Community calendar

Today

Superior: St. Francis in the Park Health & Rehabilitation hosts senior bingo at 1 p.m. at the Superior Senior Center, 1527 Tower Ave. Call Shawnu Albertus at 715-394-5591 or email hr.stfrancis@healthprime.com.

Duluth: The High School Honor Orchestra performs at 4 p.m. in Weber Music Hall at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Free.

Duluth: Lake Superior Singles meet at 6 p.m. at Perkins East on London Road for dinner, dessert and conversation.

Saturday

Superior: Barker’s Island Farmers Market runs 8 a.m. to noon near the SS Meteor, rain or shine.

Hermantown: Engwall’s Corn Maze hosts its second annual Halloween Corn-i-ville 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $10 includes trick or treating in the corn maze, costume parade with prizes, bonfires, carnival games, soda, popcorn, corn cannons and sling shots. Regular $8 admission also is available without extras. Or stop by for the Field of Screams 6-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Trek over a mile of trails through the cornfield with just you, your flashlight and your nerves. It’s not for the faint of heart. Admission is $8. The maze is at 4749 Hermantown Road.

Amnicon: Autumn Harvest Craft and Bake Sale at the Amnicon Town Hall runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch served. Shop for framed local art work, knit and crocheted items, fleece quilts, fleece hats and 4-in-1 hoodies, towers, baby items, jams and jellies, jewelry, character crocheted hats, NFL wall hangings, wooden items, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas items.

Superior: The Eagles Auxiliary holds a children’s fall carnival 1-3 p.m. at the Eagles Club, 1710 N. 12th St. Costumes welcome, but not required. The event includes food, games, coloring contest and prizes. Children eat free, adults are asked to make a $2 donation.

Sunday

Duluth: The Choir Chorale performs at 3 p.m. in Weber Music Hall at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students and $3 for UMD students. Contact 218-726-8877 or www.tickets.umn.edu.

Superior: The seventh annual Food Shelf Benefit Concert begins at 4:30 p.m. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 820 Belknap St. The concert features performances by Bill Bastian, Ruby Thomas, Alex Sandor, North Shore Sounds, Spartan Singers and the Oshkii Giizhik Singers. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at the church. Admission is $5 plus a food donation for adults, a food donation only for students and children age 12 and younger attend free. Proceeds benefit the food shelves of Superior and Douglas County administered by Northern Wisconsin Community Service Agency.

Monday

Duluth: La Leche League of Duluth meets 10 a.m. to noon at First United Methodist Church (Coppertop). Babies and children welcome. Feel free to bring a snack or bag lunch for yourself and your children. Call 218-499-9504.

Duluth: The Senior High Honor Choir performs at 4 p.m. in Weber Music Hall at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Free.

Tuesday

Superior: Low Impact Development (LID) Workshop runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Barker’s Island Conference Center, 300 Marina Drive. The instructor is Jay Michels, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.

Duluth: John Patrick Shanley, an acclaimed writer and director who has won Oscar, Pulitzer and Tony awards, and wrote and directed the 2008 movie “Doubt,” speaks at 7 p.m. in Mitchell Auditorium at the College of St. Scholastica. Free. Shanley talks about the relationship of theology, religion and literature.

Superior: The University of Wisconsin-Superior presents the UWS Orchestra Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Thorpe Langley Auditorium in Old Main, 1710 Weeks Avenue. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. Call 715-394-8115.

Duluth: Nerd-o-Ween starts at 7:30 p.m. at Teatro Zuccone. Enjoy presentations on the history of the Scooby-Doo gang, Japanese travel exploits, the history of horror, new wave songs on the accordion and “name that …” games. Admission is $5.

Wednesday

South Range: TOPS WI987 meets at the Parkland Town Hall on Highway K, with weigh-in 8:15-8:45 a.m. and the meeting 9-10 a.m. New members welcome.

Superior: Downtown Farmers Market runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot north of the Superior Public Library, rain or shine.

Superior: The fourth annual Trick or Treat party for UNICEF runs 6-8 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church. Collections will be taken and can be brought to the party. UNICEF is an international organization that provides for needy children around the world. Children are welcome to participate.

Thursday

Duluth: Lake Superior College hosts a fall open house 3-6 p.m. More than 60 booths feature information and demonstrations about various college programs. Free chair massages, refreshments and door prizes available throughout the event. Information sessions are offered 4-6 p.m., covering a variety of topics including admissions, financial aid, military benefits and more.

Superior: The Eagles Auxiliary holds a meat raffle at 6:15 p.m. and serves Coney’s 5-7 p.m. All money raised goes to local charities.

Superior: Thaddeus Kosciuszko Society (Polish Club) meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, 1710 N. 12th St.

Duluth: Four Shillings Short holds a Halloween/Samhain Concert with music, stories and poetry to celebrate the Celtic New Year 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Amazing Grace Bakery & Café, 394 Lake Ave. S. Admission is $5. Visit www.amazinggracebakery.com.

Upcoming

Poplar: The Douglas County Association for Home and Community Education (HCE) holds its biennial International Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Mission Covenant Church, 5161 S. County Road P. The country featured is Chile, and the meal will be Chilean foods. Ann and George Parker present a program. Advance registration is required. The cost is $10 per person, and the public is invited to attend. To register, send a check payable to Douglas County HCE for $10 per person to Jo Mersnick, 5219 S. Stone Road, South Range, WI 54874 by Oct. 31. Registration is 5-5:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 5:30 p.m. Call Marion at 715-398-7299.

Superior: Saint Francis Xavier High School Religious Education students are collecting nonperishable food items noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 4 throughout the East End Neighborhood. Proceeds restock the St. Francis food shelf for the approaching holiday season. Call 715-398-7174.

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