Traditional music jam on Saturday

MARQUETTE — From 2-5 p.m. Saturday, the Peter White Public Library will host a traditional music jam in the Community Room on the lower level of the library.

Bring a guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass, ukulele, harmonica, or just your voice, and join other acoustic musicians and vocalists for a community jam session. Celebrate the traditional folk music of the Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and others. It’s a chance to share your love of music and learn a new song or instrumental technique. Listeners and singers are always welcome.

There is no admission charge to attend this event which is sponsored by the Hiawatha Music Co-op and the Carroll Paul Memorial Trust Fund of the Peter White Public Library.

Call 906-226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby to meet

MARQUETTE — Join the Marquette Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby for the group’s monthly meeting in the Lion’s Room of the Peter White Public Library at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The national CCL group will present a video-conference to the local chapters during these meetings, which are regularly scheduled the second Saturday of each month.

Polka, variety dance event set

ISHPEMING — There will be a polka and variety dance event with Polkarioty – Richie & Gabe Yurkovich at the American Legion Hall in Ishpeming from 2-5 p.m. Saturday.

A luncheon will be available from 2-3:30 p.m. with drinks available at the bar. The American Legion Hall is located at 3050 County Road 496, Ishpeming. Cost is $8. For more information, call 906-486-4074.

NSDAR set to meet Saturday

MARQUETTE — The Onagomingkway Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its April meeting at the Peter White Library on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.

You may bring lunch with you. Any questions will be answered by FVR Melissa at 226-7836.

‘Walking Through the Past’ event

MARQUETTE — Daniel Truckey, director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University, will host “Walking Through the Past: 70 Years of Architecture at NMU.” This walking tour of campus begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cohodas Hall. It is free and open to the public.

Truckey will share the history of how NMU’s architecture has evolved from one, two-story brownstone classroom building to the large, modern campus buildings of today. The tour will include historical facts about NMU’s most fascinating structures and the people who built them.

Gardening event set for Saturday

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Master Gardener Association presents “Seed Saving for the Practical Gardener” from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Peter White Public Library Shiras Room.

Abbey Palmer has been teaching people about the connections between food, health and local economies for the past six years. As education coordinator at the North Farm, she works with people of all ages who are curious about where their food comes from and want to learn more about how it is produced.

This program is free. Refreshments will be served and door prizes drawn.

For more information, call Ron Rossway at 906-226-7354 or visit www.UPMGA.com