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The 41 North Film Festival will return to Houghton this weekend. The free annual film festival is presented by the College of Sciences and Arts, Department of Humanities and Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Michigan Tech University. This year begins at 5 p.m. today with a shorts ...

Baraga Drive-In braves winter with Detroit-style pizzas

Baraga Drive-In is a summer staple in the Copper Country. Famous for their burgers and frozen treats and host to classic cars throughout the season, this retro dining experience comes straight out of “American Graffiti.” As the season changes and summer staff head back to educational ...

Backstage Jazz

HOUGHTON — Friday and Saturday, the Rozsa Center stage will be transformed into an intimate jazz club for two themed concerts involving three Michigan Tech jazz bands. The shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Director of Jazz Studies Adam Meckler loves having the bands play Backstage ...

Art for Peace connects the Keweenaw and Ukraine

Children in Houghton and Hancock spent the summer creating art depicting peace. They proudly displayed their work to the public at an Art for Peace exhibition on Thursday at the Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock. “Just as seeds you plant in the ground grow into beautiful ...

GeekU.P. returns to MTU campus

HOUGHTON — Fans of comic books, video games, anime, film, cosplay and more can find something for them at this year’s GeekU.P. The Copper Country convention will celebrate its fifth year from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rozsa Center. “It’s just an opportunity for everybody, ...

Art on display

HANCOCK —Works by Finnish American Folk School artists and instructors are on display at the Finlandia Gallery. The gallery will host a free reception for the artists in “The Folk School in Midsummer” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The reception is open to the public, and refreshments ...