Jul 2016
Jerry Seinfeld
Iconic comedian Jerry Seinfeld returns to Duluth to perform his signature stand-up show.
Find out more »Jan 2017
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2017
The Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Duluth January 7 and 8. The list of films is not announced prior to the event. Different films are shown each night. Doors open at 5 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $17 at the door.
Find out more »MLK March and Rally 2017
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by gathering at the Washington Community Center, 310 N. First Ave. W., at 10:45 a.m. The march will begin there at 11 a.m. and proceed to the DECC Auditorium, where the rally will begin at 11:45. The rally will be interpreted into American Sign Language and recorded for broadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio 91.3 FM KUWS.
Find out more »Mar 2017
Rain: A Beatles Tribute
A tribute concert that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For the first time ever, Rain will bring the historic album to life in its entirety. The goal of the performance is to take the audience back in time with The Beatles, delivering a note-for-note theatrical event. Tickets ranging between $43-53 can be bought from the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center ticket office, by calling 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.
Find out more »DSSO Pops: Big Time Swing
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performs Viennese waltzes and polka favorites during the first half of the show. After intermission, Duluth’s Big Time Jazz Orchestra joins in for the swinging sounds of Big Band greats such as Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman.
Find out more »Minnesota Ballet: Firebird
Firebird is a Russian fairy tale set in a primeval forest and an enchanted garden filled with monsters, mayhem and magic. Prince Ivan captures a beautiful Firebird, who gives him a magical feather for her freedom. The prince will need the feather to summon her help in overcoming the evil sorcerer Kostchei and his minions, who have captured the Prince’s brothers and lovely princesses. The story is backed by Igor Stravinsky’s ballet score. The performance also includes new musical repertoire.
Find out more »Apr 2017
DSSO’s Resurrection
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler's Symphony No 2 with soloists Carrie Hennessey and Abigail Nims.
Find out more »Theresa Caputo
Long Island Medium's Theresa Caputo shares personal stories about her life and explain how her "gift" works. She claims to "deliver healing messages to audience members and give people comfort knowing that their loved ones who passed are still with them, just in a different way." Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at Ticketmaster, by phone at 800-745-3000, or from the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center box office. Tickets start at $39.75. Purchasing…
Find out more »Magic Men
Magic Men features choreographic displays and themed acts set to music. The experience is enhanced with lighting, contemporary sound design and interactive segments. Also: dudes with pecs and abs grinding all over the place.
Find out more »May 2017
DSSO’s Now & Then
The Duluth Civic Orchestra was founded in 1931 and performed its inaugural concert on May 2, 1932. On the program was Tchaikovsky’s stirring Symphony No. 4. Almost to the day 85 years later this music will come to life again as the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra celebrates 85 years. Now & Then also features the Valentino Dances by Minnesota-based composer Dominick Argento, and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with a pianist who Duluth audiences have embraced like one of their…
Find out more »School of the Minnesota Ballet Student Performance
The annual performance showcases student progress over the year and features an excerpt from the ballet Coppélia, choreographed by the British dancer/choreographer Dame Ninette de Valois, set by Suzie Baer and performed by the school’s highest-level students. Performing choreography by their teachers are students from pre-ballet, ballet, Young Men’s Athletic Dance, Creative Dance for children with developmental challenges and the Teen/Adult Division.
Find out more »Lake Superior College Commencement 2017
Lake Superior College will recognize its 2017 graduating class with commencement exercises awarding more than 700 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Graduation is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center's Symphony Hall. A reception will be held for students, friends and families at 5 p.m. in the DECC lobby. A pinning ceremony for graduates of the LSC Nursing Program will be held at noon in the Harborside Ballroom. Family and friends are invited to attend. Commencement guest…
Find out more »Sep 2017
DSSO’s Revolution
The collapse of the Russian Empire inspired Dmitri Shostakovich to write his Symphony No. 12, titled The Year 1917. Miguel del Aguila’s Giant Guitar is a musical representation of revolutions in South America. Erin Aldridge brings to life one of the most revolutionary and groundbreaking concerti ever written: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
Find out more »Oct 2017
Clowns and Others
The Minnesota Ballet leaps into its 2017–18 season with Salvatore Aiello’s work. Clowns dance, romp and mime their way through a range of human emotions and experiences, whether squabbling over an oversized lollipop or balancing on a ribbon tightrope, all to live piano accompaniment of the Prokofiev Piano Miniatures. The evening also includes George Balanchine’s fiery “Tarantella” and other works displaying the dancers’ versatility and the director’s artistic vision for the company.
