APRIL/MAY 2017

LUTSEN • TOFTE • SCHROEDER GRAND MARAIS GUNFLINT TRAIL GRAND PORTAGE

FRIDAY 3/31 TUESDAY 4/4 LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Boyd ‘Bump’ Blomberg Joshua Schmidt vents Moguls Grille & Tap Room Poplar River Pub Lutsen, 4 - 6 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Joe Paulik E Voyageur Brewing Co. THURSDAY 4/6 Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm LIVE MUSIC Jim & Michelle Miller Eric Frost Grandma Ray’s Moguls Grille & Tap Room HAM RUN Grand Marais, 6 - 8 pm Lutsen, 4 - 6 pm Pushing Chain Joshua Schmidt Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8 - 10 pm Poplar River Pub HALF MARATHON Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Evergreen Grass Band 5k Ham Run and Little Runts Run on the Gunflint Trail Gun Flint Tavern Fellow Pynins 10am Saturday, May 6, 2017 Grand Marais, 9 pm Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais, 7:30 pm START YOUR RUNNING SEASON with a one-of-a-kind SATURDAY 4/1 race that winds its way through the Superior National FRIDAY 4/7 Forest on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe LIVE MUSIC Area Wilderness. Eric Frost LIVE MUSIC Après Ski Acoustic Timmy Haus The Ham Run is fun for the whole family! Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains Moguls Grille & Tap Room 3:15 - 5:45 pm Lutsen, 4 - 6 pm Gene LaFond & Amy Grillo Joe Paulik Voyageur Brewing Co. Voyageur Brewing Co. Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Joe Paulik Evergreen Grass Band Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm Gun Flint Tavern THIS EVENT IS IN COOPERATION WITH AND MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION AT: 8:30 pm - 11:55 pm UNDER A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FROM THE U.S. Brothers in Arms FOREST SERVICE, GUNFLINT RANGER DISTRICT. cookcountyymca.org/healthyliving/ham-run-half-marathon/ Grandma Ray’s Timmy Haus Grand Marais, 9 pm Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains 9:30 pm, 21+ Motif Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains 9:30 pm, 21+ SATURDAY 4/8 MOUNTAIN MELTDOWN SUNDAY 4/2 MUSIC FESTIVAL LIVE MUSIC Lutsen Mountains Outdoor Stage Timmy Haus Feeding Leroy Gun Flint Tavern 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Grand Marais, 7:30 pm Evergreen Grass Band EVENT 1 - 2 pm BEAVER HOUSE FAMILY FISHING FESTIVAL Scandinavian Jazz Brunch Galactic Cowboy Orchestra May 20th, Downtown Grand Marais Moguls Grille & Tap Room 2:30 - 3:30 pm Celebrate Fishing Opener and participate in a County-wide Fishing Contest Lutsen, 10 am - 12 pm hosted by the Beaver House. The contest begins on Saturday, May 13th Gin Strings, 4 - 5 pm and wraps up on Saturday, May 20th with the Beaver House Family Fishing Performances and events are Festival. Enjoy food, games for kiddos, a scavenger hunt and more. FREE unless otherwise noted. Calendar continues inside… VisitCookCounty.com • 888-922-5000 SATURDAY 4/8 cont. FRIDAY 4/14 LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Timmy Haus John Gruber Voyageur Brewing Co. Moguls Grille & Tap Room Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Lutsen, 4 - 6 pm Presents ird Annual Jon Kallberg Pete Kavanaugh Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm Voyageur Brewing Co. Midwest Extreme Brothers in Arms Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Gun Flint Tavern Portage Band Snowmobile Grand Marais, 8:30 pm Grandma Ray’s Challenge Floydian Slip Grand Marais, 6 - 8 pm with Northway Sports Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains Gin Strings Lutsen Mountains ~ APRIL 22 & 23 9:30 pm, $8, 21+ Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais, 8:30 pm SUNDAY 4/9 ART MOUNTAIN MELTDOWN Exploring the Senses sunday - 4/23 MUSIC FESTIVAL The Grand Marais Art Colony Saturday - 4/22 Briand Morrision & 9 am - 2 pm, $25 9 AM - 6PM 9 AM - 4 PM Sam Miltich HILLCROSS/ CROSS 11:30 am - 12:30 pm SATURDAY 4/15 HILLCLIMB COUNTRY Joe Paulik LIVE MUSIC 1 - 2 pm Jim McGowan Spruce Roots Voyageur Brewing Co. RACE PARTY 2:30 - 3:30 pm Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Saturday at 9 PM at Papa Charlie’s Cook County’s Most Wanted Gordon Thorne featuring 4 - 5 pm Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm PLUCKEd UP STRING BAND LIVE MUSIC Gin Strings Fellow Pynins Gun Flint Tavern Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais, 8:30 pm Grand Marais, 7:30 pm Mysterious Ways EVENT Grandma Ray’s Scandinavian Jazz Brunch Grand Marais, 9 pm Moguls Grille & Tap Room Timmy Haus Lutsen, 10 am - 12 pm Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains 9:30 pm, 21+ MONDAY 4/10 EVENT ART Easter Egg Hunt Fundraiser My Sketchbook: Cook County Community Center Making Art a Practice Grand Marais, 9 am - 12 pm The Grand Marais Art Colony $15/family 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm, $30 SUNDAY 4/16 TUESDAY 4/11 LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Lovesick & Lonesome Jim & Michelle Miller Gun Flint Tavern Poplar River Pub Grand Marais, 6 - 9 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm EVENT Easter Festival Egg Hunt THURSDAY 4/13 9 am; Lift tickets required Lutsen Mountains LIVE MUSIC www.lutsen.com Boyd ‘Bump’ Blomberg Moguls Grille & Tap Room Easter Brunch Buffet Lutsen, 4 - 6 pm Justine’s at Gunflint Lodge Gunflint Trail, 10 am - 1 pm Eric Frost Spectator Access Poplar River Pub Scandinavian Jazz Brunch TICKETS: $20 - One Day / $30 - Two Day Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Moguls Grille & Tap Room includes gondola access to Moose Mountain. Lutsen, 10 am - 12 pm Jon Miller Lutsen Mountains recently unveiled the new $7 million gondola which carries Gun Flint Tavern spectators to the Summit Chalet for a premier viewing deck to watch the Grand Marais, 7:30 pm competition. No outside food or beverage is allowed in the spectator area. PLEASE NOTE: Schedules are subject to change. For the most current listings and schedule, download the free VisitCookCounty mobile app. www.lutsen.com/midwestExtreme VisitCookCounty.com • 888-922-5000

