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KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Sam Miltich & The Clearwater Hot Club, In Stereo, Sugar on the Roof and Grand Holler.

“Area Voices” hits the road to visit The Crossing Arts Alliance's 8x8 Art Auction and Fundraiser in Brainerd. Andrew Dziengel talked with the Executive Director Jennifer Jacquot-DeVries and participating artists.

Megan Reynolds shares details about the next Iron Range Barn Dance, Feb. 14, 2026, at Bovey City Hall. She also discusses upcoming theater shows across the Range.

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital is hosting a free speaker series to address the stigma of addiction. The first talk is 7 p.m. Feb. 11, 2026, at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids.

Minnesota writer David Hakensen takes a deep dive into the life of Helen Hoover, nature writer who lived and wrote in her cabin on Gunflint Lake, in "Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover."

Bridges of Hope serves the Brainerd area through a warming shelter, Operation Sandwich and more. "Hope on the Slopes" sliding event is 6 p.m. Feb. 12, 2026, at Mount Ski Gull.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Erik Koskinen with Martha Scanlon and Jon Neufeld, Sam Miltich & Friends, Thomas X, Annie Humphrey and more.

Grand Rapids curler Aileen Geving is a member of the U.S. Women's Olympic Curling Team and a member of the Itasca Curling Association. Club President Kelly Erickson also stopped by.

Children’s librarian Tracy Kampa recaps the winners of the 2026 Youth Media Awards celebrating contributions to children's literature. Renée Watson's "All the Blues in the Sky" was this year's Newbery winner.

Chef Kyle Lussier of Grand Rapids restaurant The Pines was named a semifinalist in the Emerging Chef category of the James Beard Awards.