The Bull Pen

The Bull Pen is a sports bar and grill that is located just south of I-90. The Bull Pen offers a full menu of great food and beverages!

The Bean

The Bean is a drive thru coffee experience providing high quality coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cider, smoothies, & espresso drinks, at a reasonable price to a wide range of customers who are on the go and need quick access to coffee & specialty drink beverages.

Jeezy - Playlist Concert

Jeezy performs his Playlist Concert at Varsity Theater on July 11th. This show is 18+ with valid ID. Under 18s can attend with a legal parent or guardian.

Columbia Heights Music in the Park - Tjärnblom

Tjärnblom, Swedish for "woodland lake flower", is a Scandinavian-style string band featuring a beautiful blend of Nyckelharpa, Octave Mandolin, Harmonium and Cello. They travel a modern "Snoose Boulevard Highway" in their musical journey, playing a repertoire of both old and new Swedish, Finnish, Minnesotan and original tunes for dancing and for listening. They’ve performed across the Midwest, and have appeared on Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion show.

This event is sponsored by Northeast Bank. The Big Red Wagon food truck will be in attendance. 

Audacious Raw Theater Year 8: There is a Field

Catherine Glynn’s A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater) and Lanesboro Arts proudly present Audacious Raw Theater Year 8: There is a Field on Saturday, July 6th. Starting at 7 pm at Gateway Park, seven or more newly devised dramatic works will be revealed in A.R.T.’s typically raw and wonderful fashion. This year’s works center on Parenthood, Procreation, and Reproductive Justice and will feature Katie Berger Wood, Eric Decker, Juliana Frick, Hannah Gaff, Catherine Glynn, Nicholette Routhier, Hilary Williams, and Jerome York.

Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting

This annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the total loss of the 29 crew members aboard on November 10, 1975. It is also a time to reflect on the memory of all lives lost on the Great Lakes.

The lighthouse, fog signal building, and visitor center will be open for visitors. Guides will welcome visitors and provide historic site and shipwreck information. Throughout the day, visitors can watch a film about Edmund Fitzgerald in the visitor center, or join a guided tour exploring the history of Fitzgerald's final voyage.