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August 2002 Calendar

Updated 08/27/2002

Tues. 08/06, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Keweenaw Polka Fest. Gabrielle Chopp Park, Ahmeek. Call 337- 4706. more

Tues. 08/06, 7 p.m. "Chasing the Prehistoric Copper Culture," Sue Martin. Little Gem Theatre Speaker Series. Call 296 - 9909.

Tues. 08/06, 7:30 p.m. "That Agreeable Season Winter." Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Wed. 08/07, 7 p.m. Public meeting on the Keweenaw Blueprint for Tomorrow Land Use Plan. Mohawk School. Open to all residents of Keweenaw County and any other interested persons. more

Wed. 08/07, 7 p.m. Quilting by Betty Gasperich. Omphale Gallery, Fifth Street, Calumet. Free.

Wed. 08/07, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. "Silverado" Waterfront Concert, Houghton Beach.

Wed. 08/07, 7 p.m. "Black Bears" Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Thurs. 08/08, 10 a.m. - noon. Children's Programs at Central: Attend School. Call 289-4930.

Thurs. 08/08, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Daniell Park Concert, Jan Arnold. Corner Third & Pewabic, Laurium.

Thurs. 08/08, 7 p.m. Movie Club, Little Gem Theatre: "Harold & Maude," 700 Calumet St., Lake Linden.

Thurs. 08/08, 7:30 p.m. "Preserving Fort Wilkins: A Look Behind the Scenes." Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Thurs. 08/08, 8 p.m. "The Final Bloom" closing reception for 2002 Art in the Garden. Community Arts Center. Call 482-2333.

Fri. 08/09, 7:30 p.m. "Delaware Mine." Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Fri. 08/09, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing meets at the Community Art Center's performance area upstairs. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for details.

Sat. 08/10, 10 a.m. - noon. Healing Through the Arts. Ramblin' Rose Arts Center. Mohawk. Child Care provided. Call 337-4706. more

Sat. 08/10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eagle Harbor Arts and Crafts Exhibit. Call 337- 0735.

Sat. 08/10, 7 p.m. Little Gem Theatre Music Series. Jan Arnold. Lake Linden. Call 296-9906 for information.

Sat. 08/10, 7:30 p.m. "Isle Royale by the Captains Who Take You There." Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215. 

Sat. 08/10, 8 p.m. "Songs of the Lakes." Calumet Theatre. Call 337-2610.

Sun. 08/11, Noon - 5 p.m. Eagle Harbor Arts and Crafts Exhibit. Call 337-0735.

Mon. 08/19, 7 p.m. Public meeting with The Nature Conservancy to discuss Mt. Baldy stewardship. Eagle Harbor Community Building. Those interested in access to Mt. Baldy should plan to attend. See information about The Nature Conservancy and Mt. Baldy on George Hite's Eagle Harbor Web.

Mon. 08/19. "Sea Kayaking," Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Tues. 08/20. Rag Rug Weaving Workshop. Eagle Harbor Lighthouse. Registration required, $25. call 289-4930.

Tues. 08/20, 7:30 p.m. "The Nature of What You Are Looking At, But What Are You Really Looking At?" Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Wed. 08/21, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. "Wild Heart". Waterfront Concert. Houghton Beach. Call 482-1700.

Wed. 08/21, 7:30 p.m. "Copper Country History: The Quincy Mining Company." Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289- 4215.

Wed. 08/21, 6:30 p.m. Joint Land Use Planning meeting for Keweenaw County Township committees and interested persons. Allouez Community Hall (near Amoco station in Allouez).

Wed. 08/21, 7 p.m. Citizens Opposed to War with Iraq will hold an organizational meeting  in the Shiras Room of the Peter White Public Library in Marquette. Directions to the library: US 41 to Washington Ave. Turn Left. Washington Ave. to 3rd St. Turn Left (at Post Office). Go 2 blocks. Turn right. Library and its big parking lot are on left.

Thurs. 08/22, 7 p.m. Construction of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge. Maki Library. Finlandia University.

Thurs. 08/22, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. "Copper Island." Daniell Park Concert. Corner Third & Pewabic, Laurium.

