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Live from the yard! Justine Fosle is local musician who was born and raised in Duluth. Her original music primarily features songs about embracing nature in everyday life. She also is fond of covering some of her favorite tunes as well. She enjoys playing with multiple artists in town, with her twin brother Joe joining in for this show among other amazing artists. Music will be indoors if weather is bad! No Cover | All Ages | Family Friendly
It’s an evening of one-man-bands! Stop by for your favorite long named music groups this evening: Steve Solkela’s “Overpopulated” One-Man Band & Zeb or Zeke and the Run Away Screamings (ZOZATRAS). Doors: 7pm · Music: 8pm $5 · 21+
Donations Accepted At: Four Seasons Complex, 90 Chestnut Ave, Carlton, MN Donation Drop-off Hours: We cannot accept large furniture, TVs, computers, mattresses, large exercise equipment, or broken/damaged items. Wednesday, 5/13: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Thursday, 5/14: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Friday, 5/15: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Rummage & Bake Sale Information Location: Four Seasons Complex, 90 Chestnut Ave, Carlton, MN Early Bird Entrance: Friday, May 15th | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ($5 per person) Public Sale (Friday): May 15th | 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Public Sale (Saturday): May 16th | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Event Features: Adoptable Animals Bake Sale New-with-Tags Pet Supplies CCAR Merch & Swag for Sale Microchip Clinic (4:00 PM – 7:30 PM & 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM): Pre-register or walk-in registration available. Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic: By appointment only.
Join members of the 2026 Leadership Duluth cohort for bingo night! Tuesday, May 12th from 4 to 6 pm, come down to Corktown Deli to enjoy exciting rounds of bingo and win fun prizes. Five rounds of bingo cost $20 and extra cards can be purchased for $5 each. Cash, check, and card are accepted. All proceeds from the event will support babysitting classes for local youth! These classes are provided for youth free of cost by Head of the Lakes United Way and are aimed at increasing childcare options, improving safety in homes, and empowering youth. Learn more about these classes by visiting hlunitedway.org/babysitting.
Festiversary is back, which means another after party here at TCS! Come close out a day of festivities with A Band Called Truman! & Gnarwals. Doors: After Festiversary · Music: 9pm FREE · 21+
Paul LaJeunesse creates large-scale, site-specific murals that reflect the historic, identities, communities and locations. His work is rooted in research, collaboration and storytelling. Through his process he transforms public spaces into a shared narrative. Paul LaJeunesse received his Master of Fine Arts in painting from Bowling Green State University in 2006. He is an Elizabeth Greenshields grant recipient, and a 2007 Fulbright fellow where he created a body of landscape paintings in Iceland. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota and Iceland and group exhibitions in Saitama and Tokyo Japan, and numerous states in the United States. He is a public artist with 7 murals and multiple community murals. He has taught at Western Oregon University, Georgia State University, The College of St. Scholastica, Anderson Ranch Studio and The Grand Marais Art Colony, and currently at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. His…