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Here are printable tickets for the orchestra concert. It is free (tickets, click more), sorry you can’t go into the exhibits, just the concert.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Aquarium

We will be playing the first movement of Schubert’s unfinished symphony, the first movement of the brandenburg concerto, a couple other pieces I can’t think of right now (Handel), and a new piece of mine, Alpen Lied.
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Wondering if anyone else has some good before and after pumpkin pics.

We are looking to get our first Christmas Tree, but need some advice on where to go for a good deal. Any suggestions?

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

The proposed Northern Lights Express from Minneapolis to Duluth runs into complications after a MnDOT “worst-case” estimate comes in much higher than a more conservative estimate by rail supporters.

Can anyone recommend a Mac compatible slide and 35mm negative scanner/converter? I’m not a professional, I just want to download all my old pre-digital camera photos. I’ve read customer reviews for products listed on Amazon, and now turn to a more trusted source of opinion …the readers of PDD. You don’t have to list any specs, but I would like to know what you like, and why. Thanks.

Killer Khan wrestled at the Duluth Arena on Aug. 8, 1987. The infamous Mr. Fuji is in the background of the top photo.

Nick Bockwinkel was special guest referee for one of the matches on this card.

The Bentleyville Tour of Lights is open every day, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., until Jan. 2. There are buses and trains to take you there and cookies and hot chocolate waiting for you. It’s free.

…and I’m gonna have about two weeks of free time to just waste away. What are some things that I need to go and check out? Thank you.

Jason Wussow and Dan Dresser’s adventures in cooking on the exhaust manifold of a 1989 Toyota Camry continue tonight. They’re making a special meal for the mayor and his wife. A screening of the short “Cooking on the Car” movie will be part of the event.

Friday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. | Beaner’s Central

Speaking of coffee shops, the Red Mug in Superior is celebrating its 5th anniversary with prizes and specials all day today.

Just wondering if anyone else remembers the big snowstorm of ’83? It actually hit the night before Thanksgiving. I was working at what was called the Duluth Arena then and we got snowed in. I got to pull my car inside and sleep in the auditorium mezzanine. It was pretty sweet. We took an Arena ice truck and tried to get to Superior for some beer, but had to turn back. We did manage to walk down in the middle of the blizzard and eat at Godfather’s on London Road, right before they closed up shop. I remember we even managed to throw a snowball or two at Jack McKenna’s weather window on Michigan Street.

Good times.

The coolest thing about this monster blizzard was the thunder and lighting. That was the first time I had ever seen that, and I don’t think it’s happened since.

Do you have a family member, partner, or friend who might enjoy taking a class through the co-op? We have some great classes coming up, and they make a fantastic gift idea at $20 for co-op members, and $25 for non-members. Coming up:

Uber-knowledgeable Celia Linneman returns to teach, “Herbal Crafts for Kids” on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 12:30 – 2 p.m. The class is for kids ages 7-12 and will have them creating some holiday gifts on their own, from salt and sugar scrubs to lip balms.

On Tuesday, Dec. 8, is “Cooking in a Winter Wonderland” featuring WFC’s own Shannon Szymkowiak with super dishes and deep thoughts about eating locally for the wintertime.

Then on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6-8 p.m raw food guru Emily White returns to teach a “Raw Christmas Goodies” class about indulging in holiday goodies without all the guilt.

Here’s to your health and well-being this holiday season! For more information, go to www.wholefoods.coop. Thank you.

I was looking through the Duluth reviews on yelp.com and things are looking sparse and outdated. There are precious few reviews from Duluthians, it’s mostly just weekend tourists. I know you all have strong opinions on the M&H, your dentist, the parking situation in Canal… so go post some reviews, add businesses you don’t see, and let’s make Duluth sound good! Or bad, whichever you prefer.

Allow me to once again lead the PDD Thanksgiving prayer. I’ll go ahead and take friends, family and food for granted as usual.

This year I’m most thankful for dentists, particularly the one who is finally going to fix my cavity next week.

I’m also thankful for Minnesota Care and Delta Dental, which aren’t necessarily the best friends of dentists, but are a big help to me.

I’m also thankful for people who won’t turn the comments to this post into a bitter debate about health care, even though I kind of provoked them.

There. Now what are you thankful for?

(Here’s what we were thankful for in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003.)

Come to 7th annual holiday celebration of art, food and music at the Historic Trade and Commerce Marketplace at Hammond and Broadway in Superior. Off the Wall, Artist Market is in the Red Mug and North End Arts Gallery. Saturday dec. 5 is a building-wide open house, gallery reception in the evening, and live music after in the Red Mug. Off the Wall runs through December. The Red Mug, Duluth Pottery, Art in the Alley and North End Arts Gallery are open daily for the season.

Show : December 5 – 23, 2009

December 5: Open House 9am – 5pm
Gallery reception 5pm – 7pm
Live music in the red Mug 8pm – 10pm

Red Mug coffeehouse, Art in the Alley, North End Arts Gallery and Duluth Pottery, Superior Division at the
Trade and Commerce Marketplace
1323 Broadway, Superior

Info: www.neartscouncil.org, karin@duluthpottery.com
392-6007, 399-0921 or 348-5008

Dear Chad,
Please come back to the Artist’s Way group. We miss you!

Everybody else, keep an eye out for the next Artist’s Way session, starting in December!

