the lives of people across the country. The Ireland photographs were recently acquired by National Photographic Archives in Dublin, Ireland. Whether in Michigan or Ireland, Galbraith had a unique ability to capture the personalities and spirits by documenting the daily lives and landscapes where his subjects lived. MOSTLY MICHIGAN is co-curated by Melissa Matuscak, Director of the DeVos Art Museum and Susan Scott Galbraith, wife of D. James Galbraith, archivist and co-author of the Hartland Project.
Contact Information: Melissa Matuscak
Phone: 906-227-2235
February 10th, 2010
Friends of DeTour Library Silent Auction
Annual Events
01:00 PM To 07:00 PM
Location: DeTour Library
At least 70 items available for bidding. Included are gift certificates from local businesses, gift baskets, items created by local artists and artisans.
Contact Information: Sandy Wytiaz
Phone: 906-297-6801
February 10th, 2010
Gabriela Garcia Medina
Arts &Theater
07:30 PM
Location: Besse Center Theater, Escanaba
Gabriela Garcia Medina is an international spoken word artist and award winning poet. She has performed at colleges, festivals and conferences all over the world.
Location: Besse Center Theater at Bay de Noc Community College
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5.00 for General Admission. $1.00 for Students/Faculty/Staff (if purchased in person at the Box Office with student ID). $7.50 for all on-line ticket purchases.
Sponsor: Bay de Noc Community College
Contact: General Admission. Tickets may be purchased at the Box office or on our website at www.baycollege.edu. Box office hours are 8:00 – 4:30, Mon - Fri. Box office and doors open at 7 pm on evening of performance. (906) 789-6947
Phone: 906-789-6947
February 11th - 12th, 2010
MTU play "Proof"
Arts &Theater
07:30 PM
Location: McArdle Theatre, Houghton
February 11th - 14th, 2010
Dome Softball Tournament
Recreation
Location: Superior Dome, Marquette
Jaycee Softball Tournament, Superior Dome, Marquette.
Exciting softball action is not all that's in store, raffle prizes will be given away, and 50-50 tickets will be avaible from Jaycees tournament official, as well as activities for the kids. What's a ball game without a ball park frank or two? Enjoy hot dogs with all the fixin's and a variety of great tasting items at our refreshment stand.
Contact Information: Denise
Phone: 800-544-4321
February 12th, 2010
Love Those Musicals Cabaret
Music
Location: William Bonifas Studio, Escanaba
Phone: 906-786-3833
February 12th - 13th, 2010
Darius Rucker
Music
08:00 PM
Location: Island Resort & Casino, Harris
Phone: 877-ISL-SHOW
February 13th, 2010
1st Annual Family Ice Fishing Derby
Outdoor
11:00 AM To 03:00 PM
Location: Teal Lake, Negaunee
Child & Family Services of the Upper Peninsula is thrilled to be hosting our 1st Annual Family Ice Fishing Derby.
With proceeds going to family programs throughout the Upper Peninsula, this event is shaping up to be a fun-filled day for families and outdoor enthusiasts alike. There will be tons of prizes for kids' games and fishing contests.
All supplies will be provided and included in the registration fee, which is $25 per adult and $35 per couple, with the first youth free and $5 for each additional youth. This also includes hot beverages.
There will be a heated tent and plenty of shelter available. Lunch will be available for purchase, including hot dogs from U.P. Dogs. All proceeds will be donated to CFSUP.
Contact Information: Bobbi Nease
Phone: (906) 228-4050
February 13th, 2010
Moose Lodge Fishing Derby
Recreation
Location: Munising
Moose Lodge Fishing Derby, Munising, 906-387-2138
Phone: 906-387-2138
February 13th, 2010
Cabin Fever Saturday
Festivals
Location: Community Center, Grand Marais
Snowmobile Poker, Snowman Building Contest, Cardboard Sled Races, Snowshoe Baseball, Snowshoe Poker, & Chili Cook-off
Phone: 906-494-2447
February 13th, 2010
Curtis Winter Carnival
Festivals
Location: Curtis
Many fun events on the ice – South Manistique Lake, Chili Cook-off, Curtis Fish Coop ( Ice Fishing) Music, Food Booths, Bake Sale, Children’s Games, Cookie Walk, Children’s Pinata, Ice Golf, Turkey Bowling, Kid’s Mini Sled Challenge and Snow Sculptures.
