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April 2003 Calendar

Updated  04/23/2003

Tues. 4/01. 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Ed McMahon from the Conservation Fund: Informal discussion about growth issues in the Keweenaw (the entire region, not limited to Keweenaw County). Allouez Township Community Center in Allouez.

Wed. 4/02, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Kids Make Art. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Wed. 4/02, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Make a Penny Rug with Lorri Oikarinen. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/03, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pre-School Art. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/03, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Open Jazz Jam. Motherlode Coffee House.

Fri. 4/04, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Reception. Omphale Gallery. Calumet.

Fri. 4/04, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing. Community Arts Center (back door). 482-3893.

Fri. 4/04, 8 p.m. Lágbájá, one of Nigeria's leading contemporary bands. Rozsa Center. 487-3200.

Fri. 4/04, 8 p.m. The Troupe's 12th Annual Comedy Show. McArdle Theatre, Walker Arts and Humanities Center, MTU campus.

Sat. 4/05, 10 a.m. - noon. Book Making Workshop. Keweenaw Krayons. Mohawk. 337-4706.

Sat. 4/05. Walk for Peace will start at noon from the Motherlode Coffeehouse in Houghton. "Support the soldiers: Bring them home alive without further loss of life" will be the theme of this Saturday's Walk, sponsored by the Copper Country Peace Alliance. After the Walk, an informal round-table discussion will be held at the Motherlode, starting about 1:15 p.m. The public is invited. For more information, call 284-0581.

Sat. 4/05, 7:30 p.m. The Wake. Houghton High School.

Sat. 4/05, 8 p.m. The Troupe's 12th Annual Comedy Show. McArdle Theatre, Walker Arts and Humanities Center, MTU campus.

Sat. 4/05, 8 p.m. White Water and Friends. Calumet Theatre. Calumet 337-2610.

Sat. 4/05, 10 p.m. Erik Koskinen Band. Nutini's, Hancock. Last gig with the current members.

Sun. 4/06, 2:30 p.m. The Wake. Houghton High School.

Sun. 4/06, 3 pm. Spring Show. MTU Dance Company. Rozsa Center. 487-3200.

Sun. 4/06, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. SDC dance room (second floor). Everyone is welcome, there is no cost. Sponsored by The NOSOTROS, Society of Hispanic Students.

Tues. 4/08, 8 p.m. Marc Abrahams -- editor, co-founder, and publisher of the bi-monthly magazine The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), the publication of record for inflated research and personalities -- will present a lecture titled "Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes," an unlikely combination of science and humor. Admission is free and the event is open to all.

Wed. 4/9, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Kids Make Arts. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Wed. 4/9, 6:30 p.m. MTU Dance Company Informational Meeting. MTU campus. SDC dance room (second floor.)

Wed. 4/9, 7 p.m. MTU Campus. DOW 641. Dr. Ciro A Sandoval will present Andean Landscapes (Sites and Sounds). The program will feature slides and information pertaining to recent trips to Peru undertaken by Dr. Ciro Sandoval  in December/January 2002/03 and in 2000. The slides, while focusing on natural landscapes, illustrate the architectural, archeological, and cultural richness of the Andean area. A brief video presentation will precede the slide presentation.

Wed. 4/9, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Make a Penny Rug with Lorri Oikarinen. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/10, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pre-School Art. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/10, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 4-H Keweenaw Cool Cats. Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk . 337-6113.

Thurs. 4/10, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Reception celebrating the new fireplace. Portage Lake District Library. Houghton. 482-4570.

Thurs. 4/10. Scottish Highland Dance and Cape Breton Step Dance. Superior School of Dance. Call 487-9660 to pre-register: 5p.m. - 6 p.m. Children's Step Dance, 5-9 year olds; 6 p.m. - 7 p.m Teen Step Dance; 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Adult Step Dance; 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Adult Highland Dance. Open to the public. Donations accepted.

