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Join the Creepmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 6, 5 pm, starting at the Dovetail Café.

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol
Dec. 4-16
Fitger’s Spirit of the North Theatre
It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, NJ, amid noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts and over-the-top theatrics. An excursion into the mayhem and madness of live radio.

It’s a Wonderful Life
Dec. 5-14
Encore Performing Arts, Cloquet
The beloved American holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Old Pup
Friday, Dec. 5, 7 pm
Spirit of the Lake Community Arts
An evening of beautiful, sometimes spooky folk music. Old Pup is led by young Milwaukee-based pedal steel player Will Hansen, who writes lyrically vivid, experimental, country-tinged songs. With The Spine Stealers and Ross Thorn. Hot beverages available.

Creepmas Parade
Saturday, Dec. 6, 5 pm
Dovetail Café
Inspired by the traditional European celebration of Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night, this annual event is a a macabre, gothic way to celebrate the winter holiday season, a parade with extended stops at Duluth Cider and Ursa Minor.

Hershel & The Hanukkah Goblins
Saturday, Dec. 6, 5 pm
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 pm
The Depot
Little Tanz Theater presents an original, family-friendly, contemporary Yiddish dance production based on a children’s book. A wandering trickster saves a village in Ukraine from a pack of goblins who have taken over a synagogue.

Marie Zhuikov
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7 pm
Zenith Bookstore
Book launch for the poetry book “High Fire Danger,” in which Zhuikov meditates on the transformative power of love and the magic and menace of nature. Written over the past 38 years, her enchanting poems offer unique insights and cutting humor.

Islands without Black Ash
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 6 pm
Lake Superior Estuarium
Black ash trees are abundant along the St. Louis River Estuary and Lake Superior’s coast. However, the invasive emerald ash borer threatens these trees and the habitat they provide. Kirsten Rhude tells about the importance of these coastal wetlands and restoration efforts.