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Amanda Gorman offers inventive collection of poems

Asserting that “our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation” in “The Hill We Climb,” inaugural poet Amanda Gorman urged the nation to account for its history to heal the future. This kinetic idealism now blooms in “Call Us What We Carry,” her new collection of poems, as she explores why. Alliterative insights and free-versed inquiry catalyze Gorman’s performative poetics on the page. Her third publication, Gorman’s scholarly sensibility illuminates her quest for social reparations and cultural history, unpacking their terrains through ...

Marquette Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony held

MARQUETTE — The Marquette Music Scene held the 2020-21 Marquette Music Hall of Fame induction and party on Nov. 27 in the Masonic Red Room in downtown Marquette. Class of 2020 inductees were Jack Bowers and Donne Langlois. Class of 2021 inductees were Mark Johnson, James Cohen, and the ...

‘House of Gucci’ is pure, unapologetic decadence

Everything in “House of Gucci” is over the top. The accents. The performances. The fashion. The settings. The runtime. The music. The greed. This movie knows exactly what it is and, sweetie, it is gloriously decadent, ridiculous fun. There is an alternate universe in which “ House of ...

NMU presents ‘Elf the Musical’

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will present “Elf the Musical,“ a comedic holiday musical based on the well-known movie. Show times in Forest Roberts Theatre are at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 3-4 and Wednesday-Saturday, Dec. 8-11. A sensory friendly Theatre ...

Who’s going back to the movies? So far, not everyone

NEW YORK — The movies are clawing their way back in theaters, but, so far, not everyone is showing up like they used to. While certain segments of moviegoers are closer to pre-pandemic levels, older moviegoers and family audiences have been slower to return. That’s shrunk already narrow ...

Superiorland Nightlife

Thursday 7 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Electric Words and Music at Superior Culture, Marquette 8 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Troy Graham at Northland Pub, Marquette Friday 8 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Chris Valenti at Northland Pub, Marquette 8:30 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Spun at Gwinn Inn 9 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Go Rounds with M. Sord at Ore Dock Brewing Co., Marquette Saturday 9 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Tuesday Jones at Ojibwa Casino, Marquette 9 p.m. — Live entertainment featuring Go Rounds with M. ...