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Legally Blonde
July 10-26
Norshor Theatre
A generation-defining pop culture icon hits the NorShor stage in this award-winning musical. Elle Woods appears to have it all until her boyfriend dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to win him back, she charms her way into Harvard where she tackles stereotypes and discovers her own self-worth.

Movies in the Park
Fridays, July 10-Aug. 28
Leif Erikson Park
Watching an outdoor movie while the moon rises over the lake is magical, though the starting time keeps getting earlier with the sunset. The Friday series starts July 10 at 9 p.m. with Apollo 13. Future nights include Wicked for Good, Superman (2025), Mighty Ducks and How to Train Your Dragon (2025).

Duluth International Rowing Regatta
Saturday, July 11, 8 am to 3 pm
Duluth Rowing Club, 3911 Minnesota Ave.
For more than 60 years Duluth has hosted teams from the Midwest and Canada, attracting large crowds of spectators and a festive atmosphere. The race course is on Superior Bay though wind and weather conditions sometimes require moving across the street.

Street Dance
Saturday, July 11, 8 pm
Dubh Linn Irish Brew Pub
Indecent Proposal headlines the annual downtown Duluth street dance outside Dubh Linn while the Virgil Caine Band performs inside. Gates open in from of Dubh Linn at 7 p.m. with outdoor beer tents and food trucks.

L’italiana in Algeri
Sunday, July 12, 4-7 pm
Rock Ridge Performing Arts Center
Monday, July 13, 7 p.m.
Washington Elementary, Ely
Gioachino Rossini’s 1813 comic opera, The Italian Girl in Algiers, is the highlight of this year’s Northern Lights Music Festival on the Iron Range. Sung in Italian with English supertitles

Death of a Piano
Tuesday, July 14, 7 pm
Zeitgeist
Tomas Soderberg’s 50-minute long documentary loosely chronicles four years of the subSuperior Underwater Music and Art Festival in Duluth, starring a discarded piano as the central character. Q

History in a Pint: Summer Storytelling Series
July 16 & 28, Aug. 6
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
St. Louis County Historical Society hosts a special series in July and August. July 16: Thomas Saylor on Duluth harnessing the bicentennial during the economic struggles of the 1970s. July 28: Darrell Pederson on bad decisions that make the best stories. Aug. 6: Duluth native and Gulf War veteran Joel Turnipseed on growing up in wartime.