Community Calendar

The 3rd Annual Gender Joy Art Show is being held from May 4th to June 27th with an opening reception on Thursday, May 7th from 5-7pm. Organized by YWCA Duluth and PAVSA and exhibited in the Zeitgeist atrium and Teatro, this year’s show not only includes artwork from girls, women and gender expansive people but features survivor artwork from PAVSA's weekly Art Group, all representing how each finds joy in their gender. Event attendees will get a chance to express themselves in an interactive community art project hosted by Art of Presence and will have an opportunity to heal through collective action and see their collaborative piece evolve into a finished painting displayed for the remainder of the show. Light refreshments will be offered as well as an opportunity to learn more about YWCA Duluth and PAVSA’s work in our community. Most pieces of artwork will be available for purchase on YWCA Duluth’s website throughout the two-month show. Find more information at www.ywcaduluth.org/upcoming-events.

Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned over 50 years, encompassing performance, songwriting, and teaching. Described as "equal parts Mark Twain, college professor, and musical icon, Livingston maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his charm and vast repertoire of his 22 albums and popular classics. Livingston has written top-40 hits recorded by his brother James Taylor and has appeared with Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and Jimmy Buffet. He is equally at home with a range of musical genres - folk, pop, gospel, jazz - and from upbeat storytelling and touching ballads to full orchestra performances. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston has taught stage performance for over 30 years, beginning at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1989, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians. Liv is an airplane-flying, motorcycle-riding, singing storyteller, delighting audiences with his charm for over 50 years.

The 3rd Annual Gender Joy Art Show is being held from May 4th to June 27th with an opening reception on Thursday, May 7th from 5-7pm. Organized by YWCA Duluth and PAVSA and exhibited in the Zeitgeist atrium and Teatro, this year’s show not only includes artwork from girls, women and gender expansive people but features survivor artwork from PAVSA's weekly Art Group, all representing how each finds joy in their gender. Event attendees will get a chance to express themselves in an interactive community art project hosted by Art of Presence and will have an opportunity to heal through collective action and see their collaborative piece evolve into a finished painting displayed for the remainder of the show. Light refreshments will be offered as well as an opportunity to learn more about YWCA Duluth and PAVSA’s work in our community. Most pieces of artwork will be available for purchase on YWCA Duluth’s website throughout the two-month show. Find more information at www.ywcaduluth.org/upcoming-events.

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

“Misisipi” Mike Wolf is a traditional folk and country singer/songwriter who performs both solo and in enough bands to fill a summer music festival lineup. He writes songs with the same heart and humor as greats like John Prine, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Wolf recently won first place in the Duluth Dylan Fest songwriters contest and holds down weekly residencies throughout the Twin Ports, most recently at the Cedar Lounge. His local band projects include Boxcar, Neatneatneat, Actual Wolf, Crooked Mile and Eldri Snow’s Wintry Mix.

At the Cedar Lounge

No Cover

You are invited to a special night with Emmy Award-winning cookbook author, Stephanie Hansen and her writing partner, husband, and Minnesota Book award winner, Kurt Johnson. Zenith will host them on Friday, June 5th at 7 pm. They will share their new book, The Moon Tavern: A Culinary Love Story (With Recipes). There will be tasty treats along with wonderful conversation! Bring a friend for a perfect evening out! This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and can be personally signed by the authors.

The Moon Tavern: A Culinary Love Story (With Recipes) takes the reader on a romantic and culinary journey through the Islands of Croatia, where dark family secrets are revealed, quirky friends and relatives are found, and love is discovered. Each chapter ends with a story-inspired recipe.

Vesna (Ves) is a cookbook writer from Minneapolis who takes a trip to the island of Lastovo off the coast of Croatia to reconnect with her biological grandmother. She’d been adopted as a young child after her parents died in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. In Lastovo, she meets Dinko, a single, wealthy vineyard owner, and his young daughter Mia. With Dinko’s help, Ves discovers her biological family’s history and the dark secrets of what occurred during the war. Filled with romance, travel, cooking, and piecing together her past, Ves ultimately learns what matters most: family and someone to share your life with.

Stephanie Hansen and Kurt Johnson are a married writing team. Stephanie Hansen is the author of True North Cabin Cooking Volume I & II, Midwestern cookbook bestsellers. She hosts the radio show The Weekly Dish and the Emmy Award-winning television show Taste Buds with Stephanie, now in its third season. Kurt Johnson is the author of the novel The Barrens, winner of the Minnesota Book Award in 2023.

Maxi Child's Trio triumphant return to Duluth! Get here early for best seating!

The 3rd Annual Gender Joy Art Show is being held from May 4th to June 27th with an opening reception on Thursday, May 7th from 5-7pm. Organized by YWCA Duluth and PAVSA and exhibited in the Zeitgeist atrium and Teatro, this year’s show not only includes artwork from girls, women and gender expansive people but features survivor artwork from PAVSA's weekly Art Group, all representing how each finds joy in their gender. Event attendees will get a chance to express themselves in an interactive community art project hosted by Art of Presence and will have an opportunity to heal through collective action and see their collaborative piece evolve into a finished painting displayed for the remainder of the show. Light refreshments will be offered as well as an opportunity to learn more about YWCA Duluth and PAVSA’s work in our community. Most pieces of artwork will be available for purchase on YWCA Duluth’s website throughout the two-month show. Find more information at www.ywcaduluth.org/upcoming-events.

Join award winning author Marcie Rendon (White Earth Ojibwe tribal member) as she leads a writing workshop, book reading and Q & A. Local Duluth authors Linda LeGarde Grover, Tashia Hart and Carolyn Sue Olson will be joining and giving tips on becoming an author. Free and open to the public. Light Refreshments. Door Prizes!

Date: Saturday, June 6th
What: The Superior Hiking Trail turns 40 this year, and we are celebrating on Saturday, June 6. First up is a Trail-wide hike. Register for your preferred section of the SHT to hike, run, or saunter on our event webpage. After your time on the Trail, celebrate with us at one of four epic birthday parties hosted by local businesses. You bring the stories and we’ll bring the cake! Join us in making this 40th birthday party a tale worth telling for the next 40 years.
When:
Hike: Anytime on June 6th
Birthday Parties: 4-7 PM
Where
Hike: Superior Hiking Trail (register for your preferred section online)
Birthday Parties: Voyager Brewing Company (Grand Marais), Bluefin Bay Resort (Tofte), Caste Danger Brewery (Two Harbors), Ursa Minor Brewing (Duluth)