Recorded Programs
The Seth Brown Duo in Concert
January 26, 2026
Live stream on January 21, 2026. PWPL presents an evening of Country Roots music (original songs influenced by rock & roll, folk, traditional, and outlaw country) with the Seth Brown Duo. It’s sure to be a boot-stomping good time! Live recorded in the Community Room at PWPL.
Poetry-palooza: NMU MFA Poetry Student Reading
December 8, 2025
Live stream on December 6, 2025: For this special event, PWPL partners with NMU’s MFA Program to sponsor an end-of-semester poetry reading. Students currently enrolled in NMU’s graduate-level poetry workshop will share their work in a poetry-palooza.
Tuba Christmas 2025
December 8, 2025
Join Peter White Public Library, in partnership with the Marquette Regional History Center, for a booming, brassy concert of Christmas carols. Let the spirit of Christmas resonate within you. Recorded live at the Marquette Regional History Center on December 7, 2025.
John Smolens Book Launch: “Possesion(s)”
December 5, 2025
Livestream at PWPL, December 4, 2025. Three-time Michigan Notable Book writer John Smolens reads from his new collection of short stories, Possession(s), accompanied by special musical guest Bill Hart. The stories in the collection explore the fears, doubts, and uncertainties of the human condition, from the shores of Lake Superior to streets of 19th-century Paris.
Katherine Walker: From Saint to Santa – The Curious History of Claus
December 3, 2025
Celebrated expert on the histories of magic, science, and drama, Dr. Walker traces the surprising evolution of Santa Claus—from a fourth-century bishop known for his charity, to the jolly, red-suited icon of global consumer culture today, exploring how folklore, literature, advertising, and politics shaped the figure we know as Santa Claus.