Racism in Minnesota? Really? In the wake of a Facebook scandal that has rocked the UMD community, students and community members will join together on Monday, May 3, as a united community standing together against all forms of racism. UMD students will make a 4-mile march beginning at 10 a.m. at the Washington Center and ending at Kirby Plaza, UMD. (more…)
Sunday, May 2, University of Minnesota Duluth students and faculty will be giving from the arts. Starting at 7 PM, live vocal and instrumental performances will be filling the beautiful Sacred Heart Music Center to benefit the many important programs of CHUM (Churches United in Ministry) and Sacred Heart. Accompanying the jazz and classical stylings of some of UMD’s most talented musicians will be a silent auction of original art pieces as well as a dessert and beverage bar bringing together some of the most delicious gifts the Duluth community has to offer.
Showing your support is as simple as showing up, but any monetary donations will also be greatly appreciated. So at 7 PM, May 2, bring all your friends and family to 201 W. Fourth St. and feel free to dance!
Has anyone been to or ordered cookies from Cookie Temptations in Woodland? All the cookies are handmade from a secret recipe and can be ordered individually or in a bouquet. What do you think of it?
We’re a new band debuting at Homegrown’s New Band Night this Sunday at Pizza Lucé. This is a free, all ages show… we hope to see you there. A Winter Downpour is a new band featuring two ex-members of Portrait of a Drowned Man and a couple of newcomers.
The ’80s is the updated feathers-and-glitter setting for Aristophanes’ political satire, spoken and sung by Emily Parr’s Harbor City School theater students. It’s Thurs-Sunday, April 29-May 2, 7 pm through Saturday, and 2 pm on Sunday. Don’t miss it–it’s at 322 Michigan St. in the Harbor City School Theater. The entrance is in the skywalk.
If you’re looking for a pre- or post-Leif Erickson destination, or you’re looking for an alternate event for the day, bring the kids to the west side this Saturday between 12pm and 5pm for Everybody Outside at Morgan Park.
A class group from UMD is putting this event on to offer outdoor recreation opportunities to kids from the whole Twin Ports area but kids in West Duluth specifically. We’ll have camping skills activities, birding by Lake Superior Zoo, disc golf, fishing skills with MinnAqua, skateboarding demos by Damage Boardshop, and slacklining and a bouldering wall to get kids active and outdoors. All activities are free and we’ll be having raffles and food concessions (with proceeds going to the Morgan Park Playground Fund). See you Saturday!
Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free* to anyone who comes into their stores. *Check with your local shop for its participation and rules.
Dragon Port Games & Comics
3 South Fourth Ave. W., Duluth | (218) 260-2646
Collector’s Connection
Village Mall; 2322 Mountain Shadow Drive, Duluth
Fun and Games in the Greater Ashland Area
212 West Main, Ashland
I hope that the stores involved will post descriptions of the activities for the day — special sales, special games, special events.
Winners will be announced during a Sunday afternoon celebration, 1:30 to 5 p.m., UMD Kirby Ballroom, on May 16. Enjoy the reception, book fair, nominated author readings, featured speaker Beatrice Ojakangas, and the presentation of awards. Program begins at 3:30 p.m. Barton Sutter will emcee. Call 218-726-7889 or visit d.umn.edu/lib/nemba/ for more information.
So I noticed after posting many a flyer around town that some people just didn’t like them, and proceeded to tear them down. Go figure. Anyways, this is my last ditch effort to get the people of Duluth down to the Rex tonight. I promise lots of fun and plenty of dancing opportunities.
My fellow Duluthians, I plead for your faces to appear tonight, and your bodies and your energy!
I was out on a walk with the dog yesterday evening on a country road north of Duluth, the same road I’ve walked literally hundreds of times the past few years.
Kenneth Marunowski
Recent Landscapes
Chester Creek Books & Antiques
(14th Ave E. & Superior St. in back of church across from Alakef)
Opening: 7–9 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2010
Contact Ken at: kmarunow @ kent.edu http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=231462 (more…)
Check it out Thursday at 9 on WDSE/WRPT, local PBS. Tim’s instruments are amazing! And, there’s theplaylistonline.org to watch the show at your convenience.
We’re getting rid of a year’s worth of lost and found, plus donations from the community.
Proceeds benefit our Strong Kids Campaign which raises money for all of our financial assistance programs. Did you even know the Y offers financial assistance? We do! For memberships, programs and summer camp. Things like this rummage sale, along with private donations, are our funding sources.
This video is a couple weeks old now, but I noticed trace amounts of dirty snow left over at Spirit Mountain last week. My neighbor mowed his lawn today, the jerk. Now everybody has to do it.
Join Renegade Theater Company, Lori Pietsch State Farm, and the cast and crew of Dead Man’s Cell Phone for a closing night celebration with Blackwater!
The party, which will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 6-8 pm in the back section of Blackwater, will feature hors d’oeuvres provided by the Blackwater Lounge. There will be a cash bar and a chance to mingle with the cast before seeing them perform!
For every Renegade event you attend this week, you will get the chance for one entry into our prize drawings. That includes Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm) and Renegade Improv (Friday and Saturday at 10:30 pm). Prizes include tickets for upcoming Renegade Mainstage shows and tickets to this years Dink Tank sketch comedy show … and more! You must be present at the party to win.
Join us for the party, for the show, or for both! We look forward to seeing you there!
Predictably, it was a 6-3 vote. The easy part is over. Now the work begins. This ought to be interesting.
Challenge #1: Actually close the sale.
Challenge #2: If the strip club agrees to move out, will it open somewhere else? Wherever “somewhere else” might be, that’ll be a fun little controversy.
Challenges #3 through #209: Figure out how to fix the place up, get someone running it who can make it work, and everything that comes up along the way.
Join Renegade Theater Company, Lori Pietsch State Farm, and the cast and crew of Dead Man’s Cell Phone for a closing night celebration with Blackwater!
