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Zeitgeist is showing Close Encounters of the Third Kind as a part of their Sci-Fi Film Series. Synopsis: Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.

The Duluth Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig's stage adaptation of one of the most popular mysteries of all time, Agatha Christie'sMurder on the Orient Express. Performances run Jan. 26 to Feb. 4. The show is directed by Julie Ahasay and features a completely local cast. Mike Pederson stars as the world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, who embarks on a transcontinental voyage aboard the luxurious Orient Express. Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the train in its tracks, and an American tycoon is murdered,…

Professional circus artists and group of friends from Québec City, Cirque Flip Fabrique, performs Blizzard. Blizzard is the story of a group of friends, each one different from the other, like snowflakes, exploring the awe and wonder of a winter storm. Door prices are $16 for students and $34 for adults and seniors. The advance prices are $11 for students and $29 for adults and seniors.

Bold, surprising, boisterous and timely, this P&P for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding the perfect (or imperfect) match in life. Literature’s great tale of latent love comes to life in this effervescent adaptation.

Children’s theater returns to the Marshall Performing Arts Center with Dragons Love Tacos. The production is written by Ernie Nolan, based on the book by Adam Rubin. This adaptation of the wildly popular children’s book answers the question "What could go wrong when you give a dragon spicy salsa?" (Turns out, a lot can.) The production is aimed at all ages. The story follows a boy and his dog as a magical man in a suit emerges from the TV…

St. Scholastica Theatre presents Rabbit Hole, a play written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Sharon Dixon Obst. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, the play tells the story of a family trapped in grief and loss. The Feb. 29 staging includes sign-language interpretation.

The Duluth Playhouse presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, directed by Wes Drummond. The show invites audiences into the minds and hearts of the Goodmans, a suburban family struggling with the effects of mental illness. The show stars Jen Burleigh-Bentz, who was in the Broadway production of Mamma Mia! and most recently wowed local audiences as the Witch in Duluth Playhouse’s Into the Woods. Making his Playhouse debut as Dan Goodman is Thomas Bevan, whose credits include the Broadway…