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March Calendar

Updated 03/28/2002

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This calendar provides a guide to arts, cultural, government, and organization events and meetings in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of March, 2002. more

March Exhibits

Updated 03/28/2002

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to arts and cultural exhibits in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of March, 2002. more

Jeyds' Justin Planasch to perform ethnic acoustic pop at Little Gem Theater

Posted 03/23/2002

LAKE LINDEN -- Acoustic musician Justin Planasch, formerly of The Jeyds, has returned to the Copper Country. He will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, at the Little Gem Theatre in Lake Linden. Guest reporter Suzanne Miron interviewed Justin at his March 22 performance at the Michigan House in Calumet. She says Justin describes his music as an ethnic style intertwined with pop. more

MTU Forestry Symposium to discuss future of Keweenaw land use March 22

Posted 03/21/2002

HOUGHTON -- This year's annual forestry symposium, "The Future of Land Use in the Keweenaw Peninsula," will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 22, in Room G002 of the Noblet forestry building at Michigan Technological University. Two Keweenaw Now guest authors, State Rep. Rich Brown (D-Bessemer) and Katie Alvord are among the speakers at the symposium, which is open to the public. more

Visiting geologist to speak on "Killer African Lake" March 18 at MTU 

Posted 03/16/2002

HOUGHTON -- In 1986, Lake Nyos, in Cameroon, West Africa, released a cloud of carbon dioxide that killed 1,700 people and devastated domestic herds and wildlife for miles. Michele Tuttle, a scientist with the United States  Geological Survey, will discuss the mysterious tragedy at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 18, in Dillman 214 on the Michigan Tech campus. Her presentation is free and open to the public. The lecture (re-scheduled because of March 15 weather) is part of the Phillips Petroleum/Association of Women Geologists program, which promotes awareness of career opportunities for women in the geological sciences. Read more on MTU's Tech Topics. more 

March Learning Opportunities

Updated 03/13/2002

KEWEENAW PENINSULA -- This listing provides a guide to learning opportunities in the Keweenaw Peninsula for the month of March, 2002. more

Karelian Folk Music Ensemble to perform in Hancock March 15

Updated 03/13/2002

HANCOCK -- The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble (KFME), a three-member group of highly trained musicians from Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 15, at the Finnish-American Heritage Center in Hancock. Before and after the concert, the public is invited to a Finnish coffee house. more

Eagle Harbor Township Board to meet March 11

Posted 03/10/2002

EAGLE HARBOR -- The Eagle Harbor Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Township Hall, following a budget meeting that begins at 6:30 p.m. The board's agenda includes the Supervisor's remarks and correspondence on various items, including sewage treatment, home occupation and the Attorney General's opinion on county ordinances. New business includes the budget for fiscal year 2002-2003. See the agenda. Also, see George's Eagle Harbor Web for the Budget Summary and February Township Board Meeting Minutes.

Young scientists to exhibit projects at Western UP Science Fair

Posted 03/09/2002

HOUGHTON -- Four hundred area students in grades four through nine will participate in the Fourth Annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair on Thursday, March 14, 2002, in the Michigan Tech University Memorial Union Ballroom. Students from nine local elementary schools, six middle schools and one high school will participate. more

Youth artists exhibit work in Hancock, Calumet

Posted 03/09/2002

HANCOCK -- Two new exhibits of artwork by local youth will honor young artists during Youth Arts Month. Both the Community Arts Center in Hancock and the Omphale Gallery in Calumet are displaying work by Copper Country youth during the month of March. more

Russian chorus, dance ensemble to perform at Rozsa March 14 

Posted 03/07/2002

HOUGHTON -- The Russians are coming! Eighty of them to be exact are coming to Michigan Tech's Rozsa Center at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. The Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble brings an evening of spectacular entertainment and a taste of Russia's many varied cultures. Read more on the MTU Great Events Web site. more 

"Great Bear Scat" to kick off Great Bear Chase ski races March 8-10

Updated 03/06/2002

CALUMET -- The "Great Bear Scat," a freestyle nordic skiing sprint race at the Swedetown sledding hill, will kick off the Great Bear Chase ski festival at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8. This newest addition to the cross-country ski weekend is open to ages 8 to 60 plus. The 2002 Junior Bear Chase for ages 0 to 16 will be held on Saturday, March 9; and the adult Great Bear Chase is on Sunday, March 10. Both of these include classic and freestyle races. more

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