Created: 05-15-24
Last Login: 09-03-25
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JHP Gallery & Plein Air Grand Marais Volunteers Needed!
Description: Are you interested in local and regional art? Want to become more involved in a vibrant art community? The Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery is looking for volunteers! Here are the details: Art Gallery Guide Site: Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery Time Requirement: 3 hrs in the morning or afternoon. Description: Welcome visitors to the Art Gallery, help with openings, chat about the art, share information about Anna C. Johnson, and check out items from the Gift Shop. To learn more, email JHP Gallery Manager Victoria at victoriacookcountyhistoryorg. We are also in great need of volunteers to help with the 2025 Plein Air Grand Marais, with a variety of different options available on September 11th and 12th. Learn more and sign up: https://signup.com/go/NKDLiVT
Publish Date: 09-03-25
Cook County Historical Society's Centennial Celebration Dinner & Fundraiser
Description: Join the Cook County Historical Society as we celebrate 100 years of preserving and sharing the stories of the area. We'll be kicking off the evening with our annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. Members and non-members are welcome to join and hear what we've been up to this past year! At 5:00 p.m., live music will begin before dinner at 5:30 p.m. Attendees will have the option to choose from three different entrees; planked trout, homemade fish cakes, or vegetable lasagna. Sides for all entrees include roasted vegetables, coleslaw, bread, and for dessert, carrot cake from Crosby Bakery. Lemonade, coffee, and water will be available as well. Please note that food is not prepared in a dedicated gluten or dairy-free environment. Special thanks to North Superior Fisheries, who will provide the fish cake batter, as well as catching the trout for the Planked Trout; Crosby Bakery for providing Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese frosting; South of the Border Cafe for providing coleslaw; the Cook County Co-op for providing and baking assorted root vegetables; and Margaret Hedstrom for sponsoring the vegetarian lasagna. Learn more and reserve tickets here.
Publish Date: 09-02-25
Opening Reception & Gallery Exhibit: Plein Air Grand Marais 2025
Description: Now in its 23rd year, Plein Air Grand Marais is an annual tradition since 2008 bringing outdoor painters to the North Shore of Lake Superior for a week of painting, learning, competition, and camaraderie. Since 2018, the event has been organized by Outdoor Painters of Minnesota and hosted by the Cook County Historical Society's Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery. The gallery exhibit will consist of plein air work from invitational and experienced painters who have registered for the Competition Class. Each painter may submit up to four pieces. This exhibit will run through October 5, 2025. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more.
Publish Date: 09-02-25