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MTU students seek communication projects

Posted 08/31/2006 

HOUGHTON -- Does your organization need help with a Web site? publicity and fundraising materials? documentation manuals? This fall Michael Moore, instructor in the Department of Humanities and the Enterprise Program at Michigan Tech University, is teaching an Advanced Practicum in Scientific and Technical Communication (STC), a course that supports students in developing and delivering a complex, client-based communication project. Local groups and organizations, both on and off campus, are invited to submit projects for this class. These upper-division STC majors can work with you on projects ranging from Web sites to usability and human-computer interaction (HCI) studies to content-management systems. The deadline for submitting a brief description of your project has been extended to Friday, Sept. 8. more

Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club to meet Aug. 30

Posted 08/29/2006 

HANCOCK -- The Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club (KNSC) Board and members will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Maasto Hiihto Chalet. Wayne Stordahl will talk about his inspection tour of the bridges in the gorge, and Arlyn Aronson will discuss the condition of the Spring Creek bridge. KNSC will be scheduling a work bee for repairs and maintenance, so members are asked to bring their planners and calendars. Other items for the agenda can be forwarded to raarcher@yahoo.com.

Carl Olson Run to be Aug. 26 at Chassell Ski Trails

Posted 08/25/2006 

CHASSELL -- The Carl Olson run is set to go Saturday morning, Aug. 26, at the Chassell Ski Trails. Registration is from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the old Chassell school buildings. Race times are the following: 2K children's race, 8:45 a.m.; 5K non-competitive walk and 5K race, 9 a.m.; 10K race, 9:15 a.m. Awards and door prizes will follow the 10K race. This year there is a new 2K race for children 11 and younger, and registration includes a separate children's raffle. Entry fee for the 2K race is only $5. Boys and girls 2K age divisions are 5 and under, 6-7, 8-9, and 10-11. Ribbons will be awarded to the top six in each division. The run is a fund-raising event for the Copper Country Ski Tigers Middle School/High School race team. Bring proof that you have had a cholesterol test within the last two years and you can be entered in a special drawing. More information is available at Keweenaw Trails.

French Canadian music, dance program to be Aug. 31 in Chassell

Posted 08/21/2006 

CHASSELL -- An evening of French-Canadian music and dance will be presented at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Chassell Heritage Center, 2nd Street in Chassell. The program, free and open to the public, will include folk songs, fiddle tunes, a lesson in French Canadian folk dancing by Deb McDowell and Kateryna Lapina and a demonstration of French Canadian foot tapping by Québec native Helen Fortin Valentyik. Song leaders and vocal soloists include Dave Bezotte, Evan Dixon, Marcia Goodrich, Gwen Hooper, Barbara Lide, Barry Pegg, Wellesley Pereira, Leroy Steinbacher, Helen Fortin Valentyik, Jan Wieber and Mary Younk. Additional singers will help the audience sing along; and several singers will also join Adam Durant, Floyd Henderson, Deb McDowell, David Owens, Kelly Suvanto, Oren Tikkanen and Patrick Younk to treat you to the sounds of button and piano accordion, fiddle, guitar, piano, mandolin, banjo, bodhran, and spoons. For more information, contact Dave Bezotte at 482-4956 or at dbezotte@yahoo.com. Aug. 31 will be the last day of the museum’s summer season, so come early (doors open at 4 p.m.) and enjoy the exhibits before the program. Photo: Dave Bezotte, organizer of the Aug. 31 French Canadian music program, plays a tune from Québec during the Dec. 3, 2005, French Canadian Christmas music event in Lake Linden. (File photo © 2005 Michele Anderson) Click here or on photo for more photos of the December event.

Porcupine Mountains Folk School to offer Shaker box making Aug. 19, 20

Posted 08/15/2006 

PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS -- A class in Shaker box making will be offered Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20, at the Porcupine Mountains Folk School located in the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park. Shaker oval boxes were first made over 200 years ago and were valued for their utility, quality and grace. Artisan Eric Pintar of Charlotte, Mich., will guide students through the box-making process. Students will complete their own set of five nested Shaker boxes. Enrollment s limited to 18 students. The $140 fee includes all materials. For information call 906-370-4409 or visit www.porkies.org.
Photo: Artisan Eric Pintar holds three of the nest of five boxes beginning students will make in his Shaker box-making class in the Porkies. In front of him are some possibilities for his advanced class: a box with a swing handle (foreground), a larger box with a fixed handle and a serving tray.  Click on photo for larger image. (Photo © 2006 Eric Pintar. Reprinted with permission.)

Meeting on co-housing to be August 16 in Hancock

Posted 08/14/2006 

HANCOCK -- Anyone interested in creating energy-efficient, community-focused homes based on the 1970s Danish model of sustainable living is invited to attend the next meeting on co-housing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the old Glad Tidings Church at the corner of Reservation and White streets in Hancock. The meeting will include a report on recent tours of several established co-housing communities in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia as well as a short video. Come and learn about energy efficient, community-focused living. For more information, call Merle at 482-7803 or email mkindred@charter.net. 

