Events

11am Fri. Aug. 8

Bayfront Blues Festival

Bayfront Festival Park 704 W. Railroad St., Duluth

2-4pm Fri. Aug. 8

Acrylic Painting Class

Explore your creativity and paint your own masterpiece with step-by-step instruction! All materials to paint a 16x20 canvas will be provided and no experience is necessary. Snacks and beverages are welcome. Class will be held at Northern Exposure Art in Enger Lofts Marketplace. Must register through the website.

Northern Exposure Art 1832 W Superior St #105, Duluth

Cost: 40

Age: All Ages

4-9pm Fri. Aug. 8

On The Record 2nd Anniversary Party

Come celebrate local arts at On The Record's 2nd anniversary party! On The Record is bringing together all the corners of the arts community with an eclectic live and local lineup of music, live painting, arts activities, and artist-vendors.

Bent Paddle Taproom 1832 W. Michigan St., Duluth

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

5:30-7:30pm Fri. Aug. 8

Writers open mic

Duluth Folk School 1917 W. Superior St., Duluth

6-7:30pm Fri. Aug. 8

History in a Pint: The War at Home, 1914-1920

Historian Greg Gaut discusses his timely new book "The War at Home" about Minnesota's repressive turn during WWI. Duluth and the Iron Range are featured as business interests and the National Guard cracked down on labor activists and citizens who…

Depot 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth

Cost: FREE (suggest bringing a nonperishable food item to be donated to Chum)

Age: All Ages

6:35pm Fri. Aug. 8

Duluth Huskies

Wade Stadium 101 N. 35th Ave. W., Duluth

7pm Fri. Aug. 8

Keira Lyn, Ryan Lane, Lydia Boyum

Wussow's Concert Cafe 324 N. Central Ave., Duluth

7-8pm Fri. Aug. 8

Cats: Young Actors Edition

Come one, come all to Duluth Playhouse’s 2025 Junior Intensive. This all-singing, all-dancing Tony Award-winning musical spectacular ran on Broadway for 18 years.

NorShor Theatre 211 E. Superior St., Duluth

Cost: $10-$25

Age: Ages 3 and up

7-8pm Fri. Aug. 8

Trash Cats

Ursa Minor Brewing 2415 W. Superior St. Suite B, Duluth

7:30-10pm Fri. Aug. 8

RENT

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, friends in Manhattan’s East Village struggle to build the lives of their dreams. Pennilessness, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension, and political unrest, among other hardships, challenge the group physically and emotionally. Facing the problems head on, they make personal self-discoveries and find what really matters most in life.

Teatro Zuccone 222 E. Superior St., Duluth

Cost: $30 General, $15 Student, $15 Senior

Age: 16+

8:30pm Fri. Aug. 8

Movies in the Park: Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone

Leif Erikson Park 1301 London Rd., Duluth

10pm Fri. Aug. 8

Renegade Improv Comedy

Zeitgeist Teatro 222 E. Superior St., Duluth