Fri. 08/23, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing meets at the Community Art Center's performance area upstairs. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for details.

Sat. 08/24. Last day to make audition appointment for new theatrical troupe's first production. See Theatre announcement below.*

Tues. 08/27, Wed. 08/28, Thurs. 08/29, 6 p.m. -9 p.m. Jewelry Making with Martin Herrera. Ramblin' Rose, Mohawk. Registration: 337-5806.

Tues. 08/27, 7 p.m. Keweenaw County Zoning/Planning Commission meeting. Courthouse, Eagle River. The meeting will be preceded, at 6:30 p.m., by a meeting of the Keweenaw County Economic Development Commission.

Tues. 08/27, 7 p.m. "Copper Country Cemeteries" by Erik Nordberg. Laurium Village Council Chambers, Laurium.

Tues. 08/27, 7:30 p.m. "Preserving Fort Wilkins: A Look Behind the Scenes" Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Tues. 08/27, Wed. 08/28, Thurs. 08/29. See Theatre and Arts Announcements below.*

Wed. 08/28, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. "Keweenaw Swing Band." Waterfront Concert. Houghton Beach. Call 482-1700.

Thurs. 08/29, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pre-School Art. Community Arts Center, Hancock. Call 482 2333.

Thurs. 08/29, 6 p.m. Auditions for Michigan Tech Dance Company. Open to interested persons of high school age and older -- both MTU students and members of the community. McArdle Theatre (second floor, Walker Arts and  Humanities Center). Previous training in any area of dance is a plus but not required. The dance company rehearses on Wednesday evenings during MTU's academic year. More information is available from the Fine Arts Office, 487-2067.

Fri. 08/30, 7:15 p.m. Club Indigo presents Dr. Strangelove. Calumet Theatre. Dinner 6 p.m. Call 337-2610.

Fri. 08/30, 7:30 p.m. "Black Bears." Fort Wilkins State Park. Call 289-4215.

Fri. 08/30, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing meets at the Community Art Center's performance area upstairs. Cost is $3 and no partner is required. Call 482-2333 for details.

Sat. 08/31, 8 p.m. Sibelius Academy Music Festival Part II: Folk. Shebean, Finnish & Irish Music and Spontaani Vire, traditional and new Finnish folk music. Paavo Nurmi Gym. Finlandia University, Hancock. Call 487-7217.

*Theatre Announcement: Several area residents have combined forces to form a theatrical troupe modeled on the very successful Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Michigan Tech's new Theatre Tech Sound Department head, Christopher Plummer, will direct the first production, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, to be presented on June 15, 2003. The twelve main characters are of equal importance in the script and all are given soliloquies.

An ambitious rehearsal schedule is planned; six weeks, four nights per week, and four hours per night. Participation requires concentration and dedication. High school students are welcome to audition, keeping in mind the extent of commitment the production demands.

Auditions for interested actors will be held on August 27, 28 and 29, 2002, at Michigan Tech University's Walker Arts Building. If you are interested, set up an audition appointment before August 25 by calling John Manno at 483-3736 or e-mailing him at johnmanno@yahoo.com.

*Arts Announcement: Jewelry Maker Martin Herrera will be teaching a Foundation Workshop from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, August 27, 28 and 29 at the Ramblin' Rose Arts Center in Mohawk. Foundation is the art of working with fire to change any metal from solid to liquid in order to change its form. The charge for the nine hour workshop is $50 (plus $10 for silver). This event is to celebrate and introduce the public to the newly expanded Ramblin' Rose Arts Center. Class size is limited and pre-registration is essential. Call 337-5806 or email carol@RamblinRoseArt.com.

Arts Announcement: Calling all Beadworkers! Applications are available at the Community Arts Center in Hancock for the 2nd biennial Great Northern Beadwork exhibition. This year’s juror is Jo Wood from the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand Marais, Minnesota. The deadline for entries is August 1, 2002. The exhibition will take place in the Community Arts Center’s Kerredge Gallery September 3-28. There will be a weekend Bead Symposium on September 20-22. Brochures for the symposium will be available the end of June. For more information call Cynthia at (906) 482-2333 or email Peg McNinch at silver_rae@excite.com.

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