GB Leighton, Root City Band and Christy Love & You Know Who will give three performances during Grandma's Marathon weekend, including free concerts on Saturday afternoon in Canal Park.
Music starts at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night; tickets are $8 for the 21-and-older show. The free all-ages show starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday with the band Jacked.
GB Leighton is Brian Leighton and a six-piece band that performs about 200 live shows a year at bars and festivals and sometimes in fans' living rooms.
Root City Band is new to the marathon lineup but has played Duluth. The band was selected as the Readers Choice Best Blues Band of 2006 by City Pages.
Christy Love & You Know Who includes former members of the band Boogie Wonderland, a shiny, 1970s-esque band.
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Canal Park not your scene? Try the bands at RT Quinlan's
If you're looking for an alternative to the music in Canal Park, check out a four-band lineup starting at 10 p.m. Friday at RT Quinlan's, 220 W. Superior St. There is a $4 cover charge.
DJ Bombadeus starts things out with an eclectic mix of music. Also performing: Longtime local band the DT's; Bratwurst, a mix of industrial music and performance art; and Pretty Boy Thorson and the Fallen Angels, a country punk Minneapolis band with local ties.
Smithsonian exhibit mixes art with science
The Duluth Art Institute will host an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution that combines art and science -- "Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes."
The opening reception is from 5-7 p.m. today in the Great Hall of the Depot, 506 W. Michigan St. The exhibit, a portrait of the solar system's diverse worlds and their moons, includes 35 large-scale framed prints with 59 individual photographs processed by artist Michael Benson.
The exhibit runs through Aug. 9 and includes enhancement programs including films, talks and tours.
At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, catch "Galileo at 400," a free tour and talk with Eric Norland, who guides a look through planetary photographs; staff members from the Alworth Planetarium will answer questions.
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Other events coinciding with the exhibition include:
Ride the space train with music by Tangier 57, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. July 3. Take a train beyond the city limits for some quality stargazing with experts from the Arrowhead Astronomical Society. All this and the cosmic sounds from the Duluth lounge band. Tickets are $25, including pizza dinner and two drink tickets.
"Astronomical Heresies: A Survey of Weird and Fantastic Ideas about the Solar System," a talk and tour presented by the guys of Gonzo Science, Jim and Allen Richardson, at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4. Renegade's Comedy Olympics return
Renegade Comedy Theatre is bringing back its Comedy Olympics, with sneak previews at an alternate spot: the Duluth Play Ground.
Renegade regulars will be performing improv-style competitive comedy similar to that seen on "Whose Line is It Anyway." Teams vie for laughs and rulings from the referee.
Comedy Olympics will move back to Teatro Zuccone after construction on the theater is completed, probablyly in early July. A wall behind the stage is being punched out, a scene shop under construction, and another wall is being removed to add a wider ramp to the stage.
Shows are at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, through June 27 at the Play Ground, 11 E. Superior St. Tickets are $5. Call (218) 722-6775 or go to www.renegadecomedytheatre.com for more information.
Shooter Jennings opens Big Top season
The tent has been raised in Bayfield and Big Top Chautauqua opens its 24th season at 7:30 p.m. Friday with a festival including music by house band Blue Canvas Orchestra, plus food and drink specials and giveaways.
Shooter Jennings is the first headliner of the season. The country singer who follows in his famous father's "outlaw" footsteps performs at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $28.
Jennings, the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, spent his first few years sleeping in a crib on his parents' tour bus. His second album, "Electric Rodeo," was released in 2006, followed by a live set, "Live at Irving Plaza."
For more information, go to www.bigtop.org .
Hear more about the murders at Glensheen
Here is the rare opportunity to hear about the murders at Glensheen on site at the Congdon estate.
The publisher and authors of "Will to Murder" are launching the fourth edition of the book about what happened at Glensheen almost 32 years ago when Elizabeth Congdon and her nurse, Velma Pietila, were killed. The latest edition includes new information on the still-evolving story.
There are two book signings at 6-7:30 p.m. and 8-9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Glensheen. The event features a brief presentation by the authors, Gail Feichtinger, a former News Tribune crime reporter, and John DeSanto and Gary Waller, who investigated and prosecuted those responsible for the crimes.
The authors will offer insight as guests tour the relevant areas of the mansion.
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (218) 726-8910.
Rock Band camp jam session
'Tis the season of live music at the Shell Lake (Wis.) Pavilion.
See the end result of Rock Band camp, led by the Tommy Bentz Band, during a monster jam that starts at 2 p.m. Friday. Students will perform original music, as well as songs by rock legends.
The Jazz Faculty performs at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Arts Center performance hall and at 7:30 p.m. at the Shell Lake Pavilion, before the Monday Night Movie festivities. The Jazz Faculty includes trumpet player Lennie Foy, saxophone player Bill Sears and drummer Steve Zenz.
For more information, call (715) 468-2414, or go to www.shelllakeartcenter.org .
