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April
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1 - 30 |
Regional
Printmaking Exhibition / MacRostie Gallery;
Jon Billing (plaster/wood sculptors) /
Minnesota Gallery; 10a-5p @MacRostie Art
Center; free and open to the public |
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1 |
"A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum", 2p @ Reif
Center; presented by the Grand Rapids
Players; $15 general admission |
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5 |
Iron Range
Maidens Open House, 6-8p @ Greenway
Hodgins-Berardo Hockey Arena/Coleraine; open
house and recruitment party |
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6 |
First Fridays,
4-8p @ MacRostie Art Center music by Itasca
Orchestra & Strings Program 5-6p; Whispering
Woods Gallery featuring Jeff Argir (master
bowl turner), Benders Shoe & Sport
presenting work of local photographer
Katherine Downing, meet her, refreshments; Brewed Awakenings
featuring Mateya Miltich who will be showing
her paintings; Frame Up showcasing original
jewelry of Sandy Fynboh - she will
demonstrate how to make glass beads,
refreshments;
Stained Glass With Class, Something
Original featuring Lily Winter artwork; Checkered Past, Lillians, Wings 'N
Willows, ABC's of Quilting, Old Central
School featuring UMD music major Graeme
Shields on piano 5-7p; Itasca County
Historical Society displaying Kevin Docken's
lighted mosaic artwork & an exhibit on the
Titanic's voyage; The Yarn Gallery featuring
Cindy Steinberg, the "One Skein Wonderwoman"
& showcasing hand-dyed yarn by Three Irish
Girls from Duluth |
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6-7 |
"A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum", 7:30p @
Reif Center; presented by the Grand Rapids
Players; $15 general admission |
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8 |
Easter Brunch
Buffet, 10a-1p @ Sugar Lake Lodge; $23.95
adults, $9.95 kids 4-10; reservations:
218.327.1462 |
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Easter Brunch
Buffet, 10a-2p @ Timberlake Lodge; $18.95
adults, $7.95 kids 5-12, free kids 4 &
under; reservations recommended, info:
218.326.2600 |
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11 |
An Evening with
Will Steger, 7p @ Davies Hall/ICC; legendary
polar expeditions; free & open to the public |
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12 |
Annual
Sportsmen's Banquet/Ruffed Grouse Society,
5:30p cocktails/raffle, 7:30p dinner @
Sawmill Inn |
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12 |
Comedy Cafe, 7p
@ Timberlake Lodge; hosted by Itasca Youth
for Christ; featuring Jonathan Perry, the
Cajun Comedian; free but reservations
required - 218.326.9079 /
yfcduane@2z.net |
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13 |
Spring Workshop
- Alzheimer's & Psychiatric Behaviors,
8:30a-12:30p @ GrRpds Assembly of God
Church; speakers: Barb Norman & Michelle
Rinne; $20 includes continental breakfast
8-8:30a |
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13 |
Spring Into Fitness 5k Run /
10k Walk/Run, 5:15 & 6p @ IRA Civic Center;
218.326.2500 |
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13 |
Peter and the
Wolf, presented by the Pushcart Players, 7p
@
Reif Performing Arts Center. Adults
$16, seniors $14, Students $8. |
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13 & 14 |
Annual Nashwauk
Area Chamber of Commerce Home, Sport &
Travel Show, Fri: 5-9p, Sat 10a-4p; info:
Tammie 218.969.1234 |
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14 |
Maud Hart
Lovelace (MN Author), 10:30a @ Grand Rapids
Library; free & open to the public |
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14 |
Sandy Hackeatt's
Rat Pack Show, 7:30p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
Features the talents of Joey Bishop, Fran
Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin.
