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The Ely Film Festival will be held from Wednesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 15.
At the Ely Public Library on Tuesday, March 17 at 3 p.m. the program will be Get Crafty: St. Patrick’s Day Crafts, geared for children ages 3 to 10 but all ages are welcome. Shamrocks, Leprechauns and all things green. Join Tricia in a fun hour that will be full of all things related to St. Patrick’s Day. Multiple crafts and stations will be available where you can do as much or as little as you like. This program will be geared toward children ages three to 10 but everyone is welcome. Registration is required.
Ely Chapter FD of P.E.O. International will hold its March meeting on Thursday, March 19 at Grace Lutheran Church with social time at 12:30 p.m. and meeting to follow at 1 p.m. Any visiting P.E.O. members are welcome. Please call program chair Katie Kopp-Nelson at 952-250-7599 with any questions.
At the Ely Public Library on Thursday, March 19 at noon the program will be Deadly Knits - for adults and teens. Knit-along (or crochet) while we listen to and discuss a true crime podcast. Registration not required. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Library.
At the Ely Public Library on Friday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m. there will be an astronomy program with the Ely Dark Sky Festival.
History Happy Hour delves into the rich history of the Ely, Minnesota Area with pint-sized stories that are informative and entertaining in less than a half an hour. Since its inception, cinema and its film-making processes have played a significant role in society. Operating as a dynamic twoway street, film both reflects society and molds it. Ely had several theatrical options but the Ely State Theater became its crown jewel entertaining the community starting in 1936 and continues to do so today. Join host, Jess Edberg, executive director of the Dorothy Molter Museum as she scratches the surface on this local history topic, inspiring listeners to take a deeper dive on their own on March 18 at 5 p.m. at the Boathouse Brewpub & Restaurant. History Happy Hour is supported in-kind by the Boathouse Brewpub, Ely’s Heritage Preservation Commission, the Dorothy Molter Museum, Ely-Winton Historical Society, Boundary Waters Connect, the Ely Folk School, Ely Echo, Timberjay and Ely Trivia.
The Ely Dark Sky Festival is right around the corner: March 19-22 (spring equinox weekend).
Ely Community Resource will hold the 48th annual ECR Art Auction fundraiser on Saturday, March 21 starting at 4:30 p.m. at Ely’s Historic State Theater. Tickets are $20. The live auction starts at 6 p.m.
