Birdsong walk 8-9:30 a.m. at Jay Cooke State Park on a 1.5-mile paved trail, great for beginning birders. Binoculars provided. Meet at the River Inn Visitor Center parking lot. Wildflower walk 1-2:30 p.m., proper footwear suggested for this 2-mile walk on possible slippery trails. 218-673-7005

“Jay Cooke Park and the Northern Pacific Railroad” presentation by Ken Buehler 10-11 a.m., Cloquet LIbrary.

County Seat Theater presents the comedy “First Night” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., also 2 p.m. closing performance Sunday, May 19. Tickets: http://www.countyseattheater.com, 878-0071.

SUNDAY, MAY 19

Senior dance 1-4 p.m., Cloquet VFW, with music by the Two for the Road. Potluck, $10 cover. 218-210-7793, 391-4783

MONDAY, MAY 20

Smear League 2-5 p.m. at the Cloquet VFW, today due to the Memorial Day holiday. Meetings on the the second and fourth Mondays for the summer will resume on Monday, June 10.

Cloquet Gamblers Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Mondays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 615 12th St. in Cloquet. No reservations or registration needed. Questions, call the hotline: 855-222-5542. minnesotaga.com

Burgers & Bikes & Beer fundraiser 6-8 p.m. at The Rendezvous Sports Bar & Grill in Cloquet. Hosted by the Sweet Spokes Cycling Team for the American Diabetes Association.

TUESDAY, MAY 21

Authors in Conversation, 12 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. Free program featuring Minnesota authors Jess Lourey, Kristi Belcamino and Sarah Stonich. Hosted by the Arrowhead Library System.

Cribbage 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Villa Vista in Cromwell, 218-644-3331.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

Carlton Area Lions Club meets 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the Carlton VFW. Carlton Area Lions Club Facebook, 218-451-0715

Wright Seniors meet at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Wright Senior Center, 1404 Fourth St.

THURSDAY, MAY 23

Storytime 2-2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Moose Lake Public Library, 313 Elm Ave.

“The Hmong People: from Mountains to Skyscrapers” with Pakou Ly 6-7 p.m., Cloquet Public Library.

Cloquet American Legion Auxiliary Post 262 members will have National Poppy Day poppy distribution tables 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at L&M, Super One, Walmart and the Cloquet Armory. Donations support disabled and hospitalized veterans.

SATURDAY, MAY 25

Book signing 1-3 p.m. at Betty’s Books, next door to Jitter’s in downtown Moose Lake. Local author Elaine Osborne will sign copies of her book, “If I Felt Alone,” about her wide range of ailments caused by five major sewage and chemical spills that contaminated her well water and property, and being gaslighted in her struggle to regain her health.

SUNDAY, MAY 26

Senior dance at the Cloquet VFW 1-4 p.m. with music by Jerry and Joyce. Potluck, $10 cover. 218-210-7793, 391-4783

MONDAY, MAY 27

Memorial Day services across Carlton County.

TUESDAY, MAY 28

Cribbage 6 p.m. the Villa Vista in Cromwell, 218-644-3331.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

Wright Seniors meet at 1 p.m. at the Wright Senior Center, 1404 Fourth St.

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Cloquet Class of ‘57 meets at 11:30 a.m. Call Jean Lamiraude at 218-879-5425 or Clarence Badger at 218-879-4456 to find this month’s dinner meeting location.

Family Movie Night 4-6 p.m., Cloquet Public Library. This month’s movie: “Turning Red.”

SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Carlton County Farmers Market 2024 season starts today, 9 a.m. to noon, in front of Premiere Theatres in Cloquet.

SUNDAY JUNE 2

Senior dance at the Cloquet VFW 1-4 p.m. with music by Ken Sever. Potluck, $10 cover. 218-210-7793, 391-4783

TUESDAY, JUNE 4

Carlton County Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18 meets 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Cloquet VFW.