Ventriloquist Show

The Zeitgeist Arts Theater will be featuring ventriloquist Todd Oliver and his dog Irving September 30th at 7:30 pm. Find out more information about this family-friendly comedy act at Zeitgeist Arts Theater.

If one night at Glensheen isn't enough...

If you can't wait for Thursday night's Glensheen event or think one night at Glensheen just isn't enough, check out Glensheen's Classroom in the Garden. It is a free event on Wednesday September 28th from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm.

Framing GLBT Lives Exhibit

The Framining GLBT Lives Exhibit is based in part of materials from the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Check out Zeitgeist Arts Cafe for more information.

Renegade Theater Company

If you enjoy improv be sure to hang around and visit the Renegade Theater Company on Friday September 30th for improv night.

Duluth Playhouse

The Duluth Playhouse will be performing the comedy It Runs in the Family September 22 - October 2, 2016. Catch a show Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 pm.

Tweed Museum of Art

The Tweed Museum of Art is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth campus in the Humanities Building. The Tweed Museum of Art houses a variety American and European art and includes works on paper, contemporary art, and ceramics. Admission is free.

Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center

Check out this cool FREE museum located in Canal Park and watch the ships come into port.

Glensheen Historic Estate Evening Event

Thursday, September 29 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm


The Minnesota Multicounty Multitype Library Systems and the Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth invite you to the Glensheen Mansion for fun, food, and networking. There will be guided tours of the mansion and grounds - including a rare peek into the family library at Glensheen led by Director Dan Hartman - chili buffet with Meat & Vegan options and Cash Bar with Local/Regional Beers (Wine, too.)

Just minutes from downtown on the shore of Lake Superior, Glensheen (glensheen.org) is a beautiful site for an evening of relaxation and conversation with old friends and new. Free to registered attendees.

Shuttles are available from Holiday Inn & Radisson. You will need to check with your hotel for scheduling. Shuttles will not be available from Canal Park Lodge.

Co-Sponsored by the Minnesota Multicounty Multitype Library Systems and the Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth.

Duluth Depot - more than just trains!

The Duluth Depot is right across the street from the Duluth Public Library and within easy walking distance from the DECC. The depot itself is a wonderful building to visit along with the 4 museums it houses from the the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, St. Louis County Historical Society, and Duluth Art Institute. Admission is reasonable and includes all the museums. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm seven days a week. Visit its homepage for more information: http://duluthdepot.org/

Of course you can also depart from the depot by riding a historic train with the North Shore Scenic Railroad. There are several trips available some with pizza! Visit its homepage for more information: http://www.northshorescenicrailroad.org/Home.html

Eat, shop, sightsee...

Duluth's Canal Park is just steps away from the DECC, where the conference takes place. This charming waterfront district is packed with unique shops, restaurants and cafes, galleries, wonderful public art and much more. A favorite of locals and tourists alike.

Bob Dylan's first home

On May 24, 1941, Robert Allen Zimmerman was born right here in Duluth. If you would like to see (at least from the outside) the house where Bob Dylan spent the first six years of his life, you can drive by it at 519 North 3^rd Avenue East. Bob and his family lived in the upstairs apartment.