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Northern Wilds Calendar of EventsFeb. 27-March 4WTIP Winter Membership Drive WTIP, Grand Marais, wtip.org
Feb. 28-March 10Disney’s Newsies 7 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Duluth Playhouse
March 1, FridayFree Friday Night Reels: The Charmer 6 p.m. Grand Marais Public LibrarySones de Mexico 7 p.m. Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais, northshoremusicassociation.comDan Welden Prints: Exhibition and Sale 7 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org
March 1-2Northwestern Fur Trappers Annual Convention 11 a.m. (9 a.m. Sat.) CLE Coliseum, Thunder Bay, nwfta.ca
March 1-3Outside Mullingar 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth
March 1-10The Art of Healing: Violence Prevention Center Exhibit (Reception March 1 at 5 p.m.) Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org
March 2, SaturdaySleeping Giant Loppet Thunder Bay, sleepinggiantloppet.caDXC’s Tour Duluth 8 a.m. Marshall School, DuluthU.S. Nordic Cross National Championships 8 a.m. Spirit Mountain, Duluth, daytripperofduluth.com/nordiccrossRidge Riders Annual Trout Derby 9 a.m. West Bearskin Lake, Gunflint Trail, cookcountysnowmobileclub.comWinter Tree ID Workshop 10 a.m. Limnology Lab on London Road, Duluth, z.umn.edu/wtd319Wine & Yoga 11 a.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, facebook.com/redlionsmokehouseRotary March for Veterans Celebration 5:30 p.m. AAD Shriners Building, Hermantown, rotarymarchforvets.orgConsortium Aurora Borealis Concert 8 p.m. St. Paul’s United Church, Thunder Bay, consortiumauroraborealis.orgMelt Hard 9 p.m. Duluth Playhouse
The Big Wu 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
March 2-3Nipigon Ice Fest Nipigon, outdoorskillsandthrills.com/nipigonicefest
March 3, SundayStride, Ride, Glide Triathlon 10 a.m. Superior Municipal Forest Yellow Trail, Superior, Facebook: Stride, Ride, Glide TriathlonSongs of Love & Life: Pete Pellinen & Peter Kess 2 p.m. Vermilion Community College, ElyChoral Concert: Minneapolis Guitar Quintet 3 p.m. UMD Weber Music Hall, DuluthMark Joseph 7 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.comPostmodern Jukebox: Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour 8 p.m. NorShor Theatre, Duluth
March 4, MondayForeigner: Cold As Ice Tour 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com
March 4-9Eat Downtown Week Downtown Duluth
March 5, TuesdayShrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper & Live Entertainment 5 p.m. Gathering Table Hall, Thunder BayMukluk Mardi Gras 5:30 p.m. Gunflint Lodge, Gunflint Trail, gunflint.com
March 5-11Wood Week North House Folk School, Grand Marais, northhouse.org
March 6-9FIRST Robotics Regional Competitions Duluth DECC, mnfirst.org/duluth-regionals
March 7, ThursdayFilm Fiesta 2 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.orgWinter Farmers Market 4 p.m. Duluth Folk School, DuluthWinter Seed Sowing for Native Plants 6:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, Hovland (218) 387-3015
Enchanted Forest Masquerade Ball 7 p.m. Greysolon Plaza, DuluthRandy Bachman 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.comUnder The Streetlamp 8 p.m. NorShor Theatre, Duluth
March 7-9Time’s Up 7:30 p.m. Marshall Performing Arts Center, DuluthOutside Mullingar 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth
March 7-10Quilters 7 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais, grandmaraisplayhouse.com
March 8, FridayFree: Taxidermy with Corrie Steckelberg 9 a.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.orgPiano Day Guest Artist Concert: Dr. Jacob Ertl 6 p.m. UMD Weber Music Hall, DuluthFree Friday Night Reels: Bad Lucky Goat 6 p.m. Grand Marais Public LibraryDierks Bentley: Burning Man Tour 7 p.m. Amsoil Arena, DuluthPage 38 & DJ Big D 10 p.m. The Foundry, Thunder Bay
March 8-9Candlelight Cross-Country Ski 4 p.m. Gunflint Lodge, Gunflint Trail, gunflint.comHealing All Nations: Gospel Concert 6:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com
March 9, SaturdayAnnual Piano Day 8:30 a.m. UMD Weber Music Hall, DuluthDrag Races 10 a.m. Poplar Lake, Gunflint Trail, cookcountysnowmobileclub.comNice Girls of the North Marketplace 10 a.m. Lakeside Lester Park Community Center, DuluthMonster Piano Concert 3:30 p.m. UMD Weber Music Hall, DuluthLocal Climate Change Solutions, Part 2 5 p.m. Grand Marais Public Library, cookcountylocalenergy.orgFree Family Event for Foster & Adoptive Families 7 p.m. Great Lakes Aquarium, Duluth
Music Bingo 9:30 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, facebook.com/redlionsmokehouseRhino 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
