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Come celebrate local arts at On The Record’s 3rd anniversary party! On The Record is bringing together all the corners of the arts community with an eclectic live and local lineup of music, unique community arts activities, phenomenal artist-vendors, and sweet giveaway drawings (+ reggae-dubbed vintage film afterparty). AUG 22 | 3 – 9 PM (11pm) | @ BENT PADDLE LIVE PERFORMANCES: 4pm – 9pm – Superior Siren – Pink Marlena – Lee Clark Allen – Mid Dream – Southpaw COMMUNITY ARTS ACTIVITIES: 3pm – sunset – Community Clay Village making w/ Prøve Collective – Screen printing w/ Ren Howl & Twin Ports Artists Collective ****BYO textile or purchase a blank one! – Drag make-up & skill-building micro workshops w/ Haus Of Queer ****BYO makeup kit to follow-along! ARTIST VENDORS: 3pm – sunset – Henry Kneizel – OkNoSew – Shayni Made This – Sillyouth – Sue Matuszak – Swertyman FOOD…
Come visit MN author Brian Nicholson at his book signing at Barnes and Noble in Duluth, Saturday August 15th from 1 – 4 pm. LET’S GET AFTER IT! is an Amazone Best Seller in its genre. The book is more than just a sober and recovery book; it’s more than a personal memoir. People who have read it say it is a motivational guide to living your best life no matter what your age. The lessons in the book will help with recovery and any other life goal you are after. Wellness, Weight Loss, Grief, Goals, Fitness, Career whatever the goal you have for the rest of your life this book will help get you there. You also have access to Brian’s LET’S TALK! services at www.letsgetafterit.com If you are not in the area or have other plans and want a signed copy reach out from the website or e-mail…
Join us for a special Candlelight Concert featuring the Duluth Symphonic Winds performing live from Glensheen’s historic Terrace. Join us on Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 7:00–8:30 p.m. for a special Candlelight Concert featuring the Duluth Symphonic Winds performing live from Glensheen’s historic Terrace. Surrounded by the glow of candlelight and the beauty of the estate at dusk, guests will enjoy a musical journey spanning the early 1900s through the 50s, including pieces inspired by twilight and selections celebrating the history and spirit of the North Shore, shipping, railroads, and the ore docks. Check-in begins at 6:30 p.m. The first 60 guests will receive guaranteed seating in the Formal Garden, with additional seating available on the South Lawn. Throughout the evening, candlelit seating, illuminated mansion views, and the backdrop of Lake Superior will create a one-of-a-kind concert experience. Tickets: $10 per person Please note: Admission includes the outdoor concert only…
Join us Wednesday evenings July & August for Concerts on the Pier! Come see Brother’s Burn Mountain w/Long Sleeves perform! Join us for our 11th Annual Concerts on the Pier season at Glensheen! This series is the premier Minnesota summer concert experience, featuring Duluth and Minnesota-made artists performing on our pier that juts out into Lake Superior. Concertgoers pack the shoreline and arrive to watch the show via every type of watercraft imaginable or sit along the shoreline. Openers perform 5:30pm – 6pm continuing with headliners from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Lineup: The Brothers Burn Mountain w/Long Sleeves When: Wednesday evenings in July & August, 5:00pm-8pm Location: Glensheen, 3300 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55804 Food Trucks: Johnny B’s, Gumbeaux Guys, Oasis Del Norte *Food is available for purchase, provided by local food trucks. Free
Join us at Tony Dierckins presents on historic structures of Duluth. Join us as local author and historian Tony Dierckins celebrates Duluth structures on the National Register of Historic Places, the city’s historic districts, and official city landmark buildings and homes, sharing the stories of successful and failed efforts to preserve these monuments to local architecture. Adapted from his book Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture. Doors open at 6pm, the presentation will begin at 6:30pm Admission: $5 for members, $10 for non-members To register, visit our ticketing page under the special events tab at https://tickets.umn.edu/glensheen Event Cost $10.00
September at the Rock celebrates the wonder of Lake Superior—by day, by night, and under the stars. We are proud to feature Shawn Malone, a landscape photographer and visual artist whose work has been inspired by the Lake Superior region for more than 25 years. After moving from Chicago to Marquette, Michigan, Shawn found both her home and her artistic calling along the shores of Lake Superior. Since then, she has dedicated her career to capturing the ever-changing beauty of this remarkable landscape—from rugged coastlines and dramatic weather to the brilliant colors of the aurora borealis and the quiet brilliance of the night sky. Best known for her immersive aurora and night sky photography, Shawn creates images and time-lapse films that reveal the beauty of the natural world in ways often hidden from the naked eye. Her work invites viewers to slow down, look up, and experience the wonder that…
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