$27 general admission. |
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Grand Rapids
Area Male Chorus Spring Concert, 2p @ Reif
Performing Arts Center. $10 general
admission; tickets available at Reed's Drug,
from any choral member, and at the door. |
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25 |
Duluth Symphony Orchestra -
Woodwind Quartet, 11:30a @ Bovey Library;
free & open to the public |
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25 |
Duluth Symphony
Orchestra - Woodwind Quartet, 1p @ Grand
Rapids Library; free & open to the public |
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28 |
TU Dance @ Edge
Center for the Arts/Bigfork; award-winning
dance group from Twin Cities |
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28 |
13th Annual
Children's First Expo, 9a-1p @ IRA Civic
Center. Free breakfast 9-11a, Boy
Scout Pinewood Derby, carnival games,
storytellers, music & door prizes. Free &
open to the public. |
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May
- 2012 |
Wed &
Sat. |
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, @
downtown Grand Rapids. Wednesdays &
Saturdays 8a-1p, from May into October.
Locally grown and produced vegetables,
berries, foods, baked goods, flowers, jams
and jellies, honey, syrups, meats & more.
SNAP/EBT cards accepted; "Market Bucks"
coupons match first $5 in EBT card purchase
with an additional $5 in Market Buck each
market day. |
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Thursdays |
Old Car Cruise
Night @ Dairy Queen. An informal
gathering of classic and muscle cars;
visitors and lookers welcome. |
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Thursdays |
Stockcar Races,
7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County
Fairgrounds. Pits open at 4p, |
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1 - 31 |
/MacRostie
Gallery; Miniatures Exhibit / Minnesota
Gallery, 10a-5p @ MacRostie Art Center; free
& open to the public; info: 218.326.2697 /
macrostieartcenter.org |
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Health, Home &
Accessibility Expo in the Northland, 10a-7p
@ IRA Civic Center; community health fair
w/keynote speaker: Aaron Cross; vendor
booths, prizes, giveaways |
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Happy Days are
Here Again, 7-8:30p @ Grand Rapids Library;
songs of the 30s, 40s & 50s w/vocalist
Rhonda Laurie & her band; info: 218.326.7640 |
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4 |
First Fridays,
4-8p @ MacRostie Art Center (special student
show by Itasca LIfe Options participants,
music by Anne Nalan 5-7p), Benders Shoe &
Sport (showcasing birch bark weaving by John
Zasada), Whispering
Woods Gallery (artist of the month: Peggy
Sutherland: demonstrate making necklaces), Brewed Awakenings
(exhibit by Lea Friesen, music by Sam
Miltich 4-6p), Frame Up (art, music, food of
Nepal w/Carmen Haugen & Kim Young),
Stained Glass With Class (celebrating their
Grand Opening), Something
Original (sneak peek of Holly Hasting's
jewelry), Old Central School (acoustic
guitarist & singer Nick Wourms), Wings 'N
Willows (featuring pottery of Mary
Augustine), ABC's of Quilting (demonstration
of how to make flower garden using fabric &
crayons), Itasca County
Historical Society (welcome Beier's
Greenhouse w/demonstration to make memorial
baskets & Fairy Gardens), The Yarn Gallery
(hosting pianist Bonnie Kangas) |
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Cinderella:
presented by American Family Theater, 7p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
$16 adults, $14 seniors, $8 students. |
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5 & 6 |
GrRpds Area LaCrosse Assn
42-Team Tournament @ Sugar Lake Lodge; free
admission; info: grlaxshootout.blogspot.com |
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Target the Art
of Archery, noon-2p @ Forest History Center;
free event; team up w/child and explore
archery; equipment provided; register:
getlearning.org |
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Itasca Symphony
Orchestra, 7:30p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
$10 Adults, $9 seniors, $5 students. |
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6 |
Itasca Symphony
Orchestra, 2p @ Edge Center for the
Arts/Bigfork; $10 adults, $5 students |
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6 |
Family Prom, 5-8p @ Deer
River High School Gym; for all families of
all ages; supper & dessert provided; all
children must accompanied by an adult; info
& registration: 218.246.8241 x227 |
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8 |
"Taste of
