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  • Bonus - Carolyn McManis Interview & Dylan McKensie-Trost's track "Where's All the Dust"

    A bonus music episode with Carolyn McManis, Adult Programming Coordinator at Peter White Public Library about “Musical Interludes” on Monday June 22 at 7 PM. Carolyn’s guest will be multi-talented musician Dylan McKensie-Trost. Listen at the end, for the title track to Dylan’s new album “Where’s All the Dust”. Stream Monday’s “Musical Interludes” on Zoom: Zoom ID: 891 0421 0837 (pwd: pwplmusic). In case you missed a “Musical Interludes”, here are the links: 

    The Daydreamers  a portion of program 

     Troy Graham - Facebook view

    8 min
  • Interview with Dylan McKenzie-Trost

    Today Tristan Luoma, Arts and Senior Services Coordinator for the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, interviews multi-talented musician Dylan McKenzie-Trost. Dylan is the featured artist in the upcoming Peter White Public Library program, Musical Interludes, on Monday, June 22nd at 7PM. Information on how to stream Musical Interludes can be found at http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/pwplinfo/events/ Find Dylan's new album "Where's All The Dust" at Bandcamp https://mcdylzie.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-all-the-dust or Spotify or other music streaming services.

    38 min
  • My Father the Drunk by Lori Hazen

    Today’s dramatic episode is from the Marquette Senior Theatre Experience. “My the Drunk” was written and performed by Lori Hazen. This podcast is brought to you by the City of Marquette Arts & Culture and Senior Centers. Listen to more work by the Marquette Senior Theatre Experience at https://anchor.fm/seniortheatrepodcast

    7 min
  • Interview with Mr. Jim - Jim Edwards from the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum

    Jim Edwards joins us in the Memory Box. Mr. Jim, as he is known at the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum, shares his experiences in theatre and the arts. He tells us about what he misses and about the challenges of creating programs for a hands-on museum during a pandemic. We learn about a labyrinth and a snake and finally, we discuss the It’s All About Love project. Go to http://www.upchildrensmuseum.org/ to find out about this and all the other wonderful projects for children of all ages.

    38 min
  • Stargazing in the Pandemic by Martin Achatz

    Today’s episode comes from Martin Achatz, the U.P. Poet Laureate. Martin has a Master’s Degree in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry and is a Contingent Professor in the English Department at NMU. His collection of poems, The Mysteries of the Rosary, was published by Mayapple Press and he has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.  Martin lives in Ishpeming with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys searching for Sasquatch with his son. You can read more of Martin’s work at his blog: Saint Marty: http://saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com/ Contact Martin at [email protected] to find out about his virtual poetry workshops. See details of the next workshops below: 

    Thursday July 2nd 7 PM Poetry Workshop: In celebration of World UFO Day on July 2, join Marty Achatz for an evening of all things cosmic and alien.  A night of writing that engages the mysteries of the universe, science fictional and science factional.  Stretch to your outer limits and have a close encounter of the poetry kind. “Two possibilities exist:  Either we are alone in the universe or we are not.  Both are equally terrifying.” --Arthur C. Clark  Thursday July 19 7 PM Poetry Workshop Redux: On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.  In commemoration of the 57th anniversary of this event, join Marty Achatz as he re-offers a poetry workshop about hopes and dreams.  Let’s all keep Dr. King’s dream alive. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



    8 min
  • Incubator by A. Lynn Blumer - For Mature Audiences Only Contents could be Triggering

    MA TW - In this bonus episode, A. Lynn Blumer reads the prologue to her sci-fi thriller Incubator. This episode is recommended for Mature Audience only and the contents could be triggering. A. Lynn Blumer is a writer and DIY publisher who has made the Upper Peninsula her home for over a decade. Since 2015, she has been hosting poetry open mics around Marquette and started her business Pyre Publishing in 2016. Between tinkering with auto mechanics, reading, and building poetry zines, she prefers spending her free time wandering in wooded areas with her dog by her side.

    6 min
  • Poetry by Martin Achatz and ME Kilpatrick, Marquette Poets Circle members
    In today’s episode we bring you the poem “That Girl with Pearl Earring, after Vermeer “ by U.P. Poet Laureate Martin Achatz. Contact Martin at [email protected] to find out about his upcoming virtual poetry workshops. Thursday July 2nd 7 PM Poetry Workshop: In celebration of World UFO Day on July 2, join Marty Achatz for an evening of all things cosmic and alien. A night of writing that engages the mysteries of the universe, science fictional and science factional. Stretch to your outer limits and have a close encounter of the poetry kind. 
    We also have poetry about current events and more by ME Kilpatrick. ME Kilpatrick is a poet and Quaker minister of the Birmingham (AL) Friends Meeting and a member of the Marquette Poets Circle.
     

