Nice Girls of the North Second Saturday Marketplace: and Other Happenings This Week

Last month I began noticing the yard sale signs, one of the early signs of spring here. I also saw a few robins and even a hummingbird. The beginning of the baseball season is another annual event that happens every spring. I'm also noticing lots of joggers, which means Grandma's Marathon is just around the corner.

In the Twin Ports, the local arts and crafts markets are year-round affairs. Though they often ramp up preceding the Christmas holiday season, much of our art scene is as reliable as a clock. Just as the hour hand on the clock circles the dial in a ritualistic dance, so do our many arts activities up here in the Northland.

Susie's goose feather pens will be there, among other treasures. 

One of these is the Nice Girls of the North Second Saturday Marketplace at the Lakeside Lester Park Community Center at 106 N. 54th Ave. East in Duluth. They are open for business the second Saturday of every month from 10am- 3pm, which means this coming Saturday, June 8.

Nice Girls of the North is a collaborative effort that is set up like the antique malls downtown and in Canal Park where individual vendors have tables set up. Customers browse the displays, then make their purchases at a central checkout. The marketplace features unique gifts, clothing and home décor, bags, pottery, jewelry, photography, soaps, candles and baby items.

Coffee and snacks are available, and lots of friendly people will greet you if you go.

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OTHER ARTS EVENTS THIS WEEK 

DULUTH ART INSTITUTE 

June 4 Reception for three new shows featuring work by Allen Killian-Moore, Susanna Gault, Russell Prather, Natalie Salminen Rude, Juliana Shibata, and the DAI Interns Rachel Feigal, Megan Finegan, Chieze Kaip, and Sierra Lundmark.
FULL DETAILS HERE

Plus, this June 6 event at 

DULUTH POTTERY

AND THE RED HERRING GRAND CLOSING PARTY ON FRIDAY