April | May | June - 2009
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April - 2009
1 - 30 Printmaking Exhibit: Diana Behl, Tracy Otten & Eric Johnson @ MacRostie Art Center. Opening reception April 3rd, 5-7pm
1 Let's Get Growing: Rain Gardens, 5:30- 7:30p @ Grand Rapids Public Library, $3 at the door.  Hosted by area Master Gardeners
2 Turtle Island String Quartet, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center.  Tickets $25, $23 & $13  (Click Here for the Reif Video)
3 Let's Get Growing: Zone 3 Perennials, noon-2p @ Grand Rapids Public Library, $3 at the door.  Hosted by area Master Gardeners
3 Art Show & Reception, 5-6p @ River's Italian Restaurant. Presentation by artist Cyrus Swann in Rivers "Gallery Room" with light appetizers and cash bar.
3-5 Once Upon at Mattress @ Reif Performing Arts Center.  Presented by the Grand Rapids Players.  (Click Here for the Reif Video)
5 West Range Country Show, 6:30p @ Greenway Auditorium. Tickets $7 adults, $3 students, children 5 & under free.
8 Let's Get Growing: Growing Herbs in Minnesota, 5:30-7:30p @ Grand Rapids Public Library, $3 at the door.  Hosted by area Master Gardeners
8 Hedda Gabler (play) 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center.  Tickets $20, $18 & $10   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
8 Walker Bros. Circus, 5:30 & 7:30 @ Nashwauk Recreation Complex, Nashwauk. Tickets $14 adults, 2 children under 14 free with paid adult.
10 Writer's Workshop with host Nathan Bergstadt, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
11 3rd Annual Girls Day Out @ Shops of Distinction.  Sample foods, mini-manicures, massages, new product demonstrations, door prizes.
11 Annual Easter Egg Hunt @ Central Square Mall
15 Danny Schmidt in concert @ KAXE Radio Station; underground folk music
17 The Buckinghams in concert, 7:30p @ Greenway Auditorium presented by the Reif Performing Arts Center.  Tickets $30   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
18 40th Annual Handmade In America Juried Art Craft Festival, 9a-5:30p @ IRA Civic Center. Hosted by MacRostie Art Center. Donations accepted at the door.
18 March of Dimes Walk starts @ IRA Civic Center
18 Health Seminar: An American Epidemic - Mood disorders and depression.  Speaker: Adiel Tel-Oren. 1p @ Community Presbyterian Church.
19 The High 48's (bluegrass music), 2:30p @ Sawmill Inn.  $9 Adult advance tickets, $12 at the door, $6 teens, children under 12 free.
19 11th Annual Fat & Furry Open Horse Show has been cancelled
23 Jazz with Pat Downing & Jon Dallas, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
23 Apron Strings & Pockets Stashed with Cash:  The Language of Aprons, 7p @ Ironworld Discovery Center, Chisholm. Free & open to the public.
24 Greg Tiburzi performs, 5:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
24 Cabin Fever Reliever with comedian Scott Long, 5:30-9:30p @ Marcell Family Center, Marcell. Tickets $25 per person.  5:30p social hour, 6p dinner, 7p show & silent auction
25 10th Annual Children's First Expo, 9a-1p @ IRA Civic Center.  Free breakfast 9-11a, Teddy Bear clinic, Lego robotics, Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby, carnival games, door prizes and more.  Part of the Children's First Program; free and open to the public.
26 Beyond the Performance, The Souls of Our Feet: Tapestry 5:30-7p @ Rivers Italian.  Pre-performance lecture before the performance - reservations required, limited to 60 people.
26 The Souls of Our Feet: Tapestry, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center.  Tickets $30, $27, & $15   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
26 Deer River Lions Club & Deer River Fire Relief 3rd Annual Pancake Feed. 9a-1p @ Deer River Fire Hall. Tickets: $6 Adults, $5 for 12 & under.  Includes pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 sausage and choice of beverage.
28 Taste of Itasca, Food Fundraising event for Bridges Kinship Mentoring, 5:30p @ Timberlake Lodge.  Tickets $30 per person.  Wine & beer tasting, plus sample foods from 17 area restaurants.
30 Northern Divas' Spring Break from it All, 3-7p @ Timberlake Lodge.  Free admission to over 30 vendors featuring products for women.
30 Pat Surface @ Edge Center for the Arts, Bigfork. Bluegrass, acoustic, new country & celtic
May - 2009
ea. Wed &
Sat.
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, 8a-1p @ downtown Grand Rapids.  Wednesdays & Saturdays from May into October.  Locally grown and produced vegetables, foods, baked goods, flowers, meats & more.
Wednesdays Jazz with Sam Miltich & Friends, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
Thursdays Old Car Cruise Night @ Dairy Queen.  An informal gathering of classic and muscle cars; visitors and lookers welcome.
