On Thursday April 11th 6:00-8:00pm, the Peter White Public Library and the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture will be hosting the opening receptions for the new exhibits in the Public Gallery Program. Light refreshments provided. Receptions are free and open to the public. Exhibits are accessible during regular Library hours.

EXHIBITS:
Deo Gallery: Color and Light: North Country Images, John Hubbard
Oil Paintings. Artist Talk at 7:00pm
(On display for the month of April)

Huron Mountain Club Gallery: Feeling It Out, MARESA students
Curated by Local Artist: Amber Dohrenwend
3D Cardboard. Artist Talk at 6:30pm
(On display through the end of May)

Receptions are generously made possible by Friends of PWPL. The Huron Mountain Club Gallery is located on the main level of PWPL. The Deo Gallery is located in the lower level of the PWPL in the City’s Arts & Culture Center; it is supported by the Lake Superior Art Association.

More information about the Public Gallery Program and current exhibits can be found on www.mqtcompass.com/public-gallery-program/

Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed to through traffic between East Washington Street and East Ridge Street on Thursday, March 28. This closure will begin at 7 a.m. and is expected to be completed by the end of the day. A detour will be provided.

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on April 4, 2024, has been canceled.   The next scheduled meeting will be held on May 2, 2024.

City offices located at Marquette City Hall, 300 W. Baraga Avenue; the Lakeview Arena, 401 E. Fair Avenue; the Arts and Culture Center, 217 N. Front St. (in the Peter White Public Library); and the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday.  Marquette Police, Fire, and Public Works and Utilities will remain operational during this time. 

There will be no change in garbage pickup for City residents.

Beginning March 19, 2024, the City of Marquette will require all boaters to obtain a launch permit to launch a boat at either Cinder Pond or Presque Isle Marinas.

Seasonal launch permits are now available for purchase at Lakeview Arena Parks & Recreation office, located at 401 E. Fair Avenue, the City of Marquette’s Treasurer’s office located at 300 W. Baraga Avenue.  Seasonal launch permits will also be available at Cinder Pond Marina office beginning May 6, 2024.  The cost is $70.00 per seasonal launch permit, and $20.00 for an additional launch permit (restrictions apply).

Daily launch permits are $7.00 and are available in the red launch boxes located at Cinder Pond and Presque Isle Marinas.

The Marquette Housing Commission Board has canceled the Tuesday, March 19, 2024, meeting at 4:30 pm.

The regular meeting of the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board has been cancelled for March 20, 20224 due to a lack of agenda items. The meetings are held at 8:00 a.m. at the Municipal Service Center, 1100 Wright Street, Marquette, MI. 49855 on the third Wednesday of each month.

The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) meeting scheduled for March 18, 2024 has been cancelled.  The next scheduled meeting is April 15, 2024. 

The City of Marquette Arts and Culture Advisory Committee will hold a special meeting to discuss 2024 Art Week project proposals on Thursday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m.

All meetings take place in the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, located in the lower level of Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street.

For questions or more information, please call the Office of Arts & Culture at 906-228-0472 or email arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.

MARCH 12, 2024 to MARCH 14, 2024 - MAIN ST. ELEVATOR CLOSED FOR On March 12, 2024, the elevator from Main St. To Washington St. will be closed for maintenance. The stairs will remain open. Maintenance and inspection are scheduled to be complete on March 14, 2024.