Thurs. 4/10, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons After School Art Program. Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk. 337-4706

Thurs. 4/10, 7- 8:30 p.m. Reception. Peace, Tolerance, and Diversity exhibit. Community Arts Center. Hancock. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/10, 7 p.m. Crane Count Organizing Meeting. MTU Forestry Building, Rm G002. Presentation and Video by Crane Count Coordinator, Sandra Harting. Come learn about these fascinating majestic birds and plan your field trip for the exciting Sandhill Crane Count Day on Saturday April 12.

Thurs. 4/10, 7 p.m. Regular monthly meeting of Copper Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Ramada Inn Waterfront, Hancock. Featured speaker, Dr. Nancy Auer, Michigan Tech Biological Sciences professor and research scientist, will present an overview of her 15 years of sturgeon research on the Sturgeon River in Baraga County. Dr. Auer will also detail developments in on-going sturgeon research on the Ontonagon, Escanaba and Manistique Rivers. Fishing and conservation enthusiasts, both men and women, and the public are invited to attend. For membership information, contact Bill Deephouse, 482-6607.

Thurs. 4/10, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. Open Jazz Jam. Motherlode Coffee House.

Fri. 4/11, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons After School Art Program, Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk. 337-4706.

Fri. 4/11, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Grand Opening and Reception for “Cats” Exhibit by Niyazi Toptoprak. Turquoise Gallery. Suite 305. EL Wright Bldg. 801 N. Lincoln Dr. Hancock. 487-5515.

Fri. 4/11, 7 p.m. Ceilidh (Kay-lee) Celtic Arts Performance. Motherlode. Houghton. Bagpipes, Highland Dancing, Celtic Fiddling and more. Donations appreciated.

Fri. 4/11, 7:30 p.m. Calumet High School Drama Club performance. Calumet Theatre. 337-2610.

Fri. 4/11, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing. Community Arts Center (back door). 482-3893.

Fri. 4/11, 9 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. With very special guests The Lumber Janes. Ameurasia Ballroom. Its Greg Wright's last gig with RK so come on down and watch some great drumming!

Sat. 4/12, 10 a.m. - noon. Compilation of all the Sandhill Cranes seen or heard in the Houghton-Keweenaw area. MTU Forestry Bdg., Rm G002. Stop by to report the cranes counted in your area.Further info: Contact Crane Count Coordinator Sandra Harting: slhartin@mtu.edu or 288-3181. Also see the Web site www.savingcranes.org.

Sat. 4/12, 10 a.m. - noon. Keweenaw Krayons Spring Art Class Series features Paper Maché with Adria Simpson - ages 6 through adult -- $5; class size limited -- pre-registration with payment required. Bartering and Renée Stemler Memorial Scholarships available. Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk. 337-4706.

Sat. 4/12, 11 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. Trinity Irish Dance Company will be offering a free Beginners' Irish Dance Class in Room 210 of MTU's Walker Arts and Humanities Center. More experienced dancers are also welcome. No experience is necessary for the beginners' class (recommended for ages 10 and up), which should give participants a good understanding of the basics of Irish step dancing and an appreciation for the amazing skill and dedication it takes to become a dancer. To register, call 487-2844.

Sat. 4/12. Walk for Peace beginning at noon from the Motherlode in Houghton. The Copper Country Peace Alliance continues its peace walks and vigils to attest that in the absence of social and economic justice for all, there can be no genuine peace or security for anyone. For more information, call 482-0581. 

Sat. 4/12, 5 p.m. Africa Nite at Houghton High School. Sponsored by MTU African Students Organization (ASO). The evening features dinner presenting various African dishes, dances, drama, fashions and more. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for non-students and are available in the MUB on the ground floor during the day, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., or call 370-1011 or 370-1072. Free transportation available from Wadsworth Hall main entrance starting at 4 p.m.

Sat. 4/12, 7:30 p.m. Third all-Beethoven chamber music concert. McArdle Theatre, Walker Arts and Humanities Center, MTU campus, featuring pieces based on Scottish, Welsh and Irish folk songs.

Sat. 4/12, 7:30 p.m. Calumet High School Drama Club performance. Calumet Theatre. 337-2610.

