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Lil’ Ed Williams & The Blues Imperials are at the West Theatre Wednesday, March 4.

Wearing Joy Fashion Show
Friday, Feb. 27, 7 pm
Old Post Office Ballroom, Superior
Third annual fundraiser for Hope Haven Peer Crisis Respite Home. If you like fashion and creativity, enjoy a party and care about mental well-being, this event is for you. You will have the option of purchasing many of the wearable items and other artistic donations.

Music of Video Games Live
Saturday, Feb. 28, 3 pm
St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium
The music of video games is largely underappreciated and yet it shapes the lives of many. The CSS Concert Band, Jazz Band, Steel Band and Handbell Ensemble present a love letter to the genre featuring music from Super Mario, Zelda, Minecraft, Donkey Kong and more.

Gershwin!
Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 pm
Sacred Heart
Twin Cities vocalist Prudence Johnson, pianist Dan Chouinard and violinist Randy Sabien present a tribute to songwriter George Gershwin, who In his short lifetime, wrote Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Porgy and Bess and beloved songs like “Summertime.”

National Mulled Wine Day
Sunday, March 1, 11:30 am
White Winter Winery, Iron River
A cozy afternoon featuring the toasty traditional Viking wine Glogg, served with ginger biscuits that are tasty enough for a Tomte (a gnome-like household spirit from Nordic folklore, a guardian of farms and homes) as well as live music.

Inspired by America
Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 pm
UWS Thorpe Langley Auditorium
The University of Wisconsin-Superior Symphonic Band performs works that depict American landmarks, such as Cathedral Mountain in Texas and the Shenandoah Valley, and a jazz composition by David Biedenbender called “Melodius Thunk.”

Lil’ Ed Williams & The Blues Imperials
Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 pm
The West Theatre
For nearly 40 years, Blues Hall of Famers Lil’ Ed Williams and his band (bassist James “Pookie” Young, guitarist Mike Garrett and drummer Kelly Littleton) have delivered gloriously riotous, intensely emotional and wickedly playful Chicago blues to audiences around the world.

Opera for Kids: The Elixir of Love
Thursday, March 5, 6 p.m.
The Depot
This kid-friendly adaptation of Gaetano Donizetti’s 1832 Italian opera is 45-minutes, sung in English, and concludes with a Q&A with the cast. The Little Opera of the North touring company will be joined by student choristers from area elementary schools.