Calendar
Aug 5th, 2010
Mine Tours
Tour Hibbing Taconite, a working iron ore mine, Thursdays, June 24 through August 19. Bus departs from Minnesota Discovery Center parking area at 1 p.m. Admission is payable in MDC lobby and does not include musuem admission. For safety reasons, this tour is only available to ages 10 and up. No photographs are allowed. Safety gear provided. Pre-registration strongly recommended. Call 800-372-6437.
Aug 5th, 2010
Soudan Underground Lab
Learn about experiments taking place 2,341 feet underground at the Soudan Underground Laboratory with Allen Lipke, outrach education coordinator for the Soudan Underground Physics Lab. He'll discuss sub-atomic particles called neutrinos and Dark Matter.
Aug 5th, 2010
Art in the Park
Richie Johnson is guest host; Mary Rose Varo sings tribute music
Aug 6th - 8th, 2010
Folk Arts Demonstrators
Learn about Iron Range pioneer folk arts with our artisans, 1-5 p.m.
Aug 7th, 2010
Storytime
The first Saturday of each month, join Grandma Nancy, "1992 Parent Volunteer of the Year" with the White Bear Lake School District, for story time and crafts. Fun for children of all ages. Begins at 11 a.m.
Aug 12th, 2010
Mine Tours
Tour Hibbing Taconite, a working iron ore mine, Thursdays, June 24 through August 19. Bus departs from Minnesota Discovery Center parking area at 1 p.m. Admission is payable in MDC lobby and does not include musuem admission. For safety reasons, this tour is only available to ages 10 and up. No photographs are allowed. Safety gear provided. Pre-registration strongly recommended. Call 800-372-6437.
Aug 12th, 2010
Art in the Park
Bittersweet performs
Aug 13th - 15th, 2010
Folk Arts Demonstrators
Learn about Iron Range pioneer folk arts with our artisans, 1-5 p.m.
Aug 19th, 2010
Mine Tours
Tour Hibbing Taconite, a working iron ore mine, Thursdays, June 24 through August 19. Bus departs from Minnesota Discovery Center parking area at 1 p.m. Admission is payable in MDC lobby and does not include musuem admission. For safety reasons, this tour is only available to ages 10 and up. No photographs are allowed. Safety gear provided. Pre-registration strongly recommended. Call 800-372-6437.
Aug 19th, 2010
Art in the Park
August 19:
Crescendo Orchestra Strings Night:
Northland Broadway Youth Theater performs the 30-minute play "Superior Treasure," with score performed by select members of Crescendo Youth Orchestra. Performances by the youth orchestra and a community orchestra will follow. Solo violinist Natalie Christenson, who placed second in the Minnesota Old Time Fiddle event will also perform. The evening is capped by a new quartet featuring violin, cello, piano and flute.
Aug 20th - 22nd, 2010
Folk Arts Demonstrators
Learn about Iron Range pioneer folk arts with our artisans, 1-5 p.m.
Aug 21st, 2010
History Players
Our History Players tell about Iron Range pioneers, including Cuyler Adams, the man who discovered the Cuyuna Range; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, union organizer; Matti Hallila Pelto, a Finnish immigrant who worked as an underground miner; and Laurel Sherman, a woman who taught in one-room schoolhouses across the region. See their performances at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Aug 21st, 2010
Make and Take Craft
Join our History Player in the Pavilion for a make-and-take craft project. "American Indian ball and triangle game." Craft and story at 11:30, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Aug 21st - 22nd, 2010
Primitive Encampment Rendezvous
Primitive Encampment Rendezvous: area living history performers share the life and lifestyles of Great Lakes fur trappers from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Re-enactments include hawk throwing, fire starting, birchbark artistry, fishing camp, cooking, blacksmith, furniture making and more.
Aug 26th, 2010
Art in the Park
August 26:
Deafman's Radio - blues, rockabilly
Full Range - quartet of singers
Mark Pommier - rock and variety
Aug 26th, 2010
History Players Performance
Our History Players tell about Iron Range pioneers, including Cuyler Adams, the man who discovered the Cuyuna Range; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, union organizer; Matti Hallila Pelto, a Finnish immigrant who worked as an underground miner; and Laurel Sherman, a woman who taught in one-room schoolhouses across the region. See their performances at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Aug 27th - 29th, 2010
Folk Arts Demonstrators
Learn about Iron Range pioneer folk arts with our artisans, 1-5 p.m.
Aug 27th - 29th, 2010
Folk Arts Demonstrators
Learn about Iron Range pioneer folk arts with our artisans, 1-5 p.m.
Aug 28th, 2010
History Players
Our History Players tell about Iron Range pioneers, including Cuyler Adams, the man who discovered the Cuyuna Range; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, union organizer; Matti Hallila Pelto, a Finnish immigrant who worked as an underground miner; and Laurel Sherman, a woman who taught in one-room schoolhouses across the region. See their performances at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Aug 29th, 2010
History Players Performance
Our History Players tell about Iron Range pioneers, including Cuyler Adams, the man who discovered the Cuyuna Range; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, union organizer; Matti Hallila Pelto, a Finnish immigrant who worked as an underground miner; and Laurel Sherman, a woman who taught in one-room schoolhouses across the region. See their performances at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
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