Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

The People and the Place

From budget-friendly family activities to hidden waterfalls to recommendations from locals, check out our blog for trip ideas and to learn more about what makes Duluth so special. 

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LOON Opera: An Evening of Song

Soprano Lacy Sauter and mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak join forces with pianists Jessica Schroeder and Bill Munson for an unforgettable concert of luscious singing and exquisite artistry. This decadent program includes scenes and songs from Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, and more.

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The World Changed: US Foreign Policy in the Post-9/11 Era

Dr. Haji Dokhanchi teaches a number of courses including Paths to Peace, Theories of War and Peace, International Law and War and Peace, and co-teaches Seminar in Peace-Building. He has received the UW-Superior Outstanding Service Award of Excellence twice in the past 20 years.

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“Navigating by Color” Series Debut

First in Several Artworks by Catherine Meier seen along the North Shore of Lake Superior As visitors make a trip up the North Shore for Fall Colors, they can seek out and enjoy recent art by Finland, Minnesota artist Catherine Meier at several stops up Highway 61. The University of Minnesota Duluth is the first stop, in the newly refreshed fourth floor of the Kathryn A. Martin Library. There, visitors and students alike can read, write, and reflect under Meier’s Navigating by Color series, three paintings entitled “East,” “South,” and “West, from where the Baptism River meets Lake Superior.” Meier’s work, funded by a University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment grant, is inspired by her life on the shores of Lake Superior and by Jonathan Raban’s book, Passage to Juneau: A Sea and its Meanings. Raban writes of Polynesian sailors who once sailed the ocean without the aid of…

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Gourd Days

Are you ready for a gourd time?! From the creators of Duluth Winter Village comes a fall tradition you won’t want to miss: GOURD DAYS! Think: Cozy fall eats Seasonal sips A pumpkin bounce house A lakeside twist on the classic hayride Local makers + shopping galore Adoptable dogs from PJ’s Rescue Cabin full of books And all the autumn vibes you can handle We’ll have local vendors setup along Harbor Drive with food, kid activities, pumpkin bounce house and inflatable toddler farm town! We will have places to relax & enjoy the fall breeze off the lake with a beverage in hand. Plenty of pumpkins and photo-ops and best of all, free to attend! PJ’s Rescue will be in attendance with dogs available for adoption. The book cabin is back – brought to you by the Duluth Public Library. Waterfront Plaza (next to the DECC) September 11–13 | 10AM–4PM…

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Gourd Days

Are you READY for a GOURD time?! From the creators of Duluth Winter Village comes a brand-new fall tradition you won’t want to miss: GOURD DAYS! Think: Cozy fall eats Seasonal sips A pumpkin bounce house A lakeside twist on the classic hayride Local makers and shopping galore And all the autumn vibes you can handle Baywalk at the Harbor Seawall (next to the DECC) October 3–5 | 10AM–4PM daily This is the first-ever Gourd Days — and trust us, you’ll want to say you were there. Want to be a vendor? Submit your application.

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Gourd Days

Are you READY for a GOURD time?! From the creators of Duluth Winter Village comes a brand-new fall tradition you won’t want to miss: GOURD DAYS! Think: Cozy fall eats Seasonal sips A pumpkin bounce house A lakeside twist on the classic hayride Local makers and shopping galore And all the autumn vibes you can handle Baywalk at the Harbor Seawall (next to the DECC) October 3–5 | 10AM–4PM daily This is the first-ever Gourd Days — and trust us, you’ll want to say you were there. Want to be a vendor? Submit your application.

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