Thursdays Stockcar Races, 7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds.  Pits open at 4p, Tickets $10 Adults, $8 Seniors and students, children under 12 free with paid adult.
1-31 Britta Urness: Painting, Prints & Installation, and Small Art, Big Ideas: An Exhibition of Miniatures @ MacRostie Art Center. 
1 Atwater Donnelly, 7:30p @ Davies Hall-ICC presented by Reif Performing Arts Center.  Tickets $15, $14 & $8   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
1 Open Mic/Community Stage Night with host Cody Borgman, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
2 Ladies Two-Gal Scramble, 10a @ Pokegama Golf Course.
3 "The Jungle Book", Itasca Children's Theater spring performance, 2p @ Reif Performing Arts Center.
3 West Range Country Show, 6:30p @ Greenway Auditorium. Tickets $7 adults, $3 students, children 5 & under free.
7 Craig Corothers, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center; Tickets $10   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
8 Annual Fishing Opener Community BBQ, 4-7p @ Old Central School.
8 Writer's Workshop with host Nathan Bergstadt, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
8 Sam Miltich of Clearwater Hot Club performs solo, 5:30-8p @ River's Italian
8 Comedy Night with Scott Hanson, 7-9:30p @ Ironworld, Chisholm. Tickets $35
9 Walleye & Northern Fishing Opener
9 Think Spring Open House @ Log Cabin Gifts.  Sat: 9a-5p & Sun: Noon-4p.  Come see their new look and what's new.  Serving up pie & icecream in the 1950's soda fountain.
9 Itasca Symphony Orchestra and Itasca Youth Chamber Orchestra @ Reif Performing Arts Center; $10 Adults, $9 seniors, $5 students   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
9-10 Take a Mom Fishing Weekend.
14 Itasca County Master Gardeners Plant Sale, 5-6:30p @ North Central Research and Outreach Center. (Next to the ICC Campus)
14 Itasca Orchestral Society student concert, 7p @ Reif Performing Arts Center; free & open to the public.
15 Handbell Choir Bell Concert, 7-9p @ Community Presbyterian Church.
16 Grand Rapids Garden Club spring plant sale, 9-11a @ North Central Research & Outreach Station (next to ICC). Indoor sale, rain or shine.
16 The Art of Beer: A Tasting, 7-9p @ MacRostie Art Center.  5 beer with food pairings.  Tickets $50 per person.
16 Grassroots Art Fair, 11a-4p @ Deer River Township Community Center. No charge for admission.  Luncheon served, door prizes, raffles, entertainment.
21 Jazz with Pat Downing & Jon Dallas, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
21 Stockcar Practice Night, 7p @ Itasca County Fairgrounds
21-22 Living History School Days, 9a-3:30p @ White Oak Fur Post
21-30 3rd Annual Gallery Hop, 5-8p @ Shops of Distinction.  Local art and artists featured at each of the 14 participating retailers on First & Third.  Opening reception includes refreshments & music.
23 25th Annual North Central MN Farm & Antique Assn's Swap Meet & Consignment Auction, 10a @ Blackberry farm club grounds.  Antique, restored gas & steam tractors, a windmill, & other tools of early 1900's farm life. (Click Here to see the Video)
23 Basswacker Bass Tournament Series/Team Competition, 7a-3p @ Pokegama Lake, Tioga Landing.
28 First Time Home Buyer educational seminar, 6:30-8:30p @ Timberlake Lodge.  Free of charge; walk-ins welcome.
29 Sam Miltich of Clearwater Hot Club performs solo, 5:30-8p @ River's Italian
30 Diamond Rio in Concert @ Ironworld, Chisholm
31-6/1 Bauer Bestball Tournament, 8-10a tee times @ Pokegama Golf Course.
31 Basswacker Bass Tournament Series: Team Competition, 7a-3p @ Deer Lake, public access
June - 2009
ea. Wed &
Sat.
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market, 8a-1p @ downtown Grand Rapids.  Wednesdays & Saturdays from May into October.  Locally grown and produced vegetables, foods, baked goods, flowers, meats & more.
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.
Wednesdays Jazz with Sam Miltich & Friends, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
Thursdays Old Car Cruise Night @ Dairy Queen.  An informal gathering of classic and muscle cars; visitors and lookers welcome.
Thursdays Stockcar Races, 7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds.  Pits open at 4p, Tickets $10 Adults, $8 Seniors and students, children under 12 free with paid adult.
1-30 John Cox: Painting, and John Bauer & Heidi Holtan Reveal @ MacRostie Art Center
1 Basswacker Bass Tournament Series: Singles Competition, 4-9p @ Pokegama Lake, Tioga public access
4 Dutchman and Jazz violinist Tim Kilphuis performs with Clearwater Hot Club, 7:30p @ Davies Hall on the ICC Campus.  Tickets $10 at the door.
