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

Events this week include a thought-provoking play in Brainerd, a pancake breakfast at Lake Bemidji State Park and Anton Treuer speaking at Walker Hackensack Akeley High School.

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

Monday, May 19

Tuesday, May 20

  • 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
  • Loon Country Quilters meeting - 6 p.m. at Grand Village's activity center in Grand Rapids. Enter through the east doors. There will be a trunk show by the Bemidji Quilt Guild.
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Events Up North June 23-28: Turtle Town Art Fair, invasive species workshop
Events this week include Karaoke for a Cause in Grand Rapids, Pride Month in the Park in Brainerd, Lake Bemidji State Park pint night and kids' fishing day in Marcell.

Wednesday, May 21

Thursday, May 22

Friday, May 23

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

    Saturday, May 24

    • 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

      Sunday, May 25


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