“Le Vent Du Nord” to Open UP Folklife Festival in Marquette, MI, March 14

Wed Feb 27 13:21:44 PST 2008

  “Le Vent Du Nord” to Open UP Folklife Festival in Marquette, MI,  March 14

  On Friday, March  14, 2008 the Beaumier Heritage  Center at Northern  Michigan University proudly presents Le Vent du Nord in concert at the Ford  Roberts Theatre.  The concert begins at 8:00p.m. and is the kickoff event for the Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival.  Ticket prices are $6 for Students, $10 for NMU Staff, and $15 for the General Public.  For tickets go to www.nmu.edu/tickets or call 906-227-1032.  See below for Schedule of Events.

  Since its founding in August of 2002, Le Vent du Nord has quickly become one of the most recognizable and esteemed bands of the Québec traditional music world.  The group is now comprised of the singers and multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Boulerice, Simon Beaudry, Oliver Demers and Réjean Brunet.  They sing songs taken from the traditional repertoire as well as their own compositions.  Their energy captivates and mesmerizes all audiences!

  Le Vent du Nord offers an enlivening concert experience, characterized by its authenticity, sensibility and humor, and sprinkled with a touch of romanticism.  You will let yourself be carried away into a special place by these four engaging characters.  The spirit and roots of Québec traditional music permeate the concert: Frenzied podorythms, fiddle and accordion, as well as refined orchestrations colored by a savage-sounding hurdy-gurdy, superb 4-voice harmonies, traditional airs, original compositions, ballads, complaints and call-and-answer songs.  The band sings only in their native French, to their audiences delight.

  The inaugural Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival will take place March 14-16, 2008 and is presented by the Beaumier Heritage  Center, an on-campus museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and culture of the Upper  Peninsula’s people.  The mission of the Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival is to present the traditional arts and crafts of its diverse population combining performances, craft demonstrations, workshops, dancing, and regional cuisine.  Most events are free to the public with the exception of Friday night’s concert and the buffet on Saturday.

  Upper  Peninsula Folklife Festival Schedule of Events 
  On March 14-16, 2008 the inaugural Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival will take place at Northern Michigan University in the Explorer and Great Lakes rooms of the University Center and the Forest Roberts Theatre for Friday’s concert with Le Vent du Nord.  

  Friday, March 14, 2008

  8:00p.m.         Concert; Le Vent du Nord (from Quebec) at Forest Roberts  Theatre 
                          $6 for Students, $10 for NMU Staff, $15 for general public

  Saturday, March 15, 2008
  10:00 – 4p.m.  – Free to the public

  Craft Area in the Explorer Rooms featuring quilting, weaving, carving, etc.

  Lorri Oikarinen                      -           Loom/Rag Rug Weaving
  Rick Oikarinen                      -           Ski making
  Larry Gilbert                          -           Decoy Carving
  Messiah Quilters                   -           Quilting
  Janie Paulin                           -           Basket weaver
  Roy Nason                             -           Fly Tying
  Annagret Geohring             -           Paper Cutting                       
  Betty Baumgarten               -           Gourd Decoration and Painting
  Jen Szubielak                        -           Spinner           

  Music Workshops
  Kay Seppala – Kantele Workshop            -  11:00a.m.
  Thimbleberry Band (Finnish/French/Croatian folk songs)-  1:00p.m.
  Randy Seppala (Bones and Spoons Workshop) -  3:00p.m.      

  Sunday, March 16, 2008
  Dancing (Free to public)

  12:00p.m.       Great Lakes Rooms -  Wilho Kilpela and Friends – Finnish Dance
  1:30p.m.         Great Lakes Rooms -  Celtic Music 
  3:00p.m.         Great Lakes Rooms -  Betty Premo & Front Parlor Dance Band

  Dancing lessons and demonstrations by the NMU International Dancers.

  11:30p.m. – 2p.m.   The Great Yooper Buffet in the Great  Lakes Rooms ($8.75)

  Contact:        Daniel Truckey, Beaumier Heritage Center, Northern Michigan University (906) 227-1219, dtruckey at nmu.edu, www.nmu.edu/beaumier

  The Beaumier Heritage Center is a historical museum and educational facility on the campus of Northern Michigan University.  The mission of the BHC is to promote and preserve the history and cultures of the Upper Peninsula through an active slate of exhibitions and engaging public programs for the whole region.  The BHC also collects and preserves artifacts related to the history of Northern Michigan University.  The BHC maintains a gallery at the Superior Dome and also several other displays throughout campus. The BHC is part of Academic Affairs and has partnerships with several other departments.  It provides interdisciplinary programs and internships for students across the University spectrum.

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