May 16, Tuesday Blood Drive 11 a.m. Silver Bay High School, mbc.org Nature Storytime 4 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org Parenting Positively: For Families with Pre-School & Elementary-Age Kids 5:30 p.m. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom, Grand Marais (218) 387-2330 Wildflower Walk 6 p.m. Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, hartleynature.org
May 16-17 UnderOneRoof Twin Ports Conference Duluth DECC, underonerooftwinports.com
May 17, Wednesday Blood Drive 9:30 a.m. Cook County North Shore Hospital, Grand Marais, mbc.org Intro to Craft Beer & Beer Trivia 7 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com New to You Jewelry & Purse Exchange & Sale 7 p.m. HMCS Griffon, Thunder Bay, tbaymfrc@tbaytel.net Legacy Performing Arts Company: This Is Our Legacy 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com Game Tournament 8 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca
Duluth Junk Hunt Duluth Heritage Sports Center, Duluth, duluthjunkhunt.com
Australia’s Thunder From Down Under 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com
Community Ink Day: Screenprinting 2 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org
Voyageur Brewing Company Tour 1 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com
Ely High School Veterans Memorial Showcase Veterans Memorial Field, Ely, ely.org
May 24, Wednesday
Meet the Artist 3 p.m. Ron’s World Rocks, Silver & Gems, Grand Marais, ronsworldrocks.com
May 29, Monday
Bronze Pour & Welcome Reception for Sculptor Greg Mueller 4 p.m. Last Chance Studio & Gallery, Lutsen, lastchancefab.com
May 30, Tuesday
Oak Steel & Lightning Gun Flint
Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
Artist Talk: Solarplate Printing with Dan Welden 4:30 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org
May 20, Saturday
May 25, Thursday
Beaver House Family Fishing Festival Beaver House, Grand Marais, visitcookcounty.com
Kimberlee Roth & Tom Hollenhorst: Water 6 p.m. Duluth Art Institute, duluthartinstitute.org
Michael Monroe Log Cabin
Superior Spring Trail Races Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, superiorspringtrailrace.com
Mysterious Ways 8 p.m. Gun Flint
Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
May 27-28
May 26, Friday
Dorion’s Canyon Country Birding Festival Dorion, Ontario, dorionbirdfest.ca
Senior Spring Cleanup Day Cook County (218) 387-3788 City Wide Rummage & Business Crazy Day Sale 8 a.m. Ely, ely.org GES Plant Sale Great Expectations School, Grand Marais Open Art Group NWFA Gallery, Cook, MN, nwfamn.org AEOA Home Stretch Workshop 8:30 a.m. Cook County Higher Education, Grand Marais, aeoa.org/housing/ homeownership Veterans Memorial Hall 5K Fun Run 9 a.m. The Other Place Bar & Grill, Duluth, vets-hall.org Yard Sale: Bike & Gear Swap 9 a.m. Spokengear, Two Harbors (218) 834-2117
Blood Drive 8:30 a.m. Cook County High School, Grand Marais, mbc.org
Women on the Fly Streamside Clinic 9:45 a.m. Baptism River, Silver Bay, minnesotasteelheader.com/ wotfclinic.html
Bike Safety Rodeo 3 p.m. Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais (218) 387-2330
Duluth Monarch Festival 10 a.m. Coppertop Church, Duluth, duluthmonarchbuddies.com
Cigar & Beer Pairing 6 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com
Cystic Fibrosis Walleye Fishing Tournament 10 a.m. Silver Rapids Lodge, Ely (218) 365-4877
Lakehead Festival of Music & Arts
SHTA Spring Hike: Judge C.R. Magney State Park to Kadunce River Wayside 10 a.m. shta.org
Thunder Bay Horticultural Society Meeting 7:30 p.m. Oliver Road Community Centre, Thunder Bay, tbayhortsociety.weebly.com
Spirit of the Times Fundraiser Party 6:30 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth, zeitgeistarts.com/spirit2017
May 18, Thursday
Gala 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com
May 18-20 Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland, WI, birdandnaturefest.com
May 18-27 The Importance of Being Earnest 7:30 p.m. The Underground Theatre, Duluth, duluthplayhouse.org
May 19, Friday Beer & Paint Night 5:30 p.m. Castle Danger Brewery, Two Harbors, castledangerbrewery.com
Writer’s Salon: Josh MacIvor-Andersen & Arboreal Writing Contest Winners 7 p.m. Drury Lane Books, Grand Marais, drurylanebooks.com
May 20-28 Duluth Dylan Fest
Duluth, bobdylanway.com
May 21, Sunday Board Game Competition 1 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com
May 22, Monday Victoria Day
Bags Tournament & Pizza Party 6:30 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com
Fire Fighters 10 Mile Road Race 9 a.m. Simpson Street, Thunder Bay, 10mileroadrace.org
Pete K Group 8:30 p.m.
