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Northern Minnesota
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In Progress
Through Aug. 25 ELY Event: 7th annual
“Tuesday Night Live” features local artists displaying their talents
downtown venues. 218-365-6123 www.ely.org Tuesdays 4-9 p.m.
Through Aug. 27 DULUTH Exhibit: “Slave
Trade Abolition” features artifacts from the abolitionist movement.
Karpeles Manuscript Museum 218-728-0630 www.rain.org Thurs.-Sun. Noon-4
p.m.
Through Sep. 14 DULUTH Exhibit: “REAL:
Artists and Landscapes” by photographer/curator Vance Gellert features
photographic portraits of untrained artists in their homes or studios,
as well as an image of a nearby landscape. Tweed Museum of Art,
University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8222 www.umn.edu/tma Tues. 9
a.m.- 8 p.m. Wed.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Artist
lecture Mar. 10, 6 p.m.
Through Dec. 12 DULUTH Pottery sale:
Features work by up to 15 artists, studio tours, demonstrations and
treats from Johnson’s Bakery. Duluth Art Institute, Lincoln Park
location 218-393-6974 www.duluthartinstitute.org 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Second
Saturday of each month
July
Jul. 1 DULUTH Concert: Lake Superior
Chamber Orchestra performs. Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota
Duluth 218-726-8877 www.lakesuperiorchamberorchestra.org 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 1 DULUTH Boat race: Sailboat races.
Fitger’s Brewery Complex courtyard 218-722-0410 www.fitgers.com 6 p.m.
Jul 1 ELY Film: History Night features the
film “Apollo 8 Remembers Historic Missions.” Classroom 104, Vermillion
Community College218-365-6123 7 p.m.
Jul. 1-29 DULUTH Concert: Jim Melde Big
Band performs in the Concerts by the Lake Series. Glensheen, the
Historic Congdon Estate 218-726-8910 www.glensheen.org Wed. 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 1-Oct. 7 DULUTH Event: Women’s
kayaking teaches kayaking basics in a friendly, fun atmosphere on a
private inland lake. No experience necessary. Fredenberg Lake
218-391-0147 www.outdooredventures.org Wednesdays 6-8 p.m.
Jul. 2 DULUTH Event: Inland lake kayaking
instruction improves skills while watching wildlife. Fredenberg Lake
218-391-0147 www.outdooredventures.org Thursdays 6-8 p.m.
Jul. 3 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Superman.” Leif Erickson Park 715-392-3480
twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
Jul 3, 5, 7-12
DULUTH Theater performance: “The Ice Fishing Play” by Kevin
Kling, directed by William Payne, revisits a Minnesota traditions
through the eyes of a legendary Minnesota storyteller. Marshall
Performing Arts Center, University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8561
www.tickets.umn.edu Jul. 3, Jul. 7-12 7:30 p.m. Jul. 5, 11
& 12 2 p.m.
Jul. 4 DULUTH Holiday festival: The
Midwest’s greatest 4th of July celebration features food, craft
vendors, games, music, F-16 flyover and fireworks extravaganza.
Bayfront Festival Park 800-438-5884
www.visitduluth.com/events/fourthfest.php 1-11 p.m. Fireworks 10:10 p.m.
Jul 4 ELY Holiday celebration: 4th of July
celebration with kids’ activities, parade, food, bingo and fireworks.
Whiteside Park 218-365-6123 11 a.m.-10 p.m., parade 1 p.m.
Jul. 5 DULUTH Concert: Los Lonely Boys
performs. Bayfront Festival park 218-336-1376
www.secretserviceconcerts.com
Jul. 5 LUTSEN Event: Garden Tea Party
features art demonstrations and readings. Last Chance Gallery
218-663-7008 www.lastchancefab.com 1-5 p.m.