March 10, Sunday Daylight Saving Time BeginsDog Days of Winter Trail Center Lodge, Gunflint Trail, dogdaysofwinter.infoSongs of Love & Life: Pete Pellinen & Peter Kess 2 p.m. Lyric Annex, VirginiaGag Me With a Spoon 7 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth
March 11, MondaySister City Chef Exchange: Red Lion at Lake Ave 6:30 p.m. Lake Ave Restaurant & Bar, Duluth, facebook.com/redlionsmokehouse
March 12, TuesdayRuby’s Pantry 5 p.m. Cook County High School, Grand Marais, facebook.com/rubyspantryccARE Youth Spoken Word Open Mic: Free 6 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth
March 14, ThursdayColors of Minnesota: With Ryan J. Schroeder 3:30 p.m. Grand Marais Public Library, alslib.infoEATS 6 p.m. Cook County Middle/High School, Grand MaraisPlucked Up String Band 6 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.comStarting Seeds Indoors Under Lights 6:30 p.m. Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais (218) 387-3015Toy Sense Game Night 7 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, facebook.com/redlionsmokehouse
March 14-16Fitger’s Bock Fest 5 p.m. (Noon Sat.) Fitger’s, Duluth
March 14-17Quilters 7 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais, grandmaraisplayhouse.com
March 14-30Buying the Farm Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, magnustheatre.com
March 15, FridayNSFC Reduced-Price Fencing Program Application Deadline Lake & Cook Counties, northshoreforest.orgColors of Minnesota: With Ryan J. Schroeder 1 p.m. Silver Bay Public Library, alslib.infoPinterest Projects 2 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.orgLive Music: Tara Nelson 8:30 p.m. Four Seasons Supper Club, Finland (218) 353-7371I.R. Idiot ‘Spore’ Album Release 10 p.m. Black Pirates Pub, Thunder Bay
March 15-16Black River Revue 8 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
March 15-17St. Urho’s Day Celebration Finland, friendsoffinland.org/st-urho-2019
March 16, SaturdayWomen’s Expo Duluth DECC, duluthwomensexpo.comLucky Spins Live Slot Tournament Grand Portage Lodge & Casino, grandportage.com6th Annual Saint Fennessy 4k 10 a.m. Hawk Circle: Hermantown High School, HermantownBrewski 2019 Noon, Spirit Mountain, Duluth, spiritmt.comSt. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Live Music: Frozen Britches & Jim McGowan 3 p.m. Cascade Restaurant & Pub, Lutsen, cascadelodgemn.comArtist Talk: Christine Forni on Printmaking & Sculpture 3:30 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.orgSt. Patrick’s Day Irish Dinner & Celtic Music 5:30 p.m. Gunflint Lodge, Gunflint Trail, gunflint.comDSSO: Across Germany 7 p.m. DECC Symphony Hall, DuluthMichael Monroe Log Cabin Concert 7 p.m. Grand MaraisCenterville All-Stars 7 p.m. Grand Portage Lodge & Casino, grandportage.comSnowed In Comedy Tour 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.comThe 4 On the Floor 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
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27March 16-17St. Urho’s Celebration Thunder Bay, thefinlandia.com
March 16-April 7Thin Places: Spirit of the Wilderness Exhibition (Reception March 16 at 5 p.m.) Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org
March 17, SundaySt. Patrick’s DayFree Snowshoeing 4 p.m. South Neebing Community Centre, Thunder BayGreen Grocery with CHUM 4 p.m. Endion Station, Duluth, chumduluth.orgUnreasonable Giving with Corrie Steckelberg 5 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.orgPushing Chain 7:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.comTapp’d Out Party 8:30 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, facebook.com/redlionsmokehouse
March 19-24Time’s Up 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. March 24) Marshall Performing Arts Center, Duluth
March 19-31March Mania: NCAA Games on Big Screen TV Grand Portage Lodge & Casino, grandportage.com
March 20, WednesdayTed at the Teatro 7:30 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth
March 21, ThursdayWinter Farmers Market 4 p.m. Duluth Folk School, DuluthTBHS Meeting with Dan Fulton: Building the Monarch Population 7 p.m. Oliver Rd. Community Center, Thunder Bay, tbayhortsociety.weebly.com
March 21-23What She Said: Short Play Festival 7:30 p.m. Duluth Playhouse
March 22, FridayWatershed Arts & Film Fest 6 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, DuluthGame Night 6:30 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org
March 22-23Head of the Lakes Jazz Festival UMD Weber Music Hall, DuluthThunderheads 7 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
