May 2017
Duluth Dylan Fest 2017: Poets of the North County
Karen Sunderman hosts this event featuring readings by Duluth Poet Laureate Ellie Schoenfeld, past poets laureate Jim Johnson, Shelia Packa and Deborah Cooper and Wisconsin Poet Laureate 2013-14 Max Garland. Andrew Lipke will perform music. There will also be reads by local poets Gary Boelhower, Liz Minette, Ed Newman, Don Dass, Steve Downing, Julie Gard and Amy Lynn. There is an after-party at 8:30 p.m. with the Basement Tapes Band in the Rex Bar at Fitger's.
Find out more »Jun 2017
The Murders at Glensheen: 40 Years Later
June 27, 2017, marks the 40th anniversary of the killings at Glensheen. During this event, the foremost experts on the crimes, trials and suspect Marjorie Congdon Caldwell will gather to discuss the events and their aftermath. Former Duluth police detective and St. Louis County sheriff Gary Waller revisits the investigation he led, retired St. Louis County prosecutor and district court judge John DeSanto discusses the successes and failures of the murder trials that followed and former Duluth News Tribune reporter…
Find out more »Sep 2017
Jeff’s World
A story of discovery, vision and grit, Jeff’s World takes a humorous behind-the-scenes look into the world of rock climbing and the tenacity required to build a sport-climbing destination accessible only by boat and hidden in a pristine wilderness of shimmering lakes, dense forest and blood-sucking insects.
Find out more »Feb 2018
Lake Superior Design Retreat 2018
The American Institute of Architects presents the 30th annual Lake Superior Design Retreat at Fitger's Spirit of the North theater on Feb 23 and 24. Six seemingly unrelated speakers with diverse backgrounds will come together to discuss their passions and enthusiasm for their creative work/avocation as they search for and find common ground, along with audience members. Anyone over age 16 is welcome.
Find out more »Apr 2018
One Book Northland Author Event with Katharine Johnson
Katharine Johnson, who is this year's featured One Book Northland author, discusses her experience researching and writing her new book The Wind and the Drum. Light refreshments will be served after the event.
Find out more »Oct 2018
Everyone Here Likes Fitger’s Beer: The Fitger Brewing Co.
Authors Tony Dierckins and Pete Clure present from and sign copies of their new book “Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better: The Historic Breweries of Duluth & Superior.” August Fitger and Percy Anneke established Fitger’s in 1885 and grew the brewery into the largest manufacturer of beer in the Lake Superior region, and when it closed in 1972 it was the longest-lived manufacturing concern at the Head of the Lakes. The book describes how Fitger’s survived stiff competition, the Temperance movement, Prohibition,…
Find out more »Dec 2018
The Wisecracker Suite: A Decade of Jokes, Puns, and Assorted Nuts
Rubber Chicken Theater's tenth annual holiday revue features original comedy sketches poking fun at local, regional and national issues. Topics tackled in The Wisecracker Suite: A Decade of Jokes, Puns, and Assorted Nuts include a North Pole elf caravan headed toward the United States, a sneak peek at the new Broadway Twin Ports musicals (with singing mayors) and a sketch featuring dancing nutcrackers, slow-moving lake boats and gold medal-winning curlers who save the day. Rubber Chicken Theater has been writing…
Find out more »Feb 2019
Fitger’s Furry Film Festival
Guests will meet friendly animal greeters and enjoy a movie-premiere social featuring gourmet appetizers and a selection of fine wine, beer, and other refreshing beverages provided by sponsors. 100% of funds raised go to Animal Allies to continue its mission of ensuring a loving home for every pet.
Find out more »With Love from Barbra
Rubber Chicken Theater presents Melody Mendis in her special Valentine’s Day Barbra Streisand tribute show.
Find out more »Mar 2019
Lake Superior Design Retreat 2019
The American Institute of Architects presents the 31st annual Lake Superior Design Retreat, where architects and others interested in design gather to explore the corners of design with six invited design professionals who share passion for their art and/or craft. The registration fee is $180 per person, which covers the two-day program, Friday dinner and Saturday breakfast. For more information visit aia-mn.org/events/lsdr2019.
Find out more »May 2019
Maritime Improv Crew: May the Fourth be with Us
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Early-bird tickets for $10 can be purchased online.
Find out more »Barbara Sjoholm
Translator Barbara Sjoholm will discuss and sign copies of her new book By the Fire: Sami Folktales and Legends. The event is co-sponsored by the Bookstore at Fitger's and the Sami Cultural Center. Books will be available for purchase. About the Book Although versions of tales about wizards and magical reindeer from northern Scandinavia are found in European folk and fairytale collections, stories told by the indigenous Nordic Sami themselves are rare in English translation. The stories in By the…
Find out more »“The Happiness Playlist” Reading by Mark Mallman
Musician/author Mark Mallman travels to Duluth to read from his new book The Happiness Playlist. Mallman has spent the past 20 years releasing albums, touring and becoming a Minneapolis music icon. His debut book is a memoir about the months he spent listening exclusively to feel-good songs as an experiment to make his way through varying bouts of grief brought on by the death of his mother, the end of a relationship and winter in the frozen Midwest. Mallman's actual…
Find out more »Jun 2019
Maritime Improv Crew: Get Dinghy with Us
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Early-bird tickets for $10 can be purchased online.
Find out more »Jul 2019
Maritime Improv Crew: Belly Laughs
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Early-bird tickets for $10 can be purchased online.
Find out more »Aug 2019
Maritime Improv Crew: More Fun than a Barrel of Monkeys
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Early-bird tickets for $10 can be purchased online.
Find out more »Sep 2019
Maritime Improv Crew: Wahoo, It’s Back to School!!