Sat. 4/12, 8 p.m. Trinity Irish Dance Company performance with live music. Rozsa Center. Tickets for the performance, which is the Tech Arts Festival Main Event, are available from the Rozsa Center Box Office (487-3200, M-F, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) or online at www.tickets.mtu.edu.

Sat. 4/12. Algoma. Live at Nutini's. Catch Greg Wright & Dave Dube before they jump the Houghton music pond! Hear trax from Algoma's debut album coming out soon!

Sun. 4/13, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Second Annual Suzuki and Friends Jamboree. Rozsa Center Lobby. MTU. Houghton.

Sun. 4/13, 3 p.m. Copper Country Chorale. Grace Church, Houghton.

Tues. 4/15, 4 p.m. Ethnicity at Calumet & Hecla Mine. Stephen LeDuc Lecture. MTU Archives. Van Pelt Library. 487-2505.

Tues. 4/15, 4  p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Art Rocks.  14 ­ 16 year olds. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Tues. 4/15, 7 p.m. Woodcarvers. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Wed. 4/16. Silent auction of mining and geological artifacts. MTU Campus. Memorial Union. The auction is part of the UP Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration's (SME) annual conference. Secret bids can be placed throughout the day on donated mining, mineral and surveying memorabilia. Winners will be announced at SME's evening banquet; you need not be present to win. The proceeds help to support the MINE (Mineral Industry Education) scholarship program. ME is accepting donations of items to auction. In addition, the conference includes presentations on geology, mining and mineral processing. If you have questions or items to contribute to the auction, contact Allan Johnson at 482-9097 or alj@chartermi.net.

Wed. 4/16, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Kids Make Art. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Wed. 4/16, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Make a Penny Rug with Lorri Oikarinen. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/17, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Pre-School Art. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/17, 3 p.m. Michigan Tech's Fine Arts Department will host a demonstration of glassblowing by Michigan Tech senior Aaron Meyette on in McArdle Theatre (Walker Arts and Humanities Center). The event is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in seeing how art glass is created by the lampworking technique is welcome to attend any part of the event on a drop-in basis. More information on the demonstration is available from the Fine Arts Department, 487-2067.

Thurs. 4/17, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons After School Art Program . Ramblin' Rose Arts Center. Mohawk. 337-4706.

Thurs. 4/17, 6 p.m. Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club treats state champion Calumet High School hockey team to dinner. The Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen's Club will hold its regular monthly dinner meeting at 6 pm, Thursday, April 17, at the CLK Senior Citizen Center, 318 Hecla Street, Laurium. A baked chicken and Baroni's spaghetti dinner will be served. Guests of honor are the Michigan state champion Calumet High School hockey team and coaches. A video presentation of the championship game will be shown. Come out and show your pride and support for these talented young athletes. Hunters, fishermen, conservation enthusiasts and the public are invited to attend. For membership information, contact Jim Junttila, 337-1866.

Fri. 4/18, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.  Keweenaw Krayons After School Art Program. Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk. 337-4706.

Fri. 4/18, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing. Community Arts Center (back door). 482-3893.

Mon. 4/21, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) will attend a town hall meeting at Ontonagon High School, 701 Parker Street, Ontonagon. Stupak will also speak to the American Government class at Ontonagon High School.

Tues. 4/22, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. CDT. Congressman Stupak will be at Gogebic Community College. Student Lounge of the Lindquist Student Center.

Tues. 4/22, morning. Congressman Stupak will visit with an American history class at  Luther Wright High School, and from noon - 1 p.m. EDT. Stupak will have lunch with seniors at the Gogebic-Ontonagon Senior Center

Tues. 4/22, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Town hall meeting with Congressman Stupak. Multi-purpose room at Calumet Public School, 57070 Mine St.

Wed. 4/23, morning. Congressman Stupak will talk with students in American government classes at Northern Michigan University.

Wed. 4/23, 11:15 a.m. Congressman Stupak will present  a $575,000 ceremonial  check to the Mayor of Negaunee in the Negaunee City Council Chambers at 100 Silver Street. The check represents the second installment of federal funds for the phased construction of the city's wastewater treatment  system. In 2001 Congress approved $3.125 million for the first phase of the project.

