April 18

• The MTU Superior Wind Symphony and Campus Concert Band combine for “State of Imagination” their popular end-of-year concert, featuring imaginative masterpieces from the wind band literature. 7:30 p.m. Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets at https://mtu.universitytickets.com/

• Houghtobn’s Trinity Episcopal Church will host the art installation Magdalena, an exhibition supporting grief, comfort, care, and hope by artist Lisa Gordillo, today through May 21. The work of art is inspired by sacred texts, ancient views of the cosmos, and the idea that sitting with our losses and our joys is a spiritual act. The exhibit is free. Both the church and the artist hope that the work of art will be a space of comfort for community members who visit it. In this work of art, the artist asks the question: How do we hold grief and hope together in our lives, honoring and making space for both? Magdalena includes sensory pieces: a floating curtain, spices, windchimes. Each piece was selected by the artist for its connection with a sacred myth or text. As part of the installation, Gordillo has woven in small pieces of fabric that were given to her by community members in memory of a loved one or a special time in their lives. Visitors are welcome today in the church sanctuary from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. A Good Friday service will be held at noon by Rev. Sarah Diener-Schlitt. The installation will change position between Friday and Sunday and can be viewed again on Easter Sunday (10am) and Wednesdays from noon-5pm through May 21.

April 19

• The annual Sisu Shuffle is a family-friendly 5k run/walk that begins and ends at the UP Health System-Portage Hancock Campus. All are welcome to take part, at no charge. Advance registration is required. On-site registration will open at 8:30 the day of the event. All those who register will be eligible to win prizes. To sign up and get more information, visit the UP Health System Portage web site.

April 22

• In celebration of National Poetry Month, local poet Kathleen Carlton Johnson, author of Roots in Water will lead an Evening of Poetry at 5:30 p.m. at the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton. Johnson will lead a 45-minute session featuring a thoughtful talk on poetry and the creative process. Open to anyone interested in the poetic word.

April 25

• DEADLINE TODAY: Alpha Delta Kappa, Gamma Alpha chapter, is a sorority of local women educators which is offering scholarships to Upper Peninsula Houghton-Baraga-Keweenaw county teachers who are enrolled in a graduate program related to education and to H-B-K county high school graduates who are enrolled as undergraduates in a teacher preparation program with two or more years of studies completed. The application deadline is April 25. For further information and for an application contact Deb Olson at ADKGammaAlphascholarship@gmail.com.

April 26

• Dorcas Society/LWML of SS Peter & Paul Lutheran, 1010 Madeleine, Houghton, is holding its Spring Bazaar from noon – 3 p.m. Funds raised go toward missions, both near and far. Bake Sale, Tea Table, Craft/Used Books, Silent Auction.

• Spring Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Doelle Senior Center in Tapiola. A raffle will be held and lunch will be offered.