Jul. 8-10 DULUTH Festival: Fitger’s
Sidewalk Festival with sales, food and entertainment. Fitger’s Brewery
Complex 218-722-8826 www.fitgers.com
Jul. 10 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Kung Fu Panda.” Leif Erickson Park 715-392-3480
twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
Jul. 10 DULUTH Dance: Sidewalk Days First
Street Dance. In front of Ace’s on First and Oly’s Downtown Pub
218-740-3747 www.downtownduluth.com 8 p.m.
Jul. 10 ELY Event: Come and be an
archaeologist for a few hours at the archaeological dig, for children
ages 7-11. Ely Winton Historical Society, Vermillion Community College
218-365-3226 1-3:30 p.m.
Jul. 10-26 DULUTH Exhibit: “Alignment,” new
photography by Dan Jandl and Travis Melin. Washington Studios Artist
Cooperative Gallery www.wsacduluth.info www.danjandl.com/news.htm
Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. or by
appointment. Opening reception Jul. 10 6-9 p.m.
Jul. 11 DULUTH Author appearance: Jim
Heffernan, author of Cooler by the Lake. Northern Lights Books and
Gifts 218-722-5267 www.norlights.com 2-3 p.m.
Jul. 11 DULUTH Author appearance: Michael
Willert, author of The Pirates of Sunrise Cove. Northern Lights Books
and Gifts 218-722-5267 www.norlights.com 1-2 p.m.
Jul. 11 DULUTH Festival: 4th annual
Bayfront Reggae Festival features international performers, cuisine and
artisans. Bayfront Festival Park 218-834-5037 www.bayfrontreggae.com 11
a.m.-10 p.m.
Jul. 13 DULUTH Concert: 2nd annual chamber
music concert from Aurora, Minnesota based Northern Lights Music
Festival and Young Artists Piano Camp. Weber Music Hall, University of
Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8561 www.tickets.umn.edu 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 15 DULUTH Event: Free antique
appraisal presented by the St. Louis County Historical Society,
featuring Dan Sershon of Northland Estate Services. Rotunda, St. Louis
County Heritage & Arts Center 218-733-7568 www.thehistorypeople.org
Noon-3 p.m.
Jul 15-18 DULUTH Festival: Spirit Valley
Days 2009, a neighborhood festival featuring live music, parade, food
vendors, arts and crafts sale and Miss West Duluth Pageant. West Duluth
www.spiritvalleydays.com
Jul. 16 DULUTH Anniversary celebration:
Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of Lake Superior Magazine with an
Open House, featuring door prizes, refreshments and giveaways. Lake
Superior Magazine offices 218-722-5002 www.lakesuperior.com 3-7 p.m.
Jul. 16 DULUTH Presentation: Lunch With the
History People presents author and historian Denis Gardner, who will
lecture on his new book Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota’s
Historic Bridges. Ruth Maney Room, St. Louis County Heritage & Arts
Center 218-733-7568 www.thehistorypeople.org Noon
Jul. 16 LAKEWIDE Celebration: Lake Superior
Day, with events celebrating the Big Lake happening lakewide.
Jul. 16-Aug. 2 DULUTH Theater performance:
“Beauty and the Beast,” based on the Oscar-winning Disney film. Duluth
Playhouse 218-733-7555 www.duluthplayhouse.org Thurs.-Sat. 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 2 p.m.
Jul. 17 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Men in Black.” Leif Erickson Park 715-392-3480
twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
Jul. 17-18 ELY Event: 2nd annual Cardboard
Boat Regatta with games, BBQ, bar and music, sponsored by Ely Post 2717
of the VFW. Semer’s Park 218-235-1371 Noon-6 p.m.
Jul. 18 DULUTH Event: 33rd annual Split
Rock scenic bicycle tour travels along the North Shore of Lake
Superior, with distances from 15 to 100 miles. Ordean Building.
218-724-2750 www.veloduluth.org
Jul 18 SCHROEDER Flower show: 74th annual
West End Garden Club Flower Show features everyone’s favorite old
songs, floral arrangements and refreshments. Schroeder Town Hall
218-663-0198 1-5 p.m.
