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Tickets go on sale today for UP Beer Festival

LANSING, Mich. — Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Eastern time today at MiBeer.com for the 17th-annual U.P. Fall Beer Festival, hosted by the Michigan Brewers Guild, that takes place Saturday, Sept. 12, along the Lake Superior shoreline in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park. General ...

Chris Cagle to appear in Gwinn

GWINN — Country artist Chris Cagle is taking his Play It Loud 25th Anniversary Tour to Gwinn on Friday. Show begins at 7 p.m. at the Forsyth Township ballfields, with gates to open at 6 p.m. Special guests include Hayden Coffman and Alyssa Palmer. Tickets are $40 in advance and at https://gwinnbig3.com or $50 at the gate.

‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in biggest box-office debut of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — "Toy Story" still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the ...

Two local groups take downtown IM stage on Saturday for new festival

IRON MOUNTAIN — The community is invited to a full day of music on Saturday at the First National Bank & Trust Downtown Stage in Iron Mountain. Finding Feathers of the local area will perform a variety of a blend of folk and traditional country with rock and roll flair tunes from noon to 3 p.m. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., the crowd is invited to line dancing lessons with an instructor. Taking the stage to close out the evening is the local band, 141 North, playing a variety of country music from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is $5. The stage is on the corner of Iron Mountain and Hughitt ...

Datura to perform at Art for All on June 27

IRON MOUNTAIN — Back this year, Datura will perform live music from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Art for All on Saturday, June 27, at City Park in Iron Mountain. The 59th-annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dynamic guitar, violin, and cello trio features Thomas Niebrzydowski, ...

Music, culture take center stage at Hancock’s Midsummer Festival

HANCOCK — Nine musical acts, a full day of live performances and a celebration of cultural heritage will highlight Hancock’s Midsummer Festival as the city marks its designation as the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture for 2026. The free concert series will take place Friday at Hancock ...