APRIL 7 - 9 • MUSIC FESTIVAL • 10 BANDS

FREE OUTDOOR STAGE • 2 FOR 1 LIFT & LODGING

OUTDOOR MOUNTAIN STAGE SAT. APRIL 8th SUN. APRIL 9th Feeding Leroy, 11:30 am Briand Morrison & Feeding LeRoy is a unique project that Sam Miltich, 11:30 pm came out of the collaboration of Sonja and Two phenomenal guitar players from the Lee’s original songs blending with their Northland join forces in this dueling gypsy songwriting and vocal harmonies. It’s a jazz duo. Sam Miltich, guitarist with the family affair now, with brother Luke step- Clearwater Hot Club and local guitar maestro ping in on the harmonica and longtime Briand Morrison weave their way through friend and bassist, Adam Staupe on the scales and rhythms of gypsy swing and upright bass, adding harmonies that create traditional jazz compositions. somewhat of a gospel undertone. Evergreen Grass Band, 1 pm Joe Paulik, 1 pm With an energetic and original three-piece Joe’s songwriting style and impressive vocal range including guitar, bass and banjo, the Ever- has been compared to Gordon Lightfoot and his Green Grass Band has been winning ears lyrics to Neil Young. His repertoire inculdes a wide and hearts alike with their straight-forward, range of music — from the Beatles to Dylan. face-melting ungrass songs, toe-tappin country tunes and original grass arrange- ments of covers in any genre. Spruce Roots, 2 pm Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, 2:30 pm Spruce Roots features frequent perform- The GCO appreciates and aspires to superior ers on the local music scene. Eric Frost, musicianship while combining their love of accompanied by a stellar cast with Jim a good riff, hummable melody and groovy Elverhoy on harmonica, Jessa Frost on jam... over a jazz/jazz-rock musical bedrock. fiddle, Bill Hansen on dobro and Travis It all culminates in an intensely energetic live Wickwire on bass, the ensemble weaves performance because “we freakin’ love what through a repertoire of Americana, folk we do and love that the fans dig it too!! “ and bluegrass with a touch of swing and rock and roll to get you on your feet. Ginstrings, 4 pm A five-member string band from Minnesota arranged as a traditional bluegrass group but Cook County’s Most Wanted, 4 pm with diverse musical backgrounds. Rich warm Fine rock and choice country. Known for harmonies accompany tasteful melodies and their eclectic choice of material, vocals and imaginative rhythms in original music that all mix of instruments, they are truly a favorite listeners will enjoy. With intriguing tunes and for listening and shakin’ a leg! a passionate performance, they are sure to resonate with your soul.