Jul. 18 SCHROEDER Program: 6th annual
Lundie Vacation Home Tour features tours of cabins and guesthouses,
examples of Earth-friendly construction, presentation by Dale Mulfinger
and picnic. Various locations 218-663-7706 www.crossriverheritage.org
Jul. 18-19 HIBBING Festival: 31st annual
Mines & Pines Art Festival features original creations, tasty
treats, live music and entertainment. Historic Old North Hibbing
218-969-9699 www.minesandpines.org Jul. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jul. 19, 10
a.m.-4 p.m.
Jul. 18-19 SILVER
BAY Fishing competition: Lake Superior Salmon Classic awards
prizes for several weights of each species. Silver Bay Marina
218-226-3813 www.silverbay.com
Jul. 19-24 FINLAND Event: Family vacation
features activities and adventures with lodging and meals provided.
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center 218-353-7414 www.wolf-ridge.org
Jul. 20 DULUTH Concert: University of
Minnesota Duluth Jazz Faculty and Friends features standard jazz tunes
as well as new music written exclusively for this performance by band
members. Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8561
www.tickets.umn.edu 7:30 p.m.
Jul. 23 DULUTH Concert: Rock the Block
summer concert series presents music by The Accelerati. Between 4th and
5th Avenue West in downtown Duluth 218-740-3747 www.downtownduluth.com
4:30-7 p.m.
Jul. 23-26 HOYT LAKES Festival: Hoyt Lakes
Water Carnival features city picnic, entertainment, fireman olympics,
concessions and parade. Downtown 218-225-2654 www.hoytlakescarnival.com
Jul. 23-26, Jul. 29-Aug. 1 DULUTH Theater
performance: “Footloose” by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford, directed by
Ann Bergeron, based on the hit 1984 movie about a big city kid who
moves to a small town and shakes up the status quo. Marshall Performing
Arts Center, University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8561
www.tickets.umn.edu Jul. 23-25, Jul. 29-Aug. 1 7:30 p.m. Jul. 26 2 p.m.
Jul. 24 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in 3D. Leif Erickson Park
715-392-3480 twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
Jul. 24-25 WRENSHALL Festival: Free Range
Film Festival celebrates independent film and country living. County
Roads 1 & 4 www.freerangefilm.com Jul. 24 7:30 p.m. Jul. 25 2 &
7:30 p.m.
Jul. 24-26 CARLTON Festival: Carlton Daze,
a community celebration features baseball and softball tournaments,
golf, crafts, street dance, 5K race, bingo and parade. Various
locations 218-384-3322 www.carltondaze.com
Jul 24-26 ELY Festival: 29th annual
Blueberry Art Festival features over 400 exhibitors, handicrafts, stage
show and ethnic food. Whiteside Park 218-365-6123 www.ely.org Jul. 24
noon-7 p.m., Jul. 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Jul. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Jul. 24-26 SILVER BAY & BEAVER BAY
Festival: Silver-Beaver Bay Days with street dance, Norwegian Invasion
and train rides. 218-226-3813 www.silverbay.com
Jul. 25 DULUTH Event: Woman-made: Marvelous
Things Made by Northland Women. Somers Lounge, College of St.
Scholastica 218-525-5098 www.greygreen.org/duluthfairs 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Jul. 25 SILVER BAY Race: Bay-to-Bay Road
and Trail Run, 4th annual 10K run and walk to Beaver Bay along the
Superior Hiking Trail. 218-226-3813 www.silverbay.com
Jul. 31 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Iron Man.” Leif Erickson Park 715-392-3480
twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
August
Aug. 1-2 DULUTH Triathlon: Brewhouse
Triathlon features long and short courses and a kid’s race. Pike Lake
218-393-0970 www.brewhousetriathlon.com
Aug. 6-8, 13-15 & 20-22 DULUTH Theater
performance: “A New Brain,” a funny and powerful musical featuring
songs y Tony Award-winner William Finn. Renegade Comedy Theatre, Teatro
Zuccone 218-336-1414 www.renegadecomedytheatre.com 8 p.m.
