Events Up North Nov. 4-10: Bird landscaping, Native American art

It's another busy week in Northern Minnesota. Here are some events to check out:

• Community Puzzle Swap - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Historic Carnegie Library in Bemidji
  

• Election Day - Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find more information about voting in Minnesota at mnvotes.gov. For information about contested races in northern Minnesota, visit KAXE's Election Guide.

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• Two programs with historian Doug Ohman hosted by Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning - "Name that Minnesota Town" at 9:30 a.m. and "The New Deal in Minnesota" at 11:15 a.m. at Bagley American Legion
• "Feed Your Mind" learning series - noon at Northland Arboretum in Brainerd. Learn about landscaping with birds in mind.
• Hope House 44-hour fundraiser - begins at 3 p.m. Proceeds support mental health recovery in the Bemidji area.

• Itasca Waters' Practical Water Wisdom webinar - noon. This month's topic is low and no-salt water conditioning.
• Cultural Thursday - noon at Central Lakes College's Chalberg Theater in Brainerd. Kuniko Yamamoto will lead the audience through a Japanese tea ceremony.
• "Magical Mask, Music, and Mime of Japan" - 6 p.m. at Central Lakes College's Chalberg Theater in Brainerd. Kuniko Yamamoto uses traditional Japanese music, handcrafted masks, stylized movement and a touch of magic to create an artistic balance of illusion and reality.
• Mesabi Community Band's "Salute to Veterans" - 7 p.m. at Eveleth Auditorium
• Mean Girls (high school version) - 7 p.m. at Bemidji High School. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
• Dinner and comedy hypnotist Randy Andrews - 6 p.m. at Kiesler Wellness Center. Proceeds go towards mental health crisis services.

• Opening reception for "Native American Art - Past and Present" - 5 to 7 p.m. at Northwoods Friends of the Arts in Cook.
• Mean Girls (high school version) - 7 p.m. at Bemidji High School. Recommended for ages 13 and up.

• Mean Girls (high school version) - 7 p.m. at Bemidji High School. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
• Pine River Market Square indoor market - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Warehouse in Pine River
• Bemidji Contra Dance - 6:30 p.m. at Rail River Folk School. All dances will be taught by the caller with live music from Four Mile Portage.
  

• Buck Lake Improvement Club's monthly breakfast buffet - 9 a.m. to noon at Buck Lake Community Center
• Bemidji Chorale & Festival Orchestra's fall concert - 3 p.m at Thompson Recital Hall in Bangsberg Hall at Bemidji State University. A pie auction and reception follow.

What's going on in your community? Let us know!

Events Up North is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota.