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  • Historic Vista Theater/Peninsula Arts Appreciation...
    Historic Vista Theater/Peninsula Arts Appreciation...
    Association/Club/Group;  Dance;  Film/Video;  Landmark/Historic;  Music;  Nonprofit;  Theatre
    In the early 1910’s, Jafet Rytkonen was a partner in the Star Theater and Liberty Theaters in Negaunee, but he had a desire for a larger, grander theater.  Jafet and his associates traveled to theaters all over the world, taking note of each theater’s best features. He then hired architect David E. Anderson to design “the grandest vaudeville and movie theater north of Milwaukee and east of Minneapolis.”  Ground for the theater was broken in 1925.  A naming contest was held, and Negaunee resident Mae Duchane provided the winning name.  She was awarded $25 in gold. The fifth, and final standing theater to be built in Negaunee, the Vista Theater opened on September 20, 1926. Jafet Rytkonen ran the Vista until his retirement in 1950, after which his son, William, and son-in-law, Peter Ghiardi took over operations.  Rytkonnen & Sons eventually expanded their operations to include not only the Vista, but both the Ishpeming Theater and Butler Theater in Ishpeming.  The Vista Theater remained open until 1972, when William Rytkonen died. In 1973, a group of local citizens formed the Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council (PAAC). They took over the running of the Vista, updated some features and in 1975 began using it as a venue for multiple artistic forms, including amateur theater productions, musical programs, concerts, films, puppet shows, art exhibits, and arts workshops.  On July 22, 2005, the structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. PAAC continues to operate the theater and in 2014, thanks to a grant from the Cliffs/Eagle Foundation, installed a new digital projector and screen, making it one of the few facilities left in the United States that acts as both a playhouse and movie theater. Ninety years later, our legacy remains the same; to enrich those in the Upper Peninsula through means of story telling and performance arts of all kinds.  The Historic Vista Theater takes great pride in continuing to be involved in the Marquette County community and we hope to continue to play our part in the sustainability of our region for decades to come.  As we look to ensure the future of our theater, we welcome everyone to come and experience the Historic Vista Theater, one of the remaining historical theaters the U.P. has to offer.
  • Kaufman Auditorium
    Kaufman Auditorium
    Dance;  Education/Classes;  Festival;  Film/Video;  Landmark/Historic;  Music;  Nonprofit;  Performing Arts Center;  Theatre
    Kaufman Auditorium is Marquette’s Premiere Venue for the Performing Arts. Mission: “To provide something for everyone in the arts, entertainment and educational sector”
  • Marquette City Band
    Marquette City Band
    Landmark/Historic;  Municipal;  Music;  Nonprofit
    From the 1860’s to 1900 immigrant bands made up of Cornish (e.g., the English Oak Band), Finnish, Swedish, German, and Italian musicians marched in parades and presented concerts in and around Marquette, Negaunee and Ishpeming. In the fall of 1887, the first official Marquette City Band was established when the entire Calumet Eureka Band, consisting of 14 members, was invited to move permanently from Calumet to Marquette. In 1929, John Longyear, Jr. circulated a petition and presented a plan to the city council for municipal funding to reestablish the band after a period of dormancy. The voters approved the measure, and Martin Johnson directed their first performance in 1929. The band has had an unbroken record of performance since then.
  • Marquette Symphony Orchestra
    Marquette Symphony Orchestra
    Music;  Nonprofit
    The Marquette Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to create, provide, and promote professional performances of orchestral music through collaboration with residents and music educators of the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Five times a year, we offer exciting concerts—classical, pops, newly-commissioned works, old favorites, concerti and symphonies and tone poems and everything in between—to Upper Peninsula residents who come from as far as a hundred miles away to enjoy quality music in Marquette. We also offer outreach concerts through the Besse Center in Escanaba.
  • SAKRA + LALI @ The Creative House
    SAKRA + LALI @ The Creative House
    Education/Classes;  Film/Video;  Gallery/Museum;  Music;  Performing Arts Center
    The Creative House is a contemporary art space, exhibiting works of local/national artists, promoting collective dialogue and bringing like minded people together. Two founders, Alexandra and Lali, both practicing artists are interested in engaging the local community, supporting creative talks and education, workshops, collaborations, photography and fashion.
  • Shiras Planetarium
    Shiras Planetarium
    Education/Classes;  Film/Video;  Gallery/Museum;  Landmark/Historic;  Music;  Nonprofit;  Performing Arts Center;  Theatre
    Shiras Planetarium is the only fully operational planetarium within a two hundred mile radius of Marquette, serving a large region of the Upper Great Lakes. Since our doors first opened in 1965, hundreds of thousands of students ranging from lower elementary to university, community members, and visitors to our area have come to the Shiras Planetarium to be entertained and educated. The Shiras Planetarium offers daily programs to schools from across the U.P. and weekly programs for the public and special groups. We serve a valuable and unique need of the people of the Upper Peninsula.
  • Upper Yoopers' Barbershop+ Chorus
    Upper Yoopers' Barbershop+ Chorus
    Association/Club/Group;  Festival;  Music;  Nonprofit
    Open to everyone at any ability level. We are an a cappella group whose mission is to increase harmony in communities. Come join us in our mission. Mission: increase harmony in communities. Purpose: raise funds to support local school kids’ singing. Vision: be THE visible, vital, vigorous, vibrant, vocal, virtuosic presence in Marquette County and beyond.
  • WNMU-FM, Public Radio 90
    WNMU-FM, Public Radio 90
    Music;  Nonprofit
    Public Radio for the upper Great Lakes region featuring NPR news, classical, jazz, Blues, show tune, swing, and traditional music, plus entertainment programs too.  Non-profit organization that depends on listener contributions to operate.  Licensed to Northern Michigan University
  • Yooptone Music
    Yooptone Music
    Education/Classes;  Music;  Retail
    Yooptone Music is a community music store that offers instrument and accessory sales, music lessons and rentals of instruments and sound equipment.  Professional services offered include repair, sound recording and sound system troubleshooting and installation.  Lifelong musicians, owners Jeff Krebs and Jake Kuhlman are honored to serve their wonderful local music community!
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