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Mountain Bike Race-Indianhead Mountain Resort
April 3rd-Mountain Bike Race down Voyager's Hi-way starting at 1pm.
Additional info: The mountain bike race is a GS/slalom type course with no
jumps. Helmets are mandatory, no chains or spikes allowed.
Easter Egg
Hunt-April 4th
For more info call 1-800-3-INDIAN |
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The Michigan Tech University Rozsa
Center's Great Event Series presents "Cirque Mechanics" at the Rozsa Center
on U.S. 41 in Houghton at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Rozsa
Center at 487-3200. |
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The Calumet Theatre at 340 Sixth
St. in Calumet presents legendary country superstar Crystal Gayle for one
show only at 7:30 p.m. Born in Paintsville, Ky., and raised in Wabash, Ind.,
Gayle followed older sister Loretta Lynn's footsteps, but while Loretta was
all country, Christal leaned toward the pop end of the country spectrum. In
1977 she scored her biggest hit with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." In
the following decades Crystal released nine Top 10 country albums, four of
them gold and two platinum. For tickets or more information, visit the Web
site or contact the theatre at 337-2610.
HANCOCK, MI – The Finnish film “Letters to Father Jacob” is
the April selection of the Finlandia University Nordic Film
Series. The film will be shown Thursday, April 8, at 2:00
p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the university’s Finnish American
Heritage Center, Hancock.
Letters to Father Jacob (Postia
pappi Jaakobille) is a redemptive story of a blind, elderly
pastor and a hardened life sentence prisoner who has just
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Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library Member Meeting
Ironwood Carnegie Library
Address 235 E. Aurora St.
Planning
meeting for all Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library members
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 10:00 AM -11:00 AM
Additional Information
Bernie DeHut
Apr. 10, Spring Thaw Fund Raiser at Iron Nugget
Saturday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate Spring Fling with the
Superior Winds and the Michigan Tech Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. at the
Rozsa Center on U.S. 41 in Houghton. For tickets or more information, call
487-3200 or visit tickets.mtu.edu.
The Finlandia Service & Learning
in Tanzania program will host a
spaghetti dinner fundraiser Saturday,
April 10, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church, Hancock.
The Finland Calling 48th Anniversary Dance will take place
on Saturday April 10th. The event will be hosted at the
American Legion Clubrooms in L'Anse.
The event starts
at noon and music by the Pasicats will begin at 1:00pm and
end at 5:00pm. There will be coffee, goodies and door
prizes.
Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased at the
door.
HOUGHTON - Tech Chess Club Offers Lessons for Youth. The
Michigan Tech Chess Club is teaming up with the
Houghton/Keweenaw 4-H to teach kids of all skill levels the
pleasure of playing chess.
Lessons will be from 2 to
4 p.m., March 20 and 27, and April 3 and 10, in the Memorial
Union Peninsual Room. Lessons are open to children ages
9-19. Cost is $10 for a 4-H membership fee (free membership
available if needed).
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The Michigan Tech University Concert Choir perform a variety
of selections at 7:30 p.m. at the Calumet Theatre at 340
Sixth St. in Calumet. For tickets or more information,
contact the theatre at 337-2610. |
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Ironwood Township Board of Trustees meeting
4:30pm Ironwood City Council Meeting 5:30pm
Village of Ontonagon Council Meeting 6:00pm
5:30 to 7 p.m., VSAarts art class will be held at the Oak House,
Hancock. For more information, call 482-4231.
BESSEMER - Business owners and entrepreneurs constantly need
to assess their business climate and strategies to
successfully compete in a global economy while expanding
their business market.
To assist local new and
existing businesses MSU Extension is offering a workshop on
“Strengthening Competitive Advantages of Rural Businesses
With e-Commerce and Experience Economy Strategies”. The
workshop will take place on Monday, April 12, beginning at
6:30 p.m. at Gogebic County MSU Extension, located in the
Natural Resources Center, 500 N. Moore Street, Bessemer.
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Enjoy the talents of the Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw students, grades K-12, on
display in the Calumet Public Library on Mine Street in Calumet for the
annual Spring Art Fair beginning at the 5:30 p.m. reception. |
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8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Free Business
Counseling will be held at Finlandia University Jutila
Center, Hancock. Call 487-7450.
Ontonagon Economic Development Corp. 4:00pm
Gogebic County Commision Meeting
5:00pm
CARP LAKE Township Board
7:00pm
Boukman Eksperyans has rescheduled their Rozsa Center
performances for Wednesday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m., and
Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. Earthquake aftershocks in
Haiti temporarily halted all travel and prevented the group
from performing on the originally scheduled dates. Tickets
purchased for these events will be honored for the April
shows. For details and more information, contact the Rozsa
Box Office at 487-3200.
