Jumpsuit Mondays
July Mondays are for Jumpsuit, a funk/jam outfit with a big side bowl of soul. Come lounge in the yard with friends for industry night specials, funky jams and good food. Jumpsuit features Emanuel Eisele and Marshall Dillon on guitars, Calzone on bass, Ian Hopp on drums, Courtney Ellian on keys/backup vocals and Erica “Ricky” Francois and Madi Phyle on lead vocals.
This performance is on Bent Paddle’s outdoor stage in “The Yard.” If the weather is poor the show moves indoors to the Cosmic Stage.
BB + Friends Weekly Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday throughout the summer, BB + Friends and BB + Coffee will hide three or more surprise prizes around the Twin Ports. New clues released every Friday. Follow the clues and photos posted on social media, solve the mystery and race to claim the hidden treasure before someone else gets there.
Each week brings something new. Hidden prizes may include free drinks, gift cards, candles, jewelry, mosaic kits, kids’ activities, mystery rewards, exclusive discounts and other
Follow @bbandfriendsduluth and @bb.coffeehouse (IG). Find the hidden prize. Share the discovery and tag us.
BB + Friends Weekly Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday throughout the summer, BB + Friends and BB + Coffee will hide three or more surprise prizes around the Twin Ports. New clues released every Friday. Follow the clues and photos posted on social media, solve the mystery and race to claim the hidden treasure before someone else gets there.
Each week brings something new. Hidden prizes may include free drinks, gift cards, candles, jewelry, mosaic kits, kids’ activities, mystery rewards, exclusive discounts and other
Follow @bbandfriendsduluth and @bb.coffeehouse (IG). Find the hidden prize. Share the discovery and tag us.
BB + Friends Weekly Scavenger Hunt
Every Friday throughout the summer, BB + Friends and BB + Coffee will hide three or more surprise prizes around the Twin Ports. New clues released every Friday. Follow the clues and photos posted on social media, solve the mystery and race to claim the hidden treasure before someone else gets there.
Each week brings something new. Hidden prizes may include free drinks, gift cards, candles, jewelry, mosaic kits, kids’ activities, mystery rewards, exclusive discounts and other
Follow @bbandfriendsduluth and @bb.coffeehouse (IG). Find the hidden prize. Share the discovery and tag us.
Ecolibrium3 Urban Farm Workshop: Seed Saving
Learn how to save seeds from your garden in this free, one-hour workshop designed for beginners. The instructor covers easy tips for harvesting, cleaning and storing seeds from simple crops like beans, herbs and flowers. Participants leave with techniques to save money on seeds and ensure plants will grow back strong year after year.
Registration is required to attend the event. If you register and are unable to attend the event, please notify Alondra at alondra @ ecolibrium3.org.
Embroidering Bogscapes Workshop
Learn the art of embroidery by stitching your favorite bog landscape. In this workshop, presented by Allie Aufderheide, students will learn the basic skills of hand embroidery before diving into the process of composing a landscape, choosing floss colors and beginning their artwork. Students will learn to use a basic split stitch or straight stitch to mimic brush strokes as they create their artwork. Students will leave with a completed landscape or a partially completed piece, with the materials needed to finish it later. No experience is necessary and all materials are provided. Basic comfort with sketching and hand-stitching is helpful, but not required. Students have the option to bring a reference image of a landscape they would like to depict or use an image provided by the instructor.
Peatland Forests in Minnesota: Past, Present, and Future?
This talk about peatland forests is presented by Josh Kolasch, Master’s Student in Integrated Biological Sciences Program at University of Minnesota-Duluth. Peatland forests are wetland forest communities that play a crucial role in global carbon sequestering, water regulation and biodiversity conservation. These forests host a unique diversity of specialized flora and fauna, and are critical habitats for a number of species listed on Minnesota’s Species in Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). In this presentation, we will explore the natural history of peatland forest, the historical impacts of colonization and industrial development, and the threats they currently face and the future outlook on this incredibly important but highly threatened ecosystem.
This free event requires no registration.
They Might Be Giants: Salamanders of Minnesota
This informative talk about salamanders is presented by Spencer Rettler, Nongame Wildlife Specialist with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nongame Wildlife Program. Despite their small stature, salamanders are heavy lifters in Minnesota’s ecosystems. Not only do they consume high volumes of invertebrates (including Minnesota’s abundant mosquito larvae), but they also convey this biomass and energy up the food chain as they become prey for various mammals and birds. Additionally, salamanders act as indicators of ecosystem health since they are highly sensitive to changes in water quality, habitat conditions and temperature. Because of this sensitivity, Minnesota’s salamanders face multiple threats including habitat disturbance/loss, disease and climate change.
This free event requires no registration.
Hummingbirds: What’s not to love?
Lori Walewski, Naturalist and Hummingbird bander at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center will discuss her work with and interest in hummingbirds. This presentation aims to educate and entertain people of all ages about the life history, behavior, attraction of and feeding of hummingbirds, with a focus on Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Lori first became involved with banding birds in 1988. For the past 33 summers she has co-run the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) bird banding station at Wolf Ridge. In 2003 Lori received her master permit to band hummingbirds. While many hummingbirds are seen frequenting her yard, finding a lichen-clad nest in her yard has continued to escape Lori’s search.
No registration required for this free event.
(Hummingbird in photo handled with proper state and federal banding permits. Photo by Lori Walewski)
Scoops with Jams
Ice cream social and free will CHUM Fundraiser with music.
June 25: Bluegrass music by the Has Bens
July 23: World music by Water Cat
Aug 27: Reggae music by Harbor Roots