Find out more »Inspiration
During the summer of 1788, Mozart completed his final three symphonies, each one a masterpiece. At this event, the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra pairs his Symphony No. 39 with two compositions, inspired by music from Argentina: Golijov’s "Last Round" and Piazzolla’s "Oblivion." Also, Abraham Feder performs in Schumann’s "Cello Concerto."
Find out more »Nov 2017
Matthew West with Jordan Feliz and Leanna Crawford
Singer/songwriter Matthew West's "All In" tour comes to Duluth with special guests Jordan Feliz and Leanna Crawford. Tickets are available on ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the DECC Ticket Office.
Find out more »Dec 2017
The Nutcracker
The holiday favorite returns. Uncle Drosselmeyer and Mother Ginger. The festive party in a Manhattan townhouse. The fierce battle between the Nutcracker and soldiers against the Mouse King and his minions. Shimmery snowflakes waltzing in white-capped Central Park. A journey to exotic lands of beautiful dance presided over by the Sugar Plum Fairy and capped by lovely waltzing flowers. The Minnesota Ballet Orchestra plays the Tchaikovsky score live.
Find out more »Jan 2018
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2018
The adventure-film festival returns. Attendees can also browse gear at local sponsors' booths, enter a raffle and grab a bite to eat and a drink. Specific films being shown each night vary, and are not announced prior to the event, per BMFF.
Find out more »Banff Mountain Film Festival 2018
The adventure-film festival returns. Attendees can also browse gear at local sponsors' booths, enter a raffle and grab a bite to eat and a drink. Specific films being shown each night vary, and are not announced prior to the event, per BMFF.
Find out more »Feb 2018
PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue
The live tour of Nickelodeon's hit kids' show comes to Duluth.
Find out more »Mar 2018
DSSO: Roots
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performs three works: Edvard Grieg’s Symphonic Dances, Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.
Find out more »Rockin’ Road to Dublin
Rockin’ Road to Dublin is a Frankenstein's Monster of performance stitched together from Irish dancing, rock 'n' roll and Broadway. The show stars World Champion Irish dancers Scott Doherty and Ashley Smith, and has been called "world class" by Irish Dancing Magazine.
Find out more »DSSO Pops: Green Grass of Home
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performs with heritage groups and Duluth artists including Gaelynn Lea. The concert will feature music and dancing from Ireland and other Celtic countries.
Find out more »Minnesota Ballet: Swan Lake
It’s the premier production by Robert Gardner, his vision of the iconic, world-performed ballet set to the glorious Tchaikovsky score. Under the spell of the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart, the beautiful Odette must assume the form of a swan during daylight. One evening Prince Siegfried comes upon her, falls in love with her, and tries to save her from Von Rothbart’s spell.
Find out more »Apr 2018
Foreigner and the Dave Eggar Orchestra
With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is one of the most popular rock acts in the world. Teaming up with musical prodigy, Dave Eggar, the collaboration ignites new flavor into Foreigner’s cascade of hits. Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Long, Long Way From Home” and…
Find out more »Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper, makes a stop in Duluth. Kinky Boots started its journey with a 2012 out-of-town tryout in Chicago. It opened on Broadway on April 4, 2013. The show broke all box office records at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and recouped in just 30 weeks of performances, faster than any big-budget musical in recent history. The show is still performing to sold-out audiences today. It took…
Find out more »DSSO: Reflections
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra closes its Reformations & Reflections season with three works. Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story will open the concert in celebration of the composer's 100th birthday. Peter Serkin will then join the DSSO for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2. Finally, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition will close the show alongside an animated film presentation.
Find out more »May 2018
Home Free
A cappella group Home Free performs as part of its 2018 Timeless tour.
Find out more »Magic Men Live!
Dudes with abs do the kind of stuff that dudes with abs do.
