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March 2002 Calendar

Updated 03/28/2002

Fri. 03/01, 7 p.m.  "Lessons from Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. -- the Power of Active Nonviolence for Social Change." at the First United Methodist Church in Hancock. A video entitled "A Force More Powerful" will be shown, followed by a discussion led by Tom Shea, a peace activist from Traverse City, and Scott Rutherford of Hancock. The event is sponsored by the Copper Country Peace Alliance.

Fri. 03/01, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing in the Community Arts Center in Hancock. Call 482-2333 for more information.

Sat. 03/02, 11:30 a.m. "Inviting Dialogue" will be the theme for the Copper Country Peace Alliance's Walk for Peace, which starts from the Hancock City Hall. The walk will then proceed to Houghton and return to Hancock. Walkers should note the time and route have been changed for this week only, in order to accommodate participants attending a workshop on nonviolence being sponsored by the Peace Alliance. Walkers should gather in front of the Hancock City Hall by 11:30 a.m. The Alliance encourages members of the community to dialogue with the walkers about current issues. more

Sat. 03/02, 4 p.m. Nationally touring musical Big River-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at the Calumet Theatre. Call 337-2610.

Sat. 03/02, 7 p.m. John Manno performs on lever harp and pedal harp at the Little Gem Theatre in Lake Linden. Admission is $5.

Sat. 03/02, 8 p.m. Nationally touring musical Big River-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at the Calumet Theatre. Call 337-2610.

Tue. 03/05: UP-MACAA Days explores Volunteers and Visioning in the Covington Multi Purpose Building. For a brochure and information, contact Susan Burack at 487-3270.

Tue. 03/05, 6 p.m. Linda Hale, as part of Lake Linden's Little Gem Theatre speaker series talks about Quick Books Pro-Questions and Answers, 6:00 p.m. food and discussion and 7:00 p.m. for the speaker presentation. Admission is $1. Call 296-9909 for more information.

Wed. 03/06: Deadline for submissions to Book Art, a community exhibit of handmade books at the Einerlei Up North. Call 482-9911 for more information.

Wed. 03/06, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students meets at the Community Art Center. This week's project is working with clay! Call 482-2333 for more information or to pre-register for class.

Thu. 03/07, 7 p.m. The Little Gem Theatre in Lake Linden presents The Russians are Coming, The Russions are Coming as part of their Thursday night movie club series. The discussion host will be Floyd Henderson. Please bring a donation and for more information call 296-9909.

Thu. 03/07, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Art Rocks for 12-18 year old students meets at the Community Arts Center. This week's project is surrealistic artwork. Call Tara at 482-2333 for more information.

Fri. 03/08, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing in the  performance area upstairs at the Community Arts Center in Hancock. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for more information.

Sat. 03/09, 12:00 p.m. "Grieving for victims of military violence and hunger- everywhere" will be the theme for the Copper Country Peace Alliance's "Walk for Peace", to be held this Saturday, March 9th, starting from the MotherLode in Houghton. For more information, please call 483-3183.

Sat. 03/09, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The Celebrate Youth Arts Month gallery reception takes place at the Community Arts Center. Stop by for the chance to see an exciting variety of artwork by area students. more

Sat. 03/09, 6 p.m. Melissa Davis performs original music as part of Lake Linden's Little Gem Theatre music series. Stop in at 6 p.m. for food and discussion and 7 p.m. for the performance. Cost is $5.

Sat. 03/09, 8 p.m. Foreign Born Irish performs at the Calumet Theatre. Call 337-2610 for more information.

Sat. 03/09, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students meets at the Community Arts Center. This week's project is working with clay! Call 482-2333 for more information or to pre-register for class.

Sat. 03/09, 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons learning by doing art appreciation series is about surrealism and collage. Call 337-4706 for details and about other class offerings.

Mon. 03/11, 10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Keweenaw Krayons pre-school art program. See Keweenaw Now March 2002 Learning Opportunities for more information.

Tue. 03/12 : 1st Step, Inc. of Escanaba will be providing free business counseling at the Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, 326 Sheldon Avenue, Houghton. For more information, call 482-5240.

Tue. 03/12, 7 p.m. Keweenaw Current: Lake Superior's River, presented by Sarah Green at the Little Gem Theatre at 700 Calumet Street. Lake Linden. Admission is $1, refreshments will be served starting at 6pm. For more information, call 296-9909.