Itasca", 5-6:30p wine/beer tasting, 6:30-8p
food tasting @ Timberlake Lodge; sponsored
by Bridges Kinship Mentoring; sample food
from 15+ local restaurants & caterers; door
prizes; raffle drawings & live auction;
$45/person; info: 326-4700 |
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Fishing for Tackle, 7p @
GrRpds Library; Bob Halver speaks about
collection of Aerex fishing tackle & his
hobby; free & open to the public |
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Tentative |
Empty Bowls
Celebrity Bowl Reception & Silent Auction,
5-7p @ MacRostie Art Center. Proceeds
benefit Second Harvest Food Bank and
Community Cafe.. |
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11 |
Empowher
Women's Expo, 9a-5p @
Minnesota Discovery
Center/Chisholm; exhibitors, food,
entertainment and speakers: Kathleen
Annette, MD (10a), Panel Discussion: "HR:
Managing a Diverse Workforce" (1p), Ardy
Nurmi-Wilberg, ED/IRPS (3p); 6p dinner, 7p
Tina & Lena; $30/dinner & comedy/singing
duo; info: 800.372.6437 |
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"Enduro" Stockcar Races, 3p
gates open, 4p pits open, 6:30p hot laps, 7p
racing @ Grand Rapids Speedway/ Fairgrounds;
$11 adults, $9 students 13-17, srs military;
children under 12 free w/paid adult; $25 pit
tickets; info: 218.326.4437 |
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11 |
Annual Fishing
Opener Community BBQ, 4-7p @ Old Central
School; sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce; music, food vendors, kids stuff,
casting contest; info: 218.326.6619 |
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Benefit Concert: Joan
Griffith & Sam Miltich, 7:30p @ Community
Presbyterian Church; fundraiser for
MacRostie Art Center; $15 in advance, $20 at
door; info: 218.326.2697 |
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12 |
Walleye &
Northern Pike Fishing Opener |
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12 |
Quilting
Extravaganza Event, 10a-4p @
MN Discovery
Center/Chisholm; 10a Darlene Zimmerman
Lecture; learn new quilting techniques;
info: 800.372.6437 |
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12 |
Photography for Everyone,
10:30a-12:30p @ GrRpds Library; tips &
techniques to become better photographer;
for teens & adults; free & open to the
public |
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12 |
Spring Carnival & Open House,
11a-4p @ Forget-Me-Not Foundation (41639
State Hwy 65/Nashwauk; 7-1/2 mi N of
Nashwauk); raffle give-aways, kids' games,
wagon rides/$2; pony rides/$2; food; $3
admission; handicap accessible; info:
218.885.3663 / fmnfride.org |
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Peter Yarrow of
Peter, Paul & Mary, 7p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
$29 Adults, $26 seniors, $15 students. |
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12 & 13 |
Take a Mom
Fishing Weekend; info: DNR 218.999.7911 |
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13 |
Sunday Belgian Waffle Buffet,
8-10:30a @ Cedar Dining Room/Sawmill Inn;
$8.95 adults, $6.95 children 6-10, free
children 5 and under; info: 218.326.8501 |
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13 |
Mother's Day Buffet, 11a-7p @
Cedar Dining Room/Sawmill Inn; $13.95
adults, $7.95 children 6-10, free children 5
and under; info: 218.326.8501 |
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14 |
Mixi, Makesi, Musica, 10:30a
@ Grand Rapids Library; Richie
Johnson/singer-songwriter, comedian,
historian, magician; teaches art of
storytelling through song; free & open to
the public |
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17 |
Master Gardeners Plant Sale,
5-6p @ U of M North Central Research &
Outreach Center Horticulture warehouse |
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17 |
Grand Rapids Get
Fit Gala, 5-8p @ downtown Grand Rapids;
music, inflatables, bike education,
community walk, giveaways & more; free &
open to the public; info:
getfititasca.org |
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17 & 18 |
"Living History"
School Days, 9a-4p @ White Oak Fur Post/Deer
River; 17-19 living history interpreters in
period-correct clothing conducting 30-min
workshops: birchbark canoe-making, dog
sledding, axe throwing, black powder, basket
weaving, soap making, preserving natural
foods, medieval washer-women, 15th century
knigh in armor; $10/person; register:
218.246.9393 / info@whiteoak.org |
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18 - 20 |
Martha Josey
Barrel Racing Clinic, 3:30-5p each day @
Itasca County Fairgrounds. |
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Annual Greenway
