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Community Calendar
Budgeteer News
Last Updated: Friday, August 11th, 2006 11:35:15 AM
Sunday
The Bayfront Blues Festival ends with a full day of music, including Mick Sterling, the Lamont Cranston Blues Band and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Tickets are available at the gate for $40.
Men as Peacemakers’ Bike Ride for Peace meets at 12:30 p.m. at Lake Place’s Peace Bell. Registration for the ride to Park Point and back is $20 and includes a T-shirt and food. To sign up, call 727-1939 or visit http://www.menaspeacemakers.org.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6320 will meet at the VFW Post, 5103 Ramsey St. The auxiliary meets at 6 p.m. and Post members meet at 7:30 p.m. For details, call 628-3202.
Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” will be performed at 2 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Marshall Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children and students.
Twin Ports Lighthouse Days comes to an end at the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Canal Park. The area’s lighthouses will be honored with four films and two programs in the lecture hall. For more information, call 720-5260, ext. 1.
Proctor Speedway will feature races at 4:30 p.m. of late-model, modified, super-stock and street-stock cars. For more information, 343-9623.
The Lake Superior Free Thinkers Group meets at 9 a.m. for coffee and brunch at the Radisson’s Viking Room. It is a friendship group in support of morality without superstition, church and state separation, rational thought and freedom from religion. The meeting is open. The cost for the brunch is $9. For details, call Bill at 724-4176.
Monday
“Zookeeper for a Day” will be offered at 9 a.m. at Lake Superior Zoo. The class on the career of a zookeeper is for kids ages 10 and up. Fees are $20 for members of the zoological society and $25 for nonmembers. For more information, call 723-3854.
The Jamar Golf Classic starts at 1 p.m. at Ridgeview Country Club. The event, in its 12th year, benefits Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in the Voyageurs Area Council. For details, call 729-5811.
Monday Night Drop-in Dance Lessons with Mary and Dale will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Duluth Heights Community Center, 33 W. Mulberry St. Tango lindy/swing will be taught. The cost is $5.
A demonstration of disability accessible voting equipment will be at 1 p.m. at the Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind, 4505 W. Superior St. The equipment will be demonstrated by Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer and her staff.
The Arrowhead Stamp Club meets at the Duluth Rainbow Senior Center, 211 N. 3rd Ave. E., at 7 p.m.
The Center for Independent Living and the Lighthouse for the Blind offer a vision loss group at 1:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse for the Blind offices, 4505 W. Superior St. For details, call 625-1400.
Caregivers’ Coffee & Conversation meets from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Westwood Apartments, 925 Kenwood Ave. For more information, call Debra Schull at 733-2254.
The Duluth Laughing Circle will meet for 15 minutes of laughter at 12:15 p.m. at the Civic Center in front of the St. Louis County Building, 100 N. Fifth Ave. W. For details, call 525-5098.
Tuesday
“Who Dung It?” will be offered at 9:30 a.m. at Lake Superior Zoo. The excrement class is for kids ages 3-5. Fees are $8 for members of the zoological society and $11 for nonmembers. For more information, call 723-3854.
A free adoption information session will be hosted by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. at the Ordean Building, 424 W. Superior St., first floor, meeting room B. For details, call Michelle at 726-4888.
“Finishing My Life Story: When Does the End Begin?” will be presented by Dean Fox, M.D., at 2 p.m. at Faith Haven, 4901 W. Grand Ave. This free event, sponsored by the Greater Duluth End-of-Life Coalition, also includes two 30-minute breakout sessions with four topics to choose from. For details, call 249-6970.
“Food for Thought” will be offered at 1 p.m. at Lake Superior Zoo. The class on what animals eat is for kids ages 5-8. Fees are $8 for members of the zoological society and $11 for nonmembers. For more information, call 723-3854.
The Daughters of Liberty, a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is holding a meeting at noon at the home of Dore Stubenvoll. Women who can trace their bloodline back to a patriot of the American Revolution can join by calling Mary at 728-4146. Those interested can also visit http://www.geocities.com/darduluth.
The Beecroft Writers’ Group will meet at 5:15 p.m. at Superior’s J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave. Writers of short fiction and poetry can call 394-2665 for more information.
Rachael Kilgour, a contemporary folk singer, performs for the Great Northern Songwriters Series from noon to 1 p.m. at Lake Place Park. The series is free and open to the public.
The Duluth/Superior Camera Club meets at 7 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 6700 Grand Ave., Duluth. The public is welcome. For details, call 727-4205.
Wednesday
Free mystery antique or collectible item appraisals start at noon at the Depot, 506 W. Michigan St. Dan Sershon of Northland Estate Services, an expert in antique appraisal, will be on hand until 3 p.m. For details, call 733-7586.
“Cosi fan tutte,” an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Weber Music Hall. The event runs through Saturday, Aug. 19. Tickets are $14 for adults and $7 for children and students. It will be performed in Italian with English supertitles.
U.S. Steel Retirees, Local 1028, will meet at 3 p.m. at the Evergreen Center in West Duluth. A picnic will follow. All retirees and spouses are welcome to attend.
La Leche League, a mother-to-mother support group for nursing mothers, will meet at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist’s Coppertop Church, 230 E. Skyline Pkwy. This month’s topic: “Thoughts on Weaning.” Babies and children welcome. Lending library available. For details, call 364-8509.
The Western Lake Superior Council of the Navy League will hold a meeting at Elks Lodge 133, 4250 Haines Rd. No military affiliation necessary to attend. For details, call Kathy at 722-7942.
The SFA Farmers Market will be held at 2 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Kirby Plaza, 1208 Kirby Dr. This event lasts until the products sell out. For information, call 722-5052.
