Calendar – Education – Children’s Author Speaking – May 8

May 5, 2012

Marquette – Children’s author Marissa Moss will be speaking on Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.

Moss will be the featured author for the Young Authors Conference, being held for students in Marquette and Alger counties.

For information, call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info

Calendar – Entertainment – Family-Friendly Magic Show – Feb. 5

February 2, 2012

Marquette – A family-friendly magic show, featuring magician Stefan Nachmann will be offered on Sunday, February 5 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library.

Nachmann is 15 years old and does magic tricks with ropes, sponge balls, silks, rings and everyday objects.

For more information, call 226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Calendar – Entertainment – Film Showing and Poetry Reading – Oct. 19

October 16, 2011

Marquette – Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies will host a free showing of the film “Remembering the Songs” on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Jamrich Hall room 102.

The film will be followed by a poetry and musical performance by visitors from the Salish Kootenai College Center for American Indian Policy and Applied Research in Pablo, Montana.

The visiting team is taking part in the “Crossing Borders with HeartLines” project, which is sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and involves creating, publishing and distributing K-12 education materials about Native American tribal history that adhere to Native standards and protocols.

For more information, contact the NMU Center for Native American Studies, at 227-1397.