Community Calendar

The CDC has recommended a Spring dose of COVID- 19 vaccine for those individuals 65 and older. The Marquette County Health Department offers vaccine appointments Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Please call to schedule an appointment and to check eligibility.

Call for Art: North of the 45th 2025 Annual Upper Midwest Juried Exhibition Rebecca Heidenberg is the 2025 Juror. Heidenberg is a curator, filmmaker, and co-founder of the Minneapolis gallery Dreamsong, which, beyond an exhibition program, participates in art fairs, including Frieze Los Angeles, Expo Chicago, and The Armory Show. In 2021, Heidenberg launched Twin Cities Art Week, an annual celebration of contemporary art in Minneapolis and St. Paul which features events at over twenty venues, from small artist-run spaces to leading galleries and major institutions, including the Walker Art Center.

Eligibility: Open to MI, MN, and WI residents, 18+, living north of the 45th parallel (up to 45.9°).

Submissions: All entries must be submitted by creating an account at devos.slideroom.com. There is a $20 fee to submit 1-5 images; the juror will select specific artworks for the exhibition based on submissions. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Timeline (all dates are 2025):
March 18, 11:59 PM EST: Entries due
April 17: Artists notified
June 10: Artwork due at the museum*
June 20 - August 1: Exhibition dates

Reception to be announced.
For full call details and to apply visit:
devos.slideroom.com

*All artwork must be at the museum by 5 pm, June 10.

North of the 45th: 18th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Exhibition
June 20 - August 1, 2025

North of the 45th is an annual juried exhibition of artists living in the geographical area north of the 45th parallel in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This line, known as the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, is often associated with being “up north.” The exhibition highlights artists living in this upper Midwest region from rural and urban areas.

The 2025 exhibition is juried by Rebecca Heidenberg. Heidenberg is a curator, filmmaker, and co-founder of
the Minneapolis gallery Dreamsong. Heidenberg earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 and an MA from The New School in 2016. In 2021, Heidenberg launched Twin Cities Art Week, an annual celebration of contemporary art in Minneapolis and St. Paul, featuring over twenty venues, from small artist-run spaces to leading galleries and major institutions. On Friday, July 25 at 6 pm, please join us for talks with the juror and the closing reception.

Beekeeper, Sue Payant, will talk about the importance of bees in the food chain. The program will include a storybook, craft, and honey tasting. Activity books will also be available to take home. Recommended ages 5-10yrs.

Marquette Hope presents a free concert with The Make Believe Spurs and Special Guests. All ages a re welcome and refreshments will be available.

The CDC has recommended a Spring dose of COVID- 19 vaccine for those individuals 65 and older. The Marquette County Health Department offers vaccine appointments Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Please call to schedule an appointment and to check eligibility.

June 23, 2025 – January 31, 2026

Maps are a valuable tool for seeing history at work. Maps have been used as an aid to all types of transportation from steamboat routes to today’s single track bike trails. They are also used as a marketing tool, for reference, and entertainment. View maps of the Great Lakes and Marquette County. See how mapmakers have sometimes misled their viewers and how our landscape and surroundings have changed. For more information on our special exhibit, visit marquettehistory.org or call 906.226.3571.

The lives and work of the Upper Peninsula’s greatest politicians will be on display beginning on Friday, February 21, in the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center’s new exhibition, “The Political Life.” There will be an opening reception for the exhibition from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday, February 21 in the Beaumier Center’s gallery in Gries Hall on the campus of Northern Michigan University. Admission to the reception and exhibition are free to the public. The exhibition will be on display at the Beaumier Center through June 28, 2025.

Ever since the Upper Peninsula became part of the State of Michigan in 1836, its history has been full of fascinating, powerful and even controversial figures in State, National and even International politics. These included politicians such as Chase Osborn of Sault Ste. Marie, the only Michigan governor from the U.P.; State Representative Dominic Jacobetti from Negaunee, who dominated Lansing for several decades; Connie Binsfeld of Munising, who became Michigan’s first female Lieutenant Governor; the colorful and controversial Joe Mack, State Senator from Ironwood; Cora Reynolds Anderson, the first woman and Native American to be elected a State Representative in Lansing and many others.

In addition, there will be a section dedicated to the various President’s of the United States who came to the Upper Peninsula, before, during and after their terms in office. Teddy Roosevelt visited the Upper Peninsula twice within one year, first to campaign for presidential run in 1912 and several months later to testify in his liable suit against the Ishpeming Iron Ore editor, George Newett. Four presidents have visited the U.P. during their term in office; William Henry Taft in 1911, George H. Bush in 1992, George W. Bush in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2011.

The Beaumier Upper Peninsula Heritage Center is a historical museum and educational facility on the campus of Northern Michigan University. The mission of the U.P. Heritage Center is to promote and preserve the history and culture of the Upper Peninsula through an active slate of exhibitions and engaging public programs for the whole region. The center also collects and preserves artifacts related to the history of Northern Michigan University. The center maintains a gallery in Gries Hall and several other displays throughout campus. The Heritage Center is part of Academic Affairs and has partnerships with several other departments. It provides interdisciplinary programs and internships for students across the university spectrum.

Call for Art: North of the 45th 2025 Annual Upper Midwest Juried Exhibition Rebecca Heidenberg is the 2025 Juror. Heidenberg is a curator, filmmaker, and co-founder of the Minneapolis gallery Dreamsong, which, beyond an exhibition program, participates in art fairs, including Frieze Los Angeles, Expo Chicago, and The Armory Show. In 2021, Heidenberg launched Twin Cities Art Week, an annual celebration of contemporary art in Minneapolis and St. Paul which features events at over twenty venues, from small artist-run spaces to leading galleries and major institutions, including the Walker Art Center.

Eligibility: Open to MI, MN, and WI residents, 18+, living north of the 45th parallel (up to 45.9°).

Submissions: All entries must be submitted by creating an account at devos.slideroom.com. There is a $20 fee to submit 1-5 images; the juror will select specific artworks for the exhibition based on submissions. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Timeline (all dates are 2025):
March 18, 11:59 PM EST: Entries due
April 17: Artists notified
June 10: Artwork due at the museum*
June 20 - August 1: Exhibition dates

Reception to be announced.
For full call details and to apply visit:
devos.slideroom.com

*All artwork must be at the museum by 5 pm, June 10.

North of the 45th: 18th Annual Upper Midwest Juried Exhibition
June 20 - August 1, 2025

North of the 45th is an annual juried exhibition of artists living in the geographical area north of the 45th parallel in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This line, known as the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, is often associated with being “up north.” The exhibition highlights artists living in this upper Midwest region from rural and urban areas.

The 2025 exhibition is juried by Rebecca Heidenberg. Heidenberg is a curator, filmmaker, and co-founder of
the Minneapolis gallery Dreamsong. Heidenberg earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 and an MA from The New School in 2016. In 2021, Heidenberg launched Twin Cities Art Week, an annual celebration of contemporary art in Minneapolis and St. Paul, featuring over twenty venues, from small artist-run spaces to leading galleries and major institutions. On Friday, July 25 at 6 pm, please join us for talks with the juror and the closing reception.