Join us for story time and a toddler friendly craft from 10:00am -11:30am. 1/2 price admission: $7/adults, $4/kids (3-13) This event is free for members and children 2 and under. We are a participating member of a program called Museums for All that enables us to offer free admission to Trains and Toddlers to SNAP recipients.
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Out of Hibernation — A Siiviis Artist Collaboration
After a long northern winter, there’s a moment when the light shifts, the colors return and everything starts to feel possible again. Out of Hibernation is a collaborative exhibition celebrating that feeling. The reawakening of spring and the simple things that make us feel alive after months of cold and quiet. Through vibrant color and the energy of the changing season, our artists explore what it means to step out of the dark and into the warmth. What does it feel like to wake up to a new world? Join us for the opening reception: Saturday, April 11th | 2–5 PM Siiviis Gallery Come shake off winter with us, experience new work from our incredible artists and celebrate the return of color, light and community. We hope to see you! Original Art: Bear’s Spring Awakening By: E.J. Klepinger
TCS Rizzidency: Featuring Indecent Proposal with The Gemstones
Indecent Proposal is back for our annual Caddyshack Rizzidency — and this year, every dollar at the door helps bring the historic Duluth Armory renovation project to life. For the first three Friday nights in April, we’re taking over The Caddyshack with themed nights featuring our favorites. Door: $10 — 100% of door fees go to the Armory renovation and establishment of the Armory Project. Three nights. Three themes. One good cause. Friday, April 3 — Indecent Proposal x The Gemstones (Debut Show) For the first time ever: Indecent Proposal & The Gemstones on one bill. Get down to the groovy original music of the Gemstones paired with the Indecency you know and love. Both bands will perform two full sets of material. Location: The Caddyshack — Duluth, MN Door: $10 (all door fees go to the Armory project) Time: Doors: 7 pm · Music: 8 pm Music: Lineups above…
TCS Rizzidency Night with Indecent Proposal, Blue Obcityon, & Ricky Carl
Indecent Proposal is back for our annual Caddyshack Rizzidency — and this year, every dollar at the door helps bring the historic Duluth Armory renovation project to life. For the first three Friday nights in April, we’re taking over The Caddyshack with themed nights featuring our favorites. Door: $10 — 100% of door fees go to the Armory renovation and establishment of the Armory Project. Three nights. Three themes. One good cause. Friday, April 10 — Twin Ports Variety Theme Joined by: Blue Obcityon & Ricky Carl A variety-night lineup with something for everyone — stacked top to bottom. Location: The Caddyshack — Duluth, MN Door: $10 (all door fees go to the Armory project) Time: Doors: 7 pm · Music: 8 pm Music: Lineups above — come early, stay late. Come be part of something that lasts — show up, pay the door, help rebuild a piece of Duluth…
Indecent Proposal: TCS Rizzidency Night 3 w/ Waar Party, & Christmas On Neptune
Indecent Proposal is back for our annual Caddyshack Rizzidency — and this year, every dollar at the door helps bring the historic Duluth Armory renovation project to life. For the first three Friday nights in April, we’re taking over The Caddyshack with themed nights featuring our favorites. ✅ Door: $10 — 100% of door fees go to the Armory renovation and establishment of the Armory Project. 🎶 Three nights. Three themes. One good cause. Friday, April 17 — Hard Rock Theme Joined by: Waar Party + Christmas On Neptune Turn it up! This one’s built for loud guitars and late-night energy. Location: The Caddyshack — Duluth, MN Door: $10 (all door fees go to the Armory project) Time: Doors: 7 pm · Music: 8 pm Music: Lineups above — come early, stay late. Come be part of something that lasts — show up, pay the door, help rebuild a piece…
“Mail Is What They Want Most:” The WWII Letters of Edward A. Kennedy
Presented by the Executive Director of the Carlton County Historical Society, who wrote this amazing book after finding a very special collection of letters in their archives. After losing both his sons in combat during World War II, Edward Kennedy did something positive with his grief. He took a request from his employer, the Northwest Paper Company of Cloquet, Minnesota, to collect names and addresses of their employees in military service and turned it into a letter-writing mission. Kennedy wrote newsy, upbeat four-page letters every two weeks from July 1943 to the end of the war: 57 letters in all. His letters talked about the weather, sports, hunting and fishing, and local events. Those receiving the letters wrote back with their news, which Kennedy then shared with the group. These letters served as a lifeline for men and women adapting to war-time assignments far from home. They weathered the war because…