Bad Bad Hats at the Cedar Lounge Friday.

Bad Bad Hats Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. Cedar Lounge Known for bringing a joyful, exuberant presence to their live shows and touring with The Beths, Margaret Glaspy, The Front Bottoms, Hippo Campus and Third Eye Blind, the group brings its fun-loving spirit to its third LP, Walkman. With Emma Jeanne.

Great Duluth Sweat Together Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Endion Station Second annual sauna party with Lake Superior swimming, cold tubs, a robe/slippers parade and contest, games, ax-throwing, yoga on the grass, live music and DJs, vendors for local arts, crafts and food and a cedar branch closing ceremony. Admission $10, kids 12 and under free, bring your own towel.

Mark Lundholm Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m. UMD Marshall Performing Arts Comedian Mark Lundholm brings his humorous and introspective take on addiction, alcoholism and the human dilemma. He’s appeared on Comedy Central, Showtime, A&E, CBS, and NBC and performed a one-man show off-Broadway

Law Day 5k Sunday, April 28, 9 a.m. Duluth East High School Run on the Lakewalk to raise funds for people facing civil legal challenges such as risk of losing their homes, domestic violence and wage garnishment. Includes prizes for best-dressed … because justice is not just served, it's stylishly represented.

Charlotte Montgomery Monday, April 29, 4-6 p.m. Northern Waters Smokehaus Montgomery plays old-soul country songs of gentle porch romances in the swampy heat of summer dusk that capture the feeling of howling at the moon with the bittersweet madness of love and rage. With Old Love.

Carl Gawboy book release Tuesday, April 30, 5-7 p.m. Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College Using pen and ink drawings, Bois Forte artist Carl Gawboy explores the history of the fur trade and its impact on Minnesota with his new book Fur Trade Nation, published by Animikii Mazina’iganan: Thunderbird Press.

Almost, Maine May 2-5 UWS Holden Fine Arts John Cariani’s 2004 play, comprising nine short plays about love and loss in a remote, mythical almost-town (the residents never got around to getting organized) has become one of the most popular plays in the U.S. with nearly 100 professional productions and more than 5,000 community, university and high school productions to date.