Wed. 4/23, noon - 1 p.m. Congressman Stupak will join seniors at the Negaunee Senior Citizens Center, 410 Jackson St., Negaunee for lunch.

Wed. 4/23, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The town hall meeting with Congressman Stupak will be at the Ishpeming Senior Center, 300 S. Pine St., Ishpeming.

Wed. 4/23, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. MTU Earth Week:  SEEn, the Society for Environmental Engineering, will show Chinatown, a film with a water conservation theme, in the Minerals & Materials Building, room U115 (free popcorn and pop provided). Following the film, Ph.D. Candidate Fred Young will lead a discussion about the implications of water conservation in our region.

Thurs. 4/24, morning. Congressman Stupak will chat with students in the American government class at Gwinn High School.

Thurs. 4/24, 1 p.m. ­ 2 p.m. MTU Earth Week: Dr. Dana Richter, MTU researcher, will introduce Thursday's theme of voluntary simplicity in a presentation on organic farming and composting, as well as how to save seeds. Richter's discussion will be in the Blue Room of the ROTC Building. (The Blue Room is located on the east of the first floor).

Thurs. 4/24, 1 p.m. ­ 2 p.m. Pre-School Art. Community Arts Center. 482-2333.

Thurs. 4/24, 1:30 p.m. Congressman Stupak will attend the ceremony for the groundbreaking of the Iron County Courthouse restoration project at 2 S. Sixth St., Crystal Falls.

Thurs. 4/24, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Stephanie Mills, environmental writer, MTU Earth Week's featured speaker, will discuss "How Are We to Live? -- the pleasures and purposes of living simply" in room G002 of the U.J. Noblet Forestry Building, adjacent to the atrium. The public will have an opportunity to participate in a question and answer session following her presentation. A free catered dinner from the Keweenaw Co-op will complete Thursday evening's activities.

Thurs. 4/24, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Town hall meeting with Congressman Stupak. The Iron County Courthouse, 2 S. Sixth Street. Crystal Falls.

Thurs. 4/24, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Keweenaw Krayons After School Art Program. Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk. 337-4706.

Thurs. 4/24, 7 p.m. Fourth Thursday in History. Preserving Time & Place - Building  a Time Capsule. Abby Sue Fisher. Calumet School Library. 337-3168 or 487-2505.

Thurs. 4/24, 7 p.m. Room G002 of Hesterberg Hall, at Michigan Tech's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Historian Char Miller will give a talk "Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism." The chair of the History Department of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Miller is the author of "The Greatest Good, 100 Years of Forestry in America" and editor of "Fluid Arguments: Five Centuries of Western Water Conflict" and "On the Border, An Environmental History of San Antonio." His talk is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow his presentation. Miller's visit is sponsored by the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.

Fri. 4/25, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. MTU Earth Week: Meet Stephanie Mills in person at her book signing at North Wind Books in Hancock. After the book signing, join Mills once more at 1 p.m. in Ballroom A of the Memorial Union Building for a presentation titled "Sauntering: Feet Feats." Snacks will be provided.

Fri. 4/25, noon to 12:20 p.m. and 12:30 to 12:50 p.m. MTU Earth Week: MS Environmental Engineering Candidate Pete Koepfgen's presents "How to Convert to Bio-Fuels & Bio-Lubricants" in Ballroom A of the Memorial Union Building. During his presentation, Koepfgen will discuss how Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park converted its maintenance vehicles to use plant oils rather than petroleum products.

Fri. 4/25, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Houghton - Keweenaw Conservation District's 2003 Tree Sale will be available for pick-up in the UPPCO Building garage, located on the east end of the building, facing the Dee Stadium. Call 482-0214 for information.

Fri. 4/25, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m Keweenaw Krayons After School Art Program.,  Ramblin' Rose Arts Center, Mohawk. 337-4706.

Fri. 4/25, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Designing the Doll with Robin Rastello. Yarns & Threads, Lake Linden. 296-9568.