LATE-NIGHT AT PAPA CHARLIE’S STAGE FRI. APRIL 7th SAT. APRIL 8th Timmy Haus Floydian Slip 9:30 pm, 21+, Free 9:30 pm, 21+, $8 Timmy Haus blends his own style of Floydian Slip blend sharp pop sensibility acoustic eclectic, “He sounds more like with serious improvisational abilities. Sets a band than a one man show!” Raised move from well-crafted rock songs to in the woods of Northern MN and North extended improv jams to pulsating reggae Western Ontario, Timmy Haus has been a and back again. Songs become something singer, songwriter and guitarist for many different groups in the past entirely new, and a concert or dance 10 years. He has played thousands of shows from Minnesota to Alaska. becomes an event. Volunteer & Service Learning Weekend

April 21-23 · North House Folk School Saturday, April 22 · 10 am - 2:30 pm Spring is coming! Join us as we spruce up campus for busy summer East Bay Suites · 21 Wisconsin Street, Grand Marais months. There are two great service learning courses to choose from as well as myriad volunteer projects to pitch in on. East Bay Suites proudly announces their second annual Earth Day Beach The fun will kick off on Friday April 21st at 9 am and will continue Clean-Up event, and this year we’re inviting you to join us! through the weekend. If you are volunteering, we’ll meet each morning The day begins at 10 am with a presentation by Michaela Clingaman and divide into project teams. There will be projects for all skill and with the Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District and Prairie Res- ability folks. torations Inc. Clingaman will speak about the efforts underway in Cook Evenings will include movies and a talent show! County, along the North Shore, to mitigate shoreline erosion. Any way you slice it, you’ll get a few square meals out of the deal, Volunteers made up of East Bay Suites guests, staff, and community including wood-fired pizza -- and enjoy time well-spent with friends members will then hit the beach, trash bags in hand. We hope you will at North House. join us to learn more about the dangers of shoreline erosion, and to do www.northhouse.org our part to keep Grand Marais’ beaches clean. Prairie Restoration Inc. will close the event with a presentation on the planting project at East Bay Suites, and our efforts to preserve our natural shoreline.

10:00 am Michaela Clingaman SUPERIOR Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District Stone’s Throw Gathering Room Spring 11:00 am Clean up begins outside of East Bay Suites 1:30 pm Prairie Restoration Inc. Trail Races Stone’s Throw Gathering Room (schedule is subject to change)

For more information, please visit eastbaysuites.com/earthday May 20 | Lutsen | Caribou Highlands Lodge 50K Start 7 am | 25K Start 8 am

UPCOMING BIKING EVENTS Le Grand Du Nord May 27th 50- & 100-mile Gravel Cycling Classic | Grand Marais Lutsen 99er June 24th 99-, 69-, 39-, 19-mile Distances | Lutsen

The Superior 25KM and 50KM Trail Races are extremely hilly, rugged and technical out-and-back (100% trail) trail-races that traverse the Sawtooth Mountain Range. Spectators are welcome at race intersections or at the beginning and finish lines.