August 7 CASTLE DANGER Event:
Universe in the Park feature a short presentation with sky observation
presented by the University of Minnesota’s Department of Astronomy.
Gooseberry Falls State Park 612-625-0580 www.astro.umn.edu 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 7 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park presents “Sixteen
Candles.” Leif Erickson Park 715-392-3480 twinportsoutdoormovies.com
Dusk
Aug. 7-8 LUTSEN Exhibit: “Fiber, Fire
and Functional Art.”
Last Chance Gallery 218-663-7008 www.lastchancefab.com Reception Aug. 7
5-8 p.m.
August 7-9 TWO HARBORS Festival: Kayak festival features
clinics, tours, demonstrations, pancake breakfast and youth activities.
Burlington Bay Campground www.kayakfestival.upnorthmn.net
August 8 TOFTE Author appearance: Cathy Wurzer, author of
Tales of the Road, discusses her book. Sugarloaf Cove 218-525—0001
www.sugarloafcovenorthshore.org 10 a.m.
Aug. 13-16 BARNUM County fair: Carlton
County Fair features grandstand entertainment, animal judging and auto
racing. Carlton County Fairgrounds 218-389-6737
www.carltoncountyfair.com
Aug. 14 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Leif Erickson Park
715-392-3480 twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
Aug. 21 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.” Leif Erickson Park
715-392-3480 twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
Aug. 28 DULUTH Film: Movies in the Park
presents “Madagascar.” Leif Erickson Park 715-392-3480
twinportsoutdoormovies.com Dusk
September
Sep. 12 DULUTH Presentation: Dan Lynch,
co-author of Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the
Lake Superior Area, talks about the kinds of treasures the average
rock-picker can find on the shores of Lake Superior; books will be
available for sale and the author will also sign copies of his book.
Lake Superior Magazine offices 218-722-5002 www.lakesuperior.com 10 a.m.
September 14 TWO HARBORS Event:
Harvest Moon celebration with live music and star gazing. Two Harbors
Breakwater 218-834-3370 6:30 p.m.
Sep. 19 TWO HARBORS Marathon: 14th
annual North Shore In-Line Marathon from Two Harbors to Duluth. North
Shore Scenic Drive 218-723-1503 www.northshoreinline.com 7:30 a.m.
Sep. 25-27 GRAND MARAIS Festival:
“Unplugged—the Northern Harvest” celebrates the beauty and sensations
of fall, featuring music, dance and seasonal treats. North House Folk
School 218-387-9762 www.northhouse.org
Sept. 25-Oct. 4 NORTH SHORE
Exhibition: Crossing Borders Studio Tour features studio tours of 19
artists from Duluth to Thunder Bay. Various locations 800-388-8698
(United States) 800-244-0745 (Canada) www.crossingbordersstudiotour.com
10
a.m.-6 p.m. daily
October
Oct. 15-17, 22-24 & 29-31 DULUTH
Theater performance: “The Woman in Black,” the stage adaptation of
Susan Hill’s spine-chilling ghost story set in England. Renegade Comedy
Theatre, Teatro Zuccone 218-336-1414 www.renegadecomedytheatre.com 8
p.m. Oct. 31, 10 p.m.
Oct. 16-Nov. 15 GRAND MARAIS Exhibit:
“Secrets of the Lake,” paintings by regional artist Brandon Kuehn.
Johnson Heritage Post Gallery 218-387-2315 www.brandonkuehn.com Opening
reception Oct. 16, 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 24 DULUTH Author appearance: Author
Fred Stonehouse presents “Things That Go Bump in the Night, Great Lakes
Ghost Tales,” and will be signing his books. Free to the public, but
please RSVP as space is limited. Lake Superior Magazine offices
218-722-5002 www.lakesuperior.com 2 p.m.
November
Nov. 7-8 DULUTH Event: Gales of November,
annual celebration of our maritime heritage. Duluth Entertainment and
Convention Center www.lsmma.com/gales
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