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Macbeth
Oct. 2-10
UMD Marshall Performing Arts
SarahLynn Brown’s adaptation explores fresh perspectives with an energetic, fast-paced narrative. The story is both refuge and reckoning, embracing the bonds of kinship, the wonder of mysticism and the haunted beauty of a homeland that is fiercely worth the fight.

VolsungaSaga, Caustic Abyss, Pursuit, Mishipeshu
Friday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m.
Caddy Shack
Kicking off October with some heavy jams! VolsungaSaga & Caustic Abyss are making the trek up from the Twin Cities, joined by Fargo band Pursuit and local Mishipeshu, a newly forged force from Superior, blending the raw power of folk and Viking-inspired melodic death metal.

DuLilith Fest
Saturday, Oct. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Leif Erikson Park
Second annual outdoor concert of Duluth-area female artists. Performers include Between Howls, Cigarette Picnic, Hot Tamale Cosmos, Witchfarm, Lu Starr & Eldri Snow, The Trinkets, Mid Dream, Midnight Kissfight, Salt & Pine, Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners, Hannah Rey and Janie & The Spokes.

Bernstein & Sondheim: Regards to Broadway
Saturday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Denfeld High School
Lyric Opera of the North presents a one-night-only concert celebrating the work of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. A community chorus made up of more than 70 singers will be joined by a jazz band and soloists performing music from West Side Story, Candide, Sweeny Todd, On the Town and more.

Sing & Bring
Sunday, Oct. 4, 3-7 pm
Harbor Theater, Two Harbors
This gathering every first Sunday of the month combines live karaoke on a big stage, a community potluck  and local connection into one welcoming afternoon on the North Shore. People of all ages and experience levels are invited to step into the spotlight or enjoy the show from the audience.

Alexandra Cousteau
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 5:30 pm
UWS Swenson Hall
President of Oceans 2050 and granddaughter of Jacques-Yves Cousteau will talk about restoring the Lake Superior region amid climate change and global challenges, and what meaningful change can look like when people come together around a shared vision. Free, registration required at shorturl.at/EkUuB.

Immigration in Duluth
Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 pm
St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium
After the tense politics and activism of immigration enforcement in Minnesota in the winter of 2026, we take stock of the current situation in the Twin Ports. A panel of engaged citizens will share perspectives on the legal, historical and social circumstances of immigration politics locally.