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Greg Tiburzi performs "Songs of Mesabi," a series of 25 concerts with original songs.

The Cameraman
Friday, Nov. 7, 7 pm.
Sacred Heart
Aaron David Miller accompanies Buster Keaton’s 1928 silent classic on the historic Felgemaker pipe organ. Often considered to be Keaton’s best, he plays a man trying to get a job filming movies despite having no experience.

Beaver Moon Music & Comedy Extravaganza
Saturday, Nov. 8, 5-10 pm
Wussow’s
Fourth annual celebration of the biggest and brightest full moon of the year with the comedic talents of Emily Rock, Comrade Tripp and Dani Thralow and musical guests Charlie French, Between Howls and Velvet Christ. Caleb Ross is the MC.

Music From Earth
Saturday, Nov. 8, 7 pm
Bent Paddle
In 1977 NASA sent a record on the Voyager space probe containing music from across the world. Russ Kaplan with an eight-piece ensemble takes this “global mixtape” as inspiration for a concert that highlights our shared humanity.

Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards
Sunday, Nov. 9, 1-3 pm
Depot
Annual awards celebrating excellence in regional writing covering fiction, non-fiction/memoir, youth literature and poetry. Many of the authors will be on hand to sell and sign books. Keynote speaker is Lee Radzak, former keeper of the Split Rock Lighthouse.

Greg Tiburzi - Songs of Mesabi
Nov. 10-Dec. 10
Arrowhead Library System
A series of 25 concerts with original songs inspired by pop radio, the American songbook, rock, folk and world music, reflecting the history of the Iron Range from the 19th through the 21st century. For a schedule see the Reader calendar or visit alslib.info.

The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5:30 pm
UMD Labovitz School of Business & Economics 118
Dr. Anna Hájková, professor at the University of Warwick and author of “People Without History are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust, presents a screening of a play that tells the story of the first lesbian Holocaust survivor to bear testimony.

God Of Carnage
Nov. 13-22
Zeitgeist
Two sets of parents meet to resolve a fight between their sons and off come the gloves. Yasmina Reza’s play has drawn actors such as Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and James Gandolfi, and on film, Christopher Waltz, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and John C. Reilly.