http://www.nmu.edu/NMU/ NMU NMU News en-us Copyright 2012 NMU Board of Trustees http://webb.nmu.edu/Webb/NewsCenter/RSSs/rssNMU.xml Thursday, Feb 23 2012 9:40:08 EST MARQUETTE, Mich.—Northern Michigan University’s DeVos Art Museum will host its annual exhibition highlighting artists who live in or are heavily influenced by the Upper Peninsula beginning Friday, March 2. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170987 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329973200 MARQUETTE, Mich.—Singer/songwriters Jerry Mills and Shannon Wyatt will present a Beaumier Coffee House Series concert as part of the Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival at Northern Michigan University. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170985 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329886800 MARQUETTE, Mich. — Northern Michigan University’s music department will present a jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Reynolds Recital Hall. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170984 Lucy Hough lhough@nmu.edu 1329886800 MARQUETTE, Mich.—Adrian Grenier, best known for his starring role in the Emmy-nominated HBO series Entourage, will present “The Teenage Paparazzo Experience” at Northern Michigan University on Tuesday, March 13. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170983 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329886800 MARQUETTE—The Northern Michigan University music department will host two concerts at the end of February. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170968 Mackenzie Myers mamyers@nmu.edu 1329454800 MARQUETTE, Mich.—The Northern Michigan University biology department will present a guest seminar titled “Host-microbe Interactions” at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The talk will be held in Mead Auditorium in the West Science Building. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170967 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329454800 MARQUETTE— Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native American Studies has been awarded a $22,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170959 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329282000 MARQUETTE, Mich.—Storyteller, musician and musicologist Oren Tikkanen of Calumet will receive the 2012 Upper Peninsula Folklife Award. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170958 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329282000 Ron Johnson was the winner of a pair of shoes at a recent community walking event held at the Superior Dome. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170955 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329195600 MARQUETTE, Mich.—Northern Michigan University will host a reading by journalist and nonfiction writer Josh MacIvor-Andersen at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in 167 Gries Hall. http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/CommunicationsAndMarketing/SiteSections/NewsBureau/News.shtml?articleID=170954 Kristi Evans kevans@nmu.edu 1329195600