Events Up North April 13-19: Book sales, Iron Range Earth Fest

Published April 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM CDT

Events this week include a poetry and printmaking program at Arrowhead libraries, Bemidji Chorale concerts and a "Brain Train" event in Cohasset.

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

Bemidji Adventures in Lifelong Learning - 10 a.m. at Bemidji Eagles Club. Faye Dickey will give a talk called "Part Two of My Life: A Refugee's Opera Career On the Stage and On the Farm."

Spring Book Sale - 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Westgate Mall in Brainerd
Poetry & Printmaking with Shelley Getten - 1 p.m. at Marble Public Library
Aging Well Together Community Conversation - 2:30 p.m. in the Active Living Center of the Itasca Family YMCA in Grand Rapids. This week's topic is "How to Talk to Your Doc."
Poetry & Printmaking with Shelley Getten - 3:30 p.m. at Grand Rapids Area Library
People Power Print Potluck - 6-8 p.m. at Fire in the Village in Grand Rapids

Spring Book Sale - 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Westgate Mall in Brainerd
Community Brain Train - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Cohasset Community Center. The event is an educational workshop about healthy aging and brain health.

Book and bake sale - 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Bemidji Senior Center
Rummage and bake sale - 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at New Salem Lutheran Church in Turtle River
North Country Trail Association group hike - 8:45 a.m. Meet at the Tioga Beach parking area near Grand Rapids, then shuttle 4 miles out and hike back.
Iron Range Earth Fest - 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia
Bemidji Area Weavers Guild demonstrations - 2-4 p.m. at Watermark Art Center in Bemidji
Pop-up Art Show with Tom Page - 2-6 p.m. at Klockow Brewing in Grand Rapids. Page will speak at 4 p.m.
Bemidji Chorale presents "Folks Songs and Franz" - 7 p.m. in Bangsberg Hall on the Bemidji State University campus. Free admission.
Sword in the Stone - 7 p.m. at Bemidji Community Theater. Tickets.

Bemidji Chorale presents "Folks Songs and Franz" - 2 p.m. in Bangsberg Hall on the Bemidji State University campus. Free admission.
Sword in the Stone - 2 p.m. at Bemidji Community Theater. Tickets.

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