Bring the whole family!
February 13th, 2010
Revolution - Beatles Tribute
Music
07:30 PM
Location: Calumet Theatre, Calumet
Phone: 906-337-2610
February 13th, 2010
The Chippewa Theater Guild presents: "Love Writes a Deadly Verse"
Arts &Theater
Location: Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie
The Chippewa Theater Guild Extends and invitation for: A Valentine's Day Murder Mystery Fundraiser "Love Writes a Deadly Verse"
Join us at Kewadin Casino, Sault Ste Marie, MI
Feb 13th, 2010
Cocktails at 5:00PM
Dinner at 6:00PM
Tickets are $35.00 each
Phone: 906-635-4917
February 17th - 20th, 2010
Rent
Arts &Theater
Location: Forest Roberts Theatre, Marquette
Based on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent is the story of love and loyalty among starving artists in New York's East Village. While Puccini's Parisian bohemians are afflicted with tuberculosis -- for Larson, the modern equivalent was AIDS, a disease which had struck down several of his closest friends.
Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award as Best Musical.
Performances are February 17-20, 2010 at 7:30p.m. with a special matinee on February 20 at 1:00 p.m.
To purchase tickets, contact the Forest Roberts Theatre box office at 906-227-2082 or an NMU EZ Ticket outlet.
Phone: 906-227-2082
February 18th, 2010
Comedian Ronnie Jordan
Arts &Theater
07:30 PM
Location: Besse Center Theater, Escanaba
From the very start funny man Ronnie Jordan has proven that he’s a comedy force to be reckoned with. After only a year on the comedy scene, the kid voted “Most Wittiest” in high school was crowned “Rookie of the Year” in 2001 by the famed Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta.
Cost: $5.00 for General Admission. $1.00 for Students/Faculty/Staff (if purchased in person at the Box Office with student ID). $7.50 for all on-line ticket purchases.
Sponsor: Bay de Noc Community College
Contact: General Admission. Tickets may be purchased at the Box office or on our website at www.baycollege.edu. Box office hours are 8:00 – 4:30, Mon - Fri. Box office and doors open at 7 pm on evening of performance. (906) 789-6947
Phone: 906-789-6947
February 18th - 19th, 2010
MTU play "Proof"
Arts &Theater
07:30 PM
Location: McArdle Theatre, Houghton
February 19th - 20th, 2010
Naubinway Antique/Vintage Snowmobile Show and Ride
Shows & Events
Location: Naubinway
Phone: 906-477-6298
February 19th - 21st, 2010
UP 200 & Midnight Run Sled Dog Race
Annual Events
06:00 PM
Location: Starting in Gwinn - Marquette & Alger Counties
The Midnight Run Race (U.P. 200 Race Weekend) approximately 30 teams of Sled Dogs leaves Larry's Family Foods parking lot site on Highway M-35 in New Swanzy at 6 p.m.
Refer to www.up200.org website for details on participants and start and ending locations.
Contact Information: Pat Torreano
Phone: 906-228-3072
February 19th - 21st, 2010
Run For Fun
Outdoor
Location: Copper Harbor
The 5th Annual Antique Snowobile Run For Fun comes to downtown Copper Harbor with drag races, radar runs, antique sled show and rides, a bonfire & social, live music and more.