Fri. 4/25, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Reception for the Finlandia University International School of Art and  Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Students. Finnish-American Heritage Center Gallery, Hancock. Highlighting the diploma works of graduating Art and Design students, the exhibit is the largest in the history of the BFA program at Finlandia. Featured students are Kasey Koski, graphic design; Joseph VanTassel, product design; Yuka Omagari, painting; April Fountaine, Susan McCauley, Becky Weeks and Autumn Weglarz, fiber design. The fashion show begins at 7:30. The Exhibition will be on display April 21 - May 22. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 906-487-7500 for more information.

Fri. 4/25, 7:15 p.m. Club Indigo movie Charade. The Mu Beta Psi music fraternity presents Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant in the 1963 suspenseful thriller. Buffet dinner at 6 p.m. Calumet Theatre. Call 337-2610 for dinner reservation.

Fri. 4/25, 7 p.m. ­ 9 p.m. Reception for BFA Exhibit. Finnish-American Heritage Center.

Fri. 4/25, 8 p.m. International Folk Dancing. Community Arts Center (back door). 482-3893.

Fri. 4/25, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Milk! Ameurasia Restaurant.

Sat. 4/26, 9 a.m. - noon. Houghton - Keweenaw Conservation District's 2003 Tree Sale will be available for pick-up in the UPPCO Building garage, located on the east end of the building, facing the Dee Stadium. Call 482-0214 for information.

Sat. 4/26, 10 a.m. ­ 3 p.m. Designing the Doll with Robin Rastello. Yarns & Threads, Lake Linden. 296-9568.

Sat. 4/26, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. To conclude the Earth Week celebration, five homeowners of energy-efficient homes in Houghton, Hancock and South Range invite community members to tour their homes. Maps available on the ESC website and at Earth Week functions.

Sat. 4/26, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Congressman Stupak will be one of many honoring American Legion State Commandant Jerry D. Lynch, of Daggett, at a testimonial dinner at the Hannahville Potawatomi Legion Post 166, West 399 Highways 2 and 41, in Harris. There will be a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner. Although the event is public, tickets are $25.

Sat. 4/26, 8 p.m. Every Good Boy Deserves Favor. University Theatre and Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra. Rozsa Center, MTU. This unique play for actors and orchestra was written by playwright Tom Stoppard with music by André Previn. Set in a state-controlled mental hospital in the Soviet Union, the play is about dissent in a highly structured society. Previn's score and the orchestra are integrated into the action of the play in surprising ways. Christopher Plummer, assistant professor of theater, makes his MTU debut as stage director for the combined theater/KSO production. Long-time KSO music director Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, now a faculty member at Pacific Lutheran University, returns as conductor for the two performances. Call 487-3200 for tickets.

Sun. 4/27, 3 p.m. Every Good Boy Deserves Favor. (See above) University Theatre and Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra. Rozsa Center, MTU. 487-3200.

Sun. 4/27, 7 p.m. Mercury. Ex Urban, 416 Shelden, Houghton. The Mercury program is a mostly instrumental, spacey, groove based rock band currently on tour from Gainesville, Florida. Think of groups like Tristeza, the funkier and quieter tune of 44 Songs, or local favorites. They're a four piece--guitar, drums, bass, and vibes. This will be their only Michigan show and one of only three or four in the Midwest.

Mon. 4/28, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The spring trip ends with two town hall meetings. Congressman Stupak will share information and listen to concerns of Escanaba area residents. Escanaba City Hall, 410 Ludington St.

Mon. 4/28, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Congressman Stupak will host a town hall meeting at the Norway High School Library, 300 Section St., Norway.

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. (Spring Semester) Swing Dances. With the MTU Swing Club. MTU campus. SDC dance room (second floor).

Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Swing Dances. With the MTU Swing Club. MTU campus. SDC dance room (second floor).

Thursdays, 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. (Spring Semester) Ballroom dancing with technique. Featuring the Tango and the Mambo. MTU campus. SDC dance room (second floor).

Every Other Thursday (starting 1/16), 9:30 p.m. Open Mic. Mickey's. Laurium.