Find out more »School of the Minnesota Ballet Student Performance
The annual Minnesota Ballet Student Performance showcases student progress over the year and features a special work by the two highest ballet levels. Performing choreography by their teachers are students from pre-ballet and ballet levels, Young Men’s Athletic Dance, Creative Dance for children with developmental challenges, and the Teen/Adult Division. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. Call 218-529-3742.
Find out more »Nick Swardson
Comedian Nick Swardson visits Duluth on his Too Many Smells stand-up comedy tour.
Find out more »Jun 2018
Daniel O’Donnell
One of Ireland’s best loved artists, singer Daniel O’Donnell returns to Minnesota for a concert at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center's Symphony Hall. O’Donnell burst into superstardom in 2002 with his first PBS special, The Daniel O’Donnell Show. Since then he has recorded a dozen more specials, with Stand Beside Me being his thirteenth in 2013. Stand Beside Me is a concert celebration of Irish, country, gospel, rock, movie and long-time fan favorites. The Irish singer became the first recording artist in the…
Find out more »Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo
During their nearly four-decade career, Benatar and Geraldo have won an unprecedented four consecutive Grammy awards, as well as three American Music awards. Their chemistry, Benatar’s mezzo-soprano vocal range and Giraldo’s trailblazing work as a producer, guitarist and songwriter created some of rock’s most memorable hits. These include “Promises in the Dark,” “Hell is For Children,” We Live For Love,” “Love Is A Battlefield,” “Hit me with Your Best Shot” and “We Belong.” Their rock and roll love affair has…
Find out more »Sep 2018
Modest Mouse (Cancelled)
Oct 2018
DSSO: Sailing North
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra launches its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Sailing North. The evening's music includes Gene Koshinski's percussion concerto "soniChroma," "Three Dance Episodes" from On the Town to celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s centennial and Jean Sibelius's "Symphony No.1." Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can…
Find out more »Minnesota Mayhem Pro-Am Natural Bodybuilding Championship
The Minnesota Mayhem PRO-AM Natural Bodybuilding Championship returns to Duluth. Schedule of Events: Friday, Oct. 12 at 6:00 p.m. Women's Figure & Bikini Saturday, Oct. 13 at 9:00 a.m. Men's & Women's Bodybuilding & Women's Physique Saturday, Oct. 13 at 5:00 p.m. Men's Physique & Classic Physique
Find out more »Rite of Spring and Other Dances
The Minnesota Ballet opens its 2018-19 season with Robert Gardner’s vision of Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky and Salvatore Aiello’s Senza Fretta. New works by emerging choreographers round out this evening of dance.
Find out more »Diana Krall (postponed)
Due to a scheduling conflict, Diana Krall’s Oct. 23 performance at DECC Symphony Hall has been rescheduled. A new performance date has been scheduled for Monday, April 15. All tickets purchased for the 2018 date will be honored.
Find out more »DSSO: New Horizons
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with New Horizons. The evening's music includes Arnold Schönberg's "Transfigured Night," Mozart's "Violin Concerto No.3" and Beethoven's Symphony No.8. Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by completing, printing and mailing this form.
Find out more »Nov 2018
Brian Regan
Vanity Fair has called comedian Brian Regan “the funniest stand-up alive.” Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Find out more »DSSO: Unforgettable Views
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Unforgettable Views. The evening's music includes Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem" and Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No.5." Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by completing, printing and mailing this form.
Find out more »A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage is a new touring production featuring Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts gang – Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Sally and more, all led by the lovable Charlie Brown – as they discover the true meaning of Christmas. When Charlie Brown becomes discouraged by the materialism of the season, Lucy convinces him to direct the neighborhood Christmas play. In typical Charlie Brown fashion, things go awry when he selects a tiny fir tree for the production. It’s…
Find out more »Peppa Pig Live!
Peppa Pig Live! features Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and more in an all-singing, all-dancing adventure full of songs, games and surprises. Tickets are available at jadepresents.com, via phone at 800-745-3000 or at the DECC box office.