5 Open Mic/Community Stage Night with host Cody Borgman, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
5 Art Show & Reception: Artists Matt Rezac & Bob Carls 5-6p @ Rivers Italian.  Cash bar.
5-7 Itasca Sunset Saddle Club Horse Show @ Itasca County Fairgrounds
5-6 Reif Dance Company Spring Performance, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center; Tickets $12, $11 & $8   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
5-7 Take a Kid Fishing Weekend
6 Spring Fair @ Ironworld, Chisholm (vendors, crafts, food)
6 National Trails Day Hike, 10am @ The Joyce Estate on Trout Lake.  Author Susan Hawkinson will lead the hike to the Joyce Estate and provide interpretation of the historical significance of the lakeside estate.
6 "Poker Run" Horse Ride for the Cure, fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.12p registration, 1p ride from Riley's Fine Foods, Deer River to Hayslip's Corner, Talmoon and back.  2 wagons for those who want to participate without a horse. Food, raffle, karaoke.
7 Arbor Day, noon to 4pm @ Forest History Center.  Guests will help construct & install 100 bird houses on the property. No Cost.  (Click here for the Forest History Center Video)
7 Music on the River Sunday, 7p @ Showboat Landing Stage.  Featuring music by: The Simple Guys, Grock, Nick Wourms, Jerry Schelkoph, and the Bugle Call Trio.  Tickets: $5 in advance (Reed Drug), $8 at the door, children 6 & under free.
7 Reif Dancers Spring Performance, 2p @ Reif Performing Arts Center; Tickets $12, $11 & $8   (Click Here for the Reif Video)
7 Halo 3 Tournament, 11a-noon registration @ The Portal, Central Square Mall
9 Indies on Tuesdays: The Trap, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center. No charge; free-will donation accepted. (Indies on Tuesdays are screenings of independent and foreign films)
9 Selections from "Forever Plaid" with Peter & Phil Kneeland and Jason Thurm, 12-1:30p @ Christ Episcopal Church.  12:30p lunch $6; free will offering for entertainment.
10 Let's Time Travel; Taking a Look at Geology.  Naturalist program, 2p @ Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center in Marcell.  Free of charge.
11 Port of Call 5 Course Spanish Dinner with Wine Pairings. 6p @ Rivers Italian. Cost $75.00 per person; reservations required for this limited seating event.  Featuring guest sommelier Jessica Mizia and Chef Matthew Taylor's course interpretation.
12 Drop in Writer's Workshop with host Nathan Bergstadt, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
12 35th Anniversary Celebration for First Call for Help: 2-1-1, 4-6p @ KAXE Rotary Tent.  Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Second Harvest North Central Food Bank.  Free and open to the public.
13 Shoot for the Cure (Trap & Skeet Event), noon shoot, 5p program @ Grand Rapids Gun Club; sponsored by UPM Blandin Relay for Life Team, Charlie's Angels Relay for Life Team & Grand Rapids Gun Club.
13 20th Annual North Itasca Take a Kid Fishing, Naturalist Program @ Clubhouse Campground, Marcell. Free of charge
13 Summertime Blues with Joanna Conner & Pistol Pete, 6:30p-11:30p @ Ironworld, Chisholm
13-14 Dutchroom Softball Tournament (Men's & Women's).  Always the second weekend in June.
13-14 Itasca Rabbit Breeders Show @ Itasca County Fairgrounds.
14 UFC Video Tournament, 11a-noon registration @ The Portal, Central Square Mall
14 7th Annual Bigfork Wilderness Days. Vendor & info booths, games, contests, old time logging, road apple bingo, beer garden, and street dance.
16 Basswacker Bass Tournament Series: Singles Competition, 4-9p @ Deer Lake, public access
16 Indies on Tuesdays: The Pope's Toilet, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center. No charge; free-will donation accepted. (Indies on Tuesdays are screenings of independent and foreign films)
17 Biomes: Understanding our Ecosystem. Naturalist program, 2p @ Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center in Marcell.  Free of charge.
17 Jazz with Sam Miltich & Friends, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
18 Jazz with Pat Downing & Jon Dallas, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
19-20 "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center.(Neil Sadaka musical comedy) Tickets $10
19-21 20th Annual Bluegrass Festival - Old Time Music @ Itasca County Fairgrounds, Grand Rapids.  No charge for admission.  Camping $15/night.
20 1st Annual Pokegama Walleye Classic @ Pokegama Lake.  Sponsored by the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Registration is $450 per team.  1-800-472-6366 for more info.
20 Book Talk with Author Bill Watkins, 6p @ Rivers Italian.  Book: A Celtic Childhood
20 Which way is North? Naturalist program, 2p @ Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center in Marcell.  Free of charge.
