Born Too Late opens the 41st season of Chester Park Concerts Tuesday, June 18, at 6:30 pm.

La Bohème
Fri. June 14, 7 pm
Sun. June 16, 3 pm
UMD Marshall Performing Arts Center
Puccini’s beloved 1896 opera is about struggling bohemians in Paris whose lives are changed one freezing Christmas Eve when a girl named Mimì knocks on their door looking for a candle light. Sung in Italian with English supertitles projected above the stage.

Sleeping Bear
June 14-23
Rinehart Theatre, Ashland
A comic, spiritual sequel to Chekhov’s The Seagull set in a Michigan resort in the 1990s. Written and directed by Alan Spaude-Filipczak, it delves into themes of grief, midlife crisis, financial security and the enduring legacy of Collective Soul. 

Lincoln Park Summerfest
Saturday, June 15, 11 am to 4 pm
1900-2000 blocks of W. Superior St.
Food trucks, vendors, area businesses and activities for kids including a climbing wall and petting zoo. Musicians wander the streets or occupy a corner including Eric Cyr, Breanne Tepler, Ethan Schoof and Merrill Miller.

The Chicken Hat Plays 2024
Saturday, June 15, 7:30 pm
Harbor City International School
Eight writers, eight directors and a whole bunch of actors gather to create eight world-premiere plays in 24 hours. Hailey Eidenschink, host of the PBS North show “Minnesota Historia,” will have a cameo in all eight plays.

Chester Park Concerts
Tuesdays, June 18-July 16, 6:30 pm
Chester Bowl
The 41st annual series of free concerts begins with Born Too Late, followed by Ida Joe with Trash Cats, Sydney Hansen, Cyr & The Cosmonauts and Mary Bue & The Monarchy. Outdoor shows continue July 23-Aug. 13 in Lincoln Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

Nate J. Mattson
Wednesday, June 19, 8 pm
Carmody’s
Electronic music created on a modular synthesizer in Mattson’s tiny studio while his family slept. Some is for dancing, some for chill, some is background for an alien hunting expedition. With Tyler Scouton of the industrial noise band Bratwurst, Willi Step and more.

The Last Flapper
June 20-30
Zeitgeist Arts
Broadway actress Monette Magrath stars as Zelda Fitzgerald in a one-woman show based on her real letters and stories. Set in an insane asylum on the last day of Zelda’s life, the play unfolds as a mesmerizing, hypnotic session.