Winterfest - Duluth, Minnesota

2008 WINTERFEST EVENTS



JANUARY 2008

5 10th Annual Warmer by the Lake, 2 pm-5 pm, Bayfront Festival Park

5-6 USSA Ski Race, Spirit Mountain

5-11 MN Slopes Week, Spirit Mountain

6 Learn to Ski and Board FREE Day, 10 am & 3 pm, Spirit Mountain

6 Sawtooth International XC Ski Race, all day, Pincushion Mountain in Grand Marais

10-13 Winter Clearance Sidewalk Sale, mall hours, Miller Hill Mall

11-13 USSA Chevy Revolution Tour, Spirit Mountain

12 20th Annual Duluth Bridal Show, 10 am-4 pm/3 pm fashion show, DECC

13 USSA Freestyle Half-Pipe Event, Spirit Mountain

13 Ski Hut Alpine and Snowboard Demos, Spirit Mountain

13 Boulder Lake Ski Race, 11 am, Boulder Lake Management Area

18-20 Gingerbread Arts & Craft Show, Fri 10 am-9 pm, Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun 11 am-6 pm, Miller Hill Mall

18-27 Duluth Playhouse Children's Theatre presents "The Trial of Goldilocks," Thurs-Fri 7 pm/Sat 1 pm & 4 pm/Sun 2 pm, The Duluth Playhouse

19 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra-Masterworks Program 4, 8 pm, DECC Auditorium

19 Fitger's Presents: Northwood’s Snowshoe Championship, Lester Park

19 Winter Jig Highland Dance Competition, 9:30 am, Pilgrim Congregational Church

19-21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, Spirit Mountain

19-25 National Safety Awareness Week, Spirit Mountain
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21 Semester Day Snow Festival, 1 pm-3 pm, Chester Bowl

24-26 Gillette Radiothon, Miller Hill Mall

25-28 Great Lakes Pond Hockey Tournament, Barker's Island

25-27 Change of Pace Productions presents "Fermata Nowhere," Fri & Sat dinner 6:30 pm/8 pm show, Sun brunch 12:30 pm/2 pm show, Midi Dinner Theater/Fitger's Brewery Complex

26 Winter Carnival, Spirit Mountain

26 Fitger's hosts the John Beargrease Cutest Puppy Contest, Fitger's

26 The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, 7:30 pm, Sacred Heart Music Center

26 Burns' Night Dinner, 6 pm, Kitchi Gammi Club

26-27 MCSA Governors Cup College Ski Race, Spirit Mountain

27 Fisharama, 11 am-4 pm, Lake Nebagamon

27 Nordic Spirit Cross-Country Ski Race, Spirit Mountain

27 25th Anniversary John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, 24 hours a day, start of the race is Duluth's Ordean Field

28 Faculty Artist Recital: “Northern Class” - Tom Wegren, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

29 Junior High / Middle School Honor Choir Concert, 4 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

FEBRUARY 2008

1 Inventor's Fair, Miller Hill Mall

1-3, 8-10, 14-17 Change of Pace Productions presents "Fermata Nowhere," Fri & Sat dinner 6:30 pm/8 pm show, Sun 12:30 pm/2 pm show, Midi Dinner Theater/Fitger's Complex

2 Catie Curtis - Folk Music, 7:30 pm, Sacred Heart Music Center

2-3 USASA Half-Pipe Competition, Spirit Mountain

3 Learn to Ski and Board FREE Day! 10 am & 3 pm, Spirit Mountain

7-9, 14-16, 21-23 Renegade Comedy Theatre presents "The Book of Liz," by Amy and David Sedaris, 7 pm, Renegade Comedy Theatre

8-10 Atmore Memorial FIS Race, Spirit Mountain

9 Sample Saturday, Comfort Zone Therapeutic Massage

9 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and Riders in the Sky, 8 pm, DECC Auditorium

10 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra Lollipop Concert, 3 pm, DECC Auditorium

11 Faculty Artist Recital: An Evening with the Bassoon, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

13-17 42nd Annual Duluth Boat, Sports, and Travel Show, Wed & Thurs 5 pm-10 pm, Fri 12-10 pm, Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, DECC

14 Valentine's Day Dinner, Glensheen Historic Estate

14 Minnesota Ballet presents "Dance by Dancers," 7:30 pm, Fregeau Auditorium, Marshall School

14-17, 20-23 UMD Theatre Department presents "A Flea in Her Hair," 7:30 pm/ Sun 2 pm, Mainstage Theatre/Marshall Performing Arts Center

