Community Calendar: Cloquet schools invite public to meet staff
Feb. 27—The Fab Four Beatles Tribute, doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., Black Bear Casino Resort, Carlton. Tickets: $29-$49, available at
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"Misdemeanor Dream" with Spiderwoman Theater, 7 p.m., Cloquet High School. Indigenous feminist theater company Spiderwoman Theater will bring its 16-member ensemble to the Northland for a residency hosted by Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. "Misdemeanor Dream," written and created by an all-Native ensemble, spans inter-woven disciplines and explores the realms of Indigenous stories, magic, interrupted dreams and lost languages. Tickets: $25; 20% off for orders of at least four; purchase at
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Coat and sweater giveaway, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Clothing Depot, Minnesota Highway 73 North, R-Tech Insulation building, Cromwell.
"Misdemeanor Dream" with Spiderwoman Theater, 7 p.m., Cloquet High School. Indigenous feminist theater company Spiderwoman Theater will bring its 16-member ensemble to the Northland for a residency hosted by Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. "Misdemeanor Dream," written and created by an all-Native ensemble, spans inter-woven disciplines and explores the realms of Indigenous stories, magic, interrupted dreams and lost languages. Tickets: $25; 20% off for orders of at least four; purchase at
tempotickets.com/misdemeanordream
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Lunch in the Community, noon-1 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Meet the Cloquet superintendent, school board and staff and ask questions. Bring your own lunch.
Presidential primary election. Only major parties will participate: Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Legal Marijuana Now and Republican. To find your polling place, go to
Living on the Border with Prediabetes, 9 a.m.-noon, Community Memorial Hospital, diabetes classroom, Cloquet. Learn about risk factors for developing diabetes; healthy meal planning; benefits of exercise; blood glucose monitoring; and small lifestyle changes you can make to reduce your risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. Cost: $25. Registration required in advance; call 218-878-7661.
Arrowhead Bookmobile, 12:30-1 p.m., City Park, Minnesota Highway 210, Cromwell; 1:45-2:30 p.m., TJ's Country Corner, Mahtowa, 3:15-4 p.m., Town Hall, Holyoke; 4:45-5:45 p.m., Barnum High School.
Arrowhead Bookmobile, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lake Venoah board and lodging facility, 1430 Lake Venoah Drive, Carlton.
Cooking Around the World, 5:30-7 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Learn to make Nigerian jollof and gizdodo. To register, call 218-879-1531.
Cookin' at the O, 7 p.m., Oldenburg House, 604 Chestnut Ave., Carlton. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Linda Peterson performs songs from women singers and songwriters in honor of International Women's Day, also featuring Jason Peterson-Delaire, Billy Peterson, Ryan Frane and Glenn Swanson. Dinner and free cocktail. Tickets: $70, go to
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Junior Rangers — Bear Tales, 1-2 p.m., Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton. Discover the incredible world of the black bear that just spend the past four months sleeping. Explore the life of the bear with fun activities and stories. Make a bear craft to take home. Free; Minnesota state park vehicle permit needed to enter park. Meet at the River Inn Visitor Center.
Cookin' at the O, 7 p.m., Oldenburg House, 604 Chestnut Ave., Carlton. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Linda Peterson performs songs from women singers and songwriters in honor of International Women's Day, also featuring Jason Peterson-Delaire, Billy Peterson, Ryan Frane and Glenn Swanson. Dinner and free cocktail. Tickets: $70, go to
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Arrowhead Bookmobile, 10:30-11 a.m., Northwood United Methodist Church, Esko; 11:30-noon, Silver Brook Town Hall, Wrenshall; 1:30-2:15 p.m., Main Street, Kettle River.
Beaded Quill Earring Workshop, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Join Jen Martineau, owner of NDGNS Beads N Gifts in downtown Cloquet, to learn to make beaded quill earrings. For ages 12 and up. Registration required; call 218-879-1531 or visit the library.
Career Awareness and College Fair,
8:30-11 a.m., Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College gym, Cloquet. Learn about the wide variety of careers and colleges in the region. About 1,000 students, 20 colleges and 60 career representatives participate each year.
An Evening with Local Ojibwe Authors/Artists, 6-7:15 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Local Ojibwe authors/artists, Tashia Hart, Sam Zimmerman and Allie Tibbetts will introduce their recently published books and talk about their creative process. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Light refreshments will be served.
Home, Business and Sports Show, 1-8 p.m., Black Bear Casino Resort's Otter Creek Event Center, Carlton. Over 125 businesses, food, live entertainment, family attractions and craft show. Sponsored by the Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce. Free admission and ramp parking.
"Black Comedy," 7 p.m., Encore Performing Arts Center, Cloquet. Presented by County Seat Theater Co. Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller embellishes his apartment with items "borrowed" from the absent antique collector next door, hoping to impress his fiancee's pompous father and a wealthy art dealer. The neighbor returns just as a blown fuse plunges the apartment into darkness and Brindsley is revealed. Unexpected guests, aging spinsters, errant phone cords and other snares impede his frantic attempts to return the items before light is restored. Tickets: $21.85 adults, $19.80 seniors and students; call 218-878-0071 or go to
Home, Business and Sports Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Black Bear Casino Resort's Otter Creek Event Center, Carlton. Over 125 businesses, food, live entertainment, family attractions and craft show. Sponsored by the Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce. Free admission and ramp parking.
Ham bingo, 6:30 p.m., Cromwell Pavilion. Cost: $10 for 20 games. Raffle drawings, free popcorn and freewill offering for lunch. Sponsored by Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Public welcome.
"Black Comedy," 7 p.m., Encore Performing Arts Center, Cloquet. Presented by County Seat Theater Co. Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller embellishes his apartment with items "borrowed" from the absent antique collector next door, hoping to impress his fiancee's pompous father and a wealthy art dealer. The neighbor returns just as a blown fuse plunges the apartment into darkness and Brindsley is revealed. Unexpected guests, aging spinsters, errant phone cords and other snares impede his frantic attempts to return the items before light is restored. Tickets: $21.85 adults, $19.80 seniors and students; call 218-878-0071 or go to
Mojakka Cook-Off, noon, Northeastern Hotel and Saloon, 115 St. Louis Ave., Cloquet. The Carlton County Historical Society hosts a meal of soups and bread. Vote for the first-, second- and third-place soups. Tickets: $10; available at the Northeastern and at the Historical Society, 406 Cloquet Ave. To enter a soup in the competition, go to
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"Black Comedy," 2 p.m., Encore Performing Arts Center, Cloquet. Presented by County Seat Theater Co. Lovesick and desperate, sculptor Brindsley Miller embellishes his apartment with items "borrowed" from the absent antique collector next door, hoping to impress his fiancee's pompous father and a wealthy art dealer. The neighbor returns just as a blown fuse plunges the apartment into darkness and Brindsley is revealed. Unexpected guests, aging spinsters, errant phone cords and other snares impede his frantic attempts to return the items before light is restored. Tickets: $21.85 adults, $19.80 seniors and students; call 218-878-0071 or go to
