One night only! Join us in celebrating the work of our graduating seniors during this culminating showcase-style performance!
Kick off your heels, crank up the volume, and join the rebellion! Based on the hit 1980 film and featuring an original score by country music legend Dolly Parton, 9 to 5: The Musical is a high-energy, laugh-out-loud tale of friendship, revenge, and female empowerment in the workplace.
Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton and Book by Patricia Resnick
CONTENT WARNING: This production contains adult themes, including sexual harassment, misogyny, mild sexual references, mild adult language, simulated violence, and depictions of marijuana use.
Perfromance Dates & Times:
The NMU Percussion Ensemble has been rehearsing all semester! They are excited to welcome Scott Pellegrom, a drum coach and clinician who specializes in creativity and improvisational techniques, to their program!
Join us for this free concert on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 3:00 pm!
The NMU Opera Theatre Workshop will present scenes from Street Scene, an American opera by Kurt Weill, on Thursday, April 2, 2026. This performance features student performers alongside collaborative pianist Father Ryan Ford.
The NMU Opera Theatre Workshop is a one-credit course that meets on Thursdays.
The Department of Music Faculty is pleased to announce the roster of performers for the 2026 Performance Scholarship Competition!
Ava Brege, mezzo-soprano
Claire Boyle, percussion
Simon Claybaker, piano
Liam Coenen, alto saxophone
Kaitlyn Levine, trumpet
Jessica Schrader, soprano
To be eligible for this competition, students must be pursuing a major in the NMU Department of Music, be enrolled in lessons, and be nominated by their instructor.
Scholarship awards will be given to first, second, and third place competitors in amounts of $1000, $750 and $500.
Join us for this friendly competition on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 PM in Reynolds Recital Hall!
Join NAE for a night of comedy featuring Impractical Joker Sal Vulcano! The event, part of the Everything’s Fine Tour, will take place on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Vandament Arena, with doors opening at 6:15 PM and the show beginning at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $5 for NMU students (limit one per ID) and $15 for community members, and can be purchased at tickets.nmu.edu
April 16 - May 1
Winter 2026 NMU School of Art & Design Senior Exhibition
Graduating seniors from concentrations across the NMU School of Art and Design present their artwork. This exhibition features artists in the following areas: Ceramics, Digital Cinema, Graphic Design, Illustration, Metalworking, Painting and Drawing, and Photography.
Featured artists include Madison Buszka, Clara Chambers, Livia Ganley, Katelyn Ginger, Aubrey Huddleston, Victoria Iporre Buitrago, Savannah Johnson, Maggie Jordan, Lexi Klamer, Jane Konigsberg, Gianna Madero, Molly Mannor, Paige Miller, Lex Roach, Elliot Smith, Will Voss, Elyse Wejrowski, Aila Weycker, Taryn Whitney, and Breeze Wojciechowski.
Closing Reception: Friday, May 1st, 7-9 pm
Film screening: 6:30 pm
8 pm - Please join us for the awards.
Thank you to the Friends of the DeVos for sponsoring the Gold Award and the NMU School of Art & Design for sponsoring the Silver and Bronze Awards.
April 16 - May 1
Winter 2026 NMU School of Art & Design Senior Exhibition
Graduating seniors from concentrations across the NMU School of Art and Design present their artwork. This exhibition features artists in the following areas: Ceramics, Digital Cinema, Graphic Design, Illustration, Metalworking, Painting and Drawing, and Photography.
Featured artists include Madison Buszka, Clara Chambers, Livia Ganley, Katelyn Ginger, Aubrey Huddleston, Victoria Iporre Buitrago, Savannah Johnson, Maggie Jordan, Lexi Klamer, Jane Konigsberg, Gianna Madero, Molly Mannor, Paige Miller, Lex Roach, Elliot Smith, Will Voss, Elyse Wejrowski, Aila Weycker, Taryn Whitney, and Breeze Wojciechowski.
Closing Reception: Friday, May 1st, 7-9 pm
Film screening: 6:30 pm
8 pm - Please join us for the awards.
Thank you to the Friends of the DeVos for sponsoring the Gold Award and the NMU School of Art & Design for sponsoring the Silver and Bronze Awards.
Celebrating Legacy: Lake Superior Art Association in the Permanent Collection
On View: March 19, 2026 – March 19, 2027
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Lake Superior Art Association (LSAA), the longest-running arts organization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In celebration of this legacy, this exhibition brings together past and present LSAA members from the museum’s permanent collection. A collection that was created in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, textile, and painting. The artwork offers glimpses into their observations and experiences of everyday life expressed through abstract, representational, and functional forms.
Artists include: Bobbi Ameen, Claire Bennett, Barry Bernstein, Helen Bice, Ben Bohnsack, Sally Brebner, Jon Brookhouse, Thomas Cappuccio, Alice Carr, May Cebalo, Sallie Chisholm, Kathleen Conover, Cynthia Coté, Jack Deo, Verna Depro, Nita Engle, Linda Ferguson, Wayne Francis, Christine Garceau, Vivian Glass, Paul Grant, John Gustafson, Niel Haapala, Elizabeth Hadley, Bill Hamilton, Claire Harkin, Ken Hatfield, John Heath, Kaye Hiebel, Marc Himes, John Hubbard, Kathy Carlton Johnson, Celia Kelly, Diane Kordich, Maude Kronquist, Robert LaLonde, Stella Larkin, Vida Lautner, William Leete, Yvonne Lemire, Marj Lehwald, Maggie Linn, Carl Mayer, Mark Mitchell, Josephine Morris, Tyyne Ostlund, Carol Phillips, Vicki Phillips, Bernard Park, James Quirk, Ed Risak, Sue Robishaw, Ann Russ, Christine Saari, Steve Schmeck, JoAnn Deuel Shelby, Betty Shirtz, Patty Smith, Helen Steinho, and Patrick St. Germain.
4Reels Digital Cinema club presents the 24 Hour Film Challenge, an event where you compete to create the best film in just 24 hours. The winners of the challenge will receive free filmmaking equipment! This event is open to NMU students and community members, and can be completed in teams or solo. All equipment and editing software will be provided.