20-21 Lou Barle Golf Tournament @ Eagle Ridge Golf Course, Coleraine
21 "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", 2p @ Reif Performing Arts Center.(Neil Sadaka musical comedy) Tickets $10
22 Literacy at the Lake with the Kayak Lady, 11a-1:30p @ Cotton Park & Beach, Coleraine. Kayak demonstrations, games, water safety, refreshments, sponsored by Children First. Free.
23 Indies on Tuesdays: Viva Cuba, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center. No charge; free-will donation accepted. (Indies on Tuesdays are screenings of independent and foreign films)
24 Let's Look Up for a Change.  Naturalist program, 6p @ Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center in Marcell.  Free of charge.
24 Jazz with Sam Miltich & Friends, 5:30-7:30p @ Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse
25 A Splintered History of Wood, 7-8p @ Grand Rapids Public Library. Free & open to the public.
25 Stockcar Races - Fan Appreciation Night, 7p @ Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds.  Pits open at 4p, Tickets $10 Adults, $8 Seniors and students, children under 12 free with paid adult.
25-27 34th Annual Judy Garland Festival 
Thursday:
Get Acquainted Buffet, 5:30p @ Sawmill Inn, $25
Judy Jeopardy Game, 7:30p @ Sawmill Inn, $10 audience, $20 contestants
Judy Garland: Alive in Our Hearts, 9:00p @ Sawmill Inn, free
Friday:
The Dressing of a Legend, 1p @ Sawmill Inn, $20
Judy Remembers Dorothy, 3p @ Sawmill Inn, $20
Supper with the Munchkins, 5p @ Sawmill Inn, $25
Concert Pianist Richard Glazier Salute to Judy Garland & Friends, 7:30p @ Reif Center, $25
Saturday:
Guided Tours @ Judy Garland Home
Petting Zoo, 10:30a-1:30p @ Children's Discovery Museum, free
Children's Oz Fair & Dance, 1:30-3:30p @ Children's Discovery Museum, free
Dinner with the Munchkins & Silent Auction, 5p @ Sawmill Inn, $25
Garland Historian John Fricke, 7:30p @ Sawmill Inn, $20
70th Anniversary Screening of Wizard of Oz Film, 10p @ High School Football Field
Ongoing Friday & Saturday:
Geocaching with take home Judy Garland memorabilia for kids
Munchkin Marketplace with autograph sessions, vendors of Garland and OZ memorabilia
(Click Here for the Judy Garland Home & Festival Video)
26 9th Annual North Country Golf Outing - U of MN Golf Tournament @ Eagle Ridge Golf Course, Coleraine
26-27 Blackwater Barge Festival, Cohasset - CANCELLED
26-28 Iron Ranger Days @ Ironworld, Chisholm. 6/26: 7-11p Battle of the bands, $10 per person. 6/27: 7p Hairball, $15 per person. 6/28: 10-11a Polka Mass, Polka Dance Party $8-6 per person.
27 Grand Rapids High School Class of 1999 Reunion, 5:30p @ Wendigo Lodge.
27 Shootin' The Rapids, Minnesota Mounted Shooters State Shoot @ Itasca County Fairgrounds.  Riders on horseback shoot at balloon targets while navigating a course. (Guns have limited range to ensure audience safety.)
27 Succession and Forestry. Naturalist program, 2p @ Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center in Marcell.  Free of charge.
27 Warrior Golf Scramble, 9a & 2p @ Blueberry Hills Golf Course, Deer River.
27 Bigfork Valley Hospital Foundation 18 Hole Golf Tournament @ Golf on the Edge, Bigfork. $45 per person; limited to 36 players.
27-28 Children's Weekend @ Forest History Center.  Sat: 10a-5p, Sun: noon-4p.  Special hands-on educational and entertaining activities to engage children in active learning.  Log stamping, checker playing, raisin spitting, prune in a spoon races, limber lumberjack, hot potato toss, personal pie baking, cookie making, cross cut sawing, rock skipping, birdhouse building and more.  Kids crafts and nature walk too.  $7 adults, $6 seniors, $4 children. (Click here for the Forest History Center Video)
28 Young Angler's Tournament, 8:30a - 3:30p @ Zorbaz on Pokegama Lake.
30 Indies on Tuesdays: Mother of Mine, 7:30p @ Reif Performing Arts Center. No charge; free-will donation accepted. (Indies on Tuesdays are screenings of independent and foreign films)
30 "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" Musical Dinner Theater, 6p social hour, 7p dinner, 7:30p show @ Grand Rapids Eagle's Club. Tickets $20 at the Eagle's Club. Presented by the Grand Rapids Players.
30 Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament @ Pokegama Golf Course.
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