www.superiortrailrace.com Floydian Slip Signs of Spring Hike Stargazing Program MONDAY 4/17 Gun Flint Tavern Gunflint Lodge Eagle Ridge Resort ART Grand Marais, 8 pm Gunflint Trail, 2 -4 pm Lutsen, 9:30 pm My Sketchbook: Cook County’s Most Wanted Reading with Poet Laureate Making Art a Practice Grandma Ray’s SATURDAY 5/6 The Grand Marais Art Colony Ellie Schoenfeld Grand Marais, 8:30 pm Drury Lane Books 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm, $30 LIVE MUSIC Plucked Up String Band Grand Marais, 5 pm Jim & Michele Miller TUESDAY 4/18 Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains ART Voyageur Brewing Co. 9:30 pm, 21+ ARTIST TALK: In the Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm LIVE MUSIC Landscape and in The Studio: Joe Paulik Pete Kavanaugh SUNDAY 4/23 My Working Process Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm Poplar River Pub Grand Marais Art Colony, 12 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm LIVE MUSIC Jim and Michelle Miller Jim and Michelle Miller LIVE MUSIC Gun Flint Tavern THURSDAY 4/20 Gun Flint Tavern Plucked Up String Band Grand Marais, 9 pm Grand Marais, 7:30 pm Lutsen Mountains Outdoor Deck EVENT LIVE MUSIC Lutsen Mountains, 2 pm Ham Run Half Marathon, Boyd “Bump” Blomberg MONDAY 4/24 Poplar River Pub Pushing Chain 5K Run & Little Runts Run Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm ART Voyageur Brewing Co. Gunflint Trail My Sketchbook: Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Gordon Thorne A Celebration of Making Art a Practice Gun Flint Tavern Eric Frost Community: Remembering The Grand Marais Art Colony Grand Marais, 7:30 pm Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm The Ham Lake Fire 2007 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm, $30 Plucked Up String Band Seagull Lake Community Center FRIDAY 4/21 - SUNDAY 4/23 Bronze Pour Grandma Ray’s Gunflint Trail, 3 - 6 pm EVENT Last Chance Gallery Grand Marais, 8 pm Ham Run Picnic Lutsen, 4 pm Volunteer & Mysterious Ways Boundary Waters Service Learning Weekend Gun Flint Tavern Conference Center North House Folk School TUESDAY 4/25 Grand Marais, 8:30 pm Gunflint Lodge, 11 am - 2 pm www.northhouse.org LIVE MUSIC Wine Dinner Gene LaFond & Amy Grillo SUNDAY 4/30 Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains Poplar River Pub 5 - 8:30 pm, $65 FRIDAY 4/21 LIVE MUSIC Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Reserve at 218-406-1350 LIVE MUSIC Jim and Michelle Miller Floydian Slip Gun Flint Tavern Gun Flint Tavern THURSDAY 4/27 Grand Marais, 7 - 10 pm SUNDAY 5/7 Grand Marais, 8 pm LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Timmy Haus MONDAY 5/1 Timmy Haus Poplar River Pub Gun Flint Tavern SATURDAY 4/22 ART Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Grand Marais, 7:30 pm EVENT My Sketchbook: Midwest Extreme Rich & Germaine Making Art a Practice Snowmobile Challenge Gun Flint Tavern The Grand Marais Art Colony TUESDAY 5/9 Moose Mountain at Grand Marais, 7:30 pm 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm, $30 LIVE MUSIC Lutsen Mountains Jon Kallberg Earth Day Beach Clean Up FRIDAY 4/28 TUESDAY 5/2 Poplar River Pub Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm East Bay Suites LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Grand Marais, 10 am - 2:30 pm Jim & Michele Miller Bump ‘Boyd’ Blomberg www.eastbaysuites.com/earthday Voyageur Brewing Co. Poplar River Pub THURSDAY 5/11 LIVE MUSIC Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm LIVE MUSIC Eric Frost Portage Band Eric Frost Lutsen Mountains Outdoor Deck Grandma Ray’s THURSDAY 5/4 Poplar River Pub Lutsen Mountains, 2 pm Grand Marais, 6 - 8 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm LIVE MUSIC Timmy Haus Mysterious Ways Jim & Michelle Miller Billy Johnson Voyageur Brewing Co. Gun Flint Tavern Poplar River Pub Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Grand Marais, 8:30 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Grand Marais, 8 pm Briand Morrison Jon Miller Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm SATURDAY 4/29 Gun Flint Tavern FRIDAY 5/12 Andreas Klein EVENT Grand Marais, 7:30 pm LIVE MUSIC Bethlehem Lutheran Church Children’s Story Hour Portage Band $24 adult, $5 youth With the Muffin Man FRIDAY 5/5 Grandma Ray’s Tickets for sale at event only Drury Lane Books Grand Marais, 6 - 8 pm EVENT Grand Marais, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Grand Marais, 11 am Ham Run Pasta Buffet Moonshine Mountain Gunflint Folk Music Show Justine’s at Gunflint Lodge Gun Flint Tavern Justine’s at Gunflint Lodge Gunflint Trail, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Grand Marais, 8 pm Gunflint Trail, 8 - 9 pm Performances and events are FREE unless otherwise noted.

