Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War
Carnegie Musuem of Houghton 105 Huron Street, HoughtonOn Thursday, June 21, the first of several exhibits commemorating the Copper Country’s involvement in World War I opened at the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, “Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War,” with a public reception and talk by exhibit curator and
American and French Propaganda Posters AND Shell-Shocked: Footage and Sounds of the Front
Rozsa Center for the Performing Art Gallery Michigan Technological Univeristy, HoughtonJoin us for the OPENING RECEPTION of these two concurrent exhibits, SEPT 7, 5-7pm, in the Rozsa Gallery. Featuring propaganda posters on loan from the Marquette Regional History Center and battlefield footage with sound design by Christopher Plummer and Michigan Tech students. Find out more...
Copper Country Voices of Dissent in the Great War
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, HancockThis exhibit explores the ways in which Copper Country residents expressed dissent to the United States’ entry into World War I particularly through local response to the initiation and enactment of the Selective Service, the national military service draft system. OPENING RECEPTION, Sept 14, 4-7pm.
Dug In: An Experiential WWI Trench
US-41 and MacInnes Dirve, MTU Townsend Dr., HougnonA full-scale reconstruction of a section of WWI firing trench on the front line, featuring an audio installation of the sounds of battle, with dramatic readings of soldier memoir and poetry. Find out more...
Armistice & Aftermath Symposium
Memorial Union Building 1503 Townsend Drive, HoughtonThis two-day symposium is open to the public, and features two keynote addresses by renowned World War I historians, as well as short presentations on various aspects of the Great War. Find out more...
Town and Gown in the Great War: A Look Back at the Copper Country and Michigan Tech During WWI
Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room, MTU, Houghton“Reading Pastime: Literature in Fiction and Poetry about the Great War”
Portage Lake District Library 58 Huron St, HoughtonArt & Warfare
Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC) 510 1400 Townsend Dr, HoughtonFeaturing sketches of the official AEF artists displayed on the Immersive Visualization Studio’s screen wall -- twenty-four 46” screens supported by eight computers -- accompanied by jazz renditions of contemporary wartime popular songs arranged and performed by Bill Carrothers. Find out more...
Local Theaters, Propaganda & WWI
The Orpheum Theater 426 Quincy St, HancockTalk by Dr. Sue Collins -- During the war, local theaters were key spaces to capture audiences’ attention with propagandistic messages. Posters in lobbies, Four Minute Men speakers, slides, film trailers, newsreels, and official feature films were some of the ways the government reached movie-goers.
Europe, America, and the World: An Outdoor Concert
Walker Arts Lawn 1400 Townsend Dr, HoughtonOutdoor concert featuring the music of Harlem band leader and AEF soldier, James Reese Europe, performed by Michigan Tech’s Superior Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Mike Christiansen. Find out more...