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Emily Jean Brown
Friday, July 24, 7 pm
Wussow’s
A lifelong singer trained as a Shakespearean actor, Brown began her foray into recording during the pandemic with a minimal but visceral cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire,” which quickly garnered tens of thousands of streams. With Between Howls.

Authors Fair
Saturday, July 25, 1-3 pm
Duluth Depot
Lake Superior Writers’ second annual fair with self-published, hybrid published and traditionally published works. Meet and greet the authors and find out more about how they got their works in print. There will also be fun stations for writing “instant” haiku and trying out manual typewriters and old fountain pens.

Death Valley Yacht Club, mud_puppies
Saturday, July 25, 8 pm
Earth Rider Brewery
Two local bands. Death Valley Yacht Club, the collaboration of Charlie Jacobs and Alex Oberton, features their intricate vocal harmonies sung over the interplay between their tightly-arranged acoustic guitars. mud_puppies blends the raw, distorted energy of 90s alternative rock with the storytelling soul of traditional folk.

History Talk: Superior Children’s Home
Sunday, July 26, 10 am
Fairlawn Mansion
John Miller, who lived at Fairlawn for 10 years when it served as the Superior Children’s Home, will guide guests through the mansion while sharing personal stories, cherished memories, little-known stories and fascinating insights from his years as a resident. Tickets $10 per person.

Sir Valourant & The Dragon
Sunday, July 26, 4 pm
Longyear Park, Coleraine
Free outdoor performance of a comedic fairy tale featuring a well-meaning knight, a willful princess, a stubborn king, a dabbling wizard and a ferocious, gigantic dragon. The production breaks the fourth wall to deliver laugh-out-loud humor, magical mishaps and fun for the entire family.

Frail Talk
Wednesday, July 29, 7 p.m.
Quaker Meeting House
The duo of  Alex Woodchek and Cor Wright brings squiggly indie-folk music from Colorado on their Serenity Tour. Their songs spring up from the dirt with folk roots, soft pop colors and burgeoning lyricism. Ross Thorn opens.

Witch
July 30-Aug. 8
Zeitgeist
Jen Silverman’s stage play is loosely based on a 1621 English play which in turn is based on the true story of Elizabeth Sawyer, who was executed for witchcraft. In this updated version, a charming devil arrives in a quiet village to bargain for the souls of its residents.
in exchange for their darkest wishes.