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January 2003 Calendar

Updated  01/24/2003

Wed. 1/8, 10 a.m. - noon. Painting Studio. Keweenaw Krayons. 337 - 4706.

Thurs. 1/9, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pre School Art: Bird in Snow. Community Arts Center. 482 - 3333.

Thurs. 1/9, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Beading with Adria Simpson and open art. Keweenaw Krayons. 337 - 4706.

Fri. 1/10, 9 p.m. Melissa Davis on guitar. Michigan House. Calumet.

Fri. 1/10. 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Art with Audrey Chamberlain. Keweenaw Krayons. 337 - 4706.

Fri. 1/10, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Reception for "Seeing Double." An exhibit of textural portraits -- new work by Joe Kirkish. Through Jan. 31 at the Community Arts Center in Hancock. Free and open to the public. 482 - 2333.

Fri. 1/10, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Opening Reception for "Is It Art?" Omphale Gallery, 431 5th St., Calumet.337-1522. A theme exhibition featuring an eccentric grouping of multi-media and installation work by regional artists, co-curated by Harriet Mayer King and Randy Wakeham. Witness genre-imploding art, sensory-warping live music and mind-blowing food. This event is free and open to the public. Omphale is a not-for-profit art gallery supported by community donations and facilitated by volunteers. Gallery hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, noon - 4 p.m. Through Jan. 31. Call 337 - 1522 or 337 - 2036 or e-mail juliedj@chartermi.net for more information.

Fri. 1/10, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Reception for Aura  Jylha-Vuorio: Dream of a Better Life. Finnish-American Heritage Center, Finlandia University. Hancock.

Fri. 1/10, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing. Community  Arts Center. Back door. 482 - 2333.

Sat. 1/11, 8 p.m. The Classic Rock All Stars. Calumet Theatre. 337 - 2610.

Tues. 1/14, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sergey Tverdokhlebov (Sair-gay Tvair-doh-CLAY-bov) will give the seminar "Overview: Russia in Space Past, Present, and Future" in Room 112 of the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Building. His presentation is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

Wed. 1/15, 4 p.m. Film "Thinking Green: Ecofeminists and the Greens" by Dr. Greta Gaard. Walker 134 on MTU campus. Following the film, Dr. Gaard will deliver a lecture on Ecofeminism and Ecological Politics followed by a question and answer period. Greta Gaard is a major figure in the fields of Ecofeminism and Green Politics. She is a college educator, ecofeminist activist, filmmaker, and author.

Thurs. 1/16, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pre School Art: Make Your Own Beads. Community Arts Center. 482 - 2333.

Thurs. 1/16, 5 p.m.  - 9 p.m. Birch Bark Berry Basket Weaving Class. Community Arts Center. 482 - 2333.

Thurs. 1/16, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons. 337 - 4706.

Thurs. 1/16, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Reflections of Superior:  Artists Under Sail. Opening Reception. Finnish-American  Heritage  Center. Finlandia University. 487 - 7500.

Fri. 1/17, 9 a.m. Birch Bark Bread Basket Weaving Class. 482 - 2333.

Fri. 1/17, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Finnish Cooking Course Session I. Zion Lutheran Church. Hancock. 482 - 0248.

Fri. 1/17, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Finnish Cooking Course Session II. Zion Lutheran Church. Hancock. 482 - 0248.

Fri. 1/17, 4p.m. -7 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons. 337 - 4706.

Fri. 1/17, 6 p.m. Club Finndigo: "Leningrad Cowboys." Preceded by dinner. Calumet Theatre. 337 - 2610.

Fri. 1/17, 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. South Range Community Building: Finnish Dance with music by Wil Kilpela &  Friends. Refreshments.

Fri. 1/17, 9:30 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. Ameurasia Lounge.

Sat. 1/18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Heikinpäivä: Tori/Market. Finnish-American Heritage Center. Hancock.

Sat. 1/18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Heikinpäivä: Finnish Videos. Finnish-American Heritage Center. Hancock.

Sat. 1/18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Heikinpäivä: Reindeer Camp. Hancock Middle School Lawn.

Sat. 1/18, 11:30 a.m. Heikinpäivä Parade. Downtown Hancock.

Sat. 1/18, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Advanced Bead Stringing Class. Silver Rae Studio.

Sat. 1/18, 3 p.m. Polar Bear Dive. Hancock Waterfront by the Ramada Inn.

Sat. 1/18, 4 p.m. Heikin Kokko Christmas Tree Bonfire. Hancock Waterfront.

Sat. 1/18, 6 p.m. Seisovapoyta/Finnish buffet. Finlandia Hall, Finlandia University. Hancock.

Sat. 1/18, 8 p.m. Tanssit/Dance featuring Keskilannen Pelimannit. Finlandia Hall, Finlandia University. Hancock.

Thrus. 1/23, 7 p.m. Fourth Thursday in History. Isle Royale Fish Tales. Presented by Liz Valencia. Hesterberg Hall, MTU Forestry Building.  487 - 2505.

Fri. 1/24, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. International Folk Dancing. Second floor ballroom Community Arts Center.

Fri. 1/24, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Dave Dube. Ameurasia.

Sat. 1/25. Starting at noon from the Motherlode, the Copper Copper Country Peace Alliance will hold its Walk for Peace. The theme for this walk is "The message of peace is resonating across America and the world." Call 483-3183 for information.

Sat. 1/25, 2 p.m. to early evening. Cabin Fever Music Fest. American Legion Post #230 in Mohawk. Performing are Organized Chaos, c.a.r.p., Frostbitten Grass, Melissa Davis and other local groups. This fundraising event ($3 donation at the door) is the winter version of the July "Music In The Park" series. Visit Organized Chaos Web site for more.

Sat. 1/25. One day art workshops begin. Adult art class beginning at the Community Arts Center. Call the Community Arts Center at 482-2333.

Sat. 1/25, 8 p.m. Porgy and Bess. MTU Rozsa Center. 487 - 3200.

Sat. 1/25, 10  p.m. Organized Chaos. Mohawk American Legion.

Sat. 1/25, 10  p.m. Algoma. Nutini’s.