Artist Dolly Luoma to exhibit baskets at Eagle Harbor Art Fair Aug. 12-13

Posted 08/11/2006 

CALUMET -- Artist Dolly Luoma of Laurium makes baskets that are functional, arty, decorative, expressive; she makes great ones, small ones, lean ones, brawny ones, brown ones, black ones, gray ones, tawny ones: all kinds of baskets. Selected as this year's Featured Artist by the Copper Country Associated Artists (CCAA), Dolly Luoma will show her art on Saturday and Sunday, August 12 -13, at the the 46th Annual Fine Art Fair and Exhibit in Eagle Harbor, an open-air fair of fine art and fine craft from more than 55 Michigan artists. Several local organizations will be offering food and beverage services, a bake sale and an all-township yard sale. All of the Keweenaw County Historical sites will be open. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A handicap accessible restroom is available. more
Photo: Artist Dolly Luoma starts a new basket in her studio in Laurium. Luoma will be the  Featured Artist at the Copper Country Associated Artists (CCAA) 46th Annual Fine Art Fair and Exhibit on Saturday and Sunday, August 12-13, in Eagle Harbor, Mich. (Photo © 2006 J. Luoma, M.D. Reprinted with permission.)

Keweenaw Krayons to offer activities at Eagle Harbor, Houghton County fairs

Posted 08/11/2006 

MOHAWK -- Keweenaw Krayons' Family "Art to Go" Program will offer free art projects, classes and games at both the Eagle Harbor Art Fair on August 12 and 13 and the Houghton County Fair on August 26. Alexandra Novak will be teaching the art of making small notebooks at the Eagle Harbor Fair on Sunday, Aug. 13; face painting (for $1) will be available both Saturday and Sunday, led by Anna and Linda Sanchez. No registration is necessary for either event. Pablo “Pig” Casso, Keweenaw Krayons' piggy bank, and Harpo (aka Ariel Lake) will make guest appearances at the Keweenaw Krayons fair booth. For more information call 337-4706 or email staff@keweenawkrayons.com and visit the Keweenaw Krayons Web site.
Photo: Emily Anderson, 11, of Holland, Mich., has her face painted by Linda Sanchez at the recent Keweenaw Krayons Thimbleberry Jam Fest. Click on photo for larger version. (Photo © 2006 Keweenaw Krayons. Reprinted with permission.)

"Social Art" by Paula McCambridge at Omphale Gallery through Sept. 4

Posted 08/09/2006 

CALUMET -- "Social Art," a cooperative art project by Hancock artist Paula McCambridge, is on exhibit through September 4, 2006, at the Omphale Gallery in Calumet. A reception for the artist will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11. The exhibit, which concerns freedom of expression, includes contributions from people all over the United States to whom McCambridge sent postcards bearing her drawing of a "blind" man and a quote from Noam Chomsky: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for those we despise then we don't believe in it at all." more
Photo: This drawing by Paula McCambridge was reproduced as a postcard with a quote from Noam Chomsky and sent to people at random in all 50 United States. McCambridge is exhibiting their responses, including one from Chomsky, at the Omphale Gallery through Sept. 4. (Image © 2006 and courtesy Paula McCambridge. Reprinted with permission.)

Fort Wilkins to continue evening programs, Future Historians interpreters, through August

Posted 08/09/2006 

COPPER HARBOR -- Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor continues its 2006 Summer Evening Programs at 7:30 p.m. through August. All evening programs are held indoors at the Fort Wilkins West Barracks. They include both local and guest presenters on such subjects as "Wolves," "Mountain Biking the Keweenaw" and "Visiting Isle Royale." Future Historians will hold their three-day camp from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 17-18. Sponsored and trained by the Michigan Historical Center, students become costumed interpreters and role play as if it is the summer of 1870 at the Fort. Their portrayals are based on actual girls and boys who lived at Fort Wilkins at that time. While in costume they perform daily chores, play historic games and talk to visitors about life at this remote outpost.  See the Copper Harbor Web site for the schedule of Fort Wilkins August programs and special events.
Photo: Future Historians perform 1870 laundry chores during their role-playing at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, Copper Harbor. Click on photo for larger version. (Photo © 2006 and courtesy Fort Wilkins Historic State Park. Reprinted with permission.)

Reading the Landscape of the Keweenaw to focus on forest studies

Posted 06/19/2006 

GRATIOT LAKE -- The Summer 2006 Reading the Landscape of the Keweenaw will focus on "The Forested Landscape" -- a series of six (9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) Saturday sessions of art and natural history field trips in various Keweenaw forest locations with forest experts and Michigan artists. The program will begin July 1 with a woodland hike near Eagle Harbor to study diverse species in the landscape. On July 8, participants will study the ecology and history of the Estivant Pines and their impact on the local community. On July 15 participants will hike through recently logged and recovering forests and study sustainable forest practices. The program will also offer forest management on July 22, orienteering skills on July 29 and edible berries on Aug. 5. At each of these sessions participants will work with a local artist on a creative project, from sketches to ornaments. Finally, Dave Dempsey, author of Ruin and Recovery, will present a slide lecture and discussion from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 at the Eagle Harbor Community Building. Registration and advance payment of $15 per session are required. Visit the Gratiot Lake Conservancy Web site for details.
Photo: Charlies Eshbach, Keweenaw photographer and conservationist, in the Estivant Pines Sanctuary, where, along with artist Bonnie Loukus, he will lead the July 8 Reading the Landscape session on old growth forest. Click on photo for larger version. (Photo © 2006 and courtesy Charles Eshbach.)

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