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Finn Fest returns to the DECC July 31-Aug. 3.

Sam Miltich & The Clearwater Hot Club
Friday, July 25, 7 pm
Wussow’s
Self-taught guitarist from Northern Minnesota burst on to the jazz scene in his teens, joining Paul Mehling’s Hot Club of San Francisco and touring internationally with the world-renowned Robin Nolan Trio. Tonight he plays music from Eastern Europe: Tamburitza, Klezmer, Romani and more.

Marty’s Annual Front Porch Block Party
Saturday, July 26, 3-7 pm
322 SW 1st St., Chisholm
With Tim Nelson, Terry Marie, Owler and The Hooligans. All friendly folks invited, BYOB and lawn chair.

Concert at the Garden
Saturday, July 26, 3-8 pm
Historic Alworth Estate, 415 N Hawthorne Rd., Duluth
Fundraiser for homeless services Safe Bay & Stepping On Up, with live music by the Windjammers, Slow Burn and the Randy Lee Orchestra, plus food, ice cream and drinks. Suggested donation $40 but no one turned away.

Northshore Philharmonic
Sunday, July 27, 7 pm
St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium
Free concert (donations welcome) of classical music featuring Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 and overtures from “Nabucco” and “The Wreckers.”  Pops music rounds out the program. Conductor J. David Arnott leads this regional orchestra in its 15th summer season.

Strata: Stories from Deep Time
Tuesday, July 29, 7 pm
Zenith Bookstore
Science and environmental journalist Laura Poppick discusses her debut book with UMD Professor Latisha Brengman. Our planet’s 4.54 billion year history are written in strata, remnants of ancient sea floors, desert dunes and riverbeds.

Finn Fest
July 31-Aug. 3
DECC
A meeting place for people of various backgrounds, intrigued by and connected to the Nordic cultures. For over 40 years, the festival has featured lectures, films, live music, dances, tours, seminars, demonstrations, exhibits and, of course, Tori (market place) Nordic Fair.

Rent
July 31-Aug. 9
Zeitgeist Teatro
The musical of the ‘90s became a huge hit on Broadway shortly after its creator, Jonathan Larson, died of a heart event. Friends in Manhattan’s East Village struggle to build the lives of their dreams despite poverty, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension and political unrest.