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Early-bird tickets for $10 can be purchased online.
Find out more »Oct 2019
Maritime Improv Crew: Fall for Anything
Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form PG-13 improv show featuring comedy games based on audience suggestions. Snacks and a cash bar will be available. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the performance begins at 7 p.m.
Find out more »Nov 2019
One event on Jun 1, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Jul 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Aug 3, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Sep 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Nov 2, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Dec 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Maritime Improv Crew
One event on Jun 1, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Jul 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Aug 3, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Sep 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Oct 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Nov 2, 2019 at 7:00 pm
One event on Dec 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Early-bird tickets for $10 can be purchased online.
Find out more »Dec 2019
Snow Much Fun
Maritime Improv Crew performs Snow Much Fun, a PG-13 winter-themed long form improv show featuring interactive audience games. Tickets for this event are $10 and are available at the door.
Find out more »Storm Wars: The Rise of Lakewalker
Rubber Chicken Theater's 11th annual holiday revue features original comedy sketches poking fun at local, regional and national issues. There will also be beer, wine and revue-themed drinks available from the Boat Club Restaurant. (The show is more entertaining after a couple of Smashed Lakewalks.) The local theater group has been writing and performing sketch comedy revues since its inception in 2008. Revues are like local versions of Saturday Night Live and come from a long theatrical tradition started by…
Find out more »Feb 2020
Maritime Improv Crew
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month with added comedy games all based on audience suggestions.
Find out more »Lake Superior Design Retreat 2020
The American Institute of Architects presents the 32nd annual Lake Superior Design Retreat, where architects and others interested in design gather to explore the corners of design with six invited design professionals who share passion for their art and/or craft. The registration fee is $180 per person, which covers the two-day program, Friday dinner and Saturday breakfast. For more information visit aia-mn.org/events/lsdr2020.
Find out more »Mar 2020
Maritime Improv Crew
The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month with added comedy games all based on audience suggestions.
Find out more »Jun 2020
Maritime Improv Crew (Canceled)
This event has been canceled. The Maritime Improv Crew performs a long-form improv show once a month with added comedy games all based on audience suggestions.
Find out more »Jun 2021
Marty Essen
Duluth native Marty Essen, now living in Montana, returns to present a short reading, sign books and perform highlights from Around the World in 90 Minutes, a slideshow based on his first book. Over the past 14 years, Essen has performed his show on hundreds of campuses in 45 states. In his presentation at Fitger's he will select a few of the most memorable moments from that show, including when he and his wife survived a fierce hippo attack in…
Find out more »Sep 2021
On Golden Pond
Boat Club Productions presents the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the 48th year. The show is written by Ernest Thompson, produced by Jason Vincent and directed by Dennis F. Johnson. Performances run Sept. 10-12 and 17-19. Cast Norman Thayer: Paul George Waterman Ethel Thayer: Ellie Martin Charlie Martin: Lee E. Cutler Chelsea Thayer Wayne: Jessica Saxton Bill Ray: Jody Kujawa Billy Ray: Jacob Waechter Tickets are $30,…
Find out more »Oct 2021
Author Talk and Workshop with Brian Malloy
Minnesota author Brian Malloy will read from his new book, After Francesco, then do a Q & A and book signing from 6 to 7 p.m. in Fitger’s Spirit of the North Theater. Copies of his book may be purchased at Fitger’s Bookstore. Admission to the first part of the program is free. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the August Fitger Room, Malloy will teach a workshop: "Working on Your Novel." The workshop is $10 for members of Lake…
Find out more »An Evening of Words and Music: Book Launch of “Duck and Cover”
The Bookstore at Fitger's presents author Mark Munger, reading from his new book, Duck and Cover. Munger will be joined by musical guests Bill and Kate Isles, and special guest and moderator Don Ness.
Find out more »Dec 2021
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 18, 2021
I Saw Mommy Vaxxing Santa Claus, or, Over the River and Almost Through the Woods
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 18, 2021
Rubber Chicken Theater returns with their annual holiday sketch-comedy revue. Topics tackled include a new season of The Great Minnesota Cooking Show, a look at the challenges faced by holiday revelers in last year’s Bentleyville drive-thru and some stories about past events with Duluth Drunk History. The show will also open with the traditional singing of original carol parodies, including "O Little Roll of Toilet Paper," "All I Want for Christmas is My Booster Shot" and "Get Tested, Merry Gentlemen."…
Find out more »Rubber Chicken’s New Year’s Cluckin’ Eve
Rubber Chicken Theater presents this original sketch-comedy show poking fun at local, regional and national issues. Some sketches will be reprised from the recent holiday revue, but some will be new. There will also be live musical performances (including Steven Solkela’s accordion-wielding overpopulated one-man orchestra from Virginia), New Year’s resolutions from local celebrities and surprise cameos. There will also be prize giveaways. Prize sponsors include WDIO-TV, Holy Cow! Press, Raise the Barr Dance School, Art on the Planet/Wine Expressions, Little…
Find out more »Apr 2022
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
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One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Tuesdays with Morrie
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Boat Club Productions presents Tuesdays with Morrie, the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Performances…
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Tuesdays with Morrie
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Boat Club Productions presents Tuesdays with Morrie, the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Performances…
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One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
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One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Tuesdays with Morrie
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Boat Club Productions presents Tuesdays with Morrie, the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Performances…
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One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Tuesdays with Morrie
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Boat Club Productions presents Tuesdays with Morrie, the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Performances…
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One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Tuesdays with Morrie
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Boat Club Productions presents Tuesdays with Morrie, the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Performances…
Find out more »May 2022
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Tuesdays with Morrie
One event on Apr 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on Apr 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm
One event on May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Boat Club Productions presents Tuesdays with Morrie, the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Performances…
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