Current Local Events & Announcements

North Shore-inspired woodblock prints, "Northern Horizon" show

When:

Sun, 05/16/2021 (All day)

Printmaking artist and art educator, Nan Onkka, brings her North Shore-inspired woodblock prints, "Northern Horizon", to the JHP Art Gallery. Nan specializes in reductive woodblock printmaking and finds inspiration in the natural world around her and the exhibit focuses on the process so that viewers understand the steps taken to create the image.

Gallery Hours are Thursdays, 1-4 pm, Fridays and Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm, and Sundays 10 am - 2 pm. The exhibit will be on display through May 23.

Kindergarten Round Up at Sawtooth Elementary

Who:

School District 166

Where:

Sawtooth Elementary outdoor classroom

When:

Mon, 05/17/2021 - 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm

School District 166 would like to remind parents that the Sawtooth Mountain Elementary Kindergarten Round-Up Day will be Monday, May 17.

For the event, children come for two hours (without parents).

Due to COVID-19 protocols, all activities will be outdoors and children must wear masks.

Activities will be in the school's outdoor classroom, the school forest, playground, and school garden. Please come dressed to be outside.

Students need to be dropped off and picked up at the Outdoor Classroom, located on the southwest side of the Sawtooth Mountain Elementary parking lot.

The deadline to sign up is May 14. The time for Kindergarten Round-Up activities are 8 - 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Families can find the time that works best for them and sign up on the School's website.

More information is also available from Lacey Smith at 387-2271 x455 or email lsmith@isd166.org or Autumn Hood; at 387-2271 ext 457; or email ahood@isd166.org

Public Listening Session on Community Center Director Recruitment

When:

Mon, 05/17/2021 - 03:00 pm

The University of Minnesota Extension and Cook County Government are inviting interested community members to provide input regarding the recruitment of a new director for the Cook County Community Center at a public listening session at 3 pm on Monday, May 17 via Zoom.

More information available by email, April.Zimmer@co.cook.mn.us or at 218-387-3602.

Click here for a Zoom link to the meeting.

Care Partners Chore/Delivery Volunteer Training

When:

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm

Care Partners of Cook County is organizing a chore/delivery volunteer training via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19 from 1-3 pm. More information and registration are available at 387-3788 or at carepartnersofcookcounty.org.

“But it Was Still There” Opening Reception

When:

Fri, 05/21/2021 - 05:00 pm - 07:00 pm

The opening reception for "But It Was Still There", an exhibit by four artists who completed a residency at the Grand Marais Art Colony in 2019, will be held at Studio 21 from 5 -7 pm on Friday, May 21. The artists are Moira Bateman, Annie Hejny, Moheb Soliman, and Nick Wroblewski.

More information at GrandMaraisArtColony.org.

North Shore-inspired woodblock prints, "Northern Horizon" show

When:

Sun, 05/23/2021 (All day)

Care Partners Senior Rides Volunteer Training

When:

Tue, 05/25/2021 - 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm

Care Partners of Cook County is organizing a senior rides volunteer training via Zoom on Tuesday, May 25 from 1-3 pm. More information and registration are available at 387-3788 or at carepartnersofcookcounty.org.