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  • Sunday, March 16 – Join the Lakehead Chapter of the Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society to celebrate St. Urho’s Day at Kenwood Lutheran Church, 2720 Myers Avenue, off Arrowhead Road in Duluth. Parking is available on the lower level at 3:00 p.m. There will be live music, a brief business meeting, followed by a St. Urho’s Day program at 3:30 p.m. Find out about the origin and meaning of St. Urho’s Day, and practice how to celebrate this annual Finnish holiday. If you dress in the traditional St. Urho’s Day colors of Purple and Nile Green, you may win a prize! Refreshments, social time, and more music will follow the program. For more information email LakeheadMFAHS@gmail.com.
  • Sunday, March 16 – Head of the Lakes United Way’s 4th annual Experience Auction is right around the corner! LAST DAY. The auction will be held online. There will be over 50 experiences, such as music lessons at Encore Music Studio, a course at North House Folk School, and, a standup paddle boarding group experience with Northshore SUP! All proceeds from the auction will go to support our work to improve the health, education, and financial stability of EVERY person in EVERY community United Way serves. Online at: http://www.hlunitedway.org/auction
  • Tuesday, March 18 – The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will present Vincent Osborn, double bass at 7:30 p.m. in Webb Recital Hall, 1805 Catlin Ave. as part of its University Recital Series. The first half of the recital will also feature pieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Reinhold Glière and Giovanni Bottesini. For the second half of the concert, Osborn will be joined by cellist Ed Willett of Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door with cash, check or credit card. Event link: https://www.uwsuper.edu/event/university-recital-series-vince-osborn-double-bass-2025-03-18/
  • Wednesday, March 19 – Grand Reopening of Proctor High School and Middle School’s newly renovated school library, to be known as the Rails Academic and Cultural Center (RACC) from 5:00-7:00 in the library. Ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Students, staff, and the community are welcome to explore the transformed space. There will be treats and opportunities to engage with new library features. For more information about the event, please contact Macie Keppers at mkeppers@proctor.k12.mn.us
  • Wednesday, March 19 – Sunday, March 23 – The Minnesota Film Festival returns to Duluth from March 19 – 23 at Zeitgeist Arts Building, 222 E Superior Street in Duluth and venues across the HART district. The full schedule will be announced on February 20, but passes are available for purchase now at zeitgeistarts.com/mff
  • Friday, March 21 – A Felgemaker and Friends Birthday Celebration Concert at Sacred Heart Music Center, 201 West 4th Street in Duluth at 7:00 p.m. Come pay tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach on his 340th birthday and celebrate Rev. Dr. David Tryggestad on his 75th birthday. This birthday concert will feature musicians Velda Graham Bell, Rosemary Guiney, Thomas Hamilton, Brian Kapp, Tasha Kapp, Rachael Kresha, Karen Hanson Sande, Charles Sundquist and David Tryggestad. Come hear the masterful music of J.S. Bach and friends played on the beautiful, historic Felgemaker pipe organ at Sacred Heart Music Center! A reception follows with birthday cake! Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted. All donations will support the Felgemaker Organ Fund which is used to maintain the Felgemaker pipe organ. Parking is available on the street, and in the parking lot diagonally across from the Sacred Heart Music Center.
  • Native Plant Kit & Seed Mix Sale runs through June 13. Place your orders. Includes Native plant kits that arrive from the greenhouse in 4-inch plant/plug flats of 36 plants in six species. Plant for monarchs, songbirds, pollinators and more. See mixes are also available for pollinators, songbirds, monarchs, buckthorn replacement or a be-friendly lawn. Plant pickup will be June 27 at the Carlton County Transportation Building, 1630 Co. Road 61 in Carlton. Order online at carltonswcd.org/store or call 218-384-3891

