The City of Marquette is hosting Art Week 2022 on Monday June 20- Saturday June 25. Events will occur primarily along the lakeshore trail and in the shoreline public parks. The 2022 theme is WATER. There are several calls for community artwork and project proposals. A complete list of current opportunities is on MQTcompass.com under “Creative Classifieds”. Descriptions and due dates of open calls at this time are listed below:

Inspired by Water – Community-created artwork hosted at City Hall as a summer exhibit. Open to all ages, all mediums.

What Water Wants To Be – Ore Dock Brewing Co. is hosting What Water Wants to Be, a popup art exhibit and Wednesday night event – environmental inspired art, all mediums

DROP OFF ENTRIES BY JUNE 15 to the Marquette Arts and Culture Center

All artwork must be ready to hang

Fresh Coast Plein Air Festival – Pre-registration is now open for the fifth annual Fresh Coast Plein Air Painting Festival! Painters of all skill levels are invited to take part in this annual Festival, which invites artists to paint scenes and scenery that have been inspired by the Marquette landscape and residents in the outdoors. Pre-register online by June 23

Wednesday Art Market – DDA’s Farmers Market is hosting an Artisan market on Wednesday June 22. Sell your work! – Rolling applications at www.mqtfarmersmarket.com

For the latest Art Week 2022 information and opportunities for artists and volunteers visit www.mqtcompass.com/artweek Contact Amelia Pruiett apruiett@marquettemi.gov with questions or for more information.

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Fitch Avenue, between Summit Street and Waldo Street, will be closed to through traffic for a sanitary lateral replacement beginning Thursday, June 2 at 7:00 a.m. Project completion is expected by the end of the day.

The Marquette City Planning Commission meeting scheduled for June 7, 2022 has been canceled due to lack of business for the agenda.
The Planning Commission scheduled for June 21, 2022 will be held in Room 103 of the Municipal Service Center at 1100 Wright Street instead of City Hall.

Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs will hold her next community office hours on Wednesday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to noon in the main floor conference room of the Peter White Public Library.  The meeting is intended to provide an informal opportunity to discuss issues within the community, and to give citizens the opportunity for direct dialogue with City staff about interests and concerns.

On Thursday, June 2, beginning at 7:00 p.m. and continuing through approximately 8:00 p.m, the Marquette Senior High School will be holding a Class of 2022 parade. 

The parade will begin at the Marquette Senior High School, travel south on Lincoln Avenue to Washington Street, east on Washington Street to Seventh Street, north on Seventh Street to College Avenue, west on College Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, north on Lincoln Avenue to Wright Street and then returning on Lincoln Avenue to Marquette Senior High School.

No roads will be closed, and all parade participants are required to follow all traffic laws.

The Board of Zoning Appeals regular meeting on June 2, 2022 has be canceled. The next regular meeting is to be held on July 7, 2022.

The offices of the Marquette Board of Light and Power will be closed Monday, May 30, 2022 in observance of Memorial Day.

Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Oberstar, Inc. will be proceeding with sanitary sewer service line replacements on Center Street between Wilkinson Avenue and Presque Isle Avenue. The sanitary lateral work is expected to last two weeks. This work will be done with intermittent road closures to through traffic and detours.

Oberstar will also begin removing and replacing sections of curb on McClellan Avenue between Ridge Street and Cleveland Avenue. Through traffic will be maintained.

This work is a prerequisite for the resurfacing of these streets. The public is urged to use extreme caution and follow all traffic control measures. Additional announcements will be forthcoming for resurfacing activities.