Jumpsuit is back at the Paddle for HighKey Mondays! Get on down to Bent Paddle every Monday in March to enjoy live local music, industry night specials and positive vibes galore. Being the city that’s forged some of the biggest names in music, Duluth is also home to Jumpsuit — a funk/jam outfit with a big side bowl of soul. On the rise, these funky folks are a culmination of individuals who have shared the stage with many of those names and more. Jumpsuit features Emanuel Eisele and Marshall Dillon on guitars, Calzone on bass, Ian Hopp on drums, Courtney Ellian on keys/backup vocals, and Erica “Ricky” Francois and Madi Phyle on lead vocals. HighKey Monday is FRIYAY for many of our industry partners — and we’re roll with it so we’re calling all restaurant, bar, liquor store, and brewery professionals in the Twin Ports — and anywhere our beer…
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TCS Presents: DAD, The Leave Alones, & Squidlife Crisis
The Caddy Shack presents Discord At Dawn, The Leave Alones, and Squidlife Crisis on Friday, March 6th. Bring your favorite cephalopod, or any other miniature elder god, and join the madness! Doors: 7 PM · Music: 8 PM $5 · 21+
Shagawa Shorty and the Greenstone Gals | Live on the Cosmic Stage
Shagawa Shorty and the Greenstone Gals came together almost by accident. Shorty met Julie at a jam session at a friend’s house and they began playing together, so Julie could learn the bass and Shorty could play tunes outside of his typical blues repertoire. Not long after, Shorty saw Aurora perform with her sister at a local open mic. He was instantly smitten by her voice, and said to himself, “I wanna be that gal’s band!” So several weeks later, with consent from Julie, Shorty summoned his (admittedly minimal) courage and asked Aurora to play with them. (A seventy-year-old geezer approaching a much younger woman can always seem a bit questionable, but intentions were honorable!) Fortunately, she said yes, and Shorty and the Greenstone Gals were born. Their eclectic repertoire includes blues, folk, contemporary songwriters, Americana, Gospel, and anything else they feel like playing. The best term they have been…
Funny Bachelors Presents: A Comedy Dating Show
Join us in the most unhinged comedy dating show where singles date in real time and comics make it… worse? Funny Bachelors, we are coming home to Duluth at The Caddy Shack, where it all began. 💥 📍 Saturday, March 14th | 7PM showtime and karaoke party to follow The most unhinged dating show is back, where real singles go on actual blind dates LIVE on stage, while a panel of comedians roasts, riffs, and lovingly sabotages the whole thing using every nuance of a first date as target practice — hilarious post-Valentine’s Day antics guaranteed. It’s part comedy show, part reality dating experiment, and fully chaotic fun. AND it all began on this exact stage three years ago. Since then, we have expanded to multiple cities and states, been on interviewed on multiple new sources, and been featured in the 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival. 💘 Whether you’re hunting for…
Tales of ᏓᎦᏏ Dagsi Turtle & ᏥᏍᏚ Jisdu Wabbit
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.
Frozen Bags Indoor Cornhole Tourney
The Depot Foundation is partnering with Twin Ports Cornhole to host the first Frozen Bags Indoor Cornhole Tourney in the St. Louis County Depot. It takes place on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and bags fly at 10:00 a.m. Tournament and online auction proceeds will benefit the Arts for All Scholarship. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own partner, bring your own bags. $40 per team. This set doubles tournament features six matches for every team. 4 round robin games and the double elimination tournament splits into upper and lower divisions. Cash prizes for both divisions, and winners take home the coveted trophies. Johnny B’s will be serving delicious eats from 11:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. and Lake Superior Railroad Museum will be hosting a cash bar. Save time and pre-register. Visit www.FrozenBags.com to learn more about the tournament and online auction. The Depot Foundation manages…