Find out more »Dec 2018
DSSO: Home for the Holidays
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Home for the Holidays. Lyric Opera of the North and the Twin Ports Tenors join in for a traditional DSSO afternoon of song, costumes and holiday spirit. Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered…
Find out more »The Nutcracker
The holiday favorite sparkles with spirited dance, lush sets, and authentic Edwardian-era costumes. Minnesota Ballet presents this annual holiday show, featuring battling soldiers and mouse warriors, whirling snowflakes, a batch of gingerbread children emerging from Mother Ginger’s enormous skirt, the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, waltzing flowers, et. al. The Minnesota Ballet Orchestra plays the Tchaikovsky score live. Performances run Dec. 7-9.
Find out more »DSSO: New Year’s Journey
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with New Year's Journey, a tribute to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Journey. Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by completing, printing and mailing this form.
Find out more »Jan 2019
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2019
Duluth Cross Country Ski Club presents the annual two-night adventure-film festival Jan 5-6. Attendees can browse gear at local sponsors' booths, enter a raffle and grab a bite to eat and a drink. Specific films being shown each night vary, and are not announced prior to the event.
Find out more »Feb 2019
DSSO: British Isles
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with British Isles. The evening's music includes Ethel Smyth's "On The Cliffs of Cornwall from The Wreckers," Max Bruch's "Scotish Fantasy" and Edward Elger's "Enigma Variations." Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by…
Find out more »DSSO: Catch the Big Wave
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Catch the Big Wave, an en evening of music from the Duluth-based funk and soul band Big Wave Dave and Ripples backed by the orchestra. Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by…
Find out more »Mar 2019
DSSO: Across Germany
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Across Germany. The evening's music includes Brahms's "Piano Concerto No.2" and Beethoven's "Symphony No.7." Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Individual concert tickets will be available Sept. 4. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by completing, printing and mailing this form.
Find out more »Coppelia
This sunny, family-friendly ballet is a lively tale set in a tiny European village a century ago. Spunky Swanilda loves Franz, but he falls for a beautiful mechanical doll made by the reclusive toymaker Dr. Coppélius. Spirited villagers dance. An experiment explodes. Toys whirl out of control. The entire village turns out for a wedding.
Find out more »Apr 2019
The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music comes to Duluth. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000 and in person at the DECC Ticket Office.
Find out more »DSSO: Toward the Heavens
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra continues its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Toward the Heavens. The evening's music includes Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No.2" and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's "Lobgesang." Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by completing, printing and mailing this form.
Find out more »Diana Krall (cancelled)
This concert has been cancelled.
Find out more »May 2019
DSSO: Along the Mediterranean
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra concludes its Grand Adventures 2018-2019 season with Along the Meditteranean. The evening's music includes Emmanuel Chabrier's "España," Camille Saint-Saëns's "Piano Concerto No.5," Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espagñole" and Manuel de Falla's suite from The Three Cornered Hat. Tickets are $20–$55 for adults, $2 off for seniors age 62 and up, and $10 for children 6–18 and colleges students with a current college ID. Season tickets and multi-concert tickets can be ordered by completing, printing and mailing this form.
Find out more »School of the Minnesota Ballet Student Performance
The annual performance showcases student progress over the year and features a special work by the two highest ballet levels. Performing choreography by their teachers are students from pre-ballet and ballet levels, Young Men’s Athletic Dance, Creative Dance for children with developmental challenges, and the Teen/Adult Division. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children, and are available by calling 218-529-3742.
Find out more »The Illusionists
The Illusionists touring magic show comes to Duluth as part of its North American Tour. Tickets for the Illusionists are available at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000 or in person at the DECC Ticket Office.
Find out more »Jun 2019
John Prine
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter John Prine returns to Duluth. Long considered a “songwriter’s songwriter,” Prine's songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Joan Baez and many others. Tickets are available at the DECC ticket office, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.
Find out more »Jul 2019
Jerry Seinfeld
Iconic comedian Jerry Seinfeld returns to Duluth to perform his signature stand-up show. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. His latest projects include the Emmy nominated web series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, and his Netflix special Jerry Before Seinfeld. Tickets go on sale May 17 at the DECC Ticket Office or at ticketmaster.com
Find out more »Oct 2019
DSSO: Lynn Harrell Plays Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
One of the greatest living cellists, Lynn Harrell, takes the stage with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for Dvořák’s immortal Cello Concerto, after the gripping piece Starburst by American composer Leshnoff and Tchaikovsky’s musical tribute to Francesca da Rimini from Dante’s famous Inferno.
