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In Progress
Through Aug. 31 DULUTH Exhibit: Literal
Bible and Gutenberg Exhibit includes the King James Version of the
Bible, the 4th Edition of the Bible, the Gutenberg Bible “The Shema”
and the Proclamation of the Holy Crusades. Karpeles Manuscript Museum
902 East First Street 218-728-0630 Thurs.-Sun. Noon-4 p.m.
Through Sep. 5 DULUTH Exhibit: Collection
Feature: Blu Dot, an exhibit of affordable, innovative furniture
designed by a Minneapolis-based furniture design company. Tweed Museum
of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8222 www.d.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.
Through Sep. 12 DULUTH Exhibit: Brave,
Strong, True: Selections from the Potlatch Collection of Royal Canadian
Mounted Police Illustrations features work selected from the museum’s
permanent collection. Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota
Duluth 218-726-8222 www.d.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.
Through Oct. 24 DULUTH Exhibit: “Bits and
Pieces: A Visual Journey” features the work of artist Adu Gindy. Duluth
Art Institute 218-733-7560 duluthartinstitute.org Sep. 23 Celebration
5-7 p.m. Oct. 7 Artist Dialogue 6-7 p.m.
Through Nov. 7 DULUTH Exhibit: Form and
Surface: Selections from the Glenn C. Nelson Collection features works
by former university professor Glenn C. Nelson. Tweed Museum of Art,
University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8222 www.d.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.
Through Dec. 20 DULUTH Exhibit: Symbolic
yarn paintings by the native Huichol people of Mexico used to
communicate between the Gods of the Huichol peyote religion and earthly
life. Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8222
www.d.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.
August
Aug. 30-Sep. 3
DULUTH Tour: “The Pier History Tour,” a 30-minute walking tour to
introduce visitors to the history of Canal Park, the Duluth Ship Canal,
the Aerial Lift Bridge, shipwreck and lighthouses. Lake Superior
Maritime Visitor Center 218-720-5260 www.lsmma.com 1 & 3 p.m.
Aug. 4-31 DULUTH Exhibit: “Breaking into
Blossom,” a photography exhibit by Duluth-based photographer Bailey
Aro, features a variety of unique and timeless images; all are invited
to the opening reception to meet the artist. Pizza Luce 218-727-7400
www.baileyarophotography.com Mon.-Thurs. & Sun. 8 a.m.-1:30 a.m.
Fri.-Sat. 8 a.m.-2:30 a.m. Opening reception Aug. 4 7-9 p.m.
September
Sep. 1-Oct. 17
SCHROEDER Exhibit: Frequent Lake
Superior Magazine photographers Larry & Linda Dunlap display
their work along with fiber artist Mary Jane Huggins. Fireplace Room
Gallery, Cross River Heritage Center 218-663-7706
www.crossriverheritage.org Through Oct. 16 open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Sun. Noon-4 p.m.
Sep. 3
BEAVER BAY Event: First Friday event
with singer/songwriter Lee Murdock performing classic and new songs of
sailors, ships and lighthouses. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
218-226-6372 www.mnhs.org/splitrock 6:30 & 7:45 p.m.
Sep. 10 DULUTH Film presentation: “The
Wizard of Oz,” part of the Movies in the Park series. Leif Erickson
Park 715-392-3480 www.twinportsoutdoormovies.com 9:30 p.m.
Sep. 11 MARKHAM Festival: Wirtanen Pioneer
Farm Fall Festival celebrates historic farm traditions with hands-on
exhibits, music and games. Eli Wirtanen Finnish Farmstead 218-638-2859
www.wirtanenfarm.org 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sep. 13 DULUTH Event: Special location and
time for the Duluth Farmer’s Market with a selection of fresh fruit,
vegetables, crafts, jam and honey. Lake Superior Plaza 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sep. 16 DULUTH Book signing: Author Laurie
Hertzel will sign copies of her book News
to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist. Spirit of the
North Theater, Fitger’s Brewery Complex 218-727-9077 7-8:30 p.m.
