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Arts and Entertainment

Films for fathers

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 ...

What2Watch: What “IF” or “IF” Only?

In case you haven’t seen any trailers for “IF” yet, the movie is all about imaginary friends (who call themselves IFs for short) and is one of the best combination of live-action and animation movies to hit the big screen since “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” back in 1988. This is a movie ...

Cultural exchange inspires hope for Ukraine

There is a new Community Culture Center for Ukraine at 314 Sheldon Avenue Suite 3C in Houghton. It is a place for the community to come in and recognize Ukrainian art, its unique culture, and the history of Ukraine. For two years, Nadija Packauskas, co-founder of Yoopers for Ukraine, has been ...

What2Watch: Caps, gowns and movies

Congratulations to all of the graduates! I’ve managed to be in the right area for three different university graduations over the past month and for all of the local high school graduations over the past weekend. Seeing so many caps and gowns out and about, I can’t help but reminisce on the ...

Local author of ‘The Last Huck’ gives talk at library

HOUGHTON — A Keweenaw author shared his work and told stories about his process during a presentation at the Portage Lake District Library Tuesday. J.D. Austin’s debut novel “The Last Huck” came out last year. It tells the story of Jakob, his little brother Niklas and their cousin ...

Pridefest returns for second year

Press release HANCOCK, MI – LGBTQ+ pride event Keweenaw Pridefest is returning for a second year on Saturday, June 1, at Hancock Beach, 2000 Jasberg St. The event will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be live music from Keweenaw artists such as Mr. Cesar, Deep Fried Butterfly, and Bees! ...