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Preserving the Roots: The Make-Believe Spurs Honoring Woody & Arlo Guthrie
We are kicking off 2026 with a Preserving the Roots Hiawatha on Tap, featuring The Make-Believe Spurs! 🌟 The Make-Believe Spurs will be showcasing the history & music of Woody Guthrie and Arlo Guthrie! Mark your calendars for January 21st from 6-8 pm at Ore Dock Brewing Co 🍻🎙️ We are so excited for this one and can’t wait to celebrate the incredible music of Woody and Arlo.
Annual Meeting Dinner & Dance
The Hiawatha Music Co-Op Annual Meeting is right around the corner! 🧡 Join us on November 1st @barrelandbeam! 🥂 We are starting off the evening at 5:00 pm with a SQUARE DANCE featuring the new HIAWATHA HOUSE BAND! 🪕 We are so excited to incorporate square dance and the new house band into more Hiawatha events!! Following that, the Member Meeting & Dinner will be from 6-7:15 pm. After 7:30, the concert is free to the public! Please see the RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuFNaCHzByLYlJH_ZiXHwd9_jArMUaBAxxy2qZTQr_49SWGg/viewform
Master Artist Series with Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour
Join us at the Hiawatha Fold on Thursday, October 16th, from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm for a Live at the Fold concert: Master Artist Series with Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour! Tickets are $5 for Hiawatha Members and $10 for Non-Members. That same weekend, Saturday, October 18th, Neil will be hosting two workshops: Songwriting at 11:00 am- 12:00 pm and Traditional Instruments from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for Hiawatha Members and $15 for Non-Members. All events will be held at The Hiawatha Fold, 1015 N. Third … read more Master Artist Series with Neil Woodward, Michigan’s Troubadour
Hiawatha Pre-Fest Kids Parade with Frank Youngman
On July 11th, Hiawatha is holding a Pre-Fest Kid’s parade at Lower Harbor led by Frank Youngman! 🎶 Starting at the playground, your kiddos have the opportunity to make instruments, parade around Lower Harbor, & get a taste for the Kids Parade at Hiawatha in just a couple weeks! This is next Friday, July 11th from 6-7:30 pm. See you there!
Hiawatha Prefest Concert
The Hiawatha Prefest Concert is the last Hiawatha event before festival and the last chance to purchase advanced priced tickets! Join us at Ore Dock Brewing Co on July 10th from 6-8pm and hear the amazing group Youngman & Oldmen perform!
Tales from the Land and Lake: Marquette Songwriters Showcase
Art week is slowly approaching, and Hiawatha Music Co-Op and City of Marquette Arts and Culture is excited to announce the opening Art Week Concert of 2025! ✨ Tales from the Land and Lake: Marquette Songwriters Showcase will be taking place on June 23 from 6-8pm in the Marquette Commons. We will have music by wonderful local artists that have a focus on storytelling and place-based music. Thank you to Cloverland Band, The Make-Believe Spurs, The Knockabouts, and Troy Graham for being a part of this event! Come, bring a … read more Tales from the Land and Lake: Marquette Songwriters Showcase
Hiawatha Beer Release Concert
It’s that time again…Blackrocks Brewery is releasing our annual mystery beer in honor of the Hiawatha Music Festival! Come enjoy a brew, hear music from Cold Springs, and grab some festival tickets! July 3rd at Blackrocks Brewery from 6-8 pm. 🍻
HOTAP: Ruby John and John Warstler
Join us on May 21st from 6-8 pm at the Ore Dock Brewing Company for an evening of music featuring Ruby Johns and John Warstler! The duo of Ruby John and John Warstler formed out of their contra dance band, The Johns. The band was formed twelve years ago. Ruby and John have performed as a duo for the past six years and they recently played at the University of Chicago Folk Festival, the Ten Pound Fiddle concert series, the Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering and the Emerald Isle Feile, on Beaver … read more HOTAP: Ruby John and John Warstler
HOTAP Kids Concert
We are so excited to announce our April HOTAP kids concert on April 16th at Ore Dock Brewing Co.! We will have duo Greta and Savannah perform from 6-7 pm and Papa Crow and Kerry Yost from 7-8 pm for interactive music, dancing, and fun for the family. Kids under 12 get in free! 12-17 year olds: $5 Adult Hiawatha Members: $5 Adult non-members: $10 Kick off the springtime with good tunes and even better company
Winter Roots 2025: Michigan-I-O
As part of the Winter Roots Festival 2025, Hiawatha Music Co-Op is presenting a concert featuring Michigan-I-O on March 1st Kognisjon Bryggeri from 6:30-8:30 pm. ❄️ Michigan-I-O is a folk music ensemble based in Holland, MI that has gathered songs from a 1938 journey by folklorist, Alan Lomax, who led a crew commissioned by the Library of Congress to record the folk songs of Michigan and the Great Lakes region. The songs tell a story of the lumbering, mining, shipping, and everyday realities of the people who lived and worked in Michigan’s … read more Winter Roots 2025: Michigan-I-O
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May 21st: Songwriter’s Woodshed with Sam LunaApril 30, 2026Join us on May 21st at the Hiawatha Fold for the last Songwriter’s Woodshed of 2026! We are thrilled to have Sam Luna as our special guest host. A mini-concert, an open […]
May 20th: Last HOTAP of 2026!April 30, 2026This is the LAST HOTAP of 2026! Cloverland is gracing us with a performance to ring in the festival season. We hope you join us! 🪕🎶 This event will be on May 20 at Ore Dock […]