Area-Wide Garage Sale (Bovey, Coleraine,
Taconite, Marble) |
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19 |
Annual Grand Rapids Garden
Club Plant Sale, 9-11a @ U of M North
Central Research & Outreach Center
Warehouse; experienced gardeners available
for questions |
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19 |
Cabin Fever Reliever '12
w/Comedian Mike Green, 5:30p social hour, 7p
comedian @ Marcell Family Center;
$20/person; info: 218.832.3444 |
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21 |
Vintage Jewelry Extravaganza,
10a-5p @
Annabaella's Antique Mall/Bovey;
info: 218.245.2055 |
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23 |
Stockcar Races/Test-N-Tune;
3p gates open, 4p pits open, 7p racing @
Grand Rapids Speedway/Fairgrounds; $11
adults, $9 students 13-17, srs. military;
children under 12 free w/paid adult; $25 pit
tickets; info: 218.326.4437 |
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Itasca Orchestra
& Strings Program Student Concert, 7p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
Free & open to the public. |
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Family Hikes at
the Joyce Estate, 5-8p @ Joyce Estate (map
provided at registration; register at
getlearning.org |
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31 |
Stockcar Races-Wissota/Amsoil
Racing; 3p gates open, 4p pits open, 6:30
hot laps, 7p racing @Grand Rapids
Speedway/Fairgrounds; $11 adults, $9
students 13-17, srs, military; children
under 12 free w/paid adult; $25 pit tickets;
info: 218.326.4437 |
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June
- 2012 |
Mon, Wed &
Sat. |
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, @
downtown Grand Rapids. Mondays 2-6p and Wednesdays &
Saturdays 8a-1p, from May into October.
Locally grown and produced vegetables,
berries, foods, baked goods, flowers, jams
and jellies, honey, syrups, meats & more.
SNAP/EBT cards accepted |
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Tuesdays |
Indies on
Tuesdays, 7:30p @
Reif Performing Arts Center.
Independent and foreign films are shown each
Tuesday night all summer long. No
charge; free-will donations accepted. |
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Tuesdays |
Ride Nights, 4-8p @
Forget-Me-Not Foundation (41639 Hwy 65/Nashwauk);
open to handicapped riders (physical,
emotional, mental, behavioral); application
w/physician/therapist info needs to be
filled out before first ride; $15/rider;
info: 218.885.3663 |
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Thursdays |
Old Car Cruise
Night @ Dairy Queen. An informal
gathering of classic and muscle cars;
visitors and lookers welcome. |
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Thursdays |
Stockcar Races,
7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County
Fairgrounds. Pits open at 4p. |
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1 - 31 |
MacRostie Art
Center Monthly Exhibits. Mac Gallery: fiber,
mosaic art, ceramics, oil & acrylic.
Minnesota Gallery: garden art & sculpture.
Opening reception 6/3, 5-7p. Free & open to
the public. |
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First Fridays,
4-8p @ MacRostie Art Center, Whispering
Woods Gallery, Brewed Awakenings, Frame Up,
Stained Glass With Class, Something
Original, Checkered Past, Lillians, Wings 'N
Willows, ABC's of Quilting, Itasca County
Historical Society, The Yarn Gallery |
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Grand Rapids
High School Graduation @ IRA Civic Center. |
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Take a Kid Fishing Day, 9a-2p
@ Squaw Lake; aided by local fishing guides;
shore lunch - hot dogs, burgers, chips;
games & prizes; free & open to the public;
info: geetlearning.org |
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Ladies Two-Gal
Scramble, 10:30 tee times @ Pokegama Golf
Course; info: 218.326.3444 |
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2 & 3 |
Bauer Best Ball
Tournament, 8a tee times @ Pokegama Golf
Course; info: 218.326.3444 |
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5 |
Summer Concert Series: New
Generation String Trio, 12-12:30p @ United
Methodist Church; 12:30p $6 lunch; freewill
offering |
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8 |
"Enduro" Stockcar Race, 3p
gates open, 4p pits open, 6:30p hot laps, 7P
racing @ GrRpds Speedway/Fairgrounds; $11
adults, $9 students 13-17, srs, military;
free w/pd adult children under 12; info:
218.326.4437 |
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8 - 9 |
Reif Spring
Dance Show, 7p at the
Reif Performing Arts Center.
