Dave Dondero
Friday, Sept. 4, 7 pm
Wussow’s
Duluth-born musician named by NPR as one of the “best living songwriters” alongside Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Tom Waits. He’s shared the stage with Pedro the Lion, The Mountain Goats and Daniel Johnston. With Woodblind and Dirtbike Boyfriend.

Thorstock
Sat. & Sun., Sept. 5 & 6, 2 pm
Eveleth
Iron Range musician Thor Leseman hosts a music festival at his auto repair garage featuring Gary Farmer, Keith Secola, Etheos Enclave, Stony River, Brothers Burn Mountain, Eli Little, Rich Mattson & The Northstars, Dirt Magnet, Squidlife Crisis, The Draco Volans, The Leavealones, Gnarwals and Crimson Soul.

Ancestral: A Transformational Sound Healing Concert
Saturday, Sept. 5, 6:30 pm
Spirit of the Lake Community School
A rare evening of music, movement and visual art with artists visiting Duluth from Peru – singer/composer Luz Maria Ampuero, dancer Ana Zavala and visual artist Ivan Cavero – for an immersive performance blending live singing, traditional chants, electronic music, dance and projected artwork.

Why Resist Generative AI?
Sunday, Sept. 6, 10-11:30 am
Central Hillside Community Center
Lake Superior Freethinkers present author and UMD professor Dr. Elizabethada Wright, who will share her knowledge and concerns about the use of Generative AI. This presentation will outline AI’s far-reaching ethical issues and why economics tell us that AI is not inevitable.

Lake Superior Algal Blooms: A Call to Action
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 6:30 pm
UWS Yellowjacket Union Great Room
Since 2012, harmful algal blooms have become an annual occurrence on Lake Superior, especially on Wisconsin’s shoreline. Hear from regional experts about an upcoming white paper and screen a new video on this emerging problem.

Northern Wisconsin Metalfest XXI
Sept. 10-12
Wasko’s Campground, Lake Nebagamon
Twenty-four bands, mostly from the Midwest (Ambivalent Chaos, Burden of the Wretched, Draconian Hate), some local to the Twin Ports (Expiration Date, Mishipeshu, Michael Hermanson of Skard) and some far-flung as Toronto (Selias) and Columbia (No Raza). Free camping included with admission fee.

Candlelight Concert
Thursday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
Glensheen Mansion
Special concert with the Duluth Symphonic Winds performing live from Glensheen’s terrace. Surrounded by the glow of candlelight and the beauty of the estate at dusk, guests will enjoy a musical journey spanning the early 1900s through the ‘50s.
, including selections celebrating the history of the North Shore, shipping, railroads and the ore docks.