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Thinking about solar for your home or small business? Curious about the financial and environmental benefits of energy independence? Get your questions answered about Going Solar in the Northland! Join us for a free info session at Bent Paddle Brewing Co and enjoy a free drink on us! See us Sundays from 4 – 4:30 PM in the Tap Room. Informational sessions run from March 1st – April 12th. This event is hosted by Optimum Energy Group.
Presented by Duluth Public Libraries and Every Child Ready coalition as part of Family Fest. In this live performance, Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space in a musical adventure into Cherokee Futurism. Hop aboard the Turtleship and join Dagsi and Jisdu’s quest to help Grandmother Turtle raise the Gadugi (spirit of cooperation) throughout the universe. Tales, a 2025 Jim Henson Foundation Family Theater Grant Awardee, features catchy original tunes and out-of-this-world puppet characters. The show is created and performed by Cherokee Nation citizen Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson, directed by Julie Boada (Anishinabe). Recommended for ages 4+. This activity made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Jump into the future and make a glow in the dark animal puppet! If you were to travel through space and time, what creatures would you find? Tap into your imagination through the wonders of blacklight and create an amazing critter to take home with you. Recommended for ages 6+.
Emily Ford is a winter adventurer and thru-hiker based in Duluth, Minnesota. She has completed many thru-hikes in the Midwest, including the 1,200 mile Ice Age Trail which crosses Wisconsin from Potawatomi State Park to St. Croix State Park on the Minnesota Border. In winter of 2022, she completed a solo 180-mile ski route across the Boundary Waters Canoe Area & Wilderness with er Alaskan Husky, Diggins. She now spends her winters running sled dogs in Alaska & Minnesota. In 2025, Emily finished the 1000-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome. With an understanding and drive to show that anyone can adventure and everyone deserves to discover the outdoors, regardless of race, gender identity, or upbringing she continues to seek adventure and represent the underrepresented in outdoor spaces. Stop in early to grab some food and drink before the presentation starts at 7PM!
Join the dynamic duo of of Dagsi Turtle & Jisdu Wabbit for a screening of their video adventures to race through time and space on a musical quest to help Grandmother Turtle! Dagsi Turtle & Jisu Wabbit will be live, in person to take viewers on this exuberant ride into Cherokee language and culture. Sing along and you, too, can help keep alive an Indigenous language! Geared to kids K-Grade 3, but all are welcome! Kids ages seven and under must be accompanied by a caregiver. STAR TURTLE was developed by Chris Griffith (Cherokee Nation, OK) and Shari Aronson.
What happens when millions of people are suddenly uprooted by war and sent thousands of miles from home? Join historian Dr. Natalie Belsky (UMD) as she uncovers the extraordinary, little-known story of Soviet civilians evacuated during World War II. From Central Asia to Siberia, discover how evacuees and local communities navigated survival, culture shock, and resilience on the home front of a global war.