Virginia MN

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.

Cultures, Arts and Humanities on the Iron Range, or CHAIR, is the new name for the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia. Their mission is to provide opportunities for people of all ages across the Iron Range.

Events this week include the Grace House grand opening in Grand Rapids, a Bemidji contra dance, theater auditions in Pequot Lakes and a plant sale in Virginia.

The event is April 25-26, 2025, at the Iron Range Motors Event Center in Virginia, Minnesota. This year's theme is "The Price of Plastic."

Events this week also include a Hwy 87 construction meeting in Hubbard, astronomy day and Ojibwe Star Wars in Hibbing, CHAIR's grand opening in Virginia and a craft event in Bigfork.

Events this week include a hoedown in Hibbing, a cleanup day in Bemidji and a 5K for mental health awareness in Brainerd.

The free car seat inspections will be at the Virginia Fire Department on April 17, 2025, from 4-6 p.m.

Events this week also include lumberjack tales in Grand Rapids, a powwow in Bemidji and a talk by a historian in Bagley.

Events this week include a pancake breakfast in Bovey, United Way meet and greet in Grand Rapids, classic movies in Bigfork and Hibbing and brunches in Brainerd and Buck Lake.

The health care provider said the upgrades will improve safety and efficiency. The announcement is another flashpoint in the Essentia-Fosston conflict.