Arts & Events Calendar

Downtown Duluth Arts Walk

Sept. 28

Take in the art across the spectrum. Learn about what the area’s artists have been up to. Includes exhibits, gallery talks, art demonstrations and music. Visit the group’s Facebook page, facebook.com/ DuluthArtsWalk/.

Minnesota Ballet’s Black & White Ball

Sept. 29

The “little ball with lots of fun,” as the ballet calls it, has moved to the Kitchi Gammi Club. Wear your best black and white clothes and dance to live music. Hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served. Live auction. 831 E. Superior St., at 7 p.m. Call (218) 529-3742 or go to minnesotaballet.org.

Wild About Rice Festival

Sept. 29

Learn about the protection, harvesting and cooking of wild rice. The day will include speakers, children’s activities, wild rice to purchase and food to sample. Lake Superior Estuarium, 3 Marina Drive, Superior. Call (715) 399-4093 for more information, or visit lakesuperiorreserve.org.

The Gitche Gumee Wedding Show

Sept. 30

A wedding show designed for people planning a wedding in Duluth as a destination, featuring wedding experts such as caterers, limos, accommodations, music, floral, apparel and more. Lake Superior Ballroom, DECC, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (218) 727-1177 or go to facebook.com/ Gitchegumeeweddingshow/.

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Alabama - The Hits Tour

Sept. 30

The band has sold over 80 million albums and have charted 43 No. 1 singles. After 49 years, Alabama continues to thrill fans as The Hits Tour 2018 rolls on through the U.S. and Canada. AMSOIL Arena, 350 Harbor Drive, 7:30 p.m. Call (800) 745-3000 or go to ticketmaster. com.

Trixie Mattel

Oct. 2

“Trixie Mattel Now with Moving Parts” tour is an evening of music, comedy and drag featuring the winner of the third season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars.” Contains adult material. Call (800) 745-3000 for tickets, or visit decc.org for more information. Tour info. At dragfans.com.

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Oct. 4–Oct. 13

Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic "The Hound of the Baskervilles" into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be. Tickets $20. Underground theater, 506 W. Michigan St. Call (218) 733-7555 or visit duluthplayhouse.org.

Bayfield Apple Festival

Oct. 5-7

Food, arts and crafts, children’s activities, fine art, boat rides, music and more at this 57th annual event. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Call (715) 7793335 or visit bayfield.org for more information.

Harvest Run at Fitger’s

Oct. 6

This annual event is a fundraiser for several local charities. Includes a 5K walk or run and children’s race. 9 a.m. Call (218) 7220410 or visit fitgersharvestrun.com for more information.

Dear Finder 2018

Oct. 11-20

UMD Theatre. A new imagining of the awardwinning documentary play first performed twenty years ago, "Dear Finder 2018" examines how we continue to struggle with the lessons and legacies of the Holocaust.

Oct. 11-13 & 17-20 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. (ASL interpreted performance)

Marshall Performing Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre. tickets.umn.edu, (218) 726-8561

The Avett Brothers

Oct. 13

The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, N.C. They combine bluegrass, country, pop, folk and rock ’n’ roll to produce a novel sound. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30. Call (800) 7453000 for tickets, or visit decc.org for more information.

‘Rear Window’

Oct. 14

The Norshor Theatre hosts its Classic Film

Series with this Alfred Hitchcock classic. This series gives audiences to watch a classic film and then talk about it with event hosts. 7 p.m. $12. NorShor Theatre, 211 E. Superior St., Call (218) 733-7555 or visit norshortheatre.com.

Boo at the Zoo

Oct. 13 and 20

The zoo opens its grounds for this familyfriendly, not-too-scary event. (Adults and teens may not wear full-face masks or makeup.) Trick-or-treating, bounce houses, magic shows, face painting, tractor show, animals on exhibit and more. $9 for advance tickets sold at Super One stores; $10 at the gate. Lake Superior Zoo, 7210 Fremont St. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Call (218) 730-4500 or visit lszooduluth.org for more information.

19th Annual Orchestra Story Hour

Oct. 20

A UMD Music presents performance. 7:30 pm at Weber Music Hall. Tickets $4-11. Tickets. umn.edu. (218) 726-8877

Jazz Scholarship Concert

Oct. 22

UMD’s Jazz Scholarship Concert offers a unique opportunity to experience world-class jazz artists, along with UMD’s Big Bands and the region’s premier big band The Big Time Jazz Orchestra. Marshall Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $6-16. tickets.umn. edu, (218) 726-8877.

Dr. Doolittle Jr.

Oct. 26–Nov. 4

The classic tale of kindness to animals trots, crawls and flies onto the stage with a cast of child actors ages 8-18. This musical tells the classic tale of a wacky, but kind, doctor who can talk to animals, taking the audience on a journey from the small English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh to the far corners of the world. The Duluth Playhouse family stage, 506 W. Michigan St. Call (218) 733-7555 or visit duluthplayhouse.org.

Howl-O-Ween

Oct. 27

Come dressed in costume and spend some time exploring the trails around Hartley Nature Center. There will be games, crafts, a critter trail and treats. For ages birth-8, accompanied by a parent or guardian, 9 a.m. to noon. Free for HNC members; $15 for nonmembers. Preregister at (218) 724-6735.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Oct. 31–Nov. 3

The cult classic returns. Actors bring the characters off the screen and into the theater with live, lip-synched performances, prop bags and audience interaction. $20. The Underground, 506 W. Michigan St. Call (218) 733-7555 or visit duluthplayhouse.org.

Killer Queen

Nov. 6

Killer Queen is a tribute band for Queen, whose songs have inspired generations. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show at 8 p.m. $55. NorShor Theatre, 211 E. Superior St., Call (218) 7337555 or visit norshortheatre.com.

Brian Regan

Nov. 8

Vanity Fair called Regan “the funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly called him “your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.” His second Netflix special is planned for release in 2019. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30. Call (800) 745-3000 for tickets, or visit decc.org for more information.

Significant Other

Nov. 8-17

UMD Theatre. Jordan is single, and finding Mr. Right is much easier said than done. The only thing harder than looking for love is supporting your besties, when love finds them first.

Nov. 8-10 & 13-17 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. (ASL interpreted performance) (Sunday, Nov. 11 - ASL interpreted performance.)

Marshall Performing Arts Center, Dudley Experimental Theatre. tickets.umn.edu, (218) 726-8561

All Souls Night

Nov. 10

An annual event with many facets of the Mexican tradition represented. Includes a ceremony, funeral march, burning rotten ideas and fire dancing. Honor ancestors and grieve losses. Dress for a funeral or as a skeleton. Face painting also will be done on-site. Organizers ask that non-Hispanic attendees don’t appropriate Mexican candy skull face paint. Recommended donation is $10. 5–9 p.m. The Depot, 506 W. Michigan St.