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Contributors to Minnesota Book Award-winning anthology Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces lay bare conversations shared by women from Minnesota and beyond, 6:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 7, at Wussow's.

Gitche Gumee Agate Fest
Friday, Aug. 1, 5-8 pm
Saturday, Aug. 2, 10 am to 5 pm
Ursa Minor Brewing
Fifth annual event co-sponsored by Duluth Makerspace. Vendor meet and greet, rock show and tell, BYO agate show, Ask the Geologist, Kids’ rock dig, geode watercolor painting, live music and more.

Rockbee
Friday, Aug. 1, 7 pm
Saturday, Aug. 2, 5 pm
Mesaba Co-Op Park, Hibbing
Annual music and camping festival on the Iron Range. Performers include Eli Little & The Easy Livin’ Blues Band, Boss Mama & The Jebberhooch, Rich Mattson & The Northstars, Brothers Burn Mountain, Hobo Revival, Grand Holler, Beauty Mountain Rd. and G’Narwals.

Shemekia Copeland
Friday, Aug. 1, 8 pm
The West Theatre
Multi-Grammy nominee, beloved worldwide for the fearlessness and humor of her songs. Born and raised in Harlem in 1979, she first stepped on stage with her father, Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, at New York’s Cotton Club when she was eight. Paul Metsa and Sonny Earl open.

Monarch Waystation Garden Tour
Saturday, Aug. 2, 10 am to 1 pm
Peace United Church of Christ, 111 N. 11th Ave. E.
Tour featuring gardens with milkweed, nectar and pollinator plants providing habitat for the propagation and growth of Monarch butterflies. Seven gardens to view, hosts available to answer questions.

Performing Artists Series
Saturdays, Aug. 2 & 9, 7 pm
Studio 4, The Depot, Duluth
Minnesota Ballet’s second annual series with multiple performers in multiple disciplines. This evening features dancer Madeline Hall, vocalist Elsa Persson, comedian Jessi Prouse and singer Margaret McMahon.

Minnesota Writers Off the Page
Thursday, Aug. 7, 6:30 pm
Wussow’s
Contributors to Minnesota Book Award-winning anthology Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces lay bare conversations shared by women from Minnesota and beyond, demonstrating how they care for each other.

Rudy Love & The Encore
Thursday, Aug. 7, 8 pm
Fitger’s Barrel Room
Indie soul band from Wichita fronted by keyboardist Rudy Love Jr., whose renowned musician father worked with Sly & The Family Stone, Little Richard and Marvin Gaye. The band has opened for Teddy Swims and The B-52s.