Now that we’ve had picnics and fireworks, how can it not feel like summer? For many, summertime means getting in a vacation. Others may love heading to a beach and dreaming about summer never ending. In the second part of a four-part summer series, I’ve got just the movies lined up to give ...
The Chandelier Society will be hosting its 2nd Annual Fundraiser Dinner and Ball on Saturday, July 6, at 5 p.m. The fundraiser is part of an effort to raise money to replace the Calumet Theatre Chandelier that was destroyed in a 1918 fire. The fundraiser will feature catering provided by the Bonfire and a dance in the ballroom. All inclusive tickets are $50, and, at press time, only one ticket was left to purchase online at calumettheatre.com or by calling or visiting the Box Office between noon and 4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. The Theatre Main Doors will open at 4:30 p.m., and a social ...
ALBERTA — People explored the grounds of Henry Ford’s historic village during Saturday’s Alberta Fest. It’s the latest in a series of festivals over the years held at the grounds, including Tin Lizzie Days, which focused more on the history of Henry Ford’s pioneering automotive ...
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 ...
The Pine Mountain Music Festival Present a History of Opera in the U.P., took place at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on June 22. Tenor Darrius Morton, soprano Maitri White, and mezzo Lara Neves teamed up with the SSA String Quartet in a lecture-recital that features operatic works that have been performed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Pine Mountain Music Festival, or PMMF, produces a season of professional classical music. PMMF has presented a total of thirty-six operas. Three of these were commissioned world premieres: The Children of the Keweenaw (2001), The ...
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 ...
