Speech Catastrophes
Talk by Dr. Brett Gary for Constitution Day 2018 and World War I & the Copper Country OPENING RECEPTION. Find out more soon
American and French Propaganda Posters AND Shell-Shocked: Footage and Sounds of the Front
Rozsa Center for the Performing Art Gallery Michigan Technological Univeristy, Houghton, MI, United StatesJoin 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...
Iconography of War
Rozsa Center for the Performing Art Gallery Michigan Technological Univeristy, Houghton, MI, United StatesTalk by Dr. Stefka Hristova -- The propaganda posters of the Great War reflect a mass mobilization effort in which everyone was expected to do their part. A closer look at the posters reveals patterns of representations of men, women, and children that tie into
An Unpopular History: Uncovering Copper Country Antiwar Stories in WWI
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, Hancock, MI, United StatesTalk by Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen -- During World War I, those who supported the war, won the ability to share their history and those who didn’t, became footnotes in history. Through analysis of contemporary news reportage, archival documents, oral history, and more, the voices of Copper Country
Armistice & Aftermath Symposium
Memorial Union Building 1503 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI, United StatesThis 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...
Art & Warfare
Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC) 510 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI, United StatesFeaturing 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, Hancock, MI, United StatesTalk 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, Houghton, MI, United StatesOutdoor 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...
Copper Country at the Silver Screen in 1918
Fisher 135 135 Fisher Hall, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI, United StatesShoulder Arms (Charlie Chaplin, 1918, 46 min.) plus selected film shorts and newsreels September 29, 7:30pm Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts (co-sponsor), Michigan Tech Shoulder Arms is the first feature film directed by Chaplin, who plays a soldier in boot camp in the “awkward
Film screening – Frantz (2017)
Walker Arts 134 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI, United StatesFrantz (François Ozon, 2016, 1h 53m) Oct. 4, 7:00pm Walker 134, Michigan Tech Anna (Paula Beer) is a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed in the trenches of World War I. Adrien (Pierre Niney), a French veteran of the war, makes a
Film screening – Taistelu Näsilinnasta 1918 (2012)
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, Hancock, MI, United StatesTaistelu Näsilinnasta 1918 (The Battle of Näsilinna 1918) (Claes Olsson, 2012, 1h 10m) October 11, 2:00pm and 6:00pm Finnish-American Heritage Center, Finlandia University Olsson's movie focuses on one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of Finland, the decisive battle of Tampere during the
Film screening: Journey’s End (2017)
Fisher 135 135 Fisher Hall, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI, United StatesJourney’s End (Saul Dibb, 2017, 1h 47m) October 12, 5:30pm, 8:30pm, 11:30pm October 13, 2:30pm, 5:30pm, 8:30pm, 11:30pm October 14, 2:30pm, 5:30pm Fisher Hall 135, Michigan Tech Trailer: https://youtu.be/936z-F_nEEQ
Film screening – Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles (2004)
Walker Arts 134 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI, United StatesUn long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2004, 2h 14m) October 18, 7:00pm Walker Arts 134, Michigan Tech A young French woman, Mathilde (Audrey Tautou), is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in the trenches of the
Film screening – Paths of Glory (1957)
Calumet Theater 340 6th St, Calumet, MI, United StatesPaths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957, 88 min.) October 19, 7:15pm Calumet Theatre, Calumet Buffet dinner at 6:00 pm for $18; Dinner reservation deadline 5:00 pm October 18 During World War I, commanding officer French General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) orders his subordinate,
Film screening – The Big Parade (1925)
Carnegie Musuem of Houghton 105 Huron Street, Houghton, MI, United StatesThe Big Parade (King Vidor, 1925, 2h 31m) October 25, 6:30pm Carnegie Museum Community Room, Houghton “The blockbuster World War I silent film that brought home the traumatic impact of war . . . The Big Parade is among the first to explore the
WWI Bazaar sponsored by the Carnegie Museum
Dee Stadium Ballroom 700 E Lakeshore Dr, Houghton, MI, United Statesperformance and musical revue including: WWI-era fashion show by Chassell Friends of Fashion; music by Chassell Centennial Choir and Superior Wind Symphony; ÒHello GirlsÓ performance by Lois Sprengnether Keel