/* ========================================== File: frontend\shortcodes\series-shortcode.php ========================================== */ BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UPPAA - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:UPPAA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.uppaa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UPPAA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T102645 CREATED:20251218T231941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T231941Z UID:10441-1776277800-1776281400@www.uppaa.org SUMMARY:U.P. History Book Club with Schoolcraft's Indian Legends and Ojibwa Narratives of Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques Lepique\, 1893-1895 DESCRIPTION:Schoolcraft’s Indian Legends ed. by Mentor L. Williams and/or Ojibwa Narratives of Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques Lepique\, 1893-1895 ed. by Homer Kidder \n  URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/u-p-history-book-club-with-schoolcrafts-indian-legends-and-ojibwa-narratives-of-charles-and-charlotte-kawbawgam-and-jacques-lepique-1893-1895/ LOCATION:Marquette Regional History Center\, 145 W. Spring St\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States CATEGORIES:U.P. History Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T102645 CREATED:20260304T190134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T190134Z UID:10575-1776794400-1776801600@www.uppaa.org SUMMARY: Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading DESCRIPTION:Charlevoix Public Library \nFor more information\, please feel free to contact the Charlevoix Public Library at 231-237-7340 or email us at reference@charlevoixlibrary.org and visit our website at www.charlevoixlibrary.org. \nCelebrate National Poetry Month April 1 – 30\, 2026\n \nJoin us for one of our programs to celebrate National Poetry Month. Our afternoon workshop instructor and emcee for our evening event is author John Mauk. His stories have appeared in a range of publications. He has two full story collections\, Field Notes for the Earthbound and Where All Things Flatten. He has also published several textbooks and essays. He hosts Prose from the Underground\, a free YouTube video series for working writers. \nPoetry Across Genres: Why Writers of All Stripes Should Keep Poets Close \nTuesday\, April 21 • 2:00 pm • Registration Required\nCommunity Room \nIn this workshop\, author John Mauk will focus on a crucial poetic element: the unstated or what is sometimes called subtext. We’ll explore the power of ideas that lurk just below the linguistic surface and try some strategies for intensifying that delicate dimension of both prose and poetry. The first twenty people to register will receive a free copy of his latest book\, Where All Things Flatten. \n Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading \nTuesday\, April 21 • 6:00 pm\nCommunity Room (No Registration Required) \nJoin us for our third annual event celebrating the spoken word. Our emcee and keynote\, author John Mauk\, will be speaking on “The Poetry of Fiction\, Memoir\, Essay\, and Everything Else.” He will share a few of his favorite poems and explain why all writers should make poems part of their daily study. Some of our talented regional poets will read from their published works. We will have light refreshments to enjoy. All poets will be available to chat\, sell\, and sign books. \n \n  URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/bards-of-northern-michigan-live-poetry-reading/ LOCATION:Charlevoix Public Library\, 220 West Clinton St\, Charlevoix\, MI\, 49720\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Appearance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T102645 CREATED:20260221T221107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T221107Z UID:10547-1778850000-1778878800@www.uppaa.org SUMMARY:Spring Pre-Conference Events DESCRIPTION:There are several Pre-Conference Events that members can participate in on May 15\, 2026 \nEach of these is an optional “add-on” to your basic free membership for the Spring Conference on May 16\, 2026 \n\nPre-Conference Workshops (attendance is limited!)\n\nDeveloping Your Poetic Voice\, with Kathleen Carlton Johnson (2:00 pm to 5:00 pm)\nCreate Your Writing Mini-Trail Guide\, with Julie Covert  (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm)\nKnow Your Writing-Style Color and Make It Help You Write Better with Julie Covert  (4:15 pm to 5:15 pm)\n\n\nFriday Night Live – Pre-Conference Networking & Social Mixer\, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/spring-pre-conference-events/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T160000 DTSTAMP:20260425T102645 CREATED:20260221T220703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T220703Z UID:10545-1778922000-1778947200@www.uppaa.org SUMMARY:Spring Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:UPPAA members can attend Spring Conference 2026 for free! URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/spring-conference-2026/ LOCATION:Peter White Public Library\, 217 N Front St\, Marquette\, MI\, 49855\, United States CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T102645 CREATED:20260406T222330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T222447Z UID:10651-1779298200-1779305400@www.uppaa.org SUMMARY:James McCommons at Escanaba Public Library DESCRIPTION:James McCommons will be at Escanaba Public Library\nTalking about his latest book\, “The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds”\nWednesday May 20\, 5:30 to 7:30 pm\nAuthor talk\, book sales\, and signing\n400 Ludington St\, Escanaba\, MI 49829 URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/james-mccommons-at-escanaba-public-library/ LOCATION:Escanaba Public Library\, 400 Ludington St\,\, Escanaba\, Michigan\, 49829 CATEGORIES:Author Appearance END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR