Magnificent 7

Reader Contributing Staff 

The 11th annual Pete Fest runs at Wussow's June 2-8.

Duluth Huskies June 2-5 Wade Stadium Season home opener weekend with the Huskies baseball team playing the Minot Hot Tots on Friday and Saturday and the Bismarck Larks on Saturday and Sunday.  

Pete Fest June 2-8, 7 p.m. Wussow’s 11th annual weekend birthday bash for Wussow’s sound engineer Pete Cich with 23 musical acts over seven nights, including Vivid Violet, Fight for the Weekend, Erik Koskinen, Alexander Craig, Velahsa, Carnage the Executioner, Alan Sparhawk and more.  

Always, Patsy Cline June 2-4 and 8-11 Fitger’s Spirit of the North Theatre Musical with 27 of Patsy’s songs about her true-life friendship with a fan from Houston, Louise Seger, who befriended her in a Texas honky-tonk in l961 and continued correspondence with her until her death by plane crash in 1963.  

Becky Schlegel & The 48s Saturday, June 3, 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Schlegel has performed on the Prairie Home Companion and the Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour, is a 2016 inductee into the Legends of South Dakota Country Music Association and a Minnesota Music Awards recipient. The 48s include fiddler Eric Christopher, bassist Rich Casey, guitarist Clint Birtzer and banjo player Anthony Ihrig.  

Unabashed Bash Monday, June 5, 6 p.m. Zeitgeist Unabashed “Give Us All Your Money” fundraiser for Renegade Theater Company hosted by The Mustacios, featuring food by Gumbo Boi, beats by DJ Shoebox and an old-fashioned telethon featuring Renegade performers.  

Jimi Cooper in 4 Dimensions Wednesdays in June, 6 p.m. Cedar Lounge Who is Jimi Cooper? Hard to know as he is a living Chameleon of guitar from jazz to surf to metal, polka and punk. These sessions will draw from his four current bands: Dance Attic, Coop & The Kooks, Hot Club of Duluth and Woodblind.  

Dustbowl Revival Thursday, June 8, 7:30 p.m. The West Theatre American roots music band from Venice, California, known for their blend of folk, bluegrass, swing and soul featuring a range of instruments including trumpet, trombone, fiddle, clarinet, and banjo, creating a sound that pays homage to the past while being fresh and innovative.