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Manufacturing Career Night
Strong workforce demand for machinists, welders and engineering computer-aided designers continues in the Twin Ports. Learn more about training options in these challenging, hands-on trades at Lake Superior College's Manufacturing Career Night. Online reservations are encouraged but not required.
Find out more »An event every day that begins at 6:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 12:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 2:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 4:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 6:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
Wine Goblet-Making Class
An event every day that begins at 6:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 12:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 2:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 4:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
An event every day that begins at 6:00pm, repeating until Dec 31, 2019
Participants in this 90-minute class will create a custom wine goblet/martini/champagne glass stem as they learn to manipulate hot glass in a flameworking studio. Complimentary wine is served as the goblets are assembled. (Participants must be 21 years old to consume wine.) No experience necessary.
Find out more »Culturally and Spiritually Responsive Healthcare Conference
The College of St. Scholastica hosts a community conversation about the future of culturally and spiritually responsive healthcare to help reduce health disparities across Minnesota’s diverse populations. The event brings more than 100 healthcare practitioners together to learn about patient, family, and community-centered care within indigenous, immigrant, and other communities of color. The conference speakers are healthcare providers and community leaders from Anishinaabe, African Heritage, Latinx, Somali, Hmong, Jewish, and Muslim communities. Maria Regan Gonzalez, mayor of Richfield, MN, speaks…
Find out more »The Science of Monsters
Based on their book, The Science of Monsters, Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl will explore the science behind horror movies’ most iconic villains, unraveling the medical mysteries and scientific marvels that inspired the creation of Freddy Krueger, Norman Bates and more. Kelly Florence is a teacher, mother and horror film lover. She teaches at Lake Superior College in Duluth and is the co-host of the Horror Rewind podcast. Meg Hafdahl is an author and co-host of the Horror Rewind podcast.…
Find out more »Culturally and Spiritually Responsive Healthcare Conference
The College of St. Scholastica hosts a community conversation about the future of culturally and spiritually responsive healthcare to help reduce health disparities across Minnesota’s diverse populations. The event will bring more than 100 healthcare practitioners together to learn about patient-, family-, and community-centered care within indigenous, immigrant, and other communities of color. The conference speakers are healthcare providers and community leaders from Anishinaabe, African Heritage, Latinx, Somali, Hmong, Jewish, and Muslim communities. The gathering’s second day starts with a…
Find out more »Skateboard Ring Class
Participants in this one-and-a-half-hour class are taught how to reuse old skateboards to make a wooden ring. The process uses the band saw, drill press, belt and disc sanders.
Find out more »Snowy’s Search for Color (Children’s Book Reading & Bird Talks)
Rich Hoeg, a Sax-Zim Bog volunteer naturalist and local children's book author reads his latest children's picture book. He also gives two talks on winter birding in NE Minnesota including "Finding Snowy Owls in Duluth/Superior." All money raised are donated to the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog. Full details and the free PDF download of the book may be found on Rich Hoeg's web site
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 11:45am on Sunday, repeating until Nov 9, 2019
Learn to Skate
An event every week that begins at 11:45am on Sunday, repeating until Nov 9, 2019
Sundays from September 22nd through November 9th. Attendees must preregister at www.duluthhockey.com. Level 1 beginners: 11:45 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Level 2 intermediates: 12:30 p.m. -- 1:15 p.m. 50 skaters per level.
Find out more »Journey Jargons: Trekking to the Mt. Everest Basecamp
Journey Jargons is a series of travelogues and lectures offered each quarter by UMD’s University for Seniors. The presenter for this session is Steve Coz. The series is on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from Sept. 30 to Nov. 4. Upcoming Session Nov. 4 - "The Netherlands in Springtime" by Dennis Falk
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One event on Oct 14, 2019 at 12:00pm
One event on Oct 28, 2019 at 12:00pm
Job Counseling
One event on Sep 23, 2019 at 12:00pm
One event on Oct 14, 2019 at 12:00pm
One event on Oct 28, 2019 at 12:00pm
No appointment needed. A job counselor will be present to help with career planning, job-search strategy, resume review and assistance and job-interview preparation.
Find out more »Intro to Industrial Sewing Class
This workshop teaches participants how to use industrial sewing machines and a serger to sew a canvas lunch bag. Basic sewing machine experience is strongly encouraged.
Find out more »Visual Culture Lecture Series: Masha Zavialova
Dr. Masha Zavialova gives a lecture at the University of Minnesota Duluth's in Montague Hall 80. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Masha Zavialova received her doctorate from the University of Minnesota. As TMORA’s Chief Curator and Head of Exhibitions & Collections, she has curated more than fifty exhibitions at the museum. She also works on independent curatorial projects and writes for art catalogs. She is an award-winning translator of African American women writing into Russian, a co-director of the folk…
Find out more »Introduction to Forge Work Class
This workshop teaches participants the basics of working steel. The class covers safety, operation and technique used in cutting steel, heating it in a propane forge and shaping the steel to form a scroll. The scrolls will be used in making a trivet for participants to take home.
Find out more »UMD Zombiefest 2019
UMD Zombiefest is an annual university-wide event open to the general public, held in Bohannon Hall room 90 on the UMD campus. Zombiefest lets interdisciplinary faculty from many departments apply their disciplines to the overall topic of "zombies." Topics vary for each 10-minute presentation and include molecular biology of disease, global epidemiology, diagnostic psychology, use of video games as educational tools, architectural design to make buildings zombie-proof, anatomy of zombie brains and self-defense strategies against zombie attacks. The discussions are…
Find out more »Intro to the X-Carve CNC Class
This workshop teaches participants how to run the X-Carve CNC router. Participants will design a small project and learn how to use the X-Carve to cut projects out of wood.
Find out more »Intro to NaNoWriMo
Duluth writer/director/producer/performer Brian Matuszak talks about his experience writing a novel in a month and gets attendees fired up before they break off into groups to talk about their plans, progress and stories so far. Those groups will be encouraged to stay connected throughout the month before meeting at the library again Nov. 30 to share their progress and learn about the long haul of editing.
Find out more »Intro to Industrial Sewing Class
This workshop teaches participants how to use industrial sewing machines and a serger to sew a canvas lunch bag. Basic sewing machine experience is strongly encouraged.
Find out more »Workshop with Kevin Kling: Get Down with Your Past Self
Author, playwright and storyteller Kevin Kling leads this workshop on family stories. Tall tales, myths, folktales and poems came over the ocean with waves of immigrants to a land where a powerful storytelling culture already existed. How did our family narratives bring comfort, community and resiliency? Kling has performed internationally and his commentaries can be heard on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
Find out more »Journey Jargons: The Netherlands in Springtime
Journey Jargons is a series of travelogues and lectures offered each quarter by UMD’s University for Seniors. The presenter for the final session of the series Dennis Falk.
Find out more »Darn It!
Learn to repair garments during this two-hour class. Socks, sweaters, mittens – almost anything that is knitted, woven or even crocheted can be darned back into usable condition. Participants in this call will have time to work on a piece of clothing with help from the instructor and will go home with a darning needle and the know-how to repair almost any textile item. For more information and to register visit duluthfolkschool.com.
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