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IRON MOUNTAIN — Upcoming entertainment at casinos in the region includes: Island Resort & Casino Harris (1-877-ISL-SHOW) Headlining at the Island Showroom: April 24-25 — Trace Adkins, $60. May 8-9 — George Birge, $30. May 15-16 — The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show, $25. May 22 — Chris Kroeze, $20. Mary 23 — Fettuccini Funnies featuring Dean Napolitano and Greg Vaccariello, $20. June 27 — Who's Bad: Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience, $20. July 2 — Forever Seger: The Silver Bullet Experience, $20. Sept. 19 — Dusty Slay, $30. Lounge ...

Madonna announces release of new album

NEW YORK (AP) — As Madonna sang in her 2005 hit, “Hung Up,” time goes by so slowly. But it continues to move. On Wednesday, the pop superstar announced she’ll release a new album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II,” on July 3 via Warner Records — 21 years after the ...

Norton & Chartier to perform Friday at Bimbo’s

IRON MOUNTAIN — Norton & Chartier will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at Bimbo’s Wine Press in Iron Mountain. The acoustic duo of Bob Norton and Jim Chartier plays a variety of classic rock music. On Saturday, Bimbo’s will host a fundraiser for Geraldine Sampol-Torres, who was ...

‘Sherlock 1899’ production opens Friday at The Braumart

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Community Theatre upcoming production of “Sherlock 1899,” an original stage adaptation by Stewart Boyles, opens this weekend at The Braumart in Iron Mountain. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. The cast and crew will then travel to the Crystal Theatre in Crystal Falls for a second weekend of performances. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday, April 17; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19. The play is based on the 1887 novel “A Study in Scarlet” by British author Sir Arthur Conan ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association, has scheduled author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List. The 57th event will be with author Ellen Lord of Ontonagon County, whose poetry is alive ...

Austrian composer Ina Thomann to perform at Besse Theater on Tuesday

ESCANABA — International electroacoustic composer and sound artist Ina Thomann will appear at 2 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday in the Besse Theatre on the Bay College Escanaba Campus. The performance and lecture are free and open to the public. Thomann has emerged as a distinctive voice at the ...