Maritime museum annual meeting

MARQUETTE — Marquette Maritime Museum’s annual membership meeting is from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the museum, 300 N. Lakeshore Blvd.

All members are invited to this annual business meeting. Renew membership or become a new member and help preserve the maritime history of Marquette, Lake Superior, and the Great Lakes. All levels of membership include free admission to the Museum and Lighthouse, a 10 percent discount in the Museum Gift Shop, and a subscription to our quarterly newsletter, the Mariner’s Log.

Call 906-226-2006 or email mqtmaritimemanager@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP for the meeting.

Presentation on cannabis set

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University alumnus Robert Torrence (2015 MS) will return to campus to give a presentation titled “Residual and acute effects of cannabis on emotional processing in anxiety disorders.” His talk is scheduled from 4-5 p.m. Friday in Jamrich 1100.

It is open to the public. Torrence is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Wayne State University His research is focused on using cannabis to help patients with PTSD during extinction learning and exposure therapy. After graduating from NMU with his master’s degree in 2015, he attended Colorado State University for his doctorate and studied the residual effects of cannabis use on anxiety related emotional processing.

The NMU Department of Psychological Science is hosting Torrence’s presentation.

Doorn to put on clay class

CURTIS — A clay class with Tina Doorn in which participants will make unique ceramic mugs is being offered through the Erickson Center for the Arts, Curtis.

The class will be on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7 from 1-4 p.m. both days. Easily master the basics of hand building with clay with artist Tina Doorn. Various techniques for making functional mugs including altering and texturing extruded cylinders, attaching a bottom and making a handle will be explored as well as glazing techniques using high fired stoneware glazes.

Students will create one or two of their own uniquely designed mugs that they can take home and use for drinking their favorite beverage.

The completed mugs will be displayed at the Erickson Center for a short time, after which the students may come and pick them up.

The class is open to adults who are interested in working with clay. No prior experience in clay is necessary.

Both class sessions will be held at Tina Doorn Pottery Studio, W17929 Long Point Road, Curtis. The cost is $60 per person. All materials and firings included in cost.

Call the Erickson Center office to sign up at 906-586-9974. Class size is limited.

Instructor Tina Doorn is a potter in Curtis who owns her own working pottery studio and gallery located on Long Point Road. She has been working with clay for more than 20 years.

Friendship walk on tap Saturday

MARQUETTE — The 2018 Best Buddies Friendship Walk, the No. 1 walk in the country raising awareness and funds to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in Marquette.

The walk plays a key role in funding Best Buddies programs dedicated to one-to-one friendships, leadership development, and integrated job opportunities for individuals with IDD. Participants will be meeting at the heart of Northern Michigan University campus, outside of Jamrich Hall, to march for inclusion around campus.

Participants are doing a satellite walk meaning they are walking at the same time as the main walk that will be occurring downstate in Ann Arbor.

For more information on the main Friendship Walk downstate, follow this link: https://www.bestbuddies.org/2018/05/07/best-buddies-friendship-walk-michigan/.

The event page: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1073997879429723/.

KCs presenting ham dinner

ISHPEMING — Knights of Columbus will have a ham dinner at St. John Hall, Ishpeming, from 4-8 p.m. Saturday.

The dinner includes potatoes, vegetable, dinner rolls, beverage and dessert. It is available as eat in or take out.

The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children and free for under 5. All proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry.

DNR trapper workshop planned

SILVER CITY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the Lake Superior Sportsman’s Club will offer its ninth-annual Trappers’ Workshop 10 a.m. Saturday at the club’s facilities located 1.5 miles east of Silver City at 31433 W. M-64.

The workshop will cover the ethics of trapping, safe trap handling and basic trap sets for water and land animals including coyotes, raccoons and beavers. Additional topics to be discussed include proper equipment, fur prices, lure use, fur types and many aspects of how to start, or get back into, trapping.

The club will be drawing winners for its five-gun fundraiser at 1 p.m. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Children younger than 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is suggested. To pre-register or get more details on the workshop, call Don Harris at 906-885-5245.

‘Dark Money’ to be screened

MARQUETTE — DocuMonday presents a screening of the 2018 documentary “Dark Money” directed by Kimberley Reed at 7 p.m. Monday in the Peter White Public Library’s Heritage (aka Business Reference) Room on the top level of the library.

“Dark Money,” a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. Through this gripping story, Dark Money uncovers how American elections are bought and sold. Official Selection, 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

This sneak preview which aired on PBS is a collaboration with POV (www.pbs.org/pov), PBS’ award-winning non-fiction film series. There is no admission charge thanks to sponsorship by the Friends of the Peter White Public Library. For more information, visit www.pwpl.info or call 226-4318.