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Oct 2021
Fairlawn’s Flashlight Tours
Tour the darkened Fairlawn Mansion with flashlights (not included) and learn about the superstitious life of the Victorians. Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Full-face Halloween masks are not allowed for safety reasons. The number of people in tour groups is limited and advanced online reservations are strongly encouraged. Last tour leaves at 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 715-394-5712.
Find out more »Culture Diversity, Language and Identity
The College of St. Scholastica’s School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium features faculty member Brian Kingfisher, who will give a talk and lead a Q&A. Kingfisher explores how understanding culture, language and diversity entails understanding our selves (our identity). Kingfisher teaches Ojibwe Language and Culture not only for communicative purposes, but as a means of creating awareness of the self. This free event will take place in the Library North Reading Room at The College of St. Scholastica. People…
Find out more »Duluth Depot Haunted History Tours
A guide leads visitors through the building while sharing spooky legends and experiences. Masks required.
Find out more »Eek! The Depot
A not-so-scary afternoon of free family fun, featuring activities from the Duluth Playhouse, the Lake Superior Train Museum, Bold Choice, 4-H, the Minnesota Ballet, the St. Louis County Historical Society and more. A unique family-friendly guided tour will explore parts of the building that are normally closed to the public.
Find out more »Nov 2021
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
A critically-acclaimed, concert-style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the most successful music duo of all time. Features a live band playing Simon and Garfunkel's hits and a state-of-the-art production style.
Find out more »Native American Heritage Day 2021
The St. Louis County Historical Society, in partnership with the 1854 Treaty Authority and the Duluth Depot, presents its fourth annual Native American Heritage Day in the Depot's Great Hall. November is nationally recognized as Native American Heritage Month and this event is intended to celebrate local Ojibwe history, art, music and culture. The festivities will include food catered by Jim N Jo’s Katering, located in Cloquet. There will also be a new exhibit unveiling in the Fesler Galleries, drum…
Find out more »History in a Pint: USMC SGT James Joseph Hubert’s Long Journey Home
Veterans Memorial Hall, a program of St. Louis County Historical Society, presents the premiere of the documentary We Never Forgot Him: USMC SGT James Joseph Hubert's Long Journey Home. Marine Sergeant James Joseph Hubert was born in Duluth in 1921. He was killed in the Battle of Tarawa in 1943 during World War II. The documentary tells the story of Hubert's repatriation home to Duluth in the summer of 2017. To gain more insight into Jame Joseph Hubert’s life, read…
Find out more »DSSO: To Explore
Gioachino Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri Overture opens an evening of playful music by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra that flows into the turbulent waters of The Hebrides by Felix Mendelssohn. The evening continues with the most famous guitar concerto ever written, Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez featuring guest artist Jiji. The show concludes on an enchanting note with Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, an homage to French composer François Couperin.
Find out more »Dec 2021
Duluth Winter Village 2021
Duluth Loves Local presents the fifth annual Duluth Winter Village, a two-day outdoor winter market. There will be local vendors selling holiday gifts out of 29 wooden cabins, plus food, beer, carol singers, live animals, children's activities, campfires by the lake, s'mores and more. The popular Duluth Winter Village is moving locations to Harbor Drive behind the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Started on the grounds of Glensheen Mansion in 2016, the event had tested the limits of the historic estate…
Find out more »Jan 2022
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Jan 22, 2022
The Revolutionists
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Jan 22, 2022
Four beautiful, strong women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. More info: (218)733-7555 or [email protected]
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