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October 2001 Happenings

October Calendar

Updated 10/29/2001

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events, meetings, and more in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of October, 2001. more

October Exhibits

Updated 10/21/2001

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to arts and cultural exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of October, 2001. more

October Learning Opportunities

Updated 10/21/2001

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to learning opportunities in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of October, 2001. more

Noted Events

October 30, 2001
International residents to speak at Finlandia Forum

Posted 10/26/2001

HANCOCK -- Finlandia University will host an open public forum on "Views of America from other places" at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Finnish- American Heritage Center in Hancock. Local residents from the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Iran, Sudan and other places around the world will give short presentations and invite the public to participate in conversation. A visiting Guatemalan family, sponsored by the Copper Country Guatemalan Accompaniment Project, will also participate in the forum. more

October 29 - October 31, 2001
Halloween Pumpkin Art Festival

Posted 10/25/2001

EAGLE HARBOR -- George Hite's Eagle Harbor Web announces the Halloween Pumpkin Art Festival on the Eagle Harbor Store steps, 7 - 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 through Wednesday, Oct. 31. George also invites readers to submit snowfall contest forecasts for this winter, 2001-2002. And visit George's Eagle Harbor Web to read the "unofficial source" of news, views and information from Eagle Harbor, Michigan.

October 18 - November 6, 2001
Copper Country Guatemalan Accompaniment Project hosts visitors from Guatemala

Posted 10/19/2001

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- In an effort to promote international awareness and understanding, the Copper Country Guatemalan Accompaniment Project is hosting visitors from Guatemala from October 18- November 6th, 2001. A family from the town of Fronterizo diez de Mayo will represent their community to the Copper Country. The family will be accompanied by a translator to give slide presentations to various civic groups and will visit homes and schools in the area. See calendar entries for October 23, 28, 29, 30 and November 1 for more information.

October 24, 2001
"Dollars and Sense: Building Energy Efficient Housing" premiers in Hancock

Posted 10/15/2001

HOUGHTON -- Copper Country Habitat for Humanity (CCHFH) video "Dollars and Sense: Building Energy Efficient Housing" premiers, 7 p.m. at Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly in Hancock. more

October 21, 2001
Molière's Tartuffe plays at Rozsa Center

Posted 10/11/2001

HOUGHTON -- Tartuffe, Molière's famous comedy about hypocrisy, 7 p.m. at the Rozsa Center. more

October 20, 2001
Skiers needed to brush Swedetown Trails October 20, 2001

Posted 10/16/2001

CALUMET – Cross country skiers and their families are invited to help with brushing at Swedetown Trails in Calumet. Meet at the Swedetown chalet at 9 a.m. more

October 19, 2001
Club Indigo film Mediterraneo plays at Calumet Theatre

Posted 10/11/2001

CALUMET -- Club Indigo film Mediterraneo, 7:15 p.m. at the Calumet Theatre. Greek and Italian buffet at 6 p.m. by Chef Bill of the Keweenaw Co-op. more

October 15 - 16, 2001
Peace Corps recruiter to visit MTU, NMU campuses

Posted 10/12/2001

HOUGHTON -- Colleen Marchwick, Peace Corps recruiter, will visit the Michigan Tech campus on Monday, Oct. 15, and Tuesday, Oct. 16, and will talk to Northern Michigan University students in Marquette on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Oct. 18. Marchwick served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 1993-95. more

October 13, 2001
Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District to hold dinner meeting, elections

Posted 10/2/2001

HOUGHTON -- Michigan Rep. Rich Brown, D-Bessemer, will be the guest speaker at the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District's 50th Annual Meeting Saturday, October 13, 2001, at the Finnish-American Heritage Center on the campus of Finlandia University, Quincy Street in Hancock, MI. The event also includes a social hour with entertainment, a buffet dinner and the election for the District's two available board of directors seats. more

October 7, 2001
Crop Walk to raise funds for world, local hunger

Posted 10/5/2001

HANCOCK – To raise funds combating hunger locally and in the world, local residents will join in a five-mile circular walk between Hancock and Houghton in the annual Crop Walk this Sunday, Oct. 7, beginning at 2 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock. more

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