CALUMET – What do medieval times and pasties have in common? Both will be represented in full force this weekend Calumet as the 21st Pasty Fest commences. A full schedule of events can be found on the official Pasty Fest website at www.uppastyfest.com. According to Jesse Wiederhold, public ...
The idea to host a Science on Tap series in Houghton began as a conversation around a bonfire between a few friends - botanists and researchers - who were reflecting on the isolating nature of scientific research. Research topics are too often highly specialized, and sharing one\\\'s findings ...
GRAND RAPIS — Now showing in downtown Grand Rapids are some of Michigan’s rarest species: a piping plover, Michigan monkey flower and Karner blue butterfly. But they’re not moving in; they’re painted on the side of buildings. On July 26, the Pleasant Peninsula Mural Festival ...
MARQUETtE — Anishinaabe Radio News, a program co-produced by Northern Michigan University's Center for Native American Studies and Public Radio 90, will soon mark its 200th episode. Since the first broadcast in 2016, host April Lindala has explored Native American history and culture and ...
Some say directing is 90% casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110%. The choice of Nielsen for “Police Squad!” and the subsequent “Naked Gun” movies deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices. Surely you could say that the masters of spoof — David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker — first struck gold in putting Nielsen in “Airplane!” But why, exactly, Nielsen was so perfect for 1988’s “The Naked Gun” is natural to ponder during Akiva Schaffer’s spirited but just off-the-mark reboot, starring ...
