Bridget McCutchen  shares stories from her round-the-globe motorcycle trip March 14 at Spirit Mountain Grand Avenue Chalet.

Iron Range Outlaw Brigade Friday, March 8, 8 pm RT Quinlan’s

Northwoods punk rock country troubadours return to their old stomping grounds at RT's. Joining them will be the anarchic drum-and-guitar duo Big Into and, in their first show, garage rockers The Leave Alones.

Hiahli  Friday, March 8, 8:30 pm Earth Rider Brewery

Minneapolis hip-hop band plays Friday night at the two-day Earth Rider Bock Fest. The high-octane MC, Cold Sweat, delivers his Golden-Age Hip-Hop lyrics over a variety of musical stylings. In addition to the usual fatback rhythms, you may hear some undercurrents of outlaw country, disco and grungy rock.

Irish Pagan Book of Rites Saturday, March 9, 1 pm Zenith Bookstore

Duluthian and lifelong student of religion John Michael McLoughlin presents his new book, a boon for those who simply love Irish and all things of Ireland, as well as for those spiritual practitioners wishing to make their devotions in the beautiful indigenous Irish tongue. 

Patsy O’Brien & Dick Hensold Saturday, March 9, 7 pm Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais P

atsy O’Brien is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from County Cork in Ireland. Dick Hensold is the leading performer of Northumbrian smallpipes in North America. Together they play a concert of Celtic music that is both traditional and innovative, focused and eclectic.

Native Nations Expo & KTWH Cabin Fever Reliever Sunday, March 10, 1-5 p.m. Two Harbors High School

The expo is 1-3 pm featuring John Beargrease’s great-grandson Mike Keyport, Native-made building products, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, 1854 Treaty Authority and more. Two Harbors Community Radio’s 8th Cabin Fever Reliever is 3-5 pm with music and storytelling by John Sonofmel, David Huckfelt, The Oshkii Giizhik Singers, Michael Laughing Fox Charette and Edward Ojard.

Skerryvore Wednesday, March 13, 7:30 pm The West Theatre

For 16 years, Skerryvore has enraptured global audiences, evolving from Scottish venues to international festivals. Bagging ‘Live Act of the Year’ twice, their dynamic blend of folk, rock and pop is showcased in six albums. Skerryvore’s feel-good folk fusion transcends boundaries, captivating fans in 30-plus countries, reshaping folk traditions on a global scale.

Bridget McCutchen Thursday, March 14, 7 pm Spirit Mountain Grand Avenue Chalet

McCutchen is an Ashland-area motorcyclist and mariner who will share stories and lessons from her motorcycle trip around the world, which spanned 50,000 miles and 45 countries over 451 days.