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Pendant Necklace Making Class
Participants in this two-hour introductory-level class are taught to blend colors and use clear glass to magnify design while creating a variety of pendants. The $64 cost covers materials and instruction for one student. To register, visit lakesuperiorartglass.com or call 218-464-1799. There is a two-student minimum to run this class. Glass cools slowly in a kiln overnight and is available for pick up the next morning or can be shipped. Participants are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled class to…
Find out more »Wine Goblet-Making Class
Try torchwork glassblowing. Create a unique, custom wine goblet/martini glass/champagne stem and learn to manipulate hot glass. Then, enjoy a glass of wine while Lake Superior Art Glass’ staff assembles the goblet.
Find out more »MNsure Application Assistance
A MNsure-certified navigator will be available on the second floor of the Downtown Duluth Public Library to provide free enrollment assistance in health-care coverage through MNsure. Navigators can also help with health insurance questions and consultations. No appointment is necessary; walk-ins are welcome. Visit insureduluth.org for more information.
Find out more »The North Woods: Past, Present, and Future with John Pastor
Join award-winning author and professor John Pastor for this Cafe Scientifique Twin Ports discussion covering topics such as: What makes the North Woods so unique? What roles do certain plants and animals play in the ecosystem? How is climate change going to affect the North Woods? The discussion will include readings from his recent book of essays What Should a Clever Moose Eat? Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods and Zenith Bookstore will have copies for sale at the…
Find out more »The Big Bang Cosmology and Inflation
This edition of "The Theory of Everything" lecture series focuses on the the Big Bang theory, which describes how the universe evolved from a very hot and dense state 13.8 billion years ago. The theory had passed many observational tests, but, in the light of the newest experiments, a new and improved theory had emerged -- the theory of Inflation. The new theory not only resolves a number of problems of the old theory, but also enables humans to study…
Find out more »Open Glassblowing Classes for Two
Every Sunday Lake Superior Art Glass offers classes for two in torchwork glassblowing. Participants can choose between making their own wine goblet or pendant necklace. The cost is $128 for two people, which covers the cost of materials and instruction. The glass cools slowly in a kiln overnight and is available for pickup the next morning or it can be shipped. To register for a class at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. visit lakesuperiorartglass.com or call 218-464-1799. To…
Find out more »Hot Shop Class
Lake Superior Art Glass puts on introductory, one-hour classes teaching 1-2 people how to manipulate hot glass using traditional furnace glass-blowing techniques and crushed, colored glass to create a custom paperweight or blown glass ornament. Classes are held at the LSAG Hot Shop in the Armory Fire Arts Center. Four sessions are held every Sunday, with starting times at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Participants must be age 12 or older. Closed-toe shoes are required and…
Find out more »Broadsword Stage Combat Class
Want to learn how to swing a sword like they do in the movies? SAFD-certified teacher Aaron Preusse will be in town to teach a three-hour workshop in broadsword stage-combat techniques. Minimum age is 16 years old. No equipment required. No experience necessary. Register by contacting [email protected]
Find out more »Yoga by the Lake
Students will meet every week next to the water at Brighton Beach. Class will include a setting of intentions, Hatha and therapeutic yoga, short meditation and time spent breathing in the natural beauty of Lake Superior.
Find out more »Yoga by the Lake Registration Series
Students will meet every week next to the water at Brighton Beach. Class will include a setting of intentions, Hatha and therapeutic yoga, short meditation and time spent breathing in the natural beauty of Lake Superior.
Find out more »Death Cafe
At a Death Cafe people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. The aim is to "increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives." It's not a grief support group. It does not involve agendas, advertising or set conclusions.
Find out more »Let’s Do Lunch
The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce's "Let's Do Lunch" series features guest speakers on select Tuesdays throughout the year. Admission is $35 for chamber members and $45 for non-members.
Find out more »Wigwam Talks with Michael “Laughing Fox” Charette
Wisconsin’s Native American culture and heritage is featured in several events at the tent throughout the season. Michael "LaughingFox" Charette holds multiple Wigwam Talks to provide opportunities to learn about the Ojibwe culture and heritage. The event is part of the Native American Community Connections Series, and all events in the series can be found at bigtop.org/nacc.
Find out more »Help Duluth Invaders Tackle Invasive Plants: Buckthorn and Honeysuckle
Duluth Invaders, a service initiative coordinated by Duluth Parks and Recreation, hosts a series of informational volunteer work events during the 2017 summer season to educate and inform residents of common invasive plants. Duluth Invaders staff will be on-hand and the events will cover identification, removal and disposal of five prevalent invasive plants: Garlic Mustard, Japanese Knotweed (informally known as “bamboo”), Tansy, Buckthorn, and Honeysuckle. Those interested in learning about Buckthorn and Honeysuckle removal should meet at lower parking area…
Find out more »What Games Tell us About Human Nature
David Beard, UMD associate professor of rhetoric, scientific and technical communication discusses games and what they tell us about ourselves.
Find out more »The Theory of Everything Lecture Series
Are there limits to what fundamental physics can describe? Driven by curiosity, scientist are revealing the mysteries of nature based on reason, logic and experiments. The Theory of Everything public lecture series, organized by members of the Theoretical Physics and Cosmology group at UMD, brings cutting edge insights in contemporary theoretical physics to a broad audience. The senior scientists will challenge world-view as they introduce quantum mechanics and parallel universes, quantum computation and quantum field theories, general relativity and black…
Find out more »Help Duluth Invaders Tackle Invasive Plants: Buckthorn and Honeysuckle
Duluth Invaders, a service initiative coordinated by Duluth Parks and Recreation, hosts a series of informational volunteer work events during the 2017 summer season to educate and inform residents of common invasive plants. Duluth Invaders staff will be on-hand and the events will cover identification, removal and disposal of five prevalent invasive plants: Garlic Mustard, Japanese Knotweed (informally known as “bamboo”), Tansy, Buckthorn, and Honeysuckle. Those interested in learning about Buckthorn and Honeysuckle removal should meet at the parking lot…
Find out more »Chef Camp
Chef Camp is a three-day culinary retreat at YMCA Camp Miller, about 45 minutes south of Duluth. A group of Minnesota chefs, including Vincent Francoual, Erik Sather, Yia Vang, Kathy Yerich and Jason Engelhart, will teach cooking skills over open flames at the camp. There will be epic meals, foraging, camp activities like canoeing and archery, and hands-on learning from some of the most creative restaurant chefs in the upper Midwest. There are two weekend retreats scheduled -- Sept. 1-3…
Find out more »Chef Camp
Chef Camp is a three-day culinary retreat at YMCA Camp Miller, about 45 minutes south of Duluth. A group of Minnesota chefs, including J.D. Fratzke, Nettie Colon, Brian Merkel and Lukas Leaf, along with Bon Appetit magazine test-kitchen chef Brad Leone teach cooking skills over open flames at the camp. There will be epic meals, foraging, camp activities like canoeing and archery, and hands-on learning from some of the most creative restaurant chefs in the upper Midwest. The retreat runs…
Find out more »Cancer Research in Your Community
Attendees will learn how Essentia Health is partnering with patients in new ways to advance health care research. There will be complimentary appetizers and drinks. Guests will be able to visit exhibitor booths and talk with researchers.
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