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La Serva Padrona, a 1733 Italian opera translated by Steve Solkela, runs Sept. 11 & 12 in Virginia and Sept. 13-15 in Superior.
Northern Wisconsin Metalfest
Sept. 5-7
Wasko’s Campground Plus, Lake Nebagamon
20th anniversary festival of Midwest bands including Interstellar Overdrive, Reverend Poky Bunge, Ghidora, Draconian Hate, Chaosophy, Squidhammer, Casket Robbery, Karma Sutra, Glass Eyes, Guilty of Treason, Lunarscathe, Ignominious and The Convalescence.
Portageland Music Festival
Sept. 6 & 7
Ely’s Historic State Theatre and Whiteside Park
First annual music festival under the Harvest moon with Marshmallow Chaos, Christopher David Hanson Band, Mallrats, Roe Family Singers, Chick-A-Dee-Dee-Dees, MorningBird, Van & the Free Candies, Saltydog and a grand finale by Duluth Transit Authority.
Radio Waves Music Festival
Sept. 6-8
Sweetheart’s Bluff, Grand Marais
WTIP’s annual celebration of local (and beyond) music. Performers include the Fish Heads, Rich Mattson & The Northstars, North Shore Community Swing Band, Dan Israel & Steve Brantseg, Keith Secola and John Ellison & The Carpenter Ants.
Boubville’s Totally Normal After Dark Garage Sale
Sept. 6 -8
315 W. 4th St., Duluth
Boubville, the local artists’ Christmastime answer to Bentleyville, has weird stuff to sell and trade; Christmas lights accepted as currency. Feminist cover band Bitchcraft plays Friday. Saturday has open mic night and Zenith City Horror presents a drag king show.
Daniel Champagne
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 7 pm
Wussow’s
Australian guitar virtuoso makes his annual visit to the Northland during a national tour. He has released seven studio albums and shared stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, INXS, John Butler, Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco, Judy Collins and Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Great Northern Innocence Project
Wednesday, Sept. 11
1 pm West Duluth Library
3:30 p.m. Main Duluth Public Library
6 pm Mt. Royal Library
Jack Reuler of the GNIP, which operates in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, draws on real cases to explain the primary causes and consequences or wrongful convictions along with possible solutions.
La Serva Padrona
Weds. & Thurs., Sept. 11 & 12, 7 pm
Lyric Center for the Arts, Virginia
Fri. & Sat., Sept. 13 & 14, 7 pm
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2 pm
Douglas County Historical Society
The Maid Turned Mistress, a 1733 comic opera by Italian Baroque composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, translated by multitalented Iron Ranger Steve Solkela, who sings bass alongside Jessica Moss, soprano, and Branden Taus in a silent role.
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