April 4-7, 2024

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

Feature & Entertainment Lineup

Every year we bring unique features, entertainment and education to our shows as an added value to you! Check out the lineup below and click the links for more details on each!

Patric Richardson – The Laundry Guy

Patric Richardson, host of The Laundry Guy on Discovery+ and author of the bestseller Laundry Love, finding  joy in a common chore brings all of his best tips to change your laundry life.  Learn a new easier approach to laundry in a more sustainable way, and realize that with the right tools, it’s fun!  What do vodka, vinegar and aluminum foil do in the laundry room? Find out, and soon laundry day will be your favorite day of the week

Professional Organizer Melissa Klug

Melissa Klug is a master-certified professional organizer based in the Twin Cities, one of 65 people on the globe who have achieved Master Status as a KonMari Method Organizer. She has organized hundreds of homes across the United States. Starting out as a super disorganized person herself, Melissa discovered the life-changing magic of organizing thanks to Marie Kondo. She then dedicated her career to helping others achieve the same happiness she found after organizing her house. Because Melissa spent decades in messy spaces, she knows better than anyone that you CAN change (no matter your age), declutter your home and change your life. Her business, Home By Eleven, helps clients in person and online at homebyeleven.com

Melissa will be presenting the following topics…

Declutter Your Home – Change Your Life

Do you want to declutter and organize your house, but every time you look around, you are completely overwhelmed and have no idea where to start…so then you find yourself on the couch with whatever is new on Netflix? Our guest speaker has been there–and knows exactly how to give you a plan to get out of the overwhelm, and back to a home that you love. What you will find is that you can truly change your life just by creating a space that is organized, with simple systems to keep up your hard work.

Downsizing After Decades

We live in our homes for years and years, and when it comes time to put that home on the market and move to a different space, you find yourself surrounded by decades of STUFF–but no idea how to handle it. Our guest speaker knows how hard this is, and wants to make it a little easier for you to make this transition into LOVING your new space–while keeping your family relationships happy also!

Lawn & Turf Pro – Ryan Moy

Head Groundskeeper Minnesota United FC

Ryan Moy, the MN United Futbol Club’s head Groundkeeper, joined the team in 2018. Ever since, Ryan has learned a multitude of tips and tricks to help alleviate the daunting task of lawn maintenance. From equipment and tools, to maintenance scheduling and grass variety selections, Ryan hopes to share his knowledge and connect lawn goals to actionable items to make life a little easier for all who attend his presentations.

The Gentleman Forager – Mike Kempenich

Mike Kempenich—also known as “The Gentleman Forager”—is an exotic mushroom cultivator, forager, educator, and wild foods distributor from Minneapolis, Minnesota who has been described as a leader in the locavore dining, wild foraging, and vertical urban-farming movements. Mike is also the founder of a retail company called Forest To Fork, which specializes in specialty mushroom cultivation and retail sales of mushrooms and other food products.

For more than a decade, Gentleman Forager (GF) has been building a recognized, and respected brand in the wild food industry. Their mission is to revolutionize the way mushrooms, and other wild foods, are integrated into consumers’ lifestyles.

Featuring special guest, Executive Chef Ashley Estrada

Executive Chef Ashley Estrada has been the Executive Chef of The Sample Room in Northeast Minneapolis for the past four years, where the concept of the restaurant means she has the opportunity to change the small plates on her menu every week.  Her lifelong love of the outdoors, wild foods, and a deep passion for creating unique dishes with a familiar overtone have become her hallmark as a Chef. From wild mushrooms, rice, berries and plants to unique proteins like camel, buffalo and Elk, Chef Ashley brings the wild forest to your plate with her approachable and delicious dishes.

The Renegade Gardener

The Renegade Gardener “Don Engebretson” is one of America’s best-known gardening authorities who has been seen on PBS, HGTV & DIY Network. His opinionated work as a garden writer for national publications has won him six national writing awards!

Don will be doing daily presentations on the following topics…

Common Gardening Myths and the Mayhem They Cause

They are as common as deer, as persistent as Japanese Beetles and as tough to wipe out as Creeping Charley: erroneous myths about garden plants, products and procedures that cost gardeners time and money while actually harming the look and health of their yards, gardens and landscapes.

In this fast-paced primer, Don dispenses the false notions created by common gardening myths by replacing error with the truth about fertilizers, wood mulch, landscape fabric, chemical products, lawn mower settings, planting procedures, soil amendments and many more.

Yes, You Can! Landscape Design for Homeowners

What’s more DIY than gardening? Except homeowners discover that planting a shrub is one thing; creating a professional, functional design plan for their property is another.

This new presentation was created by Don as a result of consumer demand. “I want to landscape my own yard but don’t know the steps, or where to begin,” is something Don has heard a thousand times. Don takes your audience through every step of the design process and instills in them the knowledge and confidence they need to create the beautiful yard, garden, and overall landscape they have always wanted.

Maria Wesserle

Marty Berglund

Eating & Drinking Headquarters

Sponsored by Lake of the Woods Brewing Company & Budweiser

When you’re ready to recharge from all of the show action or just feel a little thirsty… stop by the official eating & drinking headquarters to quench your cravings!