Wed. 03/13, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students meets at the Community Art Center. This week's project is marbling paper! Call 482-2333 for more information or to pre-register for class.

Thu. 03/14, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Art Rocks for 12-18 year old students meets at the Community Arts Center. Call Tara at 482-2333 for more information.

Thu. 03/14, 7 p.m. The Little Gem Theatre in Lake Linden presents Vincent & Theo as part of their Thursday night movie club series. Refreshments will be served starting at 6pm. Donations are welcome and for more information call 296-9909.

Thu. 03/14, 7:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m. Fourth Annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair, in the Michigan Tech University Memorial Union Ballroom. The public is invited to view projects of 400 area students from grades four through nine. more

Thu. 03/14, 8 p.m. Red Star Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble performance at MTU's Rozsa Center. Call 487-3200 for ticket information.

Thu. 03/14, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m.  Seth Bernard & Winslow King perform at the Motherlode in Houghton. Cost is $3.

Fri. 03/15:  Seth Bernard & Winslow King perform at the Michigan House, 300 sixth Street in Calumet at 9:30pm. Call 337-1910 for information.

Fri. 03/15, 6 p.m - 8 p.m. Opening reception, with refreshments, for Celebrate Youth Arts Month, where youth art is on display at the Omphale Gallery, 431 5th St., Calumet. more

Fri. 03/15, 7:30 p.m. The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble in concert at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock. Call 487-7302 for more information. more

Fri. 03/15, 8 p.m. Jazz Lab Bands Road Show at Michigan Tech's Rozsa Center. For more information call 487-3200.

Fri. 03/15, 8 p.m. Kingdom Players at the Calumet Theatre, call 337-2610 for information.

Cancelled: Fri. 03/15, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing in the  performance area upstairs at the Community Arts Center in Hancock. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for more information. Cancelled this week due to the Karelian Folk Music Ensemble in concert.

Sat. 03/16, 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons learning by doing art appreciation series is about watercolors and abstraction. Call 337-4706 for details and about other class offerings.

Sat. 3/16, 12 p.m. "Seeking Truth, Speaking Truth" will be the theme for the Copper Country Peace Alliance's Walk for Peace, starting from the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. The Alliance encourages members of the community to join them. For more information, call 483-3183.

Sat. 03/16, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students meets at the Community Arts Center. This week's project is marbling paper! Call 482-2333 for more information or to pre-register for class.

Sat. 03/16, 6 p.m. The Party Store Minnows perform as part of Lake Linden's Little Gem Theatre music series. Stop in at 6pm for refreshments and 7pm for the performance. Cost is $5. For more information, call 296-9909.

Sat. 03/16, 8 p.m. The Second City comedians perform at the MTU Rozsa Center. For information call 487-3200.

Sat. 03/16, 8 p.m. Kingdom Players at the Calumet Theatre, call 337-2610 for information.

Mon. 03/18, 10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Keweenaw Krayons pre-school art program. See Keweenaw Now March 2002 Learning Opportunities for more information.

Tue. 3/19, 7 p.m. Gianfranco Archimede presents 'Quincy Smelt Works in Ripley: a Photo Documentation,' as part of The Little Gem Theatre Speaker Series. Food and discussion begin at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. For information, call 296-9909.

Tue. 3/19, 7 p.m. Woodcarvers meet at the Community Arts Center in Hancock.

Tue. 3/19, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Advanced Clay, a six week class, taught by Mary Ann Predabon begins at the Community Arts Center. Two openings are still available. Call 482-2333 by Tuesday to register and attend.

Wed. 3/20, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students. Meets at the Community Art Center. This week's project is watercolor painting! Call 482-2333 for more information or to pre-register for class.

Thu. 3/21, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Art Rocks for 12-18 year old students. Meets at the Community Arts Center. Call Tara at 482-2333 for more information.

Thu. 3/21, 7 p.m. The Copper Country Peace Alliance will sponsor the video, "Keep Space for Peace," produced by Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. Video showing is at the Portage Lake United Church in Houghton. The public is encouraged to attend. For information, call 288-3181.

