The library is open only three days a week?? How is the budget set? Why was the budget cut?

Here’s your chance to ask questions of those who know and those who might be able to do something about it!

Panel:
Tom Pagel, Grand Rapids City Administrator
Amy Dettmer, Grand Rapids Area Library Director
Mindy Nuhring, Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Executive Director
Abby Oxborough, Sugar Lake Lodge Owner/GM & Leadership Lodge Founder

Panel moderated by Molly MacGregor - Grand Rapids City Council Member

Did you know that 136 people have donated $70,000 to a fund to get the library funded again?

Welcome to the first ever MAGICAL * FRYBREAD * BINGO * SONGFEST with Fire and the Village & friends!

At 6pm we will serve supper and begin bingo for fun prizes!

On the menu: Magical frybread made by Leanna Goose and soup from the Kiesler Wellness Center.

Host and performer of the evening, Kemari, will take the stage at 7pm and lead us all into foot-stomping interactive singing to anthemic classics and present songs. His powerful vocals and uplifting energy will have you on your feet, raising your voice and moving your body. Even if you aren't that type!

Thank you Klockow Brewing Company, Leanna Goose, and the Kiesler Wellness Center!

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/456582b9

Join us for our monthly open mic on our taproom stage! Music, jokes, stories, whatever you'd like to express on a stage, this is your chance!

Spring is nigh! Join us for a full day of amazing music from bands all over Minnesota! Singing Chihuahua Tacos and Twisted Sisters Pretzel Co will be on site serving up delicious food. Put on your moshin' shoes and get ready to shake off the cobwebs of winter!

Suggested donation is $20 - all money goes to the bands!

Stop in for our annual Happy Hour for the Forests event with our friends at Forest To Tap! When you purchase a beverage of any kind, you will receive a free sapling!

Come join us every third Tuesday for trivia night! Enjoy Klockow's craft brews, or kombucha on tap. There are new categories each month, so there's always something new!

Ready to test your gaming skills with other local enthusiasts? We’ll have Mario Kart 64 and Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournaments going at the same time!

Winners will receive a gift certificate from The Pines or KBC!

Our host, Lane Newman, will provide light snacks and NA punch for $5. Beer, hard seltzers, and other NAs for purchase at the bar.

Shrubbery will be $5 all day!

John, a local historian, author, and attorney, will be discussing 18th century modes & methods of living through food & drink, clothing, weaponry, & more!

Hays on Tay - Scotch Ale (his historic recipe, developed to our brewhouse) will be the $5 pint special all day!

Join us on Saturday, April, 18th from 2-6 as the creative class convenes for its fourth show at Klockow Gallery. There will be approximately 40 works of art exhibited.

At 4:00 artist, Tom Page will say a few words and introduce the project models for comments. It’s casual, fun and interesting. Stop by, say hi, talk a little art, have a beverage, leave happy. Bring your friends, they’ll thank you.

Join us for a yoga session with certified yoga instructor Kelly! Class is donation based, $15 suggested, will go to Second Harvest Northland.

Join us for our monthly open mic on our taproom stage! Music, jokes, stories, whatever you'd like to express on a stage, this is your chance!

Stories featuring:
Matt Miltich
Sam Miltich
Frank Bibeau
Susie Saxhaug
AND... YOU!
Open mic to follow featured storytellers

Bring your spirit and your story

Free admission & all ages welcome

This activity is made possible in part through an Artist Equity Grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to generous support from the McKnight Foundation.

Join us in welcoming local author Kristen Radaich to our taproom! You'll have the opportunity to purchase her new book, Beer Hiking Minnesota, Wisconsin, & The Upper Peninsula, and talk with her about writing books, hiking with dogs, drinking beer, and anything in between!

STAY TUNED FOR A RESCHEDULED DATE!

Join us for an incredible mashup of fashion and performances of the talented folks of Iron Range Radiance and Fire in the Village!

Both entities will show their handmade fashion collections! Iron Range Radiance will have drag performances between walks, Fire in the Village will have their mobile printmaking station, and we want you to come in your most impressive outfit to share during the Open Runway segment! We can't wait to see you there!

This show is donation based, no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Suggested donation of $20 will go to the artists!

Come join us every third Tuesday for trivia night! Enjoy Klockow's craft brews, or kombucha on tap. There are new categories each month, so there's always something new!

Christopher Carlson is a seasoned technology leader and educator who specializes in making complex ideas accessible. As Director of Architecture at Optum and a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership with a focus on data science, he bridges the gap between cutting-edge innovation and everyday understanding. With over two decades of experience in cloud strategy, automation, and enterprise systems—including senior roles at Oracle—Christopher brings clarity, humor, and grounded insight to the world of artificial intelligence.

His mission today is simple: to demystify AI, challenge the myths shaped by movies like Terminator, and show how these tools can empower real people in real life. Whether you're tech-savvy or tech-shy, Christopher’s approach is designed to inform, engage, and inspire.

Join us for a day of sisterhood at Klockow Brewing Comany! We'll be brewing a whole new beer (style and everything) this year! We'll have snacks, tea, coffee, beers, yoga (donation-based), a sauna on site to purchase sessions. Come and go whenever or stay all day! All ages welcome!

