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The Ugandand Mizizi Ensemble performs March 4 at UWS Thorpe Langley Auditorium.

Frigg
Friday, Feb. 28, 7:30 pm
Sacred Heart
Finnish folk band combines Nordic and American folk, creating a fresh world music sound. Formed more than 20 years ago, the group has released 10 full-length albums, appeared at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and performed on A Prairie Home Companion. Twin Cities Nordic folk quartet Frya opens.

Blue & The Blues
Saturday, March 1, 3 pm
St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium
Join the St. Scholastica Concert Band for a performance guaranteed to drive away the winter blues. The program features George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Dr. Jessica Schroeder.

Jacob King Downs
Saturday, March 1, 5 pm
Fitger’s Barrel Room
Raw, soulful music with a unique blend of Americana, folk and blues inspired by the likes of Charlie Parr, Trampled by Turtles, Townes Van Zandt and Billy Strings. Jacob’s sound is rich with storytelling and heartfelt melodies.

John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
Sunday, March 2, 11:05 am
North of Two Harbors
The longest sled dog race in the lower 48, at 400 miles, had a last-minute start change from Duluth to Two Harbors due to poor snow conditions in Duluth. All check points and road crossings are easily accessible to the public and the race can also be tracked online.

Lollipop Concert
Sunday, March 2, 3 pm
DECC Symphony Hall
The 50th annual concert “for kids by kids” by the Duluth Superior Symphony Youth Orchestras. For more than 80 years, thousands of young musicians in the Northland have found inspiration in the program.

Mizizi Ensemble
Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
UWS Thorpe Langley Auditorium
The roots of Uganda’s premiere music and dance ensemble go back to 1996 when its founder, Okello Kelo Sam, started Hope North School to provide safety, education and opportunity to child victims of the civil war. Many members of the ensemble are graduates of the school.

Boarding School Stories
Wednesday, March 5, 5:30 pm
Powless Cultural Center
Linda LeGarde Grover will share some of her family’s boarding school stories and how they are interwoven with generations past and generations to come, as we walk our lifelong paths to knowledge, wisdom and healing. A community feast will be provided.