Northwoods Music Collaborative

06/04/2026

NMC teaching artists are working with the The Women's Center to create lullabies! Please join us on Thursday, July 2 at 6:00 pm, at the Ore Dock Community Room for a fund raiser concert for the Women's Center. The Ore Dock is located at 14 W. Spring Street, Marquette, Michigan. All are welcome!

The Lullaby Project, in collaboration with Carnegie Hall, pairs parents and caregivers with professional musicians and writers to compose and sing lullabies for their children. Each song amplifies love, connection and healing. This is a powerful experience and the culminating performances that result from the work are amazing. The Teal Lake Singers be joining us, along with Evan Premo, Rebecca Fishman and Bette and Dean Premo.

Thanks go to Michigan Arts and Culture Council, National Endowment for the Arts, The Women's Center, Community Foundation of Marquette County and the Ore Dock Brewery for their contributions toward this project. https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=carnegie%20hall%20lullaby%20project

05/03/2026

Twenty-eight 4th grade students and nineteen 5th grade students at Baraga Schools made their own flutes and learned how to play them with Michael LaughingFox Charette and Evan Premo. The students glued, sanded and calibrated their flutes and then learned how to make sounds they knew like water, birds, fire, wind, waves, Mourning Dove, dog trill and wolf howl. They then presented to over 200 elementary students, staff and parents and learned the stories of the creation of the flute, the squirrel, the rain bird, smart berries and the spirit traveler. Thanks go to Christine Awonohopay (Assistant Director of Culture and Language at Baraga County Promise Neighborhoods), Dawn Vanlerberghe (5th grade teacher), Shari Pizziola (4th grade teacher), Principal Christina Gallup, LA Phil YOLA program, Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and National Endowment for the Arts for this amazing and fun program organized by Northwoods Music Collaborative.

04/18/2026

Thank you to LA Phil YOLA and Michigan Arts and Culture Council for supporting this program. Michael LaughingFox Charette and Evan Premo are helping 4th and 5th graders at Baraga School make their own flutes this week and play them in concert on Thursday, April 23.

02/23/2026

We had a magical Saturday evening playing music with Kuparikielet for the dance at the Finnish American Heritage Center. These young people showed lots of poise and confidence and demonstrated their musical strength. We also thank all the dancers and listeners that showed up between major snowstorms!

01/29/2026

VOCAL OPENING SERIES: Community grant funded low-or-no-cost group learning opportunity oriented specifically towards women and non-binary folks. February 1st, 8th, & 15th, 2026, Traverse City, MI. I'll put a link to read more and register below in the comments! Come join to enrich yourself and your community.

12/05/2025

From the YOLA College Prep team, we are excited to share about YOLA's Careers in Music Roundtable series for the 25-26 Academic Year, hosted in partnership with College Prep for Musicians®.

These roundtable sessions feature discussions with professionals representing different areas of the music industry. Join to learn more about our panelists’ unique paths to their careers, day-to-day responsibilities, and to ask any questions that you might have. You can register for sessions using the attached poster link.

Careers in Music Panel #2 – Wildcard Edition:
YOLA's next roundtable of the year will take place TONIGHT, Friday, December 5th at 5pm PT and will feature a variety of careers in the Music Industry. This session will be joined by:
• Ricky Chavez – Cinematographer, Bucket’s Moving Company
• Thomas Cotter – Band Director, D.R. Hill Middle School
• Gaby Hernandez – Coordinator, The Ford

12/02/2025

Thank you to all who made 2025 programs and projects possible. Here is a brief review of the year.

11/08/2025

We’re just a week away from our Soup Bowl Fundraiser at the Finnish American Folk School! We won’t just be filling our own bowls – we’re aiming to help fill our neighbors’ bowls at the same time.

Please bring along shelf stable foods for a group donation to Hancock’s St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. Their volunteers tell us some of the top food items they need include peanut butter, jam, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit including cranberries, canned or box soups, tuna, instant box potatoes, stuffing mix, and onion powder. Paper and personal hygiene products are also in high demand.

*Soup Bowl Fundraiser*
to support Finnish American Folk School

Saturday, November 15, 2025
11am-1pm
Location: Skyline Commons Room 323
200 Michigan St. Hancock
$20 donation for a bowl made by hand in the FAFS Ceramics Studio + hot soup donated by Hancock businesses

~ Live music by Carrie Dlutkowski, sponsored by

~ Canned goods collection to support the food pantry

~ Silent auction featuring items donated by local artisans and small businesses


City of Hancock Finlandia Foundation National, Inc.

11/08/2025

11/06/2025

Northwoods Music Collaborative is sponsoring music by Carrie Dlutkowski during the Soup Bowl Fundraiser. Fiddler and step dancer Carrie Dlutkowski enjoys sharing her music, which draws on a wide range of styles and influences, from Canadian and American, to Scottish and swing. She explores the roots of traditional music, while also using it as a foundation for branching out into new creative territory. Carrie is a step dancer in the Ottawa Valley style. This exciting form of percussive dance, originating in the Ottawa Valley region of Ontario, has roots in Scottish, Irish, tap, and other dance forms.

Soup's on! Mark your calendars and bring a friend. Enjoy a delicious bowl of hot soup donated by Hancock businesses, take home your very own handmade bowl, and support the Folk School at the same time.

🍵Soup Bowl Fundraiser🍵
Saturday, November 15, 2025
11am-1pm
Location: Skyline Commons Room 323
200 Michigan St. Hancock
$20 donation for a bowl made by hand in the FAFS Ceramics Studio + hot soup donated by Hancock businesses
Questions? [email protected] or 906-370-3722
www.finnishamericanfolkschool.com

Finlandia Foundation National, Inc. City of Hancock