The Northern Michigan University Regional Police Academy will host an informational meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at Gogebic Community College. The meeting will start at 5 p.m. CST in the Solin Business Center room B-12 and last about 45 minutes. It is for those interested in attending NMU's Regional Police Academy, a 16-week session that begins in May and concludes in August.  

The Two Books, Two Communities program, a partnership between Northern Michigan University and the Marquette and Alger County communities, will host its Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie Author Readings and Panel Discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, via Zoom. Access the link at nmu.edu/onebook/twobooks or the Peter White Public Library site at pwpl.info/events.

The Two Books, Two Communities program, a partnership between Northern Michigan University and the Marquette and Alger County communities, will host its Battle of the Recipe Box Taste Off Finale at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Munising School Public Library.

Northern Michigan University alumnus Kyle Bladow ('07 BA, '09 MA) will present "Environmental Justice in Louise Erdrich's Speculative Fiction" as the inaugural speaker for the Department of English's new Visiting Scholar Series. His talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in room Peninsula I of the Northern Center. It is open to the public.

The Northern Michigan University Arts Chorale and University Choir will present their first concert of the 2021 Fall Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in Reynolds Recital Hall.