Marquette – The 2010 Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, September 10 and 11 at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Most events will take place on the University Center lawn. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.
The festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday with a Funky Folk Dance featuring the PasiCats and Conga Se Menne. Saturday’s activities run from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., headlining with Song of the Lakes who will perform at 7 p.m.
The festival, presented by the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at NMU, will include dozens of arts and crafts demonstrations, performances by folk artists from the region, two large demonstration tents, two performance stages for dance and song, a large dance floor and a chalk art area where people can create their own art.
The DeVos Art Museum will host an exhibit of folk art by the late Neil Haapala and a children’s craft area. NMU’s Dining Services will provide ethnic food tents and a beer tent.
A detailed schedule is available at www.nmu.edu/beaumier.
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