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What can we discover when we reclaim the term ‘locker room talk’ and the intimate conversations between women in personal spaces? The Minnesota Book Award winning anthology, “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces,” lays bare some of these conversations shared by women from Minnesota and beyond, demonstrating how women show up and care for each other, and the power of women to create safe and supportive spaces. Join us for a discussion with editors Michelle Filkins and Margret Aldrich, and contributing author and Duluth resident Julie Gard and contributing authors Jennifer Hopkins and Leslie Miller for readings and a conversation about the book. Following the discussion, audience members are invited to participate in a Q&A session, and have further informal conversation with the featured speakers. The café will be open during the event with food and drink available to buy. Copies of “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces”…
How can an old basketball hoop, disintegrating milkweed pod, or paint on reclaimed wood tell us the stories of our own lives and others? Celebrate two exhibitions exploring facets of history and humanity through their unique approaches to reuse of materials at this art reception and artist talk. Heidi Wanzek explores our fragile, evolving place within the cycle of life and death in her show Within the Threshold, while Charvis Harrell reframes history and identity through a Black perspective in his show The Games We Play. Meet the artists, talk about the art, and enjoy an evening out with appetizers and drinks at this Art Night Out.
Mark Van Ells will be speaking at the Bong Center about the Thirty-Second “Red Arrow” Infantry Division and the crucial role it played for the Allied Forces in World War II. The former National Guard unit made up largely of men from WI and MI would eventually log more combat hours than any other US Army division during the war. Mark D. Van Ells is a professor of history at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York and the author of the previous books To Hear Only Thunder Again: America’s World War II Veterans Come Home and America and World War I: A Traveler’s Guide.
Navy Week Sets Sail for Duluth: Celebrating 250 Years! The U.S. Navy is returning to Duluth, Minnesota, for Navy Week from June 30 – July 6, 2025! As part of a nationwide outreach effort, this special week will connect over 70 Sailors with our community through engaging performances, educational events, and service projects. This year holds extra significance as it coincides with the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday! Join us for exciting activities including Navy Band Great Lakes performances, parachute demonstrations by the Navy LEAP Frogs, hometown Sailor recognition (including Duluth native Senior Chief Master-at-Arms KC Dueñas), and the Duluth Air and Aviation Expo featuring the Blue Angels. Don’t miss the Mayoral Proclamation at the USS Duluth (LPD 6) Anchor on the Lakewalk on July 1st! Join us at one of our top events: July 1, 10-11 a.m.: Mayoral Proclamation at USS Duluth (LPD 6) Anchor on the Lakewalk July 1,…
Ben Schierer, author of Perpich: A Minnesota Original, will be at Split Rock Lighthouse for a book signing. Rudy Perpich was one of a kind. As Minnesota’s longest-serving governor, he built bridges where others saw impassible divides: between rural and urban life, labor and business interests, local politics and international trade. Perpich: A Minnesota Original explores the life and legacy of one of the state’s most consequential political figures. Get your copy of the book signed and meet Ben Schierer. Books will be available for purchase.
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