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Arts and Entertainment

TV 13 receives grant

MARQUETTE — WNMU-TV 13, at Northern Michigan University, has been awarded a $576,532 grant from the Public Media Bridge Fund to stabilize operations for the coming year, as the station transitions toward a more sustainable operating model. The Bridge Fund was established in response to the ...

Unforgettable Rock Weekend

HARRIS — Island Resort & Casino has announced a high-voltage double-headliner rock weekend featuring Great White and Slaughter, two of the 1980’s biggest acts—each known for their unmistakable sound, electrifying live shows, and loyal global fanbases. Both groups will perform each ...

6×6 exhibition

HANCOCK — The Copper Country Community has launched a unique money raising initiative — the 6x6 Fundraiser Exhibition. The exhibition is on display at the Center's Kerredge Gallery through Dec. 20. About 40 Artists near and far created 49 original 6x6 inch works of art as a fundraiser for ...

On the air

HANCOCK — The Keweenaw Community Foundation is announced the creation of the Radio Keweenaw Fund, a new endowment dedicated to supporting the long-term sustainability and community-centered programming of Radio Keweenaw, a developing low-power FM radio station rooted in Calumet. Radio ...

Soul legend Steve Cropper dies

MEMPHIS (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour," has died. He ...

All night vigil

HOUGHTON, MI – As the perfect prelude to the Christmas season, the combined choirs of Michigan Technological University will present Segei Rachmaninoff's iconic "Vespers" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lake Linden. Under the direction of Jared Anderson, chair of ...