Thu. 3/21, 7 p.m. Public Speaking Workshop geared towards anyone whose career demands good public speaking skills. Workshop leader is Nathaniel Fuller, a veteran of fifteen seasons with the Guthrie Theater. In the Michigan Tech Memorial Union Alumni Lounge, this workshop is free and open to the public. Call the MTU Great Events Series Office at 906-487-2844 for further information and workshop registration.

Thu. 3/21, 7 p.m. The Little Gem Theatre in Lake Linden presents An Angel at My Table as part of their Thursday night movie club series. Refreshments will be served starting at 6 p.m. and donations are welcome. For more information call 296-9909.

Fri. 03/22, 4:30 p.m. The Seminar Committee will show a provocative 80-minute film, Killing Coyote, released by the independent film company High Plains Films, in G002 of Hesterberg Hall (Forestry Building on Michigan Tech campus). This documentary explores human/wildlife relationships in the West by following the story of a specific "contest hunt." As the story unravels, various viewpoints are explored including those of the contest hunters, ranchers, animal rights activists, government agencies and university researchers. Open to the public and recommended for those interested in conservation issues, the role of government agencies in predator control, human values of nature and wildlife, and moral decision making.

Fri. 3/22, 8 p.m. Eugene O'Neill's play, Ah Wilderness!  at MTU's Rozsa Center. The Guthrie Theater company will be in town for a three-day residency at the Rozsa Center that will include two performances of the play and a series of workshops presented by members of the company on campus and in area high schools. Workshop leader Nathaniel Fuller will play Nat Miller, one of the lead roles in Ah, Wilderness!

Fri. 03/22, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing in the  performance area upstairs at the Community Arts Center in Hancock. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for more information.

Fri. 03/22, 8 p.m. Riders in the Sky perform at the Calumet Theatre. For information call 337-2610.

Sat. 3/23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Artist Denise Vandeville's pencil drawing and watercolor exploration of Cubism and Picasso. For ages 12 and up at Keweenaw Krayons in Mohawk. For more information call 337-4706.

Sat. 03/23, 12 p.m. "Everyday Personal Actions for Peace" will be the theme for the Copper Country Peace Alliance's" Walk for Peace, leaving from the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. The Alliance encourages members of the community to join them -- in seeking ways that any one, in any walk of life, can take personal action to further the cause of peace in our local community as well as globally. For more information, call 288-3181.

Sat. 3/23, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Artist Len Novak will show how to make dreamcatchers. For ages 8 and up at Keweenaw Krayons in Mohawk. For more information call 337-4706.

Sat. 3/23, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students. Meets at the Community Arts Center. This week's project is Watercolor painting! Call 482-2333 for more information or to pre-register for class.

Sat. 3/23, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. The Finlandia University Finnish-American Heritage Center Gallery will hold a closing reception for artist Jan Manikko. For more information please call 487-7376.

Sat. 3/23, 7 p.m. Justin Planasch performs as part of Lake Linden's Little Gem Theatre music series. Bring your dancing shoes and stop in at 6 p.m. for refreshments. Cost is $5. For more information, call 296-9909.

Sat. 3/23, 8 p.m. Eugene O'Neill's play, Ah Wilderness! at MTU's Rozsa Center. The Guthrie Theater company will be in town for a three-day residency at the Rozsa Center that will include two performances of the play and a series of workshops presented by members of the company on campus and in area high schools. Workshop leader Nathaniel Fuller will play Nat Miller, one of the lead roles in Ah, Wilderness!

Mon. 3/25, 12 p.m. Rev. Sydney Morris will present "Confessions of an Ethicist" in Memorial Union Ballroom B. This presentation is part of the Fourth Annual MTU Women's Week Celebration, "For, About, By Women." Free salad and breadsticks will be available. Everybody, women and men alike, is welcome. Door prizes will be awarded.

Tue. 3/26, 12 p.m. Campaign organizer Barbara Radigan (International Education) will discuss her efforts to establish the Beacon House Hospitality Center in association with Marquette General Hospital. In addition, Terry Smythe, fitness director of the Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center, will present "How to Find Balance: Family/Work/School/Health/Money." The Around the Lake Singers from Northern Michigan University will perform, along with MTU student poet Sally Brunk. This presentation, which takes place in Memorial Union Ballroom B,  is part of the Fourth Annual MTU Women's Week Celebration, "For, About, By Women." Free salad and breadsticks will be available. Everybody, women and men alike, is welcome. Door prizes will be awarded.