Wednesday Night at the Races for kids 14 and under begins with registration at 5 p.m. and races at 6 p.m. at Hermantown High School’s track, 4335 Hawk Circle Dr. Admission is free. For details, call 727-0947 or visit http://www.grandmasmarathon.com.
Free sailboat races will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Fitger’s Courtyard. For details, call 722-0410.
Thursday
The Back to School Garage Sale will be at the Depot, 506 W. Michigan St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The service project, hosted by St. Croix Valley Girl Scout Troop 965, benefits the Duluth Children’s Museum.
Quilting on the Waterfront 2006: Machines in Motion will be held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center through Saturday, Aug. 19. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children (ages 3-12). For details, visit http://www.quiltingonthewaterfront.com.
A free child car seat safety clinic will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Duluth Fire Station No. 8, 5830 Grand Ave. A certified car seat technician will be available to evaluate car seats to make sure they are installed properly. No appointment is necessary as it will be on a first-come, first-served basis. For details, call 249-5449.
Aftenro’s 85th anniversary summer picnic will be held at 5 p.m. at the care facility. For more information, call 728-6600 or visit http://www.good-sam.com/aftenro.
The St. Louis County History Train, celebrating the county’s 150th anniversary, will be in Proctor, during Hoghead Festival, through Sunday, Aug. 20. This free event includes a fully renovated rail car carrying a new exhibit about the county’s history.
Blue Water Poetry nights will be held at 7 p.m. at the Lakeview Coffeehouse, 600 E. Superior St., at Fitger’s. It is a place for all poets, writers, artists and musicians. For details, call 720-4464.
Free dance classes in swing, rock ’n’ roll, stroll and electric slide will be held at 7:45 p.m. (beginners can show up at 7 p.m.) at the VFW, 2024 W. Superior St. For details, call 727-1912, or visit the Web site at http://www.twinportsdance.com.
Friday
Twin Ports Outdoor Movies will present “Sleepless in Seattle” at 8:15 p.m. (sunset) at Leif Erikson Park. For information about the free event, including cancellations, call 392-3480.
An applied psychology seminar will be held on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Medical Arts Building, 324 W. Superior St. The cost is $10. To register, call clinical psychologist Laura Puckett, Ph.D., at 786-9798.
Saturday
The Hat Lady (Cheri Tesarek) will lead a campfire program of stories and songs at 7 p.m. at Pattison State Park, south of Superior on Highway 35. If interested, meet at the Old Ranger Station. The event is free, but requires a vehicle sticker. For details, call 399-3111.
Great Lakes Aquarium’s Learning Labs will be hosting a chance for guests to make watery collage art at 1 p.m. The event, which lasts until 4 p.m., will include staff-provided old magazines, tape, glue and different kinds of paper to craft the collages. The activity is free to members and to guests with paid admission to the aquarium, 353 Harbor Dr. For details, call 740-3474 or visit http://www.glaquarium.org.
Overeaters Anonymous meets at 9:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 4831 Grand Ave. For details, call 728-4644.
Author Events
Alan Deniro will sign his book “Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead” Saturday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m. at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr. Dr.
Exhibits
Jen Dietrich’s “Baseball: A Secular Religion” opens Thursday and will be on display through Nov. 26 at the Duluth Art Institute’s George Morrison Gallery, 506 W. Michigan St.
Don Ferguson’s black and white photography is on display weekends through Aug. 27 at Washington Gallery, 315 N. Lake Ave.
“Photography Through the Eyes of Mary Gregg” will be on display through Aug. 29 at Superior’s Winter Street Depot, 1615 Winter St.
“Scenery of Duluth and the North Shore,” a photography exhibit by Julie Korpela, is on display through Aug. 31 at the Duluth Teachers Credit Union, 11 W. Second St.
“Light From Shadows: Cultural Critique Reflected in Personal Expression,” an exhibit featuring the art of Po-Lin Kosuth, Stephen Ljubovic and Sterling Rathsack, is on display through Aug. 31 at the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
“American Tourist in Iraq,” an exhibit of photos by Aaron McLeod, is on display through Sept. 3 at Duluth Art Institute, 506 W. Michigan St.
“Trees of the North Woods” opens Thursday and runs through Sept. 23 at Northern Prints Gallery, 318 N. 14th Ave. E. This landscape exhibit’s opening on Thursday is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America” is on display through Sept. 28 at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 902 E. First St.
“Fighting Dollars, War Bonds: The Northland & the Nation” will be on display through September at the Richard I. Bong World War II Heritage Center, 305 Harborview Parkway, Superior.
“Twin Ports Girl Scouts of WWII” will be on display through September at the Richard I. Bong World War II Heritage Center, 305 Harborview Parkway, Superior.
“Kitchenware: Functional Art for the Home” will be on display through Sept. 30 at Blue Iris Gallery, 720-3300.
“The Dispassionate Body: Paintings and Drawings of Figures in Still Life” by Philip Pearlstein will be on display through Oct. 15 at the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
“Eastman Johnson: Paintings and Drawings of the Lake Superior Ojibwe” from the collection of the St. Louis County Historical Society is on display through Oct. 29 at the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
“Un-grouted: Ceramic Artists Explore the Tile” is on display through Oct. 29 at the Duluth Art Institute’s John Steffl Gallery at the Depot, 506 W. Michigan St.
“500 Days,” a World War II exhibit, is on display through Jan. 1 at the Depot, 506 W. Michigan St.
“Across Space, Time and Meaning: Selections from Tweed Museum of Art Collections” is on display through Jan. 7 at the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth campus.
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