I Once Was a Soldier
Thursday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
Jerry Rayala was a “shake and bake” sergeant, hastily trained and promoted to fill depleted leadership roles in the latter days of the Vietnam War and quickly sent into combat. His memoir details his war experience and continues up to his eighth decade.

A Chorus Line
Sept. 11-27
Norshor Theatre
Groundbreaking play opened in 1975 and became one of Broadway’s longest running musicals. Seventeen performers, desperate for work, audition on a bare stage for eight relatively minor parts. At the director’s encouragement they reveal their life stories through song and dance.

Mary Cutrufello
Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
Wussow’s
Texas honky-tonk heroine turned Midwestern roots-rocker and a powerhouse acoustic performer in almost 40 years in the music business. Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated, she’s been on The Tonight Show and Austin City Limits (twice) and toured in all 50 states and in Europe. With Boss Mama and Willow Sowada.

Lake Superior Harvest Festival
Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bayfront Festival Park
Launched more than 30 years ago by the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, this is a family-oriented event featuring a huge farmers market, live music all day, an expanded Energy Fair, nonprofit exhibitors, artisans, educational demonstrations and more.

Free Outdoor Comedy Show
Saturday, Sept. 12, 8 p.m.
Charlie Brown’s Bar
Laughs Over the Lake presents an annual end-of-summer comedy show headlined by Duluthian Dustin Fawcett, also with Jamie Rosenthal, Anthony Kulisek, Justin Rademacher, Mallory Thorne and Henry Kneiszel.

Emma Tweten
Monday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
Rathskeller
Singer-songwriter based in Grand Marais makes a rare visit to the Twin Ports. Her original songs take inspiration from the beauty of the North Shore, blending personal and global joy and grief. She wrote “Song Sparrow,” a heartrending single available on most streaming platforms, in memory of her younger sister.

Past, Present & Future of Fire
Thursday, Sept. 17, 5 p.m.
Wisconsin Point Lot 5
St. Louis River Alliance and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sponsor a field trip exploring the return of “Ishkode”(good fire) to Wisconsin Point and its role in restoring forest health, cultural connection and ecological balance in the St. Louis River Estuary.