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ARTIST Billy Johnson Gin Strings While he’s been moonlighting with George The Gin Strings is a Minneapolis based PROFILES Scott McKelvey in the B-Team, former Bluegrass Band. April 8, 14, 15 Hillcats singer Billy Johnson confirms he belongs on the A list alongside G.B. Leighton as one of the Twin Cities’ best feel-good, blue collar barroom-rousing tunesmiths with his first solo album, Gordon tellingly titled “It’s a Good Life.” May 11, 12 Thorne In Gordon’s words he describes himself as playing: “Early American music from a time Boyd ‘Bump’ Blomberg when giant Bluesmen roamed the earth.” Join local singer/songwriter Bump Blomberg April 15, 20 & May 20 for his blend of rock, folk and bluegrass has been heard from coast to coast and in regular Jim and Michelle Miller performances locally. March 31 & April 13, 20 & Engaging audiences with their tight harmo- May 2, 18 nies & approachable style, this duo performs American roots music with passion & warmth, Briand Morrison and traditional folk and bluegrass with a Briand’s jazz guitar playing will remind you of light-hearted ease. March 31 & April 11, 21, 23, the great Wes Montgomery -smooth, warm, 30 & May 4, 6, 13 innovative - appealing to both jazz aficionados and anyone who loves good guitar. April 22 & May 16, 19 Jim McGowan Performing an engaging mix of acoustic folk, Brothers in Arms rock, roots & blues. Jim’s musical influences Join this dynamic duo for fun songs from the 1950s - 1990s. include John Prine, Cat Stevens, Johnny April 1, 8, 28 & May 6 Cash, Jim Croce, John Denver, Gordon Light- foot, James Taylor, Doc Watson, and others. Cook County’s Most Wanted Prepare for a good time! April 15 They play alternative country, country rock and classic rock. Their tunes keep you out on Joe Paulik the dancefloor. The vocals are the highlight of Joe’s songwriting style and impressive vocal range has the group as well as their eclectic choice of been compared to Gordon Lighfoot’s and his lyrics material: everything from Old Crow Medicine to Neil Young, with a repertoire that encompasses Show to Joe Walsh to Abra Moore to Roy The Beatles to Bob Dylan, including an ever-growing Orbison. April 9, 22 collection of original work. March 31 & April 1, 7, 9 & May 6 Eric Frost Eric brings an appreciation for rock ‘n roll’s roots, John Gruber covering music from the old time, bluegrass and folk John plays guitar and does vocals in the band The traditions to popular tunes of the past and present. SplinterTones. April 14 April 1, 6, 13, 22, 29 & May 11 Jon Kallberg Jon Kallberg plays original acoustic guitars Evergreen and electronic keyboard with live loops. He Grass Band utilizes alternative tunings and a variety of With an energetic and original three-piece instruments to create his musical landscape. including guitar, bass, banjo and mandolin, April 8 & May 9 the EverGreen Grass Band has been winning ears and hearts alike with their straight-for- ward, face-melting ungrass songs, toe-tappin Jon Miller country tunes and original grass arrangements Jon Miller, who plays the Mandolin for the Gin Strings, will be performing of covers in any genre. March 31 & April 7, 8 solo. April 13, 29 Fellow Pynins Fellow Pynins is a tender duo birthed out of years of traveling, farming, tour- ing with their 6 piece folk orchestra, patchy sanders. Wielding clawhammer Joshua Schmidt banjo, bouzouki, mandolin and guitar, Ian and Dani put their hearts into the Joshua James Schmidt was born and raised in Lut- sounds of their whimsically woven folk tales. April 6, 9 sen. He has toured North America with his band, the Step Rockets. April 4, 6 Floydian Slip Floydian Slip blend a sharp pop sensibility Lovesick & Lonesome with serious improvisational abilities. Eli Bentley of Ginstrings and Kerri Joy of SisterTree April 8, 21, 22 get back to their roots with good old-time country songs. April 16