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Village of Ontonagon Downtown Development Authority 4:00pm
Boukman Eksperyans has rescheduled their Rozsa Center performances for
Wednesday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m.
Earthquake aftershocks in Haiti temporarily halted all travel and prevented
the group from performing on the originally scheduled dates. Tickets
purchased for these events will be honored for the April shows. For details
and more information, contact the Rozsa Box Office at 487-3200.
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Calumet High School presents its
Spring Play, Shrew, at the Calumet Theatre at 340 Sixth St. in Calumet at 7
p.m. Friday, April 16 and again at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 18. Shrew is an
irresistible parade of punchlines and pratfalls used to present William
Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. A fast-paced collection of sight gags
and physical business which tells the story in a language any audience can
understand. Through careful editing and skillful blending of modern and 16th
century idioms, the script maintains the humor, rhythm and a flavor of
Shakespeare's dialogue in simple and comprehensible terms. A sparkling
collection of songs rounds out a delightful evening of theatre. For tickets
or more information, contact the theatre at 337-2610. |
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The 2010 Blues Break to benefit the Humane Society will be held at the
Calumet Theatre at 340 Sixth St. at 7:30 p.m. Featured performers include
the Flat Broke Blues Band, On the Spot Blues Band and Red White and Blues. A
silent auction will be held in the ballroom at intermission. For tickets or
more information, contact the theatre at 337-2610. |
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Ironwood Area School District Board Meeting 6:00pm
Wakefield - Marenisco School District Board Meeting 5:pm
Michigan Tech student artists display their
work at the McArdle Theatre off U.S. 41 in Houghton Monday, April 19,
through Friday, April 23, in the annual Walker Art & Design Show. For more
information, visit vpa.mtu.edu.
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Carnegie Library 3:00pm Ontonagon Cty Board 4:00pm
The Michigan Tech University Rozsa Center's Great Event Series presents
"Kevin Locke" at the Rozsa Center on U.S. 41 in Houghton at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 21. For more information, contact the
Rozsa Center at 487-3200. |
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April 22nd: Community “Earth Day” Science Fair
– Open to all youth in the community in grades K-12; held at All Saints
Catholic Academy. See enclosed flyer for more information. Attention all 4-H
members – Tri-fold boards are available at the office—work on an entry
during spring break!
Tip: Make something that you can save and enter
into the Gogebic County Fair!!!!
Bessemer
Dome Meet Invite @
Marquette, MI
Bus leaves at 8:00 AM
Meet begins at 12:00 PM
The
Calumet Players present Nunsense Thursday, April 22, through Saturday, April
24, at the Lake Linden-Hubbell Auditorum on Calumet Street in Lake Linden.
Back by popular demand, this hilarious musical spoof recounts the
misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. |
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Ontonagon Home & Sport Show
(884-9668)
The Finlandia University Campus Enrichment Committee will
present a dulcimer concert and two dulcimer workshops, both with singer and
instrumentalist Wanda Degen, on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24.
The concert and workshops will both take place at the Finnish American
Heritage Center at 435 Quincy St. in Hancock.The dulcimer concert, titled
"Michigan in Song — of Woods and Water," is Friday, April 23, at 7 p.m. A
beginner workshop will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. April 24 with an
intermediate workshop from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. April 24.The concert and
workshops are free and sponsored by the Finlandia University Campus
Enrichment Committee.For more information contact Debbie Karstu at 487-7354
or
The Baraga County and KBIC Economic Development
Corporations, in conjunction with the Baraga
County Chamber of Commerce, are planning the 1st Annual
Entrepreneurial Fair to be held on Friday, April 23rd, 2010
at the Ojibwa Community College commons area. The
event is free to the public and there is no charge for
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At 7:30 p.m. the Calumet Theatre, located at 340 Sixth St. in Calumet,
celebrates Earth Day and the arrival of spring with the highly acclaimed
and darlings of the Porcupine Music Festival — Gandalf Murphy and the
Slambovian Circus of Dreams. For tickets or more information, contact the
theatre at 337-2610. |
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Ironwood Township Board of Trustees meeting
4:30pm Ironwood City Council Meeting 5:30pm
Bessemer School Dist 6:00pm
Village of Ontonagon Council Meeting 6:00pm
The prestigious Great Lakes Art Showcase, a juried regional exhibition,
opens at 7 p.m. in the new Rozsa Center Gallery on U.S. 41 in Houghton and
runs through Sunday, May 9. For more information visit vpa.mtu.edu. |
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Apr. 27, GCC Board of Truestees Meeting - 4:30
pm, Room B22, Solin Center |
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Trout Season Opens
Gogebic-Iron Waste Water Authority 2:00pmGogebic County Commission
5:00pm Carp Lake Township Board
7:00pm ETC School Board 7:00pm |
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Downtown Ironwood Development Authority
8:00am Gogebic Economic Development Co. 4:00pm |
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