DULUTH — If you're at all interested in Finnish culture, you're already aware that this week sees FinnFest return to Duluth. For more on that and other big summer events, check out our weekend fun guide. Here are six more ideas for things to experience this week.
All Pints Eve Hootenanny With apologies to Minnesota's largest brewery down in St. Paul, Saturday, July 27, in Duluth marks the summit of the summer for Upper Midwest craft beverage fans. All Pints North is set to fill Bayfront Festival Park with over 90 breweries and many times that number of people eager to sample their wares.
Of course, beer lovers won't want to wait to get the tasting started — particularly those coming from out of town and want to make the most of their limited time in the self-declared Beer Capital of Minnesota. That's where Bent Paddle Brewing comes in, hosting an All Pints Eve Hootenanny on Friday, July 26, with live music from Funk N Spuds, Sugar on the Roof and Theory of Light. Sunhee's Little Table food truck will roll in with sustenance, there will be lawn games aplenty and the brewery will tap some small-batch pilot beers for those beer lovers who have tried everything (bentpaddlebrewing.
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The show promises to be one of the summer's best parties,.