Gene LaFond & Amy Grillo Moonshine Mountain Gene and Amy having been writing and per- A three-piece band hailing from Northwest Montana that plays Americana, forming together since 2012. Their emphasis Folk, and Country. Their talented songwriting along with their high-energy is on acoustic style duet performances of their sound and harmonies are helping them establish a reputation for keeping original songs as well as unique renditions of dance floors packed. May 12, 13 some of their favorite artists from Dylan to dirt old country. April 1, 25 VisitCookCounty.com • 888-922-5000

Motif Portage Band Motif is a modern jazz quartet based in The Portage Band invites you to join them for northern Minnesota playing bebop, swing boot-scootin’, toe-tapping classic country and and gypsy jazz. Motif consists of the following rockabilly tunes of decades gone by. outstanding players: Robin Anders (drums), April 14, 28 & May 12 Briand Morrison (guitar), Ryan Frane (piano), Matt Mobley(bass) April 1 Pushing Chain This duo, which has been performing together Mysterious Ways in various manifestations since 1997, plays They are best known for playing rock and roots and Americana music featuring Boyd classic rock, but also has roots in country and Blomberg on guitar and vocals and Adam Moe acoustic, as well as other genres of music. on the fiddle and vocals. March 31 & April 29 April 15, 28, 29 & May 13 Rich & Germaine Pete Kavanaugh Northern Minnesota cosmic Americana group Guitarist, singer and songwriter Pete Kavana- featuring songwriters Rich Mattson (Ol’ Yeller, ugh’s solo acoustic show features his arrange- Tisdales, Bitter Spills, Sparta Sound) and ment of Blues, Folk and Rock standards as Germaine Gemberling. In the winter of 2014, well as his own compositions. Solo: April 14, 18; Rich and Germaine decided to augment their Pete K Group: May 19, 20 folk-rock acoustic duo by adding drums, bass, and violin. April 27 Plucked Up String Band Plucked-Up plays original music with the Timmy Haus energy of alternative rock and punk bands Timmy Haus blends his own style of acoustic as a fully acoustic string band ensemble eclectic, “He sounds more like a band than a with an unusual line-up of instruments. one man show!” April 2, 7, 8, 15, 22, 27 & April 22, 29 & May 13 May 7, 20

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Klein April 22 · Bethlehem Luteran Church · 7:30 pm Giant $24 Adults, $5 Youth (18 & under) Easter Egg Tickets for sale at event only, box office opens at 6:30 pm Hunt

EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 16 9am - Slopes of Lutsen Mountains KIDS OF ALL AGES ARE INVITED TO HUNT FOR 500 EGGS HIDDEN ALONG THE SLOPES! FIND EGGS FILLED WITH German pianist Andreas Klein has distinguished himself as a dynamic CANDY AND PRIZES FOR COOL LUTSEN STUFF. and compelling performer with command of a wide tonal-color range Lift Ticket Required and imaginative interpretations. The New York Times calls Klein “A fascinating artist with all the indispensable qualities: temperament, taste, touch, tone, the four T’s of pianism” and “A pianist who makes silences sound like music.” Klein’s career as orchestra soloist and recitalist has taken him to the world’s most prestigious venues: from London’s Wigmore Hall, to Berlin’s Philharmonic Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully 445 Ski Hill Rd, Lutsen, MN • Lutsen, MN 55612 Hall, to The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. lutsen.com | [email protected] | 1.218.663.7281 VisitCookCounty.com • 888-922-5000

