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Feb 2024
History in a Pint: Raymond Klosowski
Veterans Memorial Hall, a program of the St. Louis County Historical Society, presents its next event in the History in a Pint series. Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Raymond Klosowski of the 148th Fighter Wing will present the history of military operations in the Duluth area during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. General Klosowski was born in Moose Lake. He graduated from Duluth Central High School and earned a history degree from the University of Minnesota. He joined the Minnesota…
Find out more »Aadizookaan: Ojibwe Winter Storytelling Event (Canceled)
This event has been canceled due to a lack of snow. AICHO hosts their annual Aadizookaan Winter Storytelling event. The event features traditional Ojibwe creation stories told by Michael (Migizi) Sullivan, Ph.D. and Hannah (Niigaanibinesiik) Orie. Stories of Weneboozhoo, a historical and spiritual icon of the Ojibwe and Anishinaabeg, will be told in Ojibwe and translated into English. While this is a public event, AICHO and the storytellers have requested attendees to refrain from recording the event due to the…
Find out more »SunFunday: Printed Boats of Norway
Children's boat printing class with Alison Aune and UMD students.
Find out more »UW-Superior Soul Food Dinner
Presented by the Black Student Union. From 5 to 6:45 p.m., a dinner consisting of traditional African-American and African dishes will be available. From 7 to 9 p.m., UW-Superior students provide performances and presentations about their cultures.
Find out more »Mar 2024
UW-Superior’s Culture Night
UW-Superior's World Student Association is showcasing food and cultures from around the world for its 24th annual Cultural Night. A dinner consisting of dishes from around the world will be available and UW-Superior students will provide a cultural fashion show and flag display. Tickets are $15 for community members and $5 for non-UWS students with ID.
Find out more »Music of Terezin: Hope and Resistance
This concert is centered around music composed in the Terezin Concentration Camp during the Holocaust. The performance will feature works by Pavel Haas and Gideon Klein, two composers who were interred in Terezin and later killed. There will also be several pieces of music set to poetry written by children in Terezin. For questions or additional information, call 715-394-8115 or email [email protected].
Find out more »Grand Opening Norway Hall Event Center
Norway Hall in Downtown Duluth has been renovated to better suit its role as an event center. Attendees of the event center's grand opening celebration can drink champagne while exploring the 2000-square-foot ballroom decorated by Northland Special Events. RSVP to secure a spot and receive a swag bag upon arrival. For more information contact Andrea Kuzel at 612-812-3174.
Find out more »UUCD Forums: Elder Wisdom, Part 2
UUCD elders Barb Kelly, Charlie Moore, Jan Magree and Sue Dailey will share a brief life story and then share what drew them to Unitarianism, some favorite UUCD memories and why they remain members today. This is the second installment of this topic so if you missed it in February be sure to attend and if you came in February you are welcome to come again.
Find out more »A Musical Tour of Ireland
Featuring the Blue Canvas Orchestra. Stevie Matier, Molly Otis, Andy Noyes, Harrison Olk and Nori Schwenzfeier perform both traditional and modern Irish music. An Irish menu and Irish cocktails will be available at the bar.
Find out more »The Gilded Age Dinner
Taste the elegance and excess and savor the foods visitors like JD Rockefeller enjoyed when visiting The Cotton Mansion over 100 years ago. Journey through the Gilded Age of Duluth when the population consisted of more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the country and they dined like it! Explore the foods and times of Duluth’s most prominent business tycoons and titans of industry. The Gilded Age Dinner will include multiple historically inspired courses and paired wines set in…
Find out more »Ignite Your Fuse Experiential Luncheon: Zenith DCHS Apartments
Zenith DCHS Apartments, 215 N. 1st Ave. E., Duluth. A behind-the-scenes tour of one of Duluth's newest apartment complexes.
Find out more »Murder at the Cotton Mansion
This interactive, Jazz Age-set murder mystery includes light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar with beer and wine.
Find out more »Jay Cooke and the Railroad to Duluth (Canceled)
This event has been canceled. Ken Buehler, Executive Director of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, speaks on Cooke's historical influence on the local railroad industry. Green Room, main library.
Find out more »Apr 2024
Twin Ports Festival of History 2024: Before the Bridge Lifted
Zenith City Press publisher Tony Dierckins presents “Before the Lift Bridge Lifted,” which explains why and how Duluth built the most unique aerial bridge ever constructed -- twice! This look at Duluth's iconic bridge explains it all, from the digging of the ship canal to the decision to build an aerial transfer bridge and the controversial battle to convert that bridge into today’s Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7. The third…
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