14-24 Duluth Playhouse presents "Bad Seed," Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm/Sun 2 pm, The Duluth Playhouse

15 Valentine Dinner Dance, 6:30 pm social hour/ 7 pm dinner/ 8 pm-11 pm dance, Greysolon Plaza Ballroom

15-17 Carlton Winterfest, Carlton and Chub Lake Park

16 Wedding & Special Events Open House, 1 pm-4 pm, Fairlawn Mansion

16 Hook n' Slice on Ice, tee times at 10 am & 1 pm, Chub Lake Park in Carlton, MN

16-18 Presidents Weekend, Spirit Mountain

19 Ovation Guest Artist Series Concert, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

21 Faculty Artist Recital: Rachel & Elsie Inselman, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

21-24 MS Sno Rally Snowmobile Tour, Tower, MN

23 Peter Mayer - Folk Music, 8 pm, Sacred Heart Music Center

23 Mountain Mardi Gras, Spirit Mountain

23 Twin Ports Wind Ensemble Concert: Johan De Meij, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

24 Band Concert: The Music of Johan De Meij, 3 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

25 Faculty Artist Recital: U3 Trio Concert – “First Trio,” 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

28-29 Great Lake Mono Ski Madness by Courage Duluth, Spirit Mountain

29-3/1 American Institute of Architects-MN Convention, Fitger's Brewery Complex

MARCH 2008

1 Candlelight Snowshoe/Ski at Hartley, 5 pm-8 pm, Hartley Nature Center

1 Salomon Jib Academy, Spirit Mountain

1 River View Loppet XC Ski Race, 10 am, Brule River State Forest

1-2 Fun Fair Carnival & Expo, Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, DECC

2 American Red Cross Nordic Ski Sprint Challenge, Spirit Mountain

2 Learn to Ski and Board FREE Day! 10 am & 3 pm, Spirit Mountain

4-5 Broadway in Duluth presents "Riverdance," Tues 7:30 pm/ Wed 2 pm and 7:30 pm, DECC Auditorium

5 Junior High Honor Band, 4:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

6-7 Featured Jazz Concert: Jeff Tain Watts Quartet, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

8 Head of the Lakes Jazz Festival Concert, 7:30 pm, Marshall Performing Arts Center/UMD

8 Easter Bunny Arrival, Miller Hill Mall

8 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra-Masterworks Program 5, 8 pm, DECC Auditorium

8-9 Women's NCAA Final Four, DECC

9 Mid-Winter Choral Concert, 3 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

10 Faculty Artist Recital: L’Amour de la France, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

10-15 The Stamping Post's 11th Anniversary Celebration, store hours, The Stamping Post

12 Senior Billiard Tournament Finals, 9 am, Lincoln Park Center

13-15 Fitger's Bock Fest, Fitger's Courtyard

13-15, 25-30 UMD Theatre Department presents "Bus Stop," 7:30 pm/ Sun 2 pm, Dudley Experimental Theatre/UMD

13-15, 20-22, 27-29 Renegade Comedy Theatre presents "Stones in His Pockets," by Marie Jones, 7 pm, Renegade Comedy Theatre

14-15 Minnesota Ballet presents "Swan Lake" Act II, 7:30 pm, DECC Auditorium

14-16 MN Baptist Youth Conference, DECC

15 Spring Break Luau, Spirit Mountain

15 Junior League of Duluth's "Girls Night Out," 5:30 pm-10:30 pm, Duluth

15 America's Walk for Diabetes, Miller Hill Mall

15-16 "Round Three" Duluth Board Shop Series, Spirit Mountain

15-16 Midwest Masters Ski Race, Spirit Mountain

20-22 Women's NCAA Frozen Four, DECC

21 Shafaatullah Khan - Indian Music, 7:30 pm, Sacred Heart Music Center

22 Easter Egg Hunt, 10 am-1 pm, Lake Superior Zoo

22-23 Easter Bunny, 9 am-2 pm, The Skyline Room/Comfort Inn West

23 Easter Sunday Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt, Spirit Mountain

25 Guitar Ensemble Concert, 7:30 pm, Weber Music Hall/UMD

26 Duluth Business to Business Expo, 8 am-5 pm, DECC

27-29 MN Science Teachers Association, DECC

28-30 Douglas County Fish & Game League Sports Show, Fri 5 pm-10pm, Sat 10 am-9 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm, Wessman Arena/UWS Campus

28 Fitger's Taste of the Nation, 6 pm-9 pm, Fitger's

30 Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and Natalie MacMaster, 7 pm, DECC Auditorium

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