  • Friday, March 28 – Saturday, March 29 – Arrowhead Chorale Presents Spring Concert “Circle of Life: Songs of the Stage & Screen” at First Lutheran Church in Duluth on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door for adults and $10 for students with ID and children 17 and younger. Tickets are available online at arrowheadchorale.com. Experience joy and nostalgia with performances that resonate across generations, touching the hearts of music lovers of all ages! Arrowhead Chorale is a non-profit vocal ensemble located in Duluth.
  • Friday, March 28 – Sunday, March 30 – Card, Coin, Pokémon & Memorabilia Show at the Miller Hill Mall in Duluth in the Barnes & Noble Court presented by Game On & Elite Sports. Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Friday, March 28 – Saturday, April 5 – A Timeless Comedy: UW-Superior presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night presented by the University of Wisconsin-Superior Theatre Department. Performances, directed by UW-Superior assistant professor of theatre Sean Naughton, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on March 28 and 29, April 3 and 4, and at 2 p.m. on April 5 in Manion Theater, in the Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center at 1805 Catlin Ave. in Superior. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $5 for students with a valid UW-Superior ID. Tickets may be purchased at the box office in the Holden Fine Arts Center and at //uwsuper.edu/theatre. Reservations can be made at (715) 394-8369.
  • Saturday, March 29 – Spring Gardening Extravaganza will be back at The Depot for an amazing day of gardening info and inspiration This year’s theme is Better Gardens for a Better Life: An Integrated Approach to Gardening Your Way to Better Health and Happiness. Spring Gardening Extravaganza is brought to you by St. Louis County Extension and University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners. There will be multiple presentations to attend. The cost of the day is $40 and includes a catered lunch, refreshments, displays and the 2025 Resource Book published for this event. For more information visit stlouiscountymn.gov/ or call 218-733-2870.

  • Wednesday, April 2 – Friday, April 4 – Ancestral Embers Native Music Fest will bring a powerful celebration of Indigenous music and culture to the Northland in a three-night event. The music festival is free and will feature a lineup of Native artists, bringing their voices, stories, and talent to Nett Lake, Cloquet, and Duluth. Additional details and schedule can be found here.
  • Thursday, April 3 – Saturday, April 5 – A Timeless Comedy: UW-Superior presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night presented by the University of Wisconsin-Superior Theatre Department. Performances, directed by UW-Superior assistant professor of theatre Sean Naughton, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on April 3 and 4, and at 2 p.m. on April 5 in Manion Theater, in the Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center at 1805 Catlin Ave. in Superior. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $5 for students with a valid UW-Superior ID. Tickets may be purchased at the box office in the Holden Fine Arts Center and at //uwsuper.edu/theatre. Reservations can be made at (715) 394-8369.
  • Throughout April – The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to host Timber! Tales of Lumberjacks, Settlers, and Lumber Barons in Northern Minnesota, a history presentation by local author Susan Hawkinson. Join author, Susan Hawkinson as she tells the raucous and entertaining lumberjack and settler stories and the equally astounding tales of the Joyce lumber baron family from her co-authored book, Timber Connections: The Joyce Lumber Story, a past Minnesota Book Award finalist. Multiple locations a dates for this free event. Details here.

  • Thursday, April 10 – The Great Gatsby Turns 100! Drs. Deborah Schlacks and Joel Sipress will discuss the enduring popularity of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby on the 100th anniversary of its publication and will speak to its status as a foundational American literary work that continues to resonate with readers a century after its publication. The event will be from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Jim Dan Hill Library, University of Wisconsin-Superior campus, 907 N. 19th St. in Superior.
  • Throughout April – The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to host Timber! Tales of Lumberjacks, Settlers, and Lumber Barons in Northern Minnesota, a history presentation by local author Susan Hawkinson. Join author, Susan Hawkinson as she tells the raucous and entertaining lumberjack and settler stories and the equally astounding tales of the Joyce lumber baron family from her co-authored book, Timber Connections: The Joyce Lumber Story, a past Minnesota Book Award finalist. Multiple locations a dates for this free event. Details here.

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  • Friday, April 25 – CAIN: The Jesus Music Tour – with special guests Katy Nicole, Ben Fuller, Caleb & John and Joseph O’Brien. At the DECC Symphony Hall at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. If you love singing your heart out, dancing like nobody’s watching, and celebrating faith in the most fun and uplifting way, this show is for you. CAIN: https://www.caintheband.com/ Ticket information at https://www.ticketmaster.com/cain-jesus-music-duluth-minnesota-04-25-2025/event/06006235A7911C37
  • Saturday, April 26 – Huge fiber Rummage Sale hosted by the Duluth Fiber Guild at The Coppertop Church, (First United Methodist Church), 230 E. Skyline Parkway in Duluth. Come find great deals on yarn, fabric, fiber-related books, tools for weaving, knitting, and other fiber-related crafts, and a whole lot more! Have a stash of fiber supplies you want to get sell? Anyone can participate and retain a share of the proceeds. See their sellers page for more information: https://duluthfiberguild.org/fiber-rummage-sale/sellers-page/