One week from today, Americans celebrate Independence Day. Though the Founders couldn’t all agree on what day we would celebrate our independence, they certainly dreamed of this nation forging a path well into the future. We’re creeping our way towards our 250th anniversary as a nation and ...

Temperatures are starting to get intermittently warmer and it feels more and more like summer, or at least that summer hasn’t forgotten to show up eventually. Regardless of the feel of things, summer officially starts today since it’s the summer solstice! That reminded me of my earlier ...

HOUGHTON — Later this month, Western Upper Peninsula audiences will get a chance to catch performances by rising local musicians through the Pine Mountain Music Festival’s UPStarts! program. The program started in 2012. The idea came when then-artistic director Josh Major was in New York ...

CALUMET — The Calumet Theatre’s Chandelier Society is hosting a dinner-dance, on July 6, to raise funds to replace a chandelier in the theater that was destroyed by a fire in 1918. Calumet native Jim Enrietti, who was nominated for a Grammy for his accordion playing, and an inductee of ...

CALUMET — The trustees of the Calumet Theatre Company Board reflected on its mission to the public during its regular June meeting on Monday. The mission of the board directing a community theater, is to provide the community with shows, concerts, and entertainment and educational programs ...

One busy weekend is coming up in our area! Friday is Flag Day, Bridgefest is going on over the weekend and Sunday is Father’s Day. After enjoying the festivities going on during the day, what better way is there to relax and unwind than watching a movie? While many dads out there might be ...