Community calendar

Friday

Duluth: Sue Sojourner’s documentary photography exhibit “The Some People of that Place – 1960s Holmes County, Mississippi: The Local People and Their Civil Rights Movement,” is on display 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays Feb. 28 at the Venue at Mohaupt Block, 2024 W. Superior St. School field trips to the exhibit can be scheduled by calling Jebeh Edmunds, (218) 733-2172.

Ashland: Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency Inc. board of directors meets at 10 a.m. at the Great Lakes Visitor Center, 29270 County Highway G.

Superior: The Eagles Auxiliary hosts a Fish Fry 4-8 p.m. at the Eagles Club, 1710 N. 12th St. Costs range from $7 to $9 per meal. Bring in a nonperishable food item and receive $1 off your meal. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Duluth: Pulitzer-prize nominee Andrew Hudgins gives a public reading of his poetry at 7:30 p.m. in Somers Lounge on the College of St. Scholastica campus. Free.

Saturday

Superior: A child safety event runs 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Superior Chrysler Center, 1318 Ogden Ave. Parents are provided with free tools to protect their children, including an FBI-certified biometric 10-digit fingerprint profile and high-resolution full color digital photograph of their child, a child safety journal and a home DNA identification kit.

Cable: The second half of a Winter Animal Tracking experience meets from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cable Natural History Museum. Participants will carpool to areas within the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in search of animal tracks. A limited number of adult snowshoes are available for use from the museum for $4 per pair for adults. Bring your own bag lunch. Dress for the weather. Registration necessary and concurrent with the first part of winter animal tracking.

Superior: Free blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose checks will be done by student pharmacists from the University of Minnesota Duluth College of Pharmacy from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mariner Mall, 69 N. 28th St.

Superior: Body Lab’s Holistic Healing and Psychic Fair runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barker’s Island Inn Conference Center, 300 Marina Drive. The event includes guest speakers and more than 30 exhibitors. Admission is $5. Free parking, lectures and door prizes with gift bags for the first 25 guests. For more information, call (715) 635-5228.

Grantsburg: Join the National Park Service for an engaging workshop on how bald eagle research helps us understand the health of the environment from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Crex Meadows Visitor Center. The workshop is designed for classroom teachers, but all educators at any level are welcome to attend. Registration required by calling (715) 635-8346, ext. 425.

Superior: Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast returns to Wisconsin Public Radio with Opera Simon Boccanegra with composer Giuseppe Verdi at noon.

Barnes: The Barnes Area Historical Association holds its fourth annual BAHA “Big Ca$h” Winter Fest Raffle and Fundraiser from noon until 6 p.m. at the Barnes VFW Hall on Lake Road. There will be food and beverages available, as well as a silent auction and bingo. Door prize drawings will be held throughout the afternoon. Raffle tickets with a first prize award of $2,000 will be sold with winners announced at 5 p.m. All proceeds go to the Barnes Area Historical Museum Fund.

Sunday

Superior: The 27th Annual Garbage Omelet breakfast, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 7106, will be at Holy Assumption Church Hall, 5601 Tower Ave, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults $7, children 12 and under, $4.

Duluth: A poetry reading by local poets Sheila Packa, Deborah Cooper, Gary Boelhower, Terry Falsani and others at noon at Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E. The musical group “Clear’ provides accompaniment. Free.

Monday

Duluth: Melanie S. Ford, St. Louis County Attorney, holds a reception for visiting attorneys Riffat Inam Butt from Pakistan and Suad Abbas from Iraq. Both are lawyers who work on women’s rights’ issues. Riffat Inam Butt is a family judge and Suad Abbas is an activist. The reception will be held on the fifth floor of the St. Louis County Courthouse 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Superior: Merrymates HCE meet at 1 p.m. at the home of Meredith Manley. Members are to bring scissors for pattern work and $5 for the food shelf.

Iron River: The Tri-County Recreational Corridor Commission meets at 6 p.m. at the Iron River Community Center.

Superior: Wisconsin Connections Academy holds a public information session about attending its public virtual school at 6:30 p.m. at McDonald’s, 2115 E. Second St.

Tuesday

Duluth: Sue Sojourner, a veteran of the civil rights movement who worked in Holmes County, Miss., from 1964-69, gives a presentation at noon in the lecture gallery of the Tweed Museum of Art on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus as part of Black History Month. For information, call Alison Aune at (218) 726-6216 or e-mail aaune@d.umn.edu.

Superior: American Legion Auxiliary No. 435 meets at the Bong Memorial Center. There will be a Valentine’s Day potluck meal at 6 p.m. prior to the meeting. All members will be contacted concerning what they would like to contribute to the meal.

Wednesday

Solon Springs: An adults-only class in traditional Okinawan-Japanese goju style karate runs 6-7 a.m. in the Solon Springs Community Center. Free. Wear loose workout clothing or a white karate uniform.

Duluth: Lake Superior Life Care Center, 101 W. 2nd St., Room 109, hosts a free medical clinic 1-4 p.m. Call and schedule an appointment for non-emergency care at 727-3399.

Superior: The Superior Public Library Board meets at 4 p.m. in the boardroom of the library, 1530 Tower Ave. Open to the public.

Superior: Insight School of Wisconsin hosts an information session 6:30-8 p.m. at the Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Ave. For more information, visit www.insightwi.net.

Duluth: The Duluth Audubon Society presents “Gypsy Moths: Invaders at Our Doorstep” at 7 p.m. at Hartley Nature Center, 3001 Woodland Ave. Free.

Superior: The Honors Orchestra performs in concert at 7 p.m. in Thorpe Langley Auditorium in Old Main at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. For information, call (715) 394-8115.

Thursday

Superior: Kiwanis meets at noon at Aces on 29th. The speaker will be Paul Stein for the Lions Eye Bank.

Duluth: Local and regional-based performers including a hip-hop band, poet, step team and rap performer take center stage in the Mitchell Auditorium on the College of St. Scholastica campus to celebrate Black History Month. Free.

Superior: The Eagles Auxiliary will hold a Valentine dinner hosted by Jan Rochon and June Arneson 4-8 p.m. at the Eagles Club, 1710 N. 12th St. Menu choices will be fish, chicken strips and shrimp. Cost is $8.50. Children under age 6 eat for half price. Proceeds benefit the children of Haiti. Take out orders available.

Feb 12

Duluth: The College of St. Scholastica presents the play “Two Rooms” by Lee Blessing at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Scholastica Theater. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and students and $5 for St. Scholastica students with identification. Call (218) 723-5900 or e-mail boxoffice@css.edu.

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