Thursday July 1, 2010 – 7pm
Compilation CD Release Show
Hattie Peterson | Coyote | Shaunna Heckman
$10 (includes CD)
Teatro Zuccone
222 E. Superior St.
218.336-1414, www.teatrozuccone.com

Artwork by Sarah Heimer

New Paintings by Ed Newman at Beaner’s Central
The Many Faces of Ennyman

Original paintings by Ed Newman will be on display at Beaner’s Central in Spirit Valley during the month of July. The public is invited to an art opening July 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. The title of the event will be The Many Faces of Ennyman.

The opening will include live music by Perfectini, a jazz duet comprised of Robert Linnemann on sax with Darin Bergsven, electric guitar, their soothing sounds offering hints of Miles and Wes Montgomery or Billy Bernard. An original film showing the Act of Creation will also be shown during the opening with portions of the soundtrack being original contributions from John Heino of Centerville All Stars fame.

To see examples of Ed’s work, The Many Faces of Ennyman blog can be found at ed-newman.blogspot.com where a new picture is posted each morning. For more information: ennyman @ northlc.com

A portion of proceeds will donated to the Art for a Cure fight against cancer and for the Modest Home Makeover project.

Explore Minnesota and 89.3 The Current have partnered to put together a sampling of popular music from Minnesota bands.

Among the 59 tracks are songs by Retribution Gospel Choir, Cloud Cult, Low and the Alrights.

Click here to check it out.

And, of course, you can hear Minnesota music every Wednesday in Duluth at 5 p.m. on 103.3FM KUMD‘s “The Local.”
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What is the longest freshwater sandbar in the world? Wikipedia’s Minnesota Point page says that Minnesota Point and Wisconsin Pont combined make the largest freshwater sandbar, and someone at UMD says Park Point alone is the longest. However, a Vista Fleet tour guide said that Minnesota Point was the second longest freshwater sandbar, and a Google search for “second longest freshwater sandbar” finds many references to Park Point. (more…)

This circulated in my FB stream, asking if it was the Duluth or Minneapolis ABC station. No, it’s Rochester. A flatter, warmer, duller (save for this!) Duluth.

Hugh Mongous

Lithis is the proud winner of the PDD Tofu Raffle.

Old Woman #1: “Do you have waffles?”
Counter Clerk: “No. We’re a Chinese restaurant.”
Old Woman #1: (loudly to friend, apparently hard of hearing) “They don’t have waffles.”
Old Woman #2: “Ask them if they have pancakes.”
Old Woman #1: “Do you have pancakes?”
Counter Clerk: “No. We only have Chinese food.”
Old Woman #1: (loudly) “No. They only have Chinese food.”
Old Woman #2: “Ask them if they have Chinese pancakes.”

Beginning July 17, Duluthians must dial area code 715 to call Superior.  The good old days are over.

Starting August 14, some new numbers in the 715 area code will be issued area code 534.

What are local calls now will still be local calls, but you’ll have to dial the extra numbers, so, it’s pretty much the end of the world as we know it.

Does anyone out there in PDD land have experience buying legit prescription meds online? Ideally some place inexpensive and trustworthy, of course.

Perfect Duluth Day is seven years old today — Tuesday, June 29. Join us for a small degree of antics at Pizza Lucé’s bar around 8:30 p.m.

Tofu raffle * Cocktail consumption * Cliff-dweller camaraderie

The Morley Heights playground project is moving forward quickly! On Saturday, July 10, our equipment will be delivered to the park and we will need plenty of volunteers to help us assemble it.

We are planning two assembly shifts for the 10th. The first will run from 8am to noon and the second from 1pm to 5pm. No previous construction experience necessary – we just need lots of people power.

If you want to help out, please email me (mickeypearson @ gmail.com) and indicate your availability for that weekend.

Many thanks for your interest and help!

Fill your market bag with fresh vegetables, breads, bakery, flowers, meats, fruits, berries, eggs, transplants, herbs, spices, canned goods, nuts and lots more all fresh from your neighbors.

Stay to browse handmade treasures from local crafters and artisans while taking in the live local music every week!

EBT/Food Stamp Cards are Welcome!