Find out more »Menopause the Musical
GFour Productions, winner of 44 Tony Awards and 54 Drama Desk Awards, brings the hit show Menopause the Musical to Duluth for one performance. Menopause the Musical is a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.” Now celebrating 17 years of female empowerment through musical comedy, the show has evolved as a grassroots movement of women who deal with life adjustments after 40 by embracing each other and the…
Find out more »DSSO: A Night at the Movies
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra pays homage to some of the greatest film scores of all time from Star Wars and Harry Potter to 007 and Saturday Night Fever.
Find out more »Nov 2019
A Night at the Opera: Opera’s Greatest Hits
Some of the most beloved arias and dramatic choruses of all time are featured in this performance for the opera-curious and the opera lover alike. The DSSO joins with Lyric Opera of the North and highlights the DSSO Chorus with works from Aida to Carmen to La Bohème. Soloists: Vicki Fingalson, soprano Alice Pierce, soprano Sarah Lawrence, soprano Georgia Jacobson, mezzo-soprano John Pierce, tenor Calland Metts, baritone Cory Renbarger, baritone Luke Williams, bass-baritone
Find out more »Dec 2019
Minnesota Ballet’s The Nutcracker
The Minnesota Ballet’s annual production of the holiday favorite, featuring battling soldiers, mouse warriors, whirling snowflakes, the captivating Sugar Plum Fairy, dramatic dancers from exotic lands, waltzing flowers and more. Created by Allen Fields, the production is accompanied live by the Minnesota Ballet Orchestra, with vocal accompaniment by the Lake Superior Youth Chorus. Tickets: 218-529-3742.
Find out more »New Year’s Eve Time Warp
THe DSSO and Jeans 'n Classics say goodbye to 2019 with an evening of music from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The DSSO encourages concert-goers to contact their box office at 218-623-3776 for the best price on tickets.
Find out more »Jan 2020
Banff Mountain Film Festival 2020
Duluth Cross Country Ski Club presents the annual two-night adventure-film festival Jan 4-5. Attendees can browse gear at local sponsors' booths, enter a raffle and grab a bite to eat and a drink. Specific films being shown each night vary, and are not announced prior to the event.
Find out more »PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue
The live tour of Nickelodeon's hit children's television show returns to Duluth for another music-filled production. Performances are Jan. 7 and 8 at 6 p.m., with an additional 10 a.m. matinee on Jan. 8. Tickets for all three performances start at $21 and are available at pawpatrollive.com or at the DECC Ticket Office. Ticket prices are inclusive of a $4 facility fee. Prices are subject to change. Additional fees and special offers may apply. A limited number of V.I.P. packages…
Find out more »Twin Ports MLK Rally 2020
The theme is centered on King’s “Give us the Ballot and We Will Transform the South” speech. The keynote speaker is Autumn Brown and the emcee is Doreen Nyamwaya. Performers include the ARE Poets, the Major Attraktion Dance Group and more. The Drum Major for Peace Awards will be announced and presented. There will be children’s activities, a selfie photo booth, vendors and free MLK buttons while supplies last outside the DECC hall before and shortly after the rally. For…
Find out more »Backstage Experience with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
This experience provides guests with an exclusive perspective and insight into the creative dynamic between orchestra and conductor. Start out the night with a craft-beer tasting at Hoops Brewing before sitting down for a gourmet dinner at Lake Avenue Restaurant. Then, it’s off to Symphony Hall, where guests can experience a backstage tour during the symphony's dress rehearsal and an onstage interaction with the musicians and conductor Dirk Meyer.
Find out more »Feb 2020
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: Obsession
Obsession: a feeling that composers Hector Berlioz and Michael Daugherty channeled into their musical works. Hear Berlioz’s obsessive love in Symphonie Fantastique and Daugherty’s Gregorian chant fixation in Red Cape Tango. This night of obsessions includes Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto, featuring concertmaster extraordinaire Erin Aldridge.
