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Visit UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute to learn about current projects that balance the economy, resources and environment for resilient communities. Four half hour tours offered at 4:00, 4:30, 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. NRRI's scientists and engineers work to enhance the sustainability of natural resources based industries, assist with environmental monitoring and remediation and help small businesses with technical expertise.

Concerts on the Pier Opens at 5 pm. Performances begin at 6 pm. Glensheen is proud to present Concerts on the Pier for all to enjoy an evening of Minnesota music on the shores of Lake Superior! This is the fifth season Glensheen’s 100-ft pier on Lake Superior has been the location of a concert sereies. This year the gates open an hour earlier, with many opening acts. It kicks off July 3 with Charlie Parr opened by Charlotte Montgomery July 10 – Sarah Krueger opened by Jacob Mahon July 17 – Big Wave Dave & the Ripples July 24 – Black River Revue opened by Jerree Small July 31 – The 4onthefloor opened by Rick McLean Bellisio’s is providing a cash bar. There will be five food trucks: The Rambler, King of Creams, Yker Acres, Log Home Wood Fired Pizza, and El Oasis Del Norte. Plus, Love Creamery will be serving ice cream. Glensheen, 3300 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55804 (218) 726-8910 (888) 454-GLEN https://glensheen.org/ info@glensheen.com

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium presents the guided presentations MYTHBUSTERS: ASTRONOMY and THE NIGHT SKY (star show). MYTHBUSTERS: ASTRONOMY: Myth or Fact? Is Polaris the brightest star in the sky? Is the sky blue because of the oceans? Did we really land on the Moon? Come find out the answers to these questions and more! THE NIGHT SKY: A tour of the stars, constellations, and other objects you may see in the sky tonight. No two shows are alike! Doors open at 6:30pm NO admission fee, FREE show! Seats are first come and may fill up fast. The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium has free weekly shows on Wednesday at 7pm, and paid shows on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm and 7pm ($5 Adults; $3 Children 6 - 12, Seniors, Students; Children 5 and under FREE). To purchase online tickets for a paid show, click on the registration button. You will be asked how many tickets you wish to purchase and for your credit card information. You can select to download a pdf version of your tickets or to have your tickets emailed to you as a pdf attachment. Please bring a printed copy of your tickets with you to the event. See http://d.umn.edu/planet/ for more information. FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/UMDPlanetarium/ #UMDplanetarium Email: planet@d.umn.edu

Learn the fundamentals of surfing and establish a game plan for exploring Lake Superior. Join us from 9am-5pm at the Island Lake Park Public Beach for our comprehensive prone surfing class with ski boat wake riding. This class features equipment selection, care, board control, paddling efficiency, whitewater impact strategies, pop-up, stance, posture, board trim, edging, angling, turning and surf etiquette. After prone surfing we move into a surfing style of SUP paddling and culminate with the hottest new trend - foil surfing! You will get to try foil surfing behind a ski boat and feel your board lift up in the air, literally flying above the surface of the water. Our extensive board inventory and short mast large wing foil set-up allows us to match your ability with the overall intensity of the experience. Lunch break topics and our information packet will help prepare you for the surfing journey that lies ahead. Choose from four different dates with a four person maximum group size. Saturday, July 13 - Friday, July 19 - Sunday, July 21 - Friday, July 26 Cost per session: $85 UMD Student Service Fee payers / $155 Others Phone: 218-726-7128 Email: rsop@d.umn.edu Website: umdrsop.org Stop by: 153 Sports and Health Center 

The scientists and staff of UMD's Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) invite the community to board and tour the Blue Heron research vessel on Friday, July 19, in the Twin Ports Harbor near the Great Lakes Aquarium, 353 Harbor Drive. The LLO Science on Deck event is free and will take place from 12 noon-4 pm. The public will have the opportunity to hear a presentation and they will also get to meet a number of graduate students working on fresh water research. Fresh water researcher Katherine Schreiner will speak at 3 pm about "Microplastics in Lake Superior: their source and fate". The Blue Heron is part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), and is chartered by research scientists to explore any of the Great Lakes. Located on the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth, LLO is the only institute in the country dedicated to the study of large lakes throughout the world. They focus on the global implications of investigations in the areas of aquatic chemistry, circular dynamics, geochemistry, acoustic remote sensing, plankton dynamics, sedimentology and paleoclimatology.

