Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community
Events at this venue
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Carolyn Olson’s Opening Art Reception
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin us in our art reception of our new artist, Carolyn Olson's "Chosen Family" and "Mutual Aid" from 5-7PM in the Zeitgeist Atrium! About the artist: Carolyn S. Olson is a narrative artist working and living in northern Minnesota. She uses gouache, oil and pastel to depict everyday life stories reflecting the world she wants us to live in. Figures are intentionally gestural, emoting intention and attitude through body language. Her art inspires us to be better people as we become more aware of ourselves and the world around us.
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Reconstruction Destructed Film & Community Conversation
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesTo understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past. This film, created with our movie production partner OMG Studios, features Federal Minnesota District Court Judge Jerry Blackwell, author of Just Mercy and prominent civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Macalester University Professor Duchess Harris, and a cameo by Minnesota’s First Lady of Civil Rights, Dr. Josie Johnson. Free to attend, registration required. K-12 educators will receive 2 clock hours.
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Spirit of the Times 2025
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin us Saturday, September 20th, 2025 for a truly unforgettable evening as Zeitgeist presents our annual Spirit of the Times Fundraiser! Guests will enjoy live entertainment and pop up performances from a myriad of local creative talent throughout the evening. There will also be unique silent and live auction items, food from the Zeitgeist Restaurant & Bar, craft beer, cocktails, mocktails, and party fare!
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Duluth Takes Action for the Boundary Waters!
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin us for a community event meant for Minnesotans who care about the Wilderness and our outdoor recreation heritage. Connect, Learn, Act. You'll hear from Save the Boundary Waters and community leaders, learn how to get engaged in protecting the Wilderness, and enjoy refreshments and community!
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Artist Exhibition Receptions for Ann Klefstad & Lisa Perrin-Kosmo
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesIN THE ZEITGEIST ATRIUM: Boreality celebrates the skies and birds above the shore of Lake Superior. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a mural painted on polytab fabric, 8’ x 15’: it is available to be adhered to an exterior or interior wall. Panel paintings on cradled birch panels are also in the exhibition. Ann Klefstad, a sculptor and artist who has done many public art commissions in the region, has been impressed by the amazing clouds occurring this year. She has long been an admirer of corvids, and her sumi-e paintings of them are popular. In this exhibition, the two subjects converge. Klefstad is a recipient of a fiscal year 2025 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Individuals grant, awarded to enable her exploration of mural painting on polytab, to expand her public art practice. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the...
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Atrium Launch Party
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesAtrium Launch Party July 22nd 4-7pm We've partnered with The Vault Duluth & Northland Special events to give the Zeitgeist atrium a glow-up! Join us from 4-7 on July 22nd for appetizers, drinks, and music as we bask in the new decor and fresh vibes of what many call “Duluth's Living Room” - the Zeitgeist Atrium. Bonus fun, we're going to be testing some new cocktail options out for our Spirit of the Times fundraiser on September 20th and YOU get to vote on which ones we'll serve!
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Gender Joy Art Show
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin YWCA Duluth as they put on their 2nd Annual Gender Joy Art Show to showcase artwork created by girls, women and gender-expansive folks! This year’s show will be held at Zeitgeist from May 2nd - 31st with an opening reception on Friday, May 9th from 5-7pm. With an emphasis on uplifting those whose voices have been historically silenced, YWCA Duluth hopes to illustrate the importance of expressing our genders freely, publicly, and without apology.
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Classic Film Series: “West Side Story”
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community 222 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, United StatesJoin us in the Zinema for a one-night-only screening of 'West Side Story' as part of our Classic Film Series! Synopsis: Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.