Find out more »Newsboys
Christian musical act Newsboys bring their "Greatness of Our God" tour to Duluth. Former members Peter Furler and Phil Joel join current Newsboys Michael Tait, Duncan Phillips, Jeff Frankenstein and Jody Davis. Tickets are $20-$60. VIP packages are available for an additional $25-$100.
Find out more »Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: Happy Birthday, Ludwig!
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and the DSSO Chorus celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday with arrangements of Beethoven’s "Choral Fantasy" and Brahms’s "Song of Destiny." The DSSO also continues The Beethoven Project with the performance and recording of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 2."
Find out more »Mar 2020
Wilco
Chicago-based (and honorary Duluth) band Wilco returns in support of their latest studio album, Ode to Joy.
Find out more »Backstage Experience with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (Cancelled)
This event has been cancelled. This experience provides guests with an exclusive perspective and insight into the creative dynamic between orchestra and conductor. Start out the night with a craft-beer tasting at Hoops Brewing before sitting down for a gourmet dinner at Lake Avenue Restaurant. Then, it’s off to Symphony Hall, where guests can experience a backstage tour during the symphony's dress rehearsal and an onstage interaction with the musicians and conductor Dirk Meyer.
Find out more »Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Fifth (Cancelled)
This event has been cancelled. The Beethoven Project continues with Beethoven's iconic "Symphony No. 5." French composer Guillaume Connesson's "Flammenscrift" a tribute to Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5," will also be performed, along with Mozart's "Piano Concerto No. 23."
Find out more »Casual Concert: Beethoven’s Adventure (Cancelled)
This event has been cancelled. A relaxed and casual concert experience for all ages. This series features a range of popular classics and modern favorites in a short one-hour concert. Come early for pre-concert activities and stay late to meet and learn from DSSO musicians and Music Director Dirk Meyer. This concert will feature Beethoven's famous "Symphony No. 5." Tickets are $10 online or at the door, with kids 17 and under admitted free.
Find out more »A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Postponed)
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for February 2021. The Minnesota Ballet presents Shakespeare’s magical comedy.
Find out more »A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Postponed)
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for February 2021. The Minnesota Ballet presents Shakespeare’s magical comedy.
Find out more »A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Postponed)
This event has been rescheduled February 12-13, 2021. The Minnesota Ballet presents Shakespeare’s magical comedy.
Find out more »Apr 2020
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: Pop Goes the Classics (Postponed)
This event has been postponed until further notice. The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra presents a night of classical pops fun. Ride with the Lone Ranger in Rossini’s "William Tell Overture" and dance with royalty in Strauss’ "Emperor Waltz." Other tunes featured include "The Sound of Music," Debussy’s "Claire de Lune" and Tchaikovsky’s "1812 Overture."
Find out more »May 2020
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana (Postponed)
This event has been postponed until further notice. The evening opens with "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saens and "Symphony No. 5" by Franz Schubert. The season closes with over 300 musicians on stage, as the Orchestra, DSSO Chorus and Lake Superior Youth Chorus bring to life one of the great choral works of the repertoire: "Carmina Burana.” Following the ephemeral circle of human life, Orff’s work has become an iconic piece known around the world and often quoted in…
Find out more »Bert Kreischer (Postponed)
This event has been rescheduled for Dec. 17. Shirt-averse stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer performs at the DECC as part of his Berty Boy World Tour.
Find out more »Wild Kratts Live! (Postponed)
This event has been postponed until further notice. Wild Kratts Live! travels to Duluth with a new stage show, “Wild Kratts Live 2.0 – Activate Creature Power!” In the show the Kratt brothers combine live action and animation, with Martin and Chris on stage and the rest of the Wild Kratts team on screen, at the Tortuga HQ. Register for ticket pre-sale at wildkrattslive.com.
Find out more »Oct 2020
Home Free (Postponed)
Home Free brings its Dive Bar Saints World Tour to Duluth for a concert rescheduled from May 3. All tickets from the May show will be honored on Oct. 23. The band mixes Nashville standards, soaring originals and quick-witted humor. Its fifth studio album, Dive Bar Saints, will be released on Sept. 6 under Home Free Records.