Join us for a yoga session with certified yoga instructor Kelly in celebration of International Women's Day! Class is donation based, $15 suggested, will go to Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation Fund for Women! Sauna sessions from Stonegrove Saunas available for purchase afterwards and Women's Brew Day will be happening all day as well!

Join us in welcoming members of Sugar on the Roof on stringed instruments and the regional professional caller Terrence Smith to the KBC Taproom! Bring your dancing shoes and a positive attitude!

No experience or partner is needed, just the ability to walk and count to 4! All dances will be taught by Terrence Smith. No admission cost, all ages welcome!

Let's get weird for Andy's birthday celebration! We're going to have beer poking (putting hot pokers in beers to caramelize some of the sugars and make a warm, sweet foam on top), Stonegrove Sauna will bring a sauna for folks to buy sessions, we'll have a 0.5K race around the brewery with participation prizes, there will be food of some sort (TBD yet), we'll play some nagelspiel (hammer nails into a stump for fun), and then later in the evening will be taproom barn dance (see other event posting). Join in on the end-of-winter (hopefully) fun!

Join the People Powered Party!

KAXE is hitting the road! We want to celebrate the People Powered Pilsner launch with you.

If you haven’t heard, this isn't just a beer; it’s a collective effort to support the independent voice of Northern Minnesota. The KAXE Board teamed up with our friends at Jack Pine, Klockow, and Bemidji Brewing to create a German-American Pilsner that honors our community. By pairing richly flavorful German heirloom malt with bright American hops, we’ve created a highly drinkable, effervescent lager with crisp citrus and spicy floral notes.

The best part? Every sip supports the stories and music you love. A portion of the profits from every People Powered Pilsner sold will be donated back to KAXE / KBXE.

Join our radio family! We want to see you at our official People Powered Party!

#PeoplePoweredPilsner #NorthernCommunityRadio #KAXEEvents #DrinkLocal

Come meet Alex & learn about how to grow plants indoors successfully! He’ll discuss his experience learning the craft in Denver, stemming from reading High Times in his formative years, and bringing that knowledge back to the Northwoods! His favorite beer will be $5 the whole day!

Join us for our monthly open mic on our taproom stage! Music, jokes, stories, whatever you'd like to express on a stage, this is your chance!

Stories featuring:

Annie Humphrey
Matthew Miltich
Ehryn Summers
Tasha Klockow
with Michael Goldberg
AND... YOU!
Open mic to follow featured storytellers

Bring your spirit and your story

Free admission & all ages welcome

This activity is made possible in part through an Artist Equity Grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to generous support from the McKnight Foundation.

Join us in welcoming Matt Mlinar (of Mlinar Delight fame), Research Group Leader of Mineral Processing & Metallurgy at the Natural Resources Research Institute in Coleraine! He will tell us all the ways he is not a geologist but somehow plays with rocks all day or something like that.

Matt will be picking out the $5 beer special for the day as well!

Join us for a yoga session with Kelly while cute adoptable kitties from Hero's Heart wander the taproom! Class is donation-based, recommended donation is $15 which goes to Hero's Heart!

Adoptable Animals from Hero's Heart: https://www.herosheartrescue.org/_files/ugd/5bb5e4_35c5383c97624e4a98ee680b8d659cfd.pdf

Come join us every third Tuesday for trivia night! Enjoy Klockow's craft brews, or kombucha on tap. There are new categories each month, so there's always something new!

Join us in welcoming Iron Range Radiance back to the KBC taproom! Artists include: Spectrum, Dixie Diamond, ThatQueerIsa, Jazzlyn, Daddy Whorebucks, and Miz Dyk!

$15 admission goes to the performers, 18+ - MUST HAVE IDs!

Donations of food or clothing welcome and will go to Itasca Pride’s Mutual Aid Stations around the county!

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn two basic wire-wrapping techniques to transform a crystal into a beautiful, wearable necklace!

All supplies is provided, even a digital guide you can take home for future practice.

A variety of crystals will be available for you to choose from, and you’re also welcome to bring your own special stone if you’ve had one waiting for the perfect moment to shine.

Registration: You must register through my official website. Any other links are scams. wiredtoflow.square.site

Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable unless the class is canceled. If the class is rescheduled, your ticket automatically rolls over to the new date, or you can apply it to a different workshop. Tickets can also be transferred to another person.

We are throwing a pop up benefit concert for Save the Boundary Waters! Free will donations, all ages welcome!

We have an epic lineup of musicians supporting the cause:

Ditty Wish
Austin Lunn of Panopticon featuring Andy Klockow
McKeon Hugh Roberts featuring Jed LaPlant
Annie Humphrey
Tattletale

Twisted Sisters Pretzel Co will be serving freshly baked pretzels all day.

Fire in the Village will bring their mobile printmaking station - bring items you'd like to have printed on!

Klockow Brewing Company will donate a portion of the day's proceeds to Save the Boundary Waters.

See how you can help here if you can't make it: https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/action-center