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Catch the first Star Wars movie this weekend with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ score live at DECC Symphony Hall.

Small Town Sindrome
Friday, May 9, 7 pm
Wussow’s
Alt-rock band from Grand Rapids has gained a worldwide following since its formation in 2018 and has released three studio albums blending a high-energy classic punk rock sound with creative pop melodies and lyrics. With Oscar Lennart and The German Girlfriends.

National Train Day
Saturday, May 10, 10 am to 5 pm
Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth Depot
Celebrate the 156th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum will host special events to celebrate this annual holiday. North Shore Scenic Railroad will be offering train rides through the weekend.

Benefit for Marcie Stoyke
Saturday, May 10, 4-6 pm
Northern Waters Smokehaus
A fun afternoon of music and friendship and to raise money for the past owner of Amazing Grace Bakery & Café, a beloved space that closed during the pandemic, leaving her in debt. Two artists with close ties to the Grace – the Fish Heads and Mary Bue – will once again take to the old corner stage.

Star Wars: A New Hope
Saturday, May 10, 7 pm
Sunday, May 11, 2 pm
DECC Symphony Hall
The first (and arguably still the best) Star Wars movie is shown on the big screen as the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ score live.

Making Sweet Tea & Other Secrets
May 11-18
Encore Performing Arts, Cloquet
Not a class on Southern beverages but a stage play that uses comedy and drama to confront bigotry. Two elderly sisters live in isolated comfort until a young girl moves in to hide from an abusive father. Further complications arise when she turns out to be transgender.
Ukraine Benefit
Wednesday, May 14, 7 pm
Sacred Heart
Paul Metsa organized this fundraising concert with proceeds going to Nova Ukraine. Performers include Erin Aldridge, Christopher David Hanson, John Ward and Lori Hatten, Whiskey River, Tim Martin, Breanne Marie Tepler, Sonja Martin, George Ellsworth, Climes, Duluth-Superior Harbormasters, Liesel Wilson and The Mahon Brothers.

Hot Tamale Cosmos
Thursday, May 15, 5-8 pm
Bent Paddle
A supergroup of Northland musicians, best known as solo performers, have come together over common love of song and harmonies. The Cosmos are Erin Aldridge, Colleen “Boss Mama” Myhre, Jocelyn Mickelsen, Jen Krussow and Sonja Martin.