FRIDAY 5/12 cont. THURSDAY 5/18 EVENT LIVE MUSIC Stargazing Program Bump ‘Boyd’ Blomberg Eagle Ridge Resort Poplar River Pub Lutsen, 9:30 pm Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm SATURDAY 5/13 FRIDAY 5/19 LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Jim & Michele Miller Pete K Group Voyageur Brewing Co. Grandma Ray’s Grand Marais, 4 - 7 pm Grand Marais, 8:30 pm Plucked Up String Band EVENT Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm Stargazing Program Moonshine Mountain Eagle Ridge Resort, Lutsen, 10 pm Gun Flint Tavern Grand Marais, 8 pm SATURDAY 5/20 Mysterious Ways LIVE MUSIC Grandma Ray’s Gordon Thorne Grand Marais, 9 pm Lutsen Resort Lobby, 7 - 10 pm EVENT Pete K Group VOYAGEUR BREWING Wine Dinner Grandma Ray’s Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains Grand Marais, 8:30 pm COMPANY EVENTS 5 - 8:30 pm, $65 EVENT Reserve at 218-406-1350 Superior Spring Trail Races LIVE MUSIC Caribou Highlands Lodge Fridays and Saturdays from 4 - 7 pm SUNDAY 5/14 www.superiortrailrace.com EVENT Beaver House BREWERY TOURS Mother’s Day Brunch Family Fishing Festival Saturday mornings at 11 am Justine’s at Gunflint Lodge Downtown Grand Marais (pre-register at voyageurbrewing.com) Gunflint Trail, 7 - 11 am EVENT April 2 MLB Season Opener Wine Dinner Wear an MLB cap or jersey for a free 9-ounce pour TUESDAY 5/16 Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen Mountains LIVE MUSIC 5 - 8:30 pm, $65 April 7 National Beer Day! Briand Morrison Reserve at 218-406-1350 Enjoy Beer Games from 7 - 9 pm Poplar River Pub ART April 9 Service Industry Sunday Lutsen Resort, 6 - 8 pm Arboreal Writing 50% off for Service Industry employees Contest Celebration Drury Lane Books April 13 Scrabble & Vinyl Night 6:30 - 8:30 pm Grand Marais, 7 pm April 15 Egg Dying 1 - 3 pm PLEASE NOTE: April 19 Lineman Appreciation Day Schedules are subject to change. For the most current listings Wear a hard hat for a free 9-ounce pour and schedule, download the free VisitCookCounty mobile app. April 22 Earth Day Clean Up 12 - 2 pm Participate for a free 9-ounce pour April 28 Tell a Story Day 7 - 9 pm 8th Annual May 5 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 4 - 10 pm May 10 Bike to the Brewery Party Easter Egg Hunt May 11 Nurses Appreciation Day Nurses or anyone wearing scrubs can get Fundraiser a free 9-ounce pour May 12 Teacher Appreciation Day Saturday, April 15 · 9 am - Noon All teachers get a free 9-ounce pour Cook County Community Center · $15 per family May 14 Keg & Eggs Brunch 11 - 1 pm Visitors and community members are invited to the Cook County Community May 17 - May 21 Kick-Off to Craft Beer Week Center in Grand Marais — this is a fundraising event for Kid’s Plus and the May 17 Intro to Craft Beer Class 7 - 8 pm Snacks & Packs Program! Call 218-­387-3015 for more information. May 17 Craft Beer Trivia 8 - 9 pm Youth Games, Crafts & Easter Bunny Visit 9 a.m. - 12 noon Easter Egg Hunt 10:30 am, outdoors May 18 Cigar and Beer Pairing 6 - 8 pm Great Raffle Prizes Raffle drawing at noon (pre-registration required) Easter Cake Silent Auction for donated baked goods May 19 Corn Hole Tournament 6:30 - 8:30 pm Special thanks to our sponsors: Johnson’s Grocery Store, CC Whole Foods Coop, May 21 Board Game Competition 1 - 3 pm GM Holiday Station Store, Nordic Electric, Security State Bank, GM State Bank, Dairy Queen, North Shore Care Center, Java Moose, Joynes’ Department Details at www.voyageurbrewing.com Store, CC Extension, Lutsen Resort, and all our volunteers.