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Tinsley Ellis rings his acoustic Labor of Love tour to the West Theatre Wednesday, Feb.25.

White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Feb. 19-March 1
Norshor Theatre
See what happens with no rehearsal, no director, a different actor each night and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on the stage. Written by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and conceived when he was barred from leaving the country for refusing military service.

Julius Caesar
Feb. 20-22
Studio 4, The Depot
Electrifying production of Shakespeare’s play which combines elements of punk, hip-hop, abstract expressionism and supernatural hauntings. This immersive adaptation allows the audience to engage with the story and actors, including deciding the end of the play by vote.

Winter Offerings
Friday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.
Caddy Shack
An evening of tasty riffs, wild screams and killer breakdowns with two local bands, Pronoya and Possessed to Restored, and three from the Twin Cities: UXIA, Death of the Heron and Imaginarium, a tribute to the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.

Yellowjacket Family Fun Day
Saturday, Feb. 21, 9-11 a.m.
Mortorelli Gym
Kids spend a morning with the student-athletes of UW-Superior. Activities include floor hockey, basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, races, batting cages, yard games and crafts. Free, no registration required.

Fire and Ice
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m.
Esko High School
Showing of Emmy Award-winning documentary about the 1939 Russian invasion of Finland. No one expected the tiny nation to resist the world’s largest military, but the Russian Army suffered heavy losses battling in minus 43 F weather.

Ojibwe Winter Storytelling & Community Feast
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6-9 p.m.
AICHO
An opportunity to share a feast and hear traditional stories from Michael Migizi Sullivan Sr., PhD. Sacred stories are traditionally told at night, in Anishinaabemowin, when snow is on the ground. Free, open to the public.

Tinsley Ellis
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
The West Theatre
Atlanta-based musician, known for decades as one of the greatest electric blues-rock guitarists of his generation, is now also recognized as one of the best contemporary acoustic blues guitarists, songwriters and performers in the world.