Events
The PlayList season 2 kicks off Oct. 7
Experience trumpets and trombones, an insider’s look at a hilarious local musical, beautiful hand weaving by Two Harbors’ Deb Cooter, and more! Join us for a front row seat as The PlayList launches a second season of exceptional, local arts programming Thursday, Oct. 7 at 9pm on WDSE-WRPT’s PBS North (8.1/31.1)!
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Schedule for Free Ice Skating at Duluth Heritage Sports Center
Adult skating is on Thursday mornings, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Family skating is on Wednesday nights, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Duluth Parks and Recreation sponsors the free skating sessions. The Heritage Sports Center is located at 120 S. 30th Avenue W. in Duluth’s friendly West End. Bring your own skates.
Frank Jewell Fundraiser Oct. 7
Join us in a “Party for Change” to support Frank Jewell’s campaign for St. Louis County Commissioner. On Thursday, Oct. 7, there will be a silent auction at Zeitgeist from 7-9pm with music from Sarah Thompson and Paula Pedersen. At 9pm we’ll shift over to Luce for a concert featuring DJ Kevin Craig, Shaunna Heckman and Retribution Gospel Choir. (more…)
Come party with Chester Creek Café
Monday, Oct. 4 @ 7PM
At Sara’s Table/Chester Creek Café will be celebrating its appearance on Diners Drive-ins and Dives. T-Shirt design contest with prize for the best. Free Apps. Happy Hour. Marc Gartband. Samples. I am telling you – this will be super fab.
Youth Program Quality Assessment Workshop at Great Lakes Aquarium
Facilitator: Stephanie Love
When: Friday, Oct. 29 from 8:30am – 1pm
Where: Great Lakes Aquarium Board Room
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Barn movie night
Friday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 pm
The Free Range Film Barn will host the Manhattan Shorts Film Fest this Friday. It has been warm all week so the barn will be nice and cozy. Come on out before we close it up for winter!
COGGS Movie Night: Bicycle Dreams
The third COGGS Movie Night at the Zinema is Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7:15. (more…)
Oct. 11 Anti-War Protest
Protest the ongoing wars! Bring the troops and war dollars home now! Money for jobs and education – not war and occupation!
Monday, Oct. 11, 5-7pm
Night Without a Home Sleepout and Fundraiser at Wade Stadium
Saturday, Oct. 9
Hundreds of area residents will be sleeping outside Saturday, Oct. 9, at Wade Stadium in an effort to raise donations to aid the homeless in our community.
Night Without a Home Sleep Out and Fundraiser will include a homelessness demo along with music and many great speakers. Funds and items collected by participants will benefit the more than 500 homeless in our community at the Project Homeless Connect event to be held at the Washington Center on Oct. 28.
A Night Without a Home asks participants not just to learn about homelessness but to be part of the solution to raise awareness of homelessness in our own community by sleeping outside for a night. The event is also intended to raise donations that will help those in our community who don’t yet have the option of a warm bed. Participants will be joined by a group of speakers featuring residents who have experienced homelessness, faith leaders, and community leaders.
For more information you can call Scott at 218-590-0943 or send an e-mail to twinportsaction @ charter.net.
Kids Carnival starts at 10 am
Softball Challenge at 11 am
Registration for Night Out starts at 4 pm
Music, homelessness demo, food, art
Equal Xchange and Retribution Gospel Choir @ Pizza Luce
Retribution Gospel Choir tops off a 10 day tour at Pizza Luce Duluth with headliners Equal Xchange. Saturday October 2nd. 10pm. 21+. $5.
Free Events @ The Encounter
This fall, the Encounter Youth Center in downtown Duluth is celebrating over 100,000 total visits from young people since opening in November of 2002. To celebrate this momentous occasion, a full mini-golf course will be set-up throughout the 38,000-square-foot, multi-level facility. Games will be offered free for all ages. The hours for the course will be:
Thursday, Oct. 7, from 12pm – 9pm (course will open after ribbon cutting at noon)
Friday, Oct. 8, from 5pm – 9pm
Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10am – 5pm
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Dark Emperor at Sivertson Gallery
Dark Emperor book cover
“Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze,
come smell your way among the trees,
come touch rough bark and leathered leaves:
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All Souls Night at Duluth Depot Great Hall
The third annual Duluth All Souls Night will be held in the Great Hall of the downtown Depot on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 2, 6-9 p.m.
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Benefit Concert for Lake Superior Youth Chorus at Clyde Iron Works
Pizza buffet dinner and concert to benefit the Lake Superior Youth Chorus (LSYC) on Sunday, October 3rd @ Clyde Iron Works. The concert features performances by Sarah Lawrence & Cal Metts, Bill Bastian, UMD Vocal Jazz alumni in “Port Authority,” LSYC alumni and friends, and MORE! Come out for pizza and a night of great music to help support the Youth Chorus.
Pizza from 6-7 pm. Concert at 7 pm.