Sep. 16 DULUTH Event: “Port-Traits:
Duluth-Superior Shows Its Face” features portraits made by visitors and
community members throughout the summer; all are invited to view the
portraits at the special event. Duluth Art Institute, The Depot 506
West Michigan Street 218-733-7560 www.duluthartinstitute.org 5-7 p.m.
Sep. 17 DULUTH Fundraiser: “Restore the
NorShor,” a fundraiser featuring rock ‘n roll performances by Mitch
Ryder, Joey Molland of Badfinger, Jimmy Gilmber of the Fireballs and
the ShackShakers. NorShor Theatre 211 East Superior Street
www.restorethenorshor.com 8 p.m.
Sep. 17-19 DULUTH Event: Hawk Ridge Weekend
welcomes birdwatchers to participate in guided hikes, field trips and
presentations during the hawk migration. Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve
218-722-4011 www.hawkridge.org
Sep. 18 DULUTH 26th annual Fall Festival
features over 100 booths featuring crafts, local produce, hand-dipped
caramel apples, apple cider and sweet corn; pony rides and live
entertainment. Chester Bowl Park 1801 East Skyline Parkway 10-4 p.m.
Sep. 18 DULUTH Event: Come celebrate the
return of Full Circle Superior walkers Mike Link & Kate Crowley on
the anniversary of the completion of the Lake Superior Circle Tour.
Canal Park Lodge www.lakesuperior.com
Sep. 24-25 CLOQUET Event: Third annual
Cloquet River Run features one mile, 5K and youth races, pasta and
salad feed, health and fitness expo and t-shirts for all participants.
Churchill Elementary School www.cloquetriverrun.com Sep. 24 Health and
fitness expo & pasta and salad feed 4-7 p.m. Sep. 25 Race start 9
a.m.
Sep. 24-26 GRAND MARAIS Event: Unplugged:
The Northern Harvest featuring performances by singer/songwriters
Cheryl Wheeler, Pat Alger and Jon Vezner, food, traditional fish boil,
and view traditional craft workmanship by guest artisans. North House
Folk School www.northhouse.org Sep. 24 1 p.m.-Sep. 26 10 p.m.
Sep. 24-26 LUTSEN Exhibit: “Falling for
Art,” an exhibit featuring the recent sculptures of Tom Christiansen.
Last Chance Gallery 218-663-7008 www.lastchancefab.com 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sep. 24-Oct. 3 GRAND MARAIS Event: 13th
annual Crossing Borders Studio tour invites participants to tour the
studios of artists working in media including paint, pottery and
fabric; art will also be available for sale. Various locations
800-388-8698 www.crossingbordersstudiotour.com
Sep. 25 DULUTH Performance: “Sensational
Tchaikovsky” features the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra with
clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
218-623-3776 www.dsso.com 8 p.m.
Sep. 25 DULUTH Sale: Trollbead Trunk Show.
Sivertson Gallery 888-815-5814 www.sivertson.com
Sep. 25 GRAND MARAIS Event: Print artist
Rick Allen sign copies of Joyce Sidman’s poetry book The Dark Emporer
with nocturnal prints created by Rick. Sivertson Gallery 888-880-4369
www.sivertson.com 1-4 p.m.
Sep. 25-Nov. 6 TWO HARBORS Exhibit: “One
Special Place,” a photography exhibit featuring images of the
photographers’ favorite places around Lake Superior. Waterfront Galley
632 First Avenue 218-834-0756 www.waterfront-gallery.com Wed.-Sat. 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Sep. 27 DULUTH Event: Special location and
time for the Duluth Farmer’s Market with a selection of fresh fruit,
vegetables, crafts, jam and honey. Lake Superior Plaza 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sep. 28 GRAND RAPIDS Book signing: Author
Laurie Hertzel will sign copies of her book News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental
Journalist. Grand Rapids Public Library 616-988-5400 7 p.m.