Find out more »Dec 2020
Bert Kreischer (Canceled)
This event has been canceled. Shirt-averse stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer performs at the DECC as part of his Berty Boy World Tour.
Find out more »Feb 2021
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One event on May 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
One event on Feb 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm
One event on Mar 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 17, 2021 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 8, 2021 at 7:00 pm
The DSSO performs at several spring shows with a limited capacity due to COVID-19. Livestream also available. Full details here. Feb. 6: Sinatra: Come Fly with Me Feb. 27: Mendelssohn and Mozart Mar. 20: Strauss and Haydn Apr. 17: Price and Mendelssohn May 8: From Beethoven to Milhaud
Find out more »A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Postponed)
The Minnesota Ballet's presentation of Shakespeare’s magical comedy has been postponed. New dates have not been announced.
Find out more »Mar 2021
DSSO: Strauss and Haydn
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra presents Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, Richard Strauss’ Horn Concerto and Papa Haydn's Symphony No. 104. Limited in-person seating is available at DECC Symphony Hall. Call 218-623-3776 to reserve in-person seats. DSSO Live is a new at-home experience that connects viewers across the country. Visit dsso.com to subscribe and view the concert from home.
Find out more »Apr 2021
DSSO: Price and Mendelssohn
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra presents Torke's Ash, Price's Piano Concerto featuring soloist Clayton Stephenson, and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4. Limited in-person seating is available at DECC Symphony Hall. Call 218-623-3776 to reserve in-person seats. DSSO Live is a new at-home experience that connects viewers across the country. Visit dsso.com to subscribe and view the concert from home.
Find out more »May 2021
DSSO: From Beethoven to Milhaud
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra closes out its season with works by Milad Yousufi, Mozart, Osvaldo Golijov, Darius Milhaud and Beethoven.
Find out more »Sep 2021
Wheels Off Half Marathon 2021
The Wheels Off Half Marathon is a 13.1-mile run along the scenic North Shore of Lake Superior, held during the NorthShore Inline Marathon. The course begins the same as the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, but follows Interstate 35 for the last four miles, sending runners through the I-35 tunnels. The event is free to spectators. Participant fees range from $69 to $105, depending on the date of registration.
Find out more »Oct 2021
DSSO: To Discover
The season begins with the DSSO’s premiere performance of Jonathan Leshnoff’s "Rush." Then, principal flutist Claudia White features in Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1. Also: discover the unfinished sketches of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 10 before taking in the lush harmonies of Poulenc’s Sinfonietta.
Find out more »Home Free
Home Free mixes Nashville standards, soaring originals and quick-witted humor. The band's fifth studio album, Dive Bar Saints, was released in 2019. Tickets start at $32.79 and are available on ticketmaster.com.
Find out more »DSSO: Chills and Thrills
The spooky side of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. Hear everything from chilling pop tunes to creepy classical pieces. Themes from Jaws to Phantom of the Opera to Ghostbusters will be aired. Two shows. Virtual on-demand tickets also available.
Find out more »DSSO: Chills and Thrills
The spooky side of the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. Hear everything from chilling pop tunes to creepy classical pieces. Themes from Jaws to Phantom of the Opera to Ghostbusters will be aired. Two shows. Virtual on-demand tickets also available.
Find out more »Nov 2021
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
A critically-acclaimed, concert-style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the most successful music duo of all time. Features a live band playing Simon and Garfunkel's hits and a state-of-the-art production style.
Find out more »DSSO: To Explore
Gioachino Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri Overture opens an evening of playful music by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra that flows into the turbulent waters of The Hebrides by Felix Mendelssohn. The evening continues with the most famous guitar concerto ever written, Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez featuring guest artist Jiji. The show concludes on an enchanting note with Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, an homage to French composer François Couperin.
Find out more »Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Mannheim Steamroller brings its almost annual holiday tour to Duluth after taking 2020 off due to COVID-19. The group is the #1 Christmas music artist in history. Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 41 million albums, 30 million in the Christmas genre. This year’s show will feature classic Christmas hits from the first Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album, along with multimedia effects in an intimate setting. Chip Davis will direct and co-produce tour performances with MagicSpace Entertainment. Tickets are available at…
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