On Thursday, May 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m., the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture invites the community to an evening of celebrating our community’s young visual artists.

The Annual High School Art Show will be on display for the month of May in the Deo Gallery and will feature a large body of work created by art students enrolled in Negaunee, Marquette, Gwinn and Ishpeming High Schools.

The reception event will feature light refreshments and a presentation of awards at 7:00 p.m. Receptions are free and open to the public. Exhibits are accessible during regular Library hours and will be on display through the end of May.

The Deo Gallery is located in the lower level of the Peter White Public Library (217 N Front St) 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

The Marquette Public Art Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, April 30 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss a proposed Constitution monument at Harlow Park. This meeting will held in the Marquette Arts & Culture Center Studio #2 located in the lower level of Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front St., Marquette.

Public Participation

There will be two options for public participation in this meeting: in-person or written. There will be two public comment periods for the meeting, one near the beginning of the agenda and one at the end. Comments are limited to three minutes and speakers must give their name and address before speaking. Written comments will be presented to the board during the meeting and can be submitted by emailing tmorin@marquettemi.gov. Written submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on May 1, 2025, has been canceled.   The next scheduled meeting will be held on June 5, 2025.

Effective immediately, the one-way northwest exit from Lakeview Arena parking lot will be closed. This one-way exit is adjacent to the location of construction on the new portion of the YMCA building necessitating road closure until project completion. The one-way entrance to the north parking lot on the northeast corner of Lakeview Arena will become a two-way entrance/exit. Please use caution when entering the back parking lot. Patrons of Lakeview Arena and the YMCA are encouraged to use the front parking areas for the duration of the project

Beginning Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Oberstar Inc. will close the southbound lane of Lakeshore Boulevard between Baraga Avenue and Front Street/US41 from 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for utility service work. The closure will be utilized on weekdays through Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Local traffic will be allowed to travel southbound between Baraga Avenue and the entrance to the Gaines Rock Townhomes. Access to all homes and businesses within the closure will be maintained and northbound traffic will remain open. No utility disruptions are anticipated. The public is advised to take caution when traveling through this area and to be alert for construction and advisory signage

The Local Development Finance Authority April 21 meeting has been canceled due to lack of quorum.

The City of Marquette is announcing that all Park Cemetery winter gravesite decorations must be removed before Monday, April 28, 2025.  Starting April 28, City crews will begin spring cleanup of the cemetery grounds and will dispose of any remaining items left at gravesites.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is seeking public input for the time capsule that is to be reburied this summer for 2025 to 2050. Suggestions can be made at the next meeting on April 21 at 5:45 p.m. in the Citizens Forum at Lakeview Arena. There will be a discussion on the agenda that will be open to the public to give ideas or offer collaboration. Those who cannot attend can email a written comment to the staff liaison, Andrew MacIver at amaciver@marquettemi.gov.

The City of Marquette has partnered with the Marquette Playgrounds For All (MPFA) and Northern Michigan University Construction Management program, to construct and install an accessible “Little Free Library” at Kids Cove Playground.  The library will offer an opportunity for the public to give a book or take a book to promote literacy. Please join the City, MPFA and NMU Construction management for the official unveiling of the library at Mattson Park on April 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.