October
Oct. 1 BEAVER BAY Event: First Friday
event, “The Witch of November: Tales of Two Storms,” a presentation by
Thom Holden, director of Duluth’s Lake Superior Maritime Visitor
Center, about the 1905 Mataafa storm and the 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald
storm. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park 218-226-6372
www.mnhs.org/splitrock 6:30 & 7:45 p.m.
Oct. 2 DULUTH Event: Print artist Rick
Allen sign copies of Joyce Sidman’s poetry book The Dark Emporer with
nocturnal prints created by Rick. Sivertson Gallery 888-815-5814
www.sivertson.com 1-4 p.m.
Oct. 2 GRAND MARAIS Sale: Trollbead Trunk
Show. Sivertson Gallery 888-880-4369 www.sivertson.com
Oct. 9 DULUTH Art: Get to the Point:
Awesome Art & Gift Fair has locally made jewelry, photography,
stained glass, baskets, wood-turned bowls, cards and local books.
Lafayette Square Community Building, Park Point. 218-525-5098.
www.wendyupnorth.com/duluthfairs. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oct. 9 MOOSE LAKE Event: Moose Lake Area
Historical Society’s 92nd Commemoration of the Fires of 1918, remembers
those who died and the few remaining survivors. Moose Lake Depot &
Fires Museum & Annex, 900 Folz Blvd. 218-485-4679. 1 p.m., with
pictures of fire survivors taken at 2 p.m. at the new annex.
Oct. 9 & 16 DULUTH Event: Costumes are
recommended for Boo at the Zoo, which includes trick-or-treating around
Lake Superior Zoo. 218-730-4500. www.lszoo.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both
days.
Oct. 14 DULUTH Author appearance:
Michael Nordskog and Aaron Hautala, authors of The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods
Finnish Sauna Tradition will give a talk, present a slide show
and sign copies of their book. Clyde Iron Works 2920 West Michigan
Street 218-727-1150 www.upress.umn.edu 7 p.m.
Oct. 15-16 LUTSEN Celebration: Celebrate
the 125th birthday of Lutsen Resort with a fireside chat with former
owners George and Patty Nelson and dinner celebration. Lutsen Resort
218-258-8736 www.lutsenresort.com
Oct. 16 DULUTH Performance: Duluth Superior
Symphony Orchestra presents “Surprising Tangos” and spotlights Lidia
Kaminska on Plazzolla’s “Three Tangos.” Duluth Entertainment Convention
Center 218-623-3776 www.dsso.com 8 p.m.
Oct. 16 GRAND MARAIS Reading: Louis Jenkins
reads from his new collection, Before You Know It: Prose Poems
1970-2005, and discusses reading and writing. Drury Lane Books
218-387-3370 www.drurylanebooks.com 5 p.m.
Oct. 16 SCHROEDER Book signing: Author
Laurie Hertzel will sign copies of her book News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental
Journalist. Cross River Heritage Center 218-663-7706 2 p.m.
Oct. 17 DULUTH Performance: Red Green
appears as part of his Wit and Wisdom 2010 tour; all ticket revenue
supports Duluth public television. Location TBA www.redgreen.com
Oct. 18 LAKEWIDE 16th annual Lake Superior
Photo Contest deadline for entries. Check website for details and
rules: www.lakesuperior.com. Mail to Lake Superior Photo Contest, Lake
Superior Magazine, P.O. Box 16417, Duluth, MN 55816
Oct. 23-24 DULUTH Workshop: Visual Diaries
– Surrounded by Possibilities with Nancy Azara uses meditation,
discussion, painting and collage to create visual diaries. Duluth Art
Institute – Lincoln Center 218-733-7560
www.duluthartinstitute.org 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Oct. 23-Nov. 21 DULUTH Theater performance:
“The Bikinis,” the girl group from the Sixties sings songs including
“Heat Wave,” “Time of the Season” and “It’s in His Kiss.” Midi Change
of Pace Dinner Theater 218-727-4880 www.midirestaurant.net Fri.-Sat.
