Events Up North May 4-10: Plant sale in Warba, K-9 event in Hibbing

Published April 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM CDT

Events this week include a webinar on mosquito ecology and a Mother's Day brunch at Buck Lake, north of Nashwauk.

May is here and there's so much to do across Northern Minnesota!

Here are some events to check out:

FFA Plant Sale - 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. at Northern Lights Community School in Warba
Brown Bag Author Series - noon at Brainerd Public Library. Govinda Budrow, one of the authors of To Be Free, will speak.
100+ Women Who Care Itasca Area spring fundraiser - 5 p.m. registration, 5:30 p.m. program at Timberlake Lodge in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Garden Club meeting - 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids. Robin Trott will speak about landscaping for birds.
Old Central School of Rock - 6-8 p.m. at Fire in the Village in Grand Rapids (Room 203 at Old Central School). Musicians of any skill level are welcome to jam. A limited supply of instruments is available.

FFA Plant Sale - 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. at Northern Lights Community School in Warba
We Are All Storytellers with Margi Preus - 2 p.m. at Coleraine Public Library
Meet the Pack with Northland Law Enforcement K-9 Foundation - 4:30-7 p.m. at the Hibbing Memorial Building. See K-9 officer demonstrations, meet the dogs, tour vehicles and more.

Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning - 9:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Church in Clearbrook. Learn about one of the first female spies in the CIA.
Red Sand Project - 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, noon-1 p.m. at Central Lakes College in Staples
We Are All Storytellers with Margi Preus - 2 p.m. at Aurora Public Library

Itasca Waters' Practical Water Wisdom webinar - noon, online. This month's topic is the ecology of mosquitoes.

Strib Unbound - Outdoor Adventure For All - 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Theodore Wirth in Golden Valley. Live recording of Season Watch Podcast with Heidi Holtan and John Latimer at 1:15 p.m. Free, but registration required.
Northern Minnesota's Women's Expo - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Sanford Center in Bemidji. Fifty percent of entrance proceeds will benefit Village of Hope.
Burger Bundle fundraiser - 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Anderson's Pine Point Resort on Leech Lake. Hosted by Walker Sons of the American Legion. Proceeds benefit the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley trapshooting team.
Raptor Forensics: Owl Pellet Dissection - 2 p.m. at Lake Bemidji State Park. Registration is required.

Happy Mother's Day!
Monthly brunch buffet - 9 a.m.-noon at Buck Lake Community Center, located 12 miles north of Nashwauk. $13 for all you care to eat. Proceeds benefit the Buck Lake Improvement Club.

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.