$12 Adults, $10 seniors, $8 students. |
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Roller Derby:
Iron Range Maidens vs. Thunder Bay @ IRA
Civic Center |
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9 |
10th Annual
Bigfork Wilderness Days. Vendor &
information booths, games, contests, old
time logging, road apple bingo, 6p parade,
beer garden, street dance. |
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"Wild Edibles",
noon-3:30p @ Forest History Center;
identification of edible northern MN native
plants, where to find them, how to
responsibly harvest them & prepare for
cooking; guided nature walk; $9 adults, $7
srs, $6 children, free children 5 & under;
info: 218.327.4482 |
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Reif Spring
Dance Show, 2p at the
Reif Performing Arts Center.
$12 Adults, $10 seniors, $8 students. |
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Free Summer Youth Run, 6p @
YMCA outdoor track; children thru age 12;
info: 218.327.1161 |
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"Dream Big", 11a-12p @
Coleraine Public Library; 1-2p @ Marble
Library; 3-4p @ Calumet Library; Lake Superior Zoomobile w/nocturnal animals; free & open
to the public: info & register: 218.245.2315 |
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Summer Concert Series: Itasca
Brass, 12-12:30p @ St Joseph's Catholic
Church; 12:30 $6 lunch; freewill offering |
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Indies at the Reif: The
Colors of the Mountain, 7:30p @ The Reif
Center; free & open to the public |
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14 - 16 |
37th Annual Judy
Garland Festival. Always the 3rd
weekend of June. |
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15 - 17 |
23rd Annual
Bluegrass Festival - Old Time Music @ Itasca
County Fairgrounds, Grand Rapids.
No charge for admission. $15 per night
for camping. Performance lineup not
published; show up and play event. |
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Annual Grand
Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Catch,
Record, Release Walleye Tournament @
Pokegama Lake; info: 218.326.6619 |
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PGA Junior Tour,
noon tee times @ Pokegama Golf Course; info:
218.326.3444 |
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Roller Derby:
Iron Range Maidens vs. Thunder Bay @ IRA
Civic Center |
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Boosh, Live
Acoustic Music, 6-10p @ patio, 17th Street
Grill/Timberlake Lodge; event held indoors
in case of rain; info: 218.326.2600 |
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21 - 24 |
Almanac w/Big
Puppets @ Edge Center for the Arts/Bigfork;
w/Teresa Linnihan, master puppeteer; info:
218.743.6670 |
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22 & 23 |
Be A Lumberjack
Children's Program, 11a-4p @ Forest History
Center; activities include: bear fishing,
bean counting, log stamping, checker
playing, clothes washing, raisin spitting,
prune is a spoon races, hot potato toss,
cookie making, kids crafts & nature walk; $9
adults, $7 srs, $6 children, free children 5
& under; info: 218.327.4482 |
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23 |
Annual Young
Angler Tournament, 8:30a-3:30p @ Tioga
Beach, Pokegama Lake' $150/team; info:
218.326.0353 |
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Petting Zoo,
10a-1p @ Children's Discovery Museum;
potbellied pig, lionhead rabbit, chickens,
llama; pony rides, treats; free & open to
the public |
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23 - 24 |
MN Mounted
Shooters - Shootin' the Rapids @ Itasca
County Fairgrounds; info: Steve & Jan Moe
moehaven@msn.com / mncmsa.com |
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Ladies
Invitational, 8a registration, 9a shotgun
start @ Pokegama Golf Course; $40; info:
218.326.3444 |
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29 |
Itasca
Junior/Community College All-College Reunion
@ ICC Campus; info: 218.322.2451 |
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Bisch Bash II -
5K, 10a @ Portage Park/Cohassset, $15
includes t-shirt; register at race or
teambisch.org |
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