Tue. 3/26, 7 p.m. David Flashpohler talks about the 'Short Happy Life of Keweenaw's Migratory Songbirds' as part of Lake Linden's Little Gem Theatre Speaker Series. Food and discussion begin at 6 p.m., and the presentation is at 7 p.m. For information, call 296-9909.

Tue. 3/26, 8 p.m. "The Elegant Universe" -- a free lecture by Brian Green at the MTU Rozsa Center.

Wed. 3/27, 12 p.m. Attorney Valorie Troesch will provide information on resources for caregivers of the elderly. This presentation, which takes place in Memorial Union Ballroom B,  is part of the Fourth Annual MTU Women's Week Celebration, "For, About, By Women." Free salad and breadsticks will be available. Everybody, women and men alike, is welcome. Door prizes will be awarded.

Wed. 3/27, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. The Finlandia University Finnish-American Heritage Center Gallery will hold a closing reception for artist Jan Manikko. For more information please call 487-7376.

Wed. 3/27, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students meets at the Community Art Center. This week's project is decorating eggs! Call 482-2333 for more information or pre-registration for class.

Thu. 3/28, 12 p.m. Lt. Zabrina Robinson (AFROTC) will present "Battling: The Struggle for Equality." This presentation, which takes place in Memorial Union Ballroom B,  is part of the Fourth Annual MTU Women's Week Celebration, "For, About, By Women." Free salad and breadsticks will be available. Everybody, women and men alike, is welcome. Door prizes will be awarded.

Thu. 3/28, 7 p.m. Fourth Thursday in History series on Preserving Family History. Free presentation on Collection and Storage of Documents and Photographs at the Calumet Public Library. Contact Keweenaw National Historical Park at 337-3168 or the MTU Archives at 487-2505 for more information.

Thu. 3/28, 7 p.m. The Little Gem Theatre in Lake Linden presents American Movie as part of their Thursday night movie club series. Refreshments will be served starting at 6 p.m. Donations are welcome. For more information call 296-9909.

Thu. 3/28, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Art Rocks for 12-18 year old students at the Community Arts Center. Call Tara at 482-2333 for more information.

Fri. 3/29, 11 a.m. Rose Bammert, director of the Friend of the Court, will give a talk, "Children's Rights and Parenting Time--What Is Best for the Child?" This presentation, which takes place in Memorial Union Ballroom B,  is part of the Fourth Annual MTU Women's Week Celebration , "For, About, By Women." Free salad and breadsticks will be available. Everybody, women and men alike, is welcome. Door prizes will be awarded.

Fri. 03/29, 5 p.m. Eco-Lit Reading Group meets in Room 134, MTU's Walker Arts and Humanities building for showing of the film Edward Abbey: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness and concluding discussion on Abbey's book Desert Solitaire. The group will begin reading Arctic Dreams, by Barry Lopez, next. Copies of Arctic Dreams are available at the front counter of North Wind Books, 601 Quincy Street, Hancock, (906) 487-7217. Group members receive a 20% discount on the book. For more information email fjyoung@mtu.edu or call (906) 337-4563.

Fri. 03/29, 6 p.m. Club Indigo presents An American in Paris at the Calumet Theatre. Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron star and dance in the award-winning musical of 1951. Included is the famous 18-minute ballet to the title piece. All French buffet by Northern Lights. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and the movie at 7:15 p.m. For information call 337-2610.

Fri. 03/29, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing in the  performance area upstairs at the Community Arts Center in Hancock. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for more information.

Sat. 03/30, 8 p.m. Marquette's Irish/Celtic ensemble Foreign Born Irish will perform at the Calumet Theatre. Call 337-2610 for more information.

Sat. 03/30: Deadline for "Peace, Tolerance, and Diversity," an exhibit that will take place in the Kerredge Gallery in April. Contact the Community Art Center at 482-2333.

Sat. 03/30, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kids Make Art for 6-9 year old students meets at the Community Arts Center. This week's project is decorating eggs! Call 482-2333 for more information or pre-registration for the class.

Sat. 03/30, 6 p.m. Coyote Moon performs rock, blues, and country as part of Lake Linden's Little Gem Theatre Music Series. Food and discussion begin at 6 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 296-9909.

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