Tickets for sale at Clyde Iron Works or by calling (218)591-3515. $25 ($15 is tax-deductible)
Clyde Iron Works, 2920 W. Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55806
Visit www.lsyouthchorus.org for more information
Volunteer Actors Needed For Haunted Ship
Time to start getting together our fabulous group of actors for the Haunted Ship on the William A. Irvin. Ever wanted to scare someone and get thanked for doing so? Ever wanted to leer at someone without having the police called? Now’s your chance!
We’re looking for a solid, responsible, fun crew of actors to staff the ship. The age for volunteers is 18 for safety reasons, but if you’re younger (like 16ish and extremely interested) or if you’ve worked on the boat before, we should be able to work something out.
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Family Fun Day to Help Save the Skating Rink at Lower Chester Bowl
On Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2:30 p.m., all neighbors are invited to gather at the Lower Chester Park Rink on East 15th Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Street. This is a pot luck event with games, balloon animals, a magician, and other silliness.
There is a serious side to this event, too. The rink and warming house at Lower Chester Park are in danger of being torn down — and soon. They are still in good repair, and it would be a shame to see this facility continue to go to waste. The facility has been under-utilized for several years due largely to lack of consistent hours, no Zamboni, no easy way to flood the rink, etc.
The goal of this gathering on Saturday afternoon, aside from having some good-ol’-fashioned family fun, is to mobilize a neighborhood-wide grass-roots effort to keep this rink alive. We’d love to fill the rink on Saturday afternoon with as many neighbors as possible (from BOTH sides of the creek!). College students, high school students, and families with young children are especially encouraged to attend.
Utensils, plates, bowls and cups will be provided. Bring lawn chairs, beverages, anything with wheels (human-powered), and lots of enthusiasm. Folks with questions should contact Mabel Galvin at 724-7667, or Bev Bertnson at 724-6126.
Franconia Sculpture Park Art and Artists Celebration 2010
art and artists fest
14th Annual Franconia Sculpture Park Art and Artists Celebration
Saturday · September 25th · 10:00am to 9:00pm · Rain or Shine
. . . is a day-long festival celebrating the artists, the new sculpture installations, and our amazing community. A full day’s entertainment with artist-led tours, live music, dance, poetry, kids’ activities, and great food.
This year’s Franconia Fellowship and Intern Artists will be exhibiting their new sculpture installations – some interactive, some climbable, most simply amazing. There will be artist-led tours of the exhibition for those who like to get the inside scoop on the artists and their work.
Beaner’s One Week Live, Day Five
Friday, Sept. 24 | 8 p.m. | $8
Beaner’s Central, West Duluth
Mark Anderson Trio * Atlantis Quartet
Kilometers Davis * Billy Don’t Be a Hero
Yep, we’re doing it again. The first person to comment on this post will be on the guest list for free admission to tonight’s show.
Beaner’s One Week Live, Day Four
Thursday, Sept. 23 | 8 p.m. | $8
Beaner’s Central, West Duluth
Yeltzi * Tony Furtado
Steve Isakson Band * The Brushstrokes
Rainy day fun! Get into the show free by being the first person to comment on this post.
26-hour Renegade Improv Marathon starts this weekend!
This is our official trailer for this weekend’s 26-hour Renegade Improv Marathon. (more…)
Hermantown Fall Fest
Hermantown Fall Fest this Saturday, Sept. 25, 10am-3pm
Over 50 vendors, farmers market and local history displays
Hermantown History Center
5255 Maple Grove Road
River Icarus cello and film performance with Kathy McTavish
In 2009 Kathy McTavish was awarded an American Composers Forum / Jerome Foundation commission and an Arrowhead Regional Arts Council / McKnight Foundation grant to compose, record and perform a work for electrified solo cello called: “River Icarus: Rusted Bridge / Deep Water.”
The “River Icarus” project explores myth and memory, the ways we construct our personal story, the relationship to our physical surroundings and the myths/ghosts that exist in that landscape. This fusion of film and cello explores the ephemeral, elusive underworld of personal experience.
Join Kathy and Jodi Christensen on Thursday, Sept. 23, 7-8:30pm, Deep Peace Wellness Studio, located at 31 W. Superior St., Suite 501 (Enter through the avenue).
Watch, listen, draw, journal, meditate, or relax in restorative yoga poses.
Donations appreciated.
Calling All Ladies!
We are having a Ladies Night of Indulgence this Thursday at Kress Hall in the basement of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior from 7p-9p. Come on out and meet some of the 15+ vendors we have available to demonstrate massages, facials, clothing, jewelry and more! This event is 21+ only. Free! Plus we will have wine tasting and fancy snacks. This event is a Friendraiser for Guiding Star Women’s Center.
Belly Dance Classes with Anna
Anna - Belly Dance Instructor - Duluth, MN
A new belly dance class starts Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7:30-8:30pm at the Washington Artist’s Coop. The class runs six weeks for $48. New classes will be offered throughout the year. For more information or to register email Anna at annaraks @ gmail.com or call 218-727-6339.