May 23, Tuesday
Grandma Ray’s (218) 387-2974
May 19-20 Hike Fest Wolf Ridge, Finland, shta.org
Grief Group: Learning Life After Loss 3:30 p.m. 1st Congregational Church, Grand Marais (218) 387-3788
Pinterest Projects 2 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org
Portage Band 6 p.m.
Grandma Ray’s (218) 387-2974
May 26-27 Public Safety, Security & Health Recruiting Expo Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay (807) 708-1049 Art Demonstrations 10 a.m. Cross River Heritage Center, Schroeder, crossriverheritage.org Children’s Art Activities 10 a.m. Joy & Company, Grand Marais, facebook.com/ joyandcompanymn Wickwire Clay Works Tile Making Demo 11 a.m. Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios, Grand Marais, wickwireclayworks.com
May 26-28 Art Along the Lake Cook County, visitcookcounty.com
Memorial Day Ely Farmers Market & Artists Market 5 p.m. Whiteside Park, Ely, ely.org Take It With You: Season 4 7:30 p.m. The Underground Theatre, Duluth, duluthplayhouse.org
Concert 7 p.m. Grand Marais, michaelmonroemusic.com
Pop-up Exhibition & Sale: Made at the Art Colony Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org Wilderness Medicine Workshop Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, theduluthexperience.com/ duluth-wilderness-medicine-workshop
May 31, Wednesday Quiz Night 8 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca
May 31-June 4 Duluth Superior Film Festival Duluth, ds-ff.com
Art Demos with Judy Christensen & Maggie Anderson 11 a.m. Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery, Lutsen, kahneetah.com Dave Gilsvik Painting Demos 1 p.m. Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais, sivertson.com
May 28, Sunday MS Walk 9:30 a.m. Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, brittany.chrusz@ mssociety.ca Betsy Bowen Woodblock Printmaking Demo 1 p.m. Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, woodcut.com
Studio Demonstrations 1 p.m. Ron’s World Rocks, Silver & Gems, Grand Marais, ronsworldrocks.com
May 26-June 25 Spring Art Underground Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, woodcut.com
May 27, Saturday Le Grand Du Nord Gravel Cycling Classic Grand Marais, heckofthenorth.com RFDA Flea Market 8 a.m. Regional Food Distribution Association, Thunder Bay, foodbanksnorthwest.ca Wildflower & Native Plant Sale 9 a.m. EcoSuperior, Thunder Bay, ecosuperior.org Arbor Day 2017: Celebrating Our Urban Forest 10 a.m. Vickers Park, Thunder Bay, thunderbay.ca/arborday Muffin Man Story Hour 11 a.m. Drury Lane Books, Grand Marais, drurylanebooks.com Stephan Hoglund Jewelry Trunk Show 11 a.m. Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios, Grand Marais, stephanhoglund.com Thunder Bay Horticultural Society Fundraiser Noon, Oliver Road Community Centre, Thunder Bay, tbayhortsociety.weebly.com Vintage Iron Car Club Spring Show & Shine 1 p.m. Atikokan, visitatikokan.com Free Printmaking Demo 1 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org
Mondays
Fridays
Nature Nook 10 a.m. Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, hartleynature.org
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org
Open Mic 6 p.m. Grandma Ray’s,
Live Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing,
Help with a Project & Open Knitting 6:30 p.m. Sisu Designs Yarn Shop, Ely, sisudesigns.org
Live Music 7 p.m. Castle
Tuesdays
Saturdays
Open Studio 12:30 p.m. Duluth Depot, duluthartinstitute.org
Country Market 8 a.m. Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, thunderbaycountrymarket.com
Grand Marais (218) 387-2974
Live Music 6 p.m. Poplar River Pub, Lutsen Resort, lutsenresort.com
Wednesdays Country Market 3:30 p.m. Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, thunderbaycountrymarket.com
Open Mic 5 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com
Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com Danger Brewery, Two Harbors, castledangerbrewery.com
Voyageur Brewing Company Tour 11 a.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com Open Knitting 1 p.m. Sisu Designs Yarn Shop, Ely, sisudesigns.org Tour the North House Campus 2 p.m. North House Folk School, Grand Marais, northhouse.org
Thursdays
Live Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing,
Live Music 6 p.m. Poplar River Pub,
Live Music 7 p.m. Lutsen Resort,
Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com
Lutsen Resort, lutsenresort.com
DJ Trivia 7 p.m. Kamloops,
Two Harbors, superiorshores.com
Celtic Night 7:30 p.m.
Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca
Lutsen, lutsenresort.com
Live Music Grandma Ray’s, Grand Marais (218) 387-2974
Live Music 10 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca
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