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Fridays · 7–10 PM · Fitger’s Barrel Room Join us for an evening of live music, craft beer, and house-made pizza in the cozy Barrel Room. Featuring Climes, a project by Minnesota’s Drew Anderson, blending soulful protest with reflections on love, loss, and life. No cover. Just great local music, good food, and a welcoming crowd.
Deep Space, Light-speed, Bluegrass! Nationally touring Spacegrass outfit Buffalo Galaxy (Minneapolis, MN) is taking bluegrass out of this world. Tradition fades into the stratosphere when they go looking for what’s out there… Ethereal jams and rolling banjos tunes intermix with hard grooves and pop choruses as they celebrate another day making music. Buffalo Galaxy has played over 300 shows in over 20 states from The West Coast to The Blue Ridge Mountains, and will be pushing the boundaries even further this year!
Have you been wondering what youth mentoring is all about? Or maybe you’re ready to take the next step and become a mentor for a young person in the Twin Ports! Join us on Thursday, October 16th from 5:30pm-7:00pm at Dovetail Cafe and Market for our “Fall Into Mentoring” cozy happy hour event! You’ll have the chance to hear mentoring stories, listen to a Q&A panel of current mentors, learn how to get involved, and cozy up with food/drink. This event is open to the public and free to attend!
S.O.S! One in three women (or 30%) have experienced domestic violence within their lifetimes. Specifically in Wisconsin, it’s reported that every 4.3 days a life is lost due to domestic violence. We need awareness, support, and love/understanding more than ever! For S.OS. we will be having fundraising with vendors at KindredHeart between 2pm and 4pm, we will be having a march before 5pm (route to be determined), and from 5pm-6:30pm we will have resources at UWS in Swenson Hall, and a Speak Out in the auditorium at approximately 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to send it stories of domestic violence to the KindredHeart mailbox, email readingsbykls@gmail.com or text us at (218) 590-6377. We will be having stories spread out on poster boards throughout both KindredHeart and UWS. If you want to send in personal items to be attached to the poster boards or make your own poster board, you are free…
Inclusion Mobile Museum, Telling the Story of Civil Rights for a Forgotten Minority: People with Developmental Disabilities Exhibit Opens October 1, 2025 Open House: October 14, 2025 from 5pm – 6pm In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the St. Louis County Historical Society (Society) is pleased to host the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Inclusion Exhibit beginning October 1st on the second floor of the St. Louis County Depot (506 W Michigan St, Duluth, MN). The exhibit was developed in 2024 by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities and is co-hosted by Udac, a Duluth nonprofit established in 1969 to support individuals with disabilities. Celebrating the journey to increase the independence, productivity, self-determination, integration, and inclusion of Minnesotans with developmental disabilities and their families. From the early 1900s through today, the display offers a greater understanding and perspective as individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities work…
Join us on Sunday, October 12th for an afternoon of books and brews! Meet a handful of amazing local authors, and browse a vibrant collection of books from regional talent and popular titles carried by Crow & Co. to Go, Duluth’s very own pop-up bookstore. There will be myriad genres available, so you’re sure to find something for every reader!