The Duluth Winter Village brings merriment to the lakeshore at Glensheen this weekend. The third annual, festive, outdoor, Christmas market is a celebration our life in the north and of the burgeoning community local makers, and purveyors in Duluth. Winter enjoyment, comradery, gift shopping and the holiday spirit collide in this free destination event. With over 40 vendors bringing their wares and good cheer to Glensheen, there is something for everyone, young and old. You can take home the

Back in the day, the Congdon family converged on Duluth to celebrate the holidays at their favorite winter estate in the Christmas City. The Glensheen Congdon Estate has continued to celebrate the holiday season in grand style and this year adds a family friendly addition to their holiday displays. You'll find "A Tacky Christmas" outdoor tour on the grounds of the Glensheen Congdon Estate and it includes all the cliche and delightful festive displays. This adds a walk through the trails and down

The Tweed Museum of Art is celebrating a new exhibit, years in the planning, curated by Karissa White. "Intersections" invites the public to discover the vibrant spectrum of new and old work by Native American in Minnesota. Bringing this show together was a collaborative project, drawing from the Tweed Museum permanent collection to bring forward a generation of work from George Morrison, Carl Gawboy alongside the next generation of Frank Big Bear and Jim Denomie and young local artists like

The Tweed Museum of Art is celebrating a new exhibit, years in the planning, curated by Karissa White. "Intersections" invites the public to discover the vibrant spectrum of new and old work by Native American in Minnesota. Bringing this show together was a collaborative project, drawing from the Tweed Museum permanent collection to bring forward a generation of work from George Morrison, Carl Gawboy alongside the next generation of Frank Big Bear and Jim Denomie and young local artists like

The Mexican celebration Dia de Muertos is a holiday honoring loved ones who have passed, with offerings, gatherings and prayer. The Duluth community celebrates with a Day of the Dead Exposition , an inclusive, cross-cultural event with an opening reception at Zeitgeist Arts on Nov. 5, from 5 - 7 p.m. A religious, public holiday in Mexico, this reverent celebration has been shared by the Latin diaspora and adopted across America and the world. This year the national Mexican holiday Dia de Muertos

The power of Lake Superior is on display in the works of Karen Owsley Nease, all part of the Downtown Duluth Arts Walk happening this Friday. The Joseph Nease Gallery is showing her exhibition "Elemental Forces," a series of oil paintings focusing on water, up through Saturday, Nov. 3. The Duluth Downtown Arts Walk, started last summer, has been an exciting addition to exhibition openings in Duluth, offering a new and relaxed way to enjoy local art. Over 20 local arts-related spaces, galleries,

After years of creativity, connection and participation, "122 Conversations: Person to Person, Art Beyond Borders" has arrived in Duluth at the Tweed Museum of Art. Minnesota artist Anne Labovitz has developed a beautiful cross-cultural dialogue and expanded the possibilities of understanding and peace for Duluth and our International Sister Cities around the world through this traveling exhibition. Inspired by her conversations with people in the five Duluth Sister Cities, International,

The 2018 Richard Paul Teske Sieur du Lhut Creativity Conference is happening Monday, Oct. 15, and the public is invited to attend. With two talented creative professionals speaking on the role of creativity across cultures and disciplines, the conference serves as an annual resource for students, faculty, artists and the greater community to better connect their creativity with the work they do. Speaking this year are Amy Whitiker and Sura Al-Naimi. Al-Naimi is an expert on innovation and

Local artist and writer, Cherie A. Hamilton brings her latest project "Notti Pine and the Dreamtime" to the public in a show at Zeitgeist Arts Cafe in downtown Duluth. A series of paintings that illustrate her young adult novel telling the story of a young girl's spiritual journey. Inspired by native Hawaiian tales and her own multicultural upbringing, Hamilton continues to bridge divides; past and present, young and old, black and white, art and literature. The paintings will be accompanied by

The centenary celebration of Nelson Mandela's birthday continues with a local arts event, a talk at the Tweed Museum of Art. Ray Allard presents "Art Against Oppression in South Africa," Thursday, Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. A Minnesota artist, Allard and his wife lived in post-apartheid South Africa and bring a perspective on the arts and censorship in the complex political landscape that Mandela survived and thrived. More information on the Mandela centenary and the arts talk at the following links: