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Apr 2024
Gym to Crag: Top Rope Anchors Series
UMD's Sport and Rec center is hosting Gym to Crag: Top Rope Anchors. This series features four different sections about anchoring and outdoor rock climbing for newcomers or experiences climbers who are looking to work on their skills. For the series full schedule and register, visit umdrsop.d.umn.edu Cost is $5 for UMD Student and $15 for others for each section, not the series as a whole.
Find out more »Slackline Clinic
RSOP is hosting a slackline clinic to challenge your balance, build core strength and have fun. Instructors will be on hand to teach the basics of beginning slacklining. Non-Rec Center members must purchase a climbing day or semester pass — all UMD students are free. Register online at umdrsop.d.umn.edu or at the door.
Find out more »Chaga Mushroom: Minnesota’s Medicinal Treasure
Herbalist Allison Austin is teaching an in-depth class about all things Chaga. Learn how to ethically harvest chaga mushroom in order to promote more chaga growth, while helping to protect our birch forests. Each student will make their own tincture in class to take home with them to care for, harvest and use. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.
Find out more »Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Pollution with Michelle Russell
Certified Holistic Health and Healing Touch Practitioner, Michelle Russell, teaches about the sources of EMFs and how they can impact health.
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Ecstatic Dance Duluth
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Ecstatic dance is free-form movement inspired by music. The Ecstatic Dance Duluth group holds dances on the second Friday and last Sunday of each month. The focus is on exercise without a nightclub vibe. Each dance is a different 75- to 90-minute eclectic playlist in a “wave form.” Depending on the dance, a range of various styles of music are woven together into an hour-plus long playlist including anything from world, reggae, jazz, blues, rock, folk, Latin, tribal, club, house,…
Find out more »Plant ID 101 Workshop
Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers presents a workshop to learn simple observation techniques for identifying plants based on features and characteristics. Participants will be equipped with basic skills to conduct field identification independently. The event is led by Dr. Amanda Grusz the Director of the Olga Lakela Herbarium.
Find out more »Harbor City Roller Derby vs. North Star Roller Derby
The Twin Ports' Harbor City Roller Derby team competes against the Minneapolis North Star Roller Derby team. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the first whistle blows at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door and kids under age 12 get in for free with a paid adult. An after party will be held at the Superior Flame following the competition.
Find out more »Duluth Yoga Donation Based Class for PAVSA
Annie Kiel will lead a Duluth Yoga Level 2 class. This is an all-levels class for those who feel comfortable with beginning yoga and are interested in advancing their practice. All proceeds benefit PAVSA in honor of sexual assault awareness month.
Find out more »Nurse Networking Night
Essentia Health is holding a networking event for nursing students, experienced nurses, clinical assistants or nursing assistants looking for an evening of fun and connecting with hiring managers. Food and refreshments will be provided.
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Power Spin
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Participants in this one-hour Evolve Duluth Yoga Power Spin class ride the exercise bike to burn calories and build cardiovascular strength and endurance.
Find out more »Healthy Kids Day 2024
Duluth Area Family YMCA and the Superior Douglas County Community YMCA will be hosting Healthy Kids Day.YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day includes fun active play and educational activities to keep kids moving and learning, in order to maintain healthy habits and academic skills to achieve goals and reach their full potential. Anyone over the age of 16 will need a valid ID to enter the event. Downtown Duluth YMCA: 302 W. 1st St., Duluth, MN 55802 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Highlights 9:30…
Find out more »Fitger’s 5K
The Fitger’s 5K has grown into one of the state’s premier spring races, offering a challenge for runners of all ages and abilities while taking participants on a scenic tour of Downtown Duluth. All net proceeds benefit the Young Athletes Foundation. Registration is available online at raceroster.com.
Find out more »Business Sustainability Luncheon
Business and community leaders join together for the inaugural Sustainability Awards and a state-of-the-environment presentation which will detail a green opportunity that could help to define the region’s economic future. Dr. Jennifer King, from the National Renewable Energy Lab, will present research that indicates how Minnesota can build the infrastructure for green iron/steel, concrete, e-fuels and fertilizer. The registration deadline is Monday, April 15, at 5 p.m. Lunch will be catered by Clyde Iron Works.
Find out more »Earth Day Film Screening: Common Ground
For Earth Day, the film Common Ground is about the broken food system and regenerative agriculture alternatives. Refreshments and information on local sustainable food sources are available before the film at 6:30 p.m. Sponsors include CSS Global Sustainability and Justice Studies, MN Interfaith Power and Light, and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth. For questions, contact Bret Pence at 218-343-2527.
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