Arts & Events Calendar

Celebrity Dance Challenge

Feb. 7

See what happens when locals from a range of backgrounds mix onstage with professional dance partners. This ever-popular annual event is a fundraiser for the Minnesota Ballet. Fregeau Auditorium at Marshall School, 1215 Rice Lake Road. 7 p.m. Advance tickets $30/$20. At the door, $35/$25. Call (218) 5293742. mnballet.org.

Vegan Cookbook Club

Feb. 7

Learn about meat- and dairy-free cooking in a nonjudgmental environment. 11:30 a.m. at Mount Royal Library, 105 Mt. Royal Shopping Circle.

Valentine’s Crafts for Kids

Feb. 9

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“British Isles”

Feb. 9

Get ready for Valentine's Day! Drop in anytime between 2-4 p.m. to create your own valentines. For children in K-5. Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Duluth main library Green Room, 520 W. Superior St. duluthlibrary.org

The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra presents an amazing journey with a firsttime-ever-in-Minnesota performance of Ethel Smyth’s “On The Cliffs of Cornwall” from “The Wreckers.” Travel over towering mountains and glittering lochs with concertmaster Erin Aldridge and finish up by meeting up with some of Edward Elgar’s closest friends. DECC Symphony Hall, 350 Harbor Drive. 7 p.m. $20$55. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster. com or dsso.com.

Father Daughter Ball

Feb. 9

Create special memories with your daughter that will last a lifetime! A nonprofit outreach mission of Christ Lutheran Church. Visit fatherdaughterballduluth.org.

“Where’s My Money”

Through Feb. 10

When an out-ofwork actor who's cheating on her boyfriend with a married man runs into a woman she hasn't seen in years, the two have some catching up to do. Sardonic and caustic, this play vivisects the institution of marriage with inimitable razor-sharp wit. Tickets $5-$15. St. Scholastica Theatre, 1200 Kenwood Ave. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. Css.edu

Love’s Labor’s Lost

Feb. 7-9, 13-16

Promises declared amongst young friends with the best of intentions, until hormones take over and attraction rules. It’s a battle of the sexes — ‘boys meet girls = love’, but always with the Shakespearean twist. University of Minnesota Duluth. 7:30 p.m., Feb. 10 includes 2 p.m. matinee. $8-$21. (218) 726-8561 or tickets.umn.edu.

Sax-Zim Bog Winter Birding Festival

Feb. 15-17

This weekend festival is hosted by the Toivola Meadowlands Development Board in cooperation with the Friends of SaxZim Bog. It is a full 3-day weekend of field trips, food, speakers. Near Toivola, Minn. saxzimbirdingfestival.com

UMD Music presents

Feb. 18, guest artist Yousif Sheronick, world percussion

Feb. 19, guest artist Sarah Knott, mezzosoprano

Feb. 21, guest artist Sonora Trio

March 22-23, Head of the Lakes Jazz Festival

7:30 p.m. Weber Music Hall. (218) 726-8877 or tickets.umn.edu.

“Catch

Feb. 23

the Big Wave”

The eight-piece band of Big Wave Dave and the Ripples joins the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra for a heart-pounding soul, funk, rock and blues tour that promises to have audience members dancing in their seats. DECC Symphony Hall, 350 Harbor Drive. 7 p.m. $20-$55. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com or dsso.com.

Maria Bamford

Feb. 25

The NorShor Theatre welcomes former Duluthian and comedian Maria Bamford to the stage. 7 p.m. $44.50 at etix.com.

Newsies

Feb. 28-March 10

Set in turn-ofthe-century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy, and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right! ThursdaySaturday at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets $15-$17. On the Depot stage, 506 W. Michigan St. Visit duluthplayhouse.org or call (218) 733-7555.

“Outside Mullingar”

March 1-9

From the author of “Doubt” and “Moonstruck” comes a romantic comedy set in rural Ireland. Lovelorn farmers haven’t got a clue when it comes to love. These hopeless singletons will need to overcome a bitter land feud, familial rivalries and their own romantic fears to find happiness. Staged by Renegade Theater Company. 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. $20/$16. (218) 336-1417. zeitgeistarts. com