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Three different jazz groups will perform at the UW-Superior Jazz Scholarship Benefit Concert
Tuesday, May 5, at UWS Holden Fine Arts.

Brother Jon Band
Friday, May 1, 7 pm
Superior Tavern
Voted Best Live Band by MN Music and KFAI Radio n 2019, Brother Jon and co. are rooted in classic rock, delivering originals alongside timeless covers, blending soulful blues-rock energy with a modern edge.

Thunder Film Fest
Saturday, May 2, 3-7 pm
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
Tenth anniversary festival of independent Indigenous cinema with art market 3-7 pm, storytelling workshop 3 pm, reading of the play Shinnob Jep by JIm Northrup 4 pm, music by Lee Clark Allen 5 p.m., community fest 6 pm, short films and Q&A 7 pm.

Bored Teachers
Saturday, May 2, 7:30 pm
DECC Symphony Hall
You don’t have to be a teacher to get the jokes from actual teachers, though it helps to have been through grade school. They’re back with new material, bigger laughs and a fresh round of classroom-inspired chaos on the nationwide “Is It Friday Yet?!”  tour.

Everyone Can Bird!
Sunday, May 3, 9:30 am
Chambers Grove Park
With spring migration already upon us, we can hope to see the first glimpse of a variety of forest birds such as warblers, sparrows, and swallows and waterbirds such as grebes, mergansers, and more. All activities are designed with access in mind. Shuttle service available.

Jazz Scholarship Benefit Concert
Tuesday, May 5, 7:30 pm
UWS Holden Fine Arts
The UWS Combo starts off with a hip rendition of the ‘30s standard “All the Things You Are,” followed by the UWS Jazz Band performing works from their tour including the Eau-Claire Jazz Festival. Big Time Jazz Orchestra caps the evening with the finest big band performers in the region.

Between Wounded & Well: Lessons in Healing
Wednesday, May 6, 7 p.m.
Zenith Bookstore
Nurse practitioner Debra Palmer, PhD, shares her memoir that bridges her clinical expertise with personal experiences of adversity to explain what our physical wounds teach us about our healing hearts.

The Little Prince
May 7-9, 7 p.m.
East High School
Adapted from the beloved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, this stage play tells of a young traveler who journeys from planet to planet. Through its themes of friendship and what it means to truly “see,” the story invites audiences of all ages to reconnect with wonder and imagination.