Beading in Circles Workshop

MARQUETTE — Marquette Regional History Center presents: Beading in Circles Workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, June 3 and June 10.

The instructor is Cynthia Cote. The fee: $40 + $5 materials. All materials will be provided by the instructor.

Two two-hour sessions are required one week apart for time to complete the beadwork. Make a beautiful beaded rosette brooch or pair of earrings with Cote. Students will learn bead applique stitch to create a circular beaded brooch or pair of earrings. The beadwork rosette is stitched on Ultrasuede. The rosette and leather backing are joined together with a decorative beaded edging and a metal pin back (or wires for earrings) are attached. The instructor will demonstrate the stitch and techniques for handling the tools and materials. She will lead the class step by step in the process of constructing the brooch or earrings. Samples of beadwork will be shown and a brief survey of applique beadwork will be presented. Two 2-hour sessions are required one week apart for time to complete the beadwork.

Cote keeps her home and studio in the Copper Country. She has been involved in the arts since 1979 working as a studio artist, curator, consultant, director, adjudicator, and instructor. She has been actively showing her art since 1989 in juried competitions and group and solo gallery exhibitions in the Midwest. She has been doing beadwork and sharing her love for the craft for over 30 years. Cote coordinated the Northern Bead Symposium which was held biennially at the Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock, Michigan in the years 2000 through 2006. Her beadwork has been published in The Best in Contemporary Beadwork: Bead International 2000 Interweave Press 2000, Great Northern Beadwork Copper Country Community Arts Council 2000, Artists of the Keweenaw: Cynthia Cote The Vertin Press Calumet, MI 2007 Ed Gray, editor, and When Beaders Unite Beadwork Magazine Feb/Mar 2008 by Diane Fitzgerald.

This Heritage Craft Series workshop is made possible in part by a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or the MHC. No refunds on workshops after 14 days prior to the workshop date. No-shows or cancelations after this time will not be refunded.

Author event held at Snowbound

MARQUETTE — Everyone invited to an author event at Snowbound Books from 2-3 p.m. June 1.

Karen Dionne, author of “Marsh King’s Daughter,” will be hanging out and signing books. The book has gone international and there is even a movie in the works.

On June 15, Snowbound Books celebrates its 35th anniversary of serving the Upper Peninsula community with books and reading. All are invited to the birthday bash at the bookshop. Fun and merriment abound and there should be cake — because a birthday party without cake …. is really just a meeting.

The City of Marquette is celebrating annual Art Week with local artists, arts organizations and businesses coming together for a week-long series of special events.

All are welcome to join Snowbound Books for this year’s Art Stroll event on June 27. Local artist Kayo Miwa shares her inspiration from the beauty surrounding her in the U.P.

PWPL Book Group meets June 4

MARQUETTE — The Peter White Library Book Group will meet at 7 p.m. June 4 in the Dandelion Cottage Room at the library to discuss “The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: a Physician’s First Year” by Matt McCarthy.

This funny, candid memoir about the author’s intern year at a New York hospital provides a frank look at how doctors are made, taking readers into the critical care unit to see one burgeoning physician’s journey from ineptitude to competence. The group will also be selecting titles to read for the 2019-2020 year. New members are welcome. For more information, call 228-9953.