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Dance TV’s Spring Fling

Grab your pals, put on a ridiculously fun outfit, and get ready to dance your ass off. 💃🕺 Dance TV’s Spring Fling Dance Party is Saturday, April 18 at The Flame Duluth! ✨ What’s going down: 🎤  Host: Alex Loch 💃  Special performance by the cast of Dance TV 🎧  Beats by The Water Boyz (DJ ADUBS + Jesse Jaze) 🏆  Prizes for Best Dressed, Best Dancer & Best Dance Partners Dance TV’s mission to create infectiously joyful theatrical experiences that empower and celebrate the uniqueness of all people is more important now than ever. Join us for an epic night on the dance floor! 🎟️  Tickets on sale now at dancetvstudios.com.

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Paint n’ Sip at Hank’s Sports Bar benefitting the Carlton County Animal Rescue

No painting experience necessary! Join us to paint your favorite pet in an abstract way! You will send in a “clear” pic of your favorite animal as soon as you register for the class to: paintnook@hotmail.com. At the event, you will transform that pic to a colorful abstract work of art. All supplies will be provided. NET PROCEEDS from this event will go to benefit the building fund for Carlton Co Animal Rescue. There will also be paint kits for purchase with part of those proceeds to go to Carlton Co Animal Rescue. Cash or Venmo please for those items. Hanks has graciously provided an area for us and you will be able to order food/drink at your cost. Drink specials will be available. Please come a few minutes early to order your food so we can all start promptly at 1 PM. Don’t forget to email your pic! No…

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A River Resurgence: The Return of Manoomin

Join the St. Louis River Alliance and St. Louis River Area of Concern coordinators for an evening celebrating the recovery of manoomin (wild rice) in the St. Louis River Estuary. This free community event will take place Tuesday, April 7, from 5:30–7:30 PM at Clyde Iron Works, 2920 W. Michigan St., Duluth. Discover why manoomin is vital to the health of the river, what its return tells us about decades of restoration work, and what this progress means for the future of our community. Local organizations will be tabling and eager to share their projects, stories, and opportunities to get involved. The evening will feature special guest speaker Deanna Erickson, Director of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, who will share insights on the importance of this sacred plant and all the St. Louis River relatives wild rice supports — including those of us living along, paddling, and ricing…

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Construction Career Night

Ready for a career where you can EARN while you LEARN on the job? Visit Construction Career Night at the DECC Edmund Fitzgerald Hall on March 17th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. The event is open to the public and will include the chance to meet employers, including 14 construction unions, try out tools and equipment, and talk to expert members of construction union apprenticeship programs. Don’t miss out on this great event! This event is sponsored in part by MNDoT. Have questions? Reach out to Corey Cusick at ccusick@hlunitedway.org or 218-608-8047.

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Rich Mattson and the Northstars Album Release Show! | Live on the Cosmic Stage!

Wake Up Songs is the 7th offering from Rich Mattson and the Northstars, an American Cosmic Rock band based in the nether regions (Iron Range) of northeast Minnesota (Sparta, to be precise). The music explores the outer limits of their cosmic sound, with exploding drums, hypersonic guitars, slippery bass syrup, and soaring over the top of it, as always, the sweet harmonies of Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling. Their last full-length record, “Out There,” was released in 2022, followed by the 2024 single “Rendezvous With a Star” and 3-album set of solo acoustic versions from Mattson (“Spartan Tracks Vol. 1-3”). The group was invited to open for the mighty Built To Spill on a tour from Minneapolis to Pittsburgh. The new Northstars rhythm section of Chris Petrack (drums) and the young Calvin Lund (bass) were ready for action, and the tour was a rocking success. Over the course of his…

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Book Swap – Blind Date with a Book

At Superior Choice Credit Union, we believe small swaps can make a big difference. Join us at 190 Coffee & Tea for Swap & Save: Blind Date with a Book! Here’s how it works: 📖 Wrap your book ahead of time to keep it a surprise! 📝 At the event, fill out your book’s dating profile so it’s ready to meet its perfect match. 🔄 Trade it for a surprise new read and discover your next favorite story. ☕ Enjoy a cozy, low-cost read that supports smart financial choices and community connection. We hope you will join us for a warm drink and your next great read!

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