March 22-24Minnesota Ballet: Coppélia 7 p.m. (3 p.m. Sun.) Duluth DECC
March 23, SaturdayCross Quetico Lakes Tour & Reel Paddling Film Festival Atikokan, Ontario, traveltheheart.orgFree Playwriting Workshop 10 a.m. Mary J.L. Black Library, Thunder Bay, nowwwriters.ca/workshops
Treasures of the Earth Green Goods, Craft & Art Fair 10 a.m. Peace Church, Duluth4th Annual Indoor Cornhole Bean Bag Toss Tournament 1 p.m. Amici’s Event Center, Ely, amiciseventcenter.comImprov Comedy Show 7:30 p.m. Cambrian Players Studio, Thunder BayDessa with MONAKR 9 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
March 23-24Motorhead Madness 10 a.m. Duluth DECC, motorheadmadnessmn.comArrowhead Chorale: A Journey Home 7:30 p.m. (3 p.m. Sun.) First Lutheran Church, Duluth, arrowheadchorale.com
March 24, SundayCabin Fever Reliever 2 p.m. Two Harbors High School AuditoriumBrewing a Better Climate Trivia Night 5 p.m. Bent Paddle Brewing, Duluth, climategen.org/eventsSteve Blexrud 6 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
March 25, MondayColors of Minnesota: With Ryan J. Schroeder 1 p.m. Ely Public Library, alslib.info
March 25-26Talk Climate Institute 8:30 a.m. AICHO, Duluth, climategen.org
March 26, TuesdayARE Youth Spoken Word Open Mic & Superior Shorts 6 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth
March 27, WednesdayColors of Minnesota: With Ryan J. Schroeder 4 p.m. Two Harbors Public Library, alslib.info
March 28, ThursdaySeedy Characters: Vegetable Container Gardening 6:30 p.m. Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais (218) 387-3015Harlem Globetrotters 7 p.m. Amsoil Arena, DuluthTBSO: Outsiders Concert 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbso.ca
March 28-April 6Ely Spring Musical: Cabaret Vermilion College Theater, Ely northernlakesarts.org
March 28-April 14Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Duluth Playhouse
March 29, FridayMovie Matinee: Spy Kids 3:30 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.orgDowntown Duluth Arts Walk 5 p.m. Downtown Duluth, downtowndulutharts.orgTaste at Fitger’s 6 p.m. Fitger’s, Duluth90’s vs 00’s Music Dance Party 8 p.m. Clyde Iron Works, Duluth
March 29-30Opera: The Turn of the Screw 7:30 p.m. UMD Weber Music Hall, DuluthTony Peterson & Colleen Myhre 8:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
March 30, SaturdaySMASH Spirit Mountain, Duluth, spiritmt.comNearly Naked Ruck March Duluth, 23rdveteran.orgBusiness Energy Workshop Grand Marais, cookcountylocalenergy.orgThe Grace Notes 5 p.m. Cove Lobby Bar at Best Western Plus Superior Inn, Grand MaraisFamily Fun Night 5:30 p.m. Summit Chalet, Lutsen Mountains
March 31, SundayHigh Tea & Fashion Show Noon, Victoria Inn, Thunder Bay, facebook.com/communitylivingtb
April 2, TuesdayThe Sound of Music 7:30 p.m. DECC Symphony Hall, Duluth
April 3-7Arrowhead Home & Builder Show Duluth DECC, homeshowmn.com
April 5-7Spring Home & Garden Show CLE, Thunder Bay, cle.on.ca
MondayPreschool Storytime 11:15 a.m. Two Harbors Public Library, twoharborspubliclibrary.comSongwriter Series 8 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
TuesdayStory Time 10:30 a.m. Grand Marais Public Library, grandmaraislibrary.orgTrivia Night 7 p.m. Grandma Rays, Grand Marais, facebook.com/grandmaraysOpen Mic 8 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
WednesdayCountry Market 3:30 p.m. CLE Dove Building, Thunder Bay, tbcm.caOpen Mic 5 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.comWinter Wednesdays: Free 6 p.m. Grand Marais Public Library, grandmaraislibrary.orgSongwriter Series 8 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
ThursdayDate Night with Live Music 6 p.m. North Shore Winery, Lutsen, northshorewinery.usDance Party with DJ Beavstar 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen
FridayPreschool Storytime 11 a.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.orgLive Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.comLive Music 9:30 p.m. Papa Charlie’s, LutsenRenegade Improv 10:30 p.m. Zeitgeist Teatro Zuccone, Duluth
SaturdayCountry Market 8 a.m. CLE Dove Building, Thunder Bay, tbcm.caVoyageur Brewing Tours 11 a.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.comFree: Tour the North House Campus 2 p.m. North House Folk School, Grand Marais, northhouse.orgApres Music Series 3 p.m. North Shore Winery, Lutsen, northshorewinery.usRenegade Improv 10:30 p.m. Zeitgeist Teatro Zuccone, Duluth
SundayWinter FunDays (Thru March 17) 1 p.m. Prince Arthur’s Landing, Thunder Bay, thunderbay.ca/winterfundays
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