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium presents the guided presentations MOONS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM and THE NIGHT SKY (star show). MOONS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Jupiter has 63 moons (give or take a couple) and Saturn has 67. Some of these moons are similar to our but others are strange places indeed. Some may even support life! Discover some of the most interesting bodies in the Solar System. THE NIGHT SKY: A tour of the stars, constellations, and other objects you may see in the sky tonight. No two shows are alike! Doors open at 6:30pm. Prices: $5 Adults $3 Kids (ages 6-12), Seniors (60+), UMD Students FREE kids 5 and under The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium has free weekly shows on Wednesday at 7pm, and paid shows on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm and 7pm ($5 Adults; $3 Children 6 - 12, Seniors, Students; Children 5 and under FREE). To purchase online tickets for a paid show, click on the registration button. You will be asked how many tickets you wish to purchase and for your credit card information. You can select to download a pdf version of your tickets or to have your tickets emailed to you as a pdf attachment. Please bring a printed copy of your tickets with you to the event. See http://d.umn.edu/planet/ for more information. FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/UMDPlanetarium/ #UMDplanetarium Email: planet@d.umn.edu

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium presents the guided presentations WILBEAR'S ADVENTURE and THE NIGHT SKY (star show). (Presented as a program for children and their family.) WILBEAR'S ADVENTURE: All about a Teddy Bear who wants to fly! From the constellations to the story of the Wright Brothers Wilbear learns about the sky and our endeavours to join the birds who fly in it. THE NIGHT SKY: A tour of the stars, constellations, and other objects you may see in the sky tonight. No two shows are alike! Doors open at 1:30pm. Prices: $5 Adults $3 Kids (ages 6-12), Seniors (60+), UMD Students FREE kids 5 and under The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium has free weekly shows on Wednesday at 7pm, and paid shows on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm and 7pm ($5 Adults; $3 Children 6 - 12, Seniors, Students; Children 5 and under FREE). To purchase online tickets for a paid show, click on the registration button. You will be asked how many tickets you wish to purchase and for your credit card information. You can select to download a pdf version of your tickets or to have your tickets emailed to you as a pdf attachment. Please bring a printed copy of your tickets with you to the event. See http://d.umn.edu/planet/ for more information. FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/UMDPlanetarium/ #UMDplanetarium Email: planet@d.umn.edu

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with us! We will have planetarium shows and hands-on activities and fun for all ages!

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium presents the guided presentations SEEING! A PHOTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS SPACE, TIME, AND MIND and THE NIGHT SKY (star show). SEEING! A PHOTON'S JOURNEY ACROSS SPACE, TIME, AND MIND: Follow the journey of a single photon as it is produced in a distant star, before travelling across the vast expanse of space to land on someone's retina. This fulldome planetarium show explores some of the fascinating processes of the cosmos, from astrophysics to the biology of the eye and brain. Funded through a generous grant from ZEISS, the show is narrated by astronomer and science communicator, Neil deGrasse Tyson. THE NIGHT SKY: A tour of the stars, constellations, and other objects you may see in the sky tonight. No two shows are alike! Doors open at 6:30pm. Prices: $5 Adults $3 Kids (ages 6-12), Seniors (60+), UMD Students FREE kids 5 and under The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium has free weekly shows on Wednesday at 7pm, and paid shows on Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm and 7pm ($5 Adults; $3 Children 6 - 12, Seniors, Students; Children 5 and under FREE). To purchase online tickets for a paid show, click on the registration button. You will be asked how many tickets you wish to purchase and for your credit card information. You can select to download a pdf version of your tickets or to have your tickets emailed to you as a pdf attachment. Please bring a printed copy of your tickets with you to the event. See http://d.umn.edu/planet/ for more information. FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/UMDPlanetarium/ #UMDplanetarium Email: planet@d.umn.edu