Rubber Chicken Theater presents their Second Annual Holiday Comedy Revue, entitled “Have Yourself an H1N1 Christmas, or, Snufflin’ in a Swine Flu Wonderland”.

December 11-12, 18-19, 26 and 31 at 7pm at The Venue at Mohaupt Block, located at 2024 West Superior Street in the West End of Duluth, right next to Anderson Furniture. Tickets are $15 per person. The Venue has a full bar, so folks can enjoy beverages before the show and at intermission. Oftentimes, the show is much funnier after a visit to the Venue bar.

We’ll examine the disagreement between Fond-du-Luth Casino and the City of Duluth, take a sneak peek at a UMD faculty Holiday Party hosted by Rod Raymond, and try to help out the Proctor Police Department by finding a winning bidder for their motorized recliner that looks an awful lot like a La-Z-Boy, but is not.

Audiences will also get a chance to see the debut of the new horror film “Parabolic Activity”, starring local meteorologists Dave Anderson and George Kessler. Be sure and look for the Super Secret Celebrity Cameo in the shocking twist ending.

“Have Yourself an H1N1 Christmas” will be written and performed by Greg Anderson, Minden Anderson, Taylor Martin-Romme, Brian Matuszak, Anna Vogt, and Sharon Dixon Obst. Jerry Bacon and Anders Hultstrom are overseeing the technical elements and Linda Bray is the piano accompanist extraordinaire. Additional material is being written by Cheri Tesarek and Nathan St. Germain.

INFO: (218) 213-2780, Brian@RubberChickenTheater.com

aged 35 and up to play in a league on Sunday nights. There are 6 teams, it’s supposed to be a 40 and over league but they’re pretty loose on the rules. I’m on the “6th team” — they put together an emergency team so everyone could play every week, but we need a few warm bodies. I would say the level is intermediate to advanced…. So yeah, call Mars Lakeview at 722-4455 if you need any info. Times are between 6 and 8pm, which is pretty nice.

Check out the latest interview with White Man’s World writer/director Jason Page.

The time to spend money we don’t really have is upon us. So why not give that money from the future to our friends and neighbors?

With that sentiment in mind, the folks at Perfect Duluth Day have compiled a selection of locally produced goods and services to add to your shopping list. Click on the pics below for details about each item.

This fabulous showcase is by no means comprehensive, of course. We at PDD would like you to contribute to it through the comments. If you know of a local something special for that special someone, let it be known.

So I guess there’s this Plaid Friday thing in San Francisco to encourage shopping locally rather than in the big box stores on the evil Black Friday. I’m not much of a Christmas shopper myself, and don’t even plan to leave the house Friday, but I suppose most people are.

What businesses are you planning to support with your Christmas cash (er, plastic)? Can you think of any less-obvious spots? For example, it looks like two galleries are the original players behind Plaid Friday – I wouldn’t normally think about shopping at an art gallery.

Maybe a local shopping list, compiled from the comments, will be added to the PDD guides!

We’ve got this old Hoover vacuum cleaner taking up space in the basement. It kind of still works, but mostly it just makes a bunch of noise and reorganizes the dirt on the floor. It was replaced with a new Hoover about two years ago.

I haven’t looked into whether the garbage man will take it or if it needs to be brought to a materials recovery center or what. In the meantime, here’s what I’m wondering:

If I were a creative or moderately handy person, what kind of reuses for this vacuum could there be? Could Tim Kaiser make a musical instrument out of it? Would the brush roll make a good dog brush? Can I donate the hose to Last Place on Earth as drug paraphernilia or maybe a sex toy?

This vacuum was built to clean up the world, so help me resist the urge to just toss it into a landfull. Or at least help me come up with a bunch of entertaining and impractical ideas for reuse before I  just go ahead and  throw it out anyway.

Whatever you do, don’t try to explain to me how it can be fixed. The ship already sailed on that when it was replaced. If you want it fixed, I’ll glady give it to you and you can fix it all you want.

As Perfect Duluth Day and others noted earlier this year, Google Maps Street View arrived in Duluth with a brief run-through. [See the original PDD piece.]

Now however, Google has taken Street View to a major portion of Duluth and surrounding areas, and I write about it with a number of example photos including the Kozy Bar at my personal Web site:

http://www.truthisapathlessland.com/

Best Regards,
Lane R. Ellis

AP Chief Asian Photographer David Guttenfelder has been covering Afghanistan since 2001. His photos are impressive to say the least.

He vacations every summer with his wife and two daughters at Three Lakes, near Eagle River, Wis. His wife is from Neenah.

Listen to Mike Simonson’s interview with Guttenfelder on KUWS.fm.
View Guttenfelder’s photos on Denverpost.com.

How much do you love the guy at Taco Bell with the fake British accent / Thurston Howell III voice?

The Rez, The Feelin’ Band and Pistol Whippin’ Party Pengins will be playing at the Orpheum Duluth (downstairs NorShor) on Friday Nov. 20 at 8PM – $7 – Get there early and catch all the music!

Light and Love and Healing to you all,
-Patrick Arden McNally

Boy Finds Own Real-Life E.T.

Boy Finds Own Real-Life E.T.

MN Vikings badass Jared Allen talks about his mullet lifestyle.

Duluth’s own Turbo Rathvon will be performing at Beaner’s Central with James O’Neal and Skinny Longfeet. The show is Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. Cover $5.