Magnificent 7

Reader Contributing Staff 

Poe - The Ballet runs Oct. 24-27 & 31 in Studio 4, The Depot.

Sunscreen Film Festival North
Oct. 24-27
Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm
Inaugural northern version of a Florida-based festival showcasing indie films from around the world including documentaries, dramas, comedies and shorts. There will be Q&A sessions with directors, actors and industry professionals. 

Poe - The Ballet
Oct. 24-27 & 31
Studio 4, The Depot
Back by popular demand, featuring original works choreographed by Karl von Rabenau set to “The Purloined Letter” (intertwined with “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”), “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.” Returning patrons can expect many new elements and a special performance on Halloween.

Champagne Serenade
Oct 25-27
Douglas County Historical Society
Nostalgic journey back to mid-century television variety shows (Lawrence Welk, Glen Cambell, Andy Williams, Hee Haw, Ed Sullivan) with singers, musicians, dancers and actors from the region, including Steve Solkela, The Maxi Childs Trio, ventriloquist Jeremy Lepak and more.

Phantom of the Opera
Friday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart
Renowned composer Aaron David Miller shares his own improvised music on the historic Felgemaker organ to accompany the 1925 Lon Chaney silent classic. The cast on screen responds to Miller’s music but not everyone survives, of course.

John  Lowell
Saturday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.
Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais
Mountain West songwriter has performed worldwide for 43 years, including on A Prairie Home Companion, and received the 2024 Governor’s Arts Award in Montana. His songs have western themes accompanied by bluegrass-style picking.

Born Too Late
Sunday, Oct. 27, 4 pm
Havanas
The productive Twin Ports rockers follow up their debut album Rebel Child with the aptly named Terrible Twos, the band’s sophomore release and a significant chapter in their evolving story. Open jam at 3 p.m. precedes the show.

Jekyll & Hyde: Keys & Slide
Tuesday, Oct. 29, noon
College of St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium
A Halloween program in the Lunch with Friends series, this unusual duo performance by Derek Bromme and Jeremy Craycraft features arrangements of classics and explores contemporary compositions that capture the spirit of the season.