Ned Luberecki and Becky Buller at the West Theatre.

Cavalleria Rusticana Friday, June 9, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 3 p.m. UMD Marshall Performing Arts Center

Fully staged professional show by Lyric Opera of the North, presenting this enduringly popular and sumptuously beautiful one-act opera featuring Lust, Jealousy and Betrayal in starring roles, sung in Italian with English supertitles.  

Duluth-stämman Friday, June 9, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Peace Church

Nordic Folk Music & Dance Festival kicks off with a welcome dance Friday night. Saturday includes workshops, performances, jam circles, youth programming, a final concert and a dance. Performers include Kevin Henderson, Stoney Brook Fiddlers, American Poijat, Sebastian Bloch, Skål Klubben Spelmanslag, Ponyfolk, Sara Pajunen, The Sutter Brothers and Hütenänny.  

Lupine Festival Saturday, June 10, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cornucopia, Wis.

Town-wide rummage sale, art, music and various events from local businesses to celebrate spring in this picturesque rural municipality on Wisconsin’s North Shore.  

Trans Joy Fest  Saturday, June 10, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Gichi-ode’ Akiing at Lake Place Park, Duluth

Second annual festival in support of transgender people with all-day performances, a vendor fair, clothing exchange, food, kid activities and bouncy house, free raffle and silent auction.   

Hot Damn! A Very Short Film Saturday, June 10, 7 p.m. Caddy Shack

Premiere for a film by local musician/writer/filmmaker Adam Herman of The Slamming Doors, based on an excerpt from his first novel, “Limbo.” Come have a beer, watch and laugh and then party. Isn’t that what this is all about?  

Michael Franti & Spearhead Sunday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. Big Top Chautauqua

Known  for their high-energy performances and inspiring music, Franti & co. open the Big Top season and mark their fifth appearance here while on their “Big Big Love Tour” this summer. An artist, activist, business owner and award-winning filmmaker, Franti has earned three Billboard No. 1’s with “Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love You)” and “I Got You.”  

Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki Thursday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. The West Theatre

Buller has written songs for three Grammy award-winning albums as well as compositions for bluegrass legends Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and many more. Luberecki is an internationally recognized banjo guru and a host on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass Junction.