    That Girl with Pearl Earring, after Vermeer
      by: Martin Achatz  
     

    That girl, with that piece of sea in her lobe, went out my front door just a few minutes ago with that boy she's been with these last three years. And that girl was wearing that lapis lazuli headband, gave that boy that look, the one Vermeer captured in that painting. That look, so unreadable, that could say, "Yes, I love you, and will let you touch me later," or, "You have no idea who I am, and you never will." That boy will do anything for that look as he carries the fishing poles, tackle box out the door behind her, and that girl laughs that laugh and calls to him, says, "Don't forget that bug spray." And that boy will look at that girl and, even though he has never heard of or seen that painting, he will understand it like no one else ever has. He will imagine spraying her with the scent of evergreen from that can, to keep the mosquitoes from eating her alive. To keep every last morsel of that girl's flesh for himself.

     
     
    The Barb-Wrangled Scammer
     
    O say can you see,
    by the Don’s COVID blight,
    What so loudly he hailed
    at his twilight’s last breathing,
    Whose broad snipes and spite barbs
    through the perilous fight,
    O'er the crash carts we watched,
    were so spinelessly screaming?
    And the President’s glare,
    his bombs bursting on air,
    Gave proof through the night
    that the flag was not there;
    O say does that barb-wrangled scammer yet wave
    O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
    ME Kilpatrick
    Marquette, Michigan
    May 15, 2020
    Americuss the Ugliness
    O ugliness for spacious lies,
    For amber knave of brain,
    For purple tragic travesties
    Above the rooted vain!
    Americuss! Americuss!
    Don hid his face from thee
    And drown thy good with other hoods
    From pee to pining pee!
    O ugliness for wicked feet,
    Whose stern, impassioned stress
    A thoroughfare for the Don beat
    Across the filthiness!
    Americuss! Americuss!
    Don mend thine every law,
    Confirm thy hole in self-console,
    Thy liberty in flaw!
    O ugliness for Nero proved
    In instigating strife,
    Who blessed himself as country died
    And Money more than life!
    Americuss! Americuss!
    May Don thy gold define,
    Till all success be Donald-dressed,
    And every grain designed!
    O ugliness for fascists dream
    That seeds beyond the years
    Thine black disaster cities scream
    Condemned with human tears!
    Americuss! Americuss!
    Don hid his face from thee
    And drown thy good with other hoods
    From pee to pining pee!
    ME Kilpatrick
    Marquette, Michigan
    May 16, 2020
    In Jesus Name
    Jesus prays to the Father,
    not worried but bothered.
    In anguish he asks,
    “Let me not do this task.”
    But deep down in his heart,
    he knows evil is dark.
    He wants all to see the Light,
    So, he prays, “I’ll do what’s right.”
    The Father hears his prayer,
    and gives him strength in the lair.
    Liars and murderers assault his truth,
    but he remains love-strong like Ruth.
    So, when I pray in Jesus name,
    Like him I’ll say the same:
    “Not my will but thine!”,
    and love all the time.
    ME Kilpatrick
    Marquette, Michigan
    May 21, 2020
    8 min
  • Traditional Music Jam with Carolyn McManis and Musical Interludes with Patrick Booth

    Today’s episode is an interview with Carolyn McManis, Adult Programming Coordinator at Peter White Public Library about two upcoming events, the Traditional Music Jam on Saturday, June 12th from 2-5 pm and the Musical Interludes program on Monday, June 15th from 7-8 PM. As a bonus we have some music by Patrick Booth, the Musical Interludes’ guest. This episode is brought to you by the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center and Peter White Public Library. Learn more about the library’s coming events at http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/pwplinfo/index.php/events/  The first song by Patrick Booth is "Skipping Stones" and the second song is “Cascades”

    15 min
  • "Bed Bugs" by Keith S. from the Elder Speak Series of the Senior Theatre Experience

    89 year old Keith S. shares stories of "Bed Bugs"  part of the Elder Speak Series -  Senior Theatre Experience. This podcast is brought to you by the City of Marquette’s Arts & Culture & Senior Center. If you are a senior citizen living in Marquette Michigan and would like to share one of your stories in our podcast, please call us at 906-228-0472 or email us at [email protected]. Hear more Senior Theatre Experience podcasts at https://anchor.fm/seniortheatrepodcast

    6 min
  • Cold Drink of Water by Martin Achatz

    Martin Achatz, the U.P. Poet Laureate, has a Master’s Degree in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry. He is a Contingent Professor in the English Department at NMU. His collection of poems, The Mysteries of the Rosary, was published by Mayapple Press and he has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Martin lives in Ishpeming with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys searching for Sasquatch with his son. You can read more of Martin’s work at his blog: Saint Marty: http://saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com/ Contact Martin at [email protected] to find out about his virtual poetry workshops. See details of the next workshop below:

    Sunday June 14th 7 PM Poetry Workshop Redux: Join U. P. Poet Laureate Marty Achatz as he re-offers an evening of writing in celebration of the bicentennial birthday of Walt Whitman, born May 31, 1819. We will sing songs of ourselves and the body electric, doing prompts inspired by Whitman’s poetry. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” --Walt Whitman.

    9 min

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The Marquette Memory Box Podcasts are episodes by local artists, authors and community members produced during the 2020 pandemic. Marquette County residents will share their experiences and the art or…