Events Up North May 19-25: Taste of the Arts, Kick It with KAXE

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

• Healing Trauma Through Yoga - 5:30 p.m. at CHAIR in Virginia
• Reclaiming and Advancing Leech Lake Youth hosts Anton Treuer - 5:45 p.m. at Walker Hackensack Akeley High School

• Welcoming Communities: Circles for Connection - 6 p.m. at Peacemaker Resources in Bemidji
• Mesabi Musical Theater holds auditions for Oklahoma - 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Elementary auditorium in Hibbing

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• Medicare 101 - 1 p.m. at the Bemidji Senior Center
• Celebrating Cultures - 4 to 7 p.m. at the New York Mills Sculpture Park and Barn
• Itasca Youth Orchestra concert - 5:30 p.m. at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids
• Mesabi Musical Theater holds auditions for Oklahoma - 6 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Virginia

• Veteran Resource Fair - noon to 4 p.m. at Minnesota North College's Hibbing campus. Hosted by the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Committee Hibbing-Chisholm Area.
• Welcoming Communities: Circles for Connection - 6 p.m. at Peacemaker Resources in Bemidji
• Kick It with KAXE - 5:30 p.m. at Rapids Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids. KAXE's annual meeting, followed by music from Molly Maher and Woodblind Meets Teague Alexy. We'll be honoring our volunteers between the two musical acts.
• Open Mic Night - 7 to 9 p.m. at Armory Arts & Events Center in Park Rapids
• The Exonerated - 7 p.m. at the Dryden Theater at Central Lakes College in Brainerd

• The Exonerated - 7 p.m. at the Dryden Theater at Central Lakes College in Brainerd

• Taste of the Arts - 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at various locations across the Puposky, Turtle River and Bemidji areas. See art installations and demonstrations, and celebrate culinary artists with a focus on fermented food.
• Spring Cleaning Garage Sale - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm
• The Exonerated - 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Dryden Theater at Central Lakes College in Brainerd

• Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park Annual Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser - 8 to 10 a.m. at the park's dining hall. They encourage to you bring your own plate/silverware to help the environment.
• Taste of the Arts - 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at various locations across the Puposky, Turtle River and Bemidji areas. See art installations and demonstrations, and celebrate culinary artists with a focus on fermented food.

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.