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Matinee Musicale presents The Isidore Quartet on Sunday. 

Watch on the Rhine
Fri.-Sun. April 10-19
Old Post Office Ballroom, Superior
Lillian Hellman was in Germany in 1936, where she watched fascism rising in Europe, and wrote this play in 1941 as a warning to America. First performed eight months before the U.S. entered WWII, it explores the conflict between choosing to confront what is going on in the world and looking the other way.

One Week Live Vol. 23 Album Release Weekend
April 10-12
Wussow’s
Release party for the annual album recorded during the weeklong concert series every fall at Wussow’s. Friday’s show has Crimson Soul, Dirt Magnet and Lacuda; Saturday, Foosball Ruckus, Mid Dream and So What; Sunday morning free show with Climes, Hannah Steward and Jacob King Downs.

Gigantic Volcanic Eruptions in the Lake Superior Region
Saturday, April 11, 10:30 a.m.
Cloquet Public Library
A billion years ago, a chain of volcanoes erupted enormous lava flows that repaved the surface of the Earth and nearly split the North American continent in half. Geology professor Tom Fitz presents a slideshow of the record that is now exposed along the shores of Lake Superior.

Rachael Kilgour & Zack Baltich
Saturday, April 11, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart
Kilgour is a confessional poet at heart; her songs set out in pursuit of the universal truths within her own fears, loves and longings. Percussionist Zack Baltich creates work to inspire curiosity in the creation of sound and instigate empathy in the form of emotional resonance.

Matinee Musicale: Isidore Quartet
Sunday, April 12, 3-5 p.m.
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Duluth
The New York City-based classical music quartet was formed in 2019 with a vision to revisit, rediscover and reinvigorate the repertory with the idea of “approaching the established as if it were brand new, and the new as if it were firmly established.” They won the Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2022.

Gaelynn Lea
Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m.
Zeitgeist Arts
Acclaimed musician and author launches her new book, “It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect: A Memoir,” engages in conversation with Claire Kirch and Walt “Dizzo” Raschick, shares her music and signs copies her book for those in attendance.

Our Place: History of Dive Bar Culture in Superior
Thursday, April 16, 5-7 p.m.
Douglas County Historical Society
Join artist Erica Dischino as she presents her photographic essay documenting dive bars in Superior. Hear stories from long-time bartenders and local bar owners and learn how Superior developed its saloon scene.