Dinner 6:30 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Sun. Brunch 12:30 p.m. Show 2 p.m.
Oct. 30 DULUTH Performance: The Duluth
Superior Symphony Orchestra presents the music of John Williams, the
composer whose work includes film scores for “E.T.,” “Star Wars,”
“Superman,” and the Harry Potter and Indiana Jones films. Duluth
Entertainment Convention Center 218-623-3776 www.dsso.com 8 p.m.
November
Nov. 5 BEAVER BAY Event: First Friday
event, “Great Minnesota November Storms” with climatology
professor/author Mark Seeley discussing some of the biggest November
storms in Minnesota history. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
218-226-6372 www.mnhs.org/splitrock 6:30 & 7:45 p.m.
Nov. 10 BEAVER BAY Commemoration: Annual
beacon lighting commemorates the 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
with a film about the ship shown continuously and the names of the 29
crew members read while the ship’s bell tolls. Split Rock Lighthouse
State Park 218-226-6372 www.mnhs.org/splitrock Noon-6 p.m.
Nov. 12-13 DULUTH Conference: Annual Gales
of November includes opening gala Friday night at the Lake Superior
Maritime Visitor Center, hosted by Lake Superior Magazine, and speaker
earlier in the day at Grandma’s Sports Garden. Saturday presentations
by maritime historians, authors and divers, plus exhibitors, silent
auction, drawings and book signings at the Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center. Noon speakers are Mike Link and Kate Crowley on
their Full Circle walking trip around Lake Superior. 218-727-2497.
www.lsmma.com.
Nov. 13 DULUTH Performance: The Duluth
Superior Symphony Orchestra presents “Sublime Mozart,” which includes
Mozart’s “Requiem,” Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and Schumann’s
Concerto for Piano in A Minor with Juan Jose Chuquisengo on piano.
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center 218-623-3776 www.dsso.com 8 p.m.
Nov. 13-Dec. 31 TWO HARBORS Exhibit: Blue
Skies Glassworks, an exhibit featuring the work of Mike and Judy
Tonder. Waterfront Gallery 632 First Avenue 218-834-0756
www.waterfront-gallery.com Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Artist reception
Nov. 20 3-5 p.m.
Nov. 18-21 GRAND MARAIS Festival:
Winterer’s Gathering & Arctic Film Festival celebrates the culture,
landscape, history and stories of winter travel and traditional
northern customs with hands-on courses, winter skill seminars,
speakers, films and winter camping. North House Folk School
218-387-9762 www.northhouse.org
Nov. 19 DULUTH Parade: Christmas City of
the North Parade signals the start of the holiday season, as Santa
makes his first appearance along with colorful lighted floats, marching
bands and pageantry. Route goes from Canal Park through downtown
Duluth. 218-720-9600. 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 20-Dec. 26 DULUTH Event: “Bentleyville
Tour of Lights” presents nearly 3 million lights illuminating Bayfront
Festival Park, this year with the “Twelve Story Christmas Tree” on
display, laden with more than 30,000 LED lights. Free. Beverages and
treats. 218-390-9790. www.bentleyvilleusa.org. Sunday-Thursday, 5
p.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5-10 p.m.
Nov. 23 GRAND MARAIS Event: Christmas
Parade features colorful floats and music to celebrate the spirit of
the holiday season. Downtown www.grandmarais.com 6 p.m.
Nov. 25-27 LUTSEN Event: 5th annual Holiday
Market raises money for local charities with the sale of holiday art;
also features a traditional tree lighting. Last Chance Gallery
218-663-7008 www.lastchancefab.com 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
December
Dec. 31 DULUTH Celebration: New Year’s Eve
Gala with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra; Cirque de la
Symphonie performs followed by a party; first event in the new arena.
AMSOIL Arena 218-623-3776 www.dsso.com 7:30 p.m.
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