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Neoliberal Loops

HOUGHTON — Art is often driven from the experiences of the artist. It is no different with Emma Johnson’s art exhibit, “Neoliberal Loops,” showing now thru Nov. 6, at the Rozsa Center in Houghton. Johnson, a 45-year old Houghton High School alumnae, aimed to provide a haunting, ...

A hockey love story

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech alum and admitted hockey-lover, author Hannah Layne, will be at Michigan Tech Friday to promote her “Lift Bridge” hockey romance series, at the MUB from 2-2:30 p.m., and at the Van Pelt and Opie Library 3-4 p.m. After earning her Geological Engineering degree ...

YOOP it up!

HANCOCK — The 6th annual YOOP! Fest is Sept. 18-19 at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. The U.P. hardcore and alternative music scenes will mest with musicians from the upper Midwest in a two-day celebration. The festival is sponsored by The Fire Station in Houghton and Kitschy Spirit Records ...

Poor Artists Sale applications open

Hancock- The application period for artist booths is open for the 50th annual Poor Artists Sale. The Poor Artists Sale is an annual juried holiday art fair hosted by the Copper Country Community Arts Council as a benefit for the Community Arts Center in Hancock. The event will be held at the ...

A journey through the 60s

CRYSTAL FALLS – A leading 60s tribute band will take the audience on "A Journey Through the Sixties" when Sixties Mania returns to the Crystal Theatre at 7 p.m. (CDT) Friday, Sept. 18. The show performed at the Crystal Theatre a little over a ago to the delight of UP audiences. Hailed as ...

The story behind the nickname

ESCANABA — On September 2, 1979, Upper Peninsula residents took part in a contest that helped give the region one of its most recognizable nicknames: "Yooper." The contest, held by The Upper Peninsula Sunday Times — the Sunday edition counterpart to the Daily Press — asked readers to ...