Contact Information: Wendell
Phone: 906-369-0627
February 19th - 21st, 2010
Munising WinterFest
Festivals
Location: Munising
Phone: 906-387-2138
February 20th, 2010
Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
Music
07:30 PM
Location: Rozsa Center, Houghton
Phone: 906-487-3200
February 21st, 2010
3rd Annual Gladstone Snow Shoe Shuffle
Outdoor
Location: Gladstone
Phone: 906-428-4457
February 26th, 2010
Newberry Vintage Single Cylinder Snowmobile Racing
Outdoor
Location: Newberry
Newberry Vintage Single Cylinder Lemans Style Enduro Snowmobile Racing
Contact Information: 800-831-7292
February 26th - 27th, 2010
Foreigner
Music
08:00 PM
Location: Island Resort & Casino, Harris
Phone: 877-ISL-SHOW
February 26th - 27th, 2010
Big Bay Antique/Vintage Ride and Show
Outdoor
Location: Big Bay
Contact Information: 800-544-4321
February 26th - April 4th, 2010
Hirokazu Fukawa: A Thought at the Edge of the Continent: Manchuria to Siberia 1942-1947
Arts &Theater
Location: The DeVos Art Museum, Marquette
Hirokazu Fukawa’s work focuses on his journey deep into the story of his father. Fukawa’s father was a soldier in the Japanese army during World War II. He was a sniper. Near the end of the war, his commander replaced each soldier’s rifle with a land mine and ordered them to suicide bomb an enemy’s tank. No tank approached, and when the war ended, Fukawa’s father was sent to a POW camp in Siberia, where he spent most of his young manhood. As a youth, Fukawa learned bits and pieces of his reticent father’s past, but not the whole story. Four years ago, Fukawa decided to find out more with the intention of using what he learned for a new art exhibition. He went on two research trips. The first trip was to Japan and Northeastern China, where his father spent his youth and fought during World War II. The second trip was to Siberia. Fukawa’s original intention was to create a riddle for the viewer out of his father’s past, and to explore the connections his own father’s story had to those of modern suicide bomber attacks. Fukawa received a BA in Social Science from Waseda University, Tokyo, and a diploma in Graphic Design from Junior College of Musashino Art University, Tokyo and an MFA in Sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design. He is currently an associate professor of art at the University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut. This exhibition is curated by Dr. Mitsutoshi Oba, assistant professor of art history at NMU.
Contact Information: Melissa Matuscak
Phone: 906-227-2235
February 27th, 2010
MTU play "Proof"
Arts &Theater
Location: Calumet Theatre, Calumet
Phone: 906-337-2610
February 27th, 2010
Trenary Outhouse Classic
Outdoor
Location: Trenary
Trenary Outhouse Classic, Trenary, 906-387-2138
Phone: 906-387-2138
February 27th, 2010
Winter Fest
Outdoor
Location: Caspian Ski Chalet, Caspian
Phone: 888-TRY-IRON
February 27th, 2010
Marquette Symphony Orchestra in Concert
Music
Location: Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette
Symphonic Invitation will highlight one of the most brilliant pieces of dance music written, Webers Invitation to the Dance with orchestration by Berlioz. The music continues with one of Paul Hindemiths most popular works, Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Concert soloist on the program will be the winner of the first MSO Young Artist Concerto Competition with piece to be announced. For more information, contact the Marquette Symphony at 228-4233. Season tickets are now on sale for the Marquette Symphony Orchestras Lucky 13th Season. Tickets are available at NMU EZ Ticket Box office located in the Superior Dome, 227-1032. Season ticket price is $80 for 4 concerts, a savings of $20 over the individual concert ticket price. Single event tickets go on sale August 12.
Phone: 906-228-4233
February 27th, 2010
The Honey Bear Classic
Outdoor
Location: Big Bay
Phone: 906-235-6861
February 27th, 2010
DeTour Village Winterfest
Annual Events
10:00 AM To 09:00 PM
Location: DeTour Village Hall, DeTour Village
Outdoor events include a snow person contest, a poker-hand walk, a frozen fish toss, snow golf, a hockey shoot, the always popular "Glacier Mountain sledding hill and fire pit. Indoor events include a hot wing eating contest, a pie eating contest, a chili cook off, brownie bake-off. Also inside will be fresh hot cinnamon rolls, hot dogs, beverages for sale as well as tables of vendors selling mostly edible items. The evening event will be an elementary king and queen crowning followed by an elementary and middle school dance.
Contact Information: Debbie Fountain
Phone: 906-297-5024