Every Wednesday!
May 19 – September 29
1:30-4:30
On the UMD campus at the Kirby Plaza Bus Hub
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Saw this ad in Sunday’s DNT

This week I had a chance to glimpse some of the immense cultural riches of the Ojibwe people who along with other Native American people have occupied this area for thousands of years. And you can check them out too, if you want.
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In addition to the usual Duluth summertime hoopla there seems to be quite a few new or newish attractions this year.

The luxury expedition vessel Clelia II returns to Duluth five times this summer — June 26, July 10, July 24, Sept. 4 and Sept. 18.

Spirit Mountain’s Timber Twister Alpine Roller Coaster opens July 1. Rides are $8.

International Explorations is bringing its Treasure Adventure to the
former LaFarge cement terminal site from July 24 through August 8. Treasure hunter Scott Mitchen will display over $8 million of lost stuff. (Link to short video.)

Eight Tall Ships will visit Duluth between July 28 through Aug. 3.

Walking With Dinosaurs comes to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Aug. 6-8.

4:30pm — Holy cow the emergency siren went off and a tornado watch has been issued in Duluth. I can’t remember ever hearing that siren go off for realsies before. And it’s so nice out.

According to the National Weather Service’s Duluth forecast office: “Hail and heavy rain reported on Highway 20 just inside St. Louis County.”

4:50pm — It’s actually a severe thunderstorm warning. The tornado watch siren was sounded by mistake. And it’s still sunny and hot in Duluth.

5:30pm — Clouds are creeping in. Faint traces of drizzle. People who are mowing their lawns have begun jogging.

5:45pm — Rumblings in the distance. Is that thunder or an airplane?

6:00pm — A little lightening over the hill. The storm seems to be mostly north of Duluth.

6:20pm — Things seems to be slowly shifting … slowly … holy cow! Run for cover! Or grab a swimsuit and have some fun! No! Don’t do that! Haaaaail! Watch out for flying deck furniture!

6:25pm — Whew. I guess that’s it. Just a little rain now. National Weather Service’s Duluth forecast office: “An aluminum flag pole was snapped in half by the wind (in Proctor). Pea-size hail.”

8:15pm — Lordy mama! Is it coming back? Yikes. Well … I guess it’s not as furious this time. Or maybe I’m less easily impressed.

9:16pm — National Weather Service’s Duluth forecast office: “A 6-to-7-inch-diameter tree snapped off, State Highway 27 (in Brule).”

I don’t know what he did, but it sounds like a nice gig.

How do we get ahold of this agent?

Ad from a local newspaper, June 1910.

There is a great fundraiser for the Food Bank going on tonight called Grill Wars. It takes place in the courtyard behind Fitgers and features a friendly burger competition between local vendors, and lots of free beef to stuff your gourd with. A cash or non-perishable food donation is all that is required, and beer is for sale. 5-7 pm. See you there!

Hello! Once again, time to fire up your bike and get to the co-op for a ride! Have you got a good secret road you wanna share? We’re running out of new places to go, and with the road construction, it’s a little harder to get out of town. So come one down, and let’s ride.

COGGS is a local nonprofit cycling advocacy group that builds and maintains many of the single-track trails in Duluth, including Piedmont, Spirit Mountain, Lester Park, etc.

In the past six months there have been some incredible things happening with COGGS that I wanted to take a moment to share with the rest of the Twin Ports community.
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Superior-based Amsoil is paying $6 million for naming rights to the new arena at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. So, is $20,000 too much to ask to get the logo tattooed on a dude’s arm?

I mention this because a guy from Superior has taken out an ad on Craigslist offering his arm “to be tattooed for an advertisement.” Specifically, he notes it will go on his forearm and be approximately 2-1/2 inches by 7 inches.

Tired of smoking cigarettes? Have you tried to quit on your own, but had trouble succeeding? How about getting some help with quitting?

The Tobacco Use Research Center at the University of Minnesota Duluth is doing a research study that examines a novel approach to quitting smoking by using a new tobacco product as a step toward becoming smoke-free.

If you are interested in finding out more about the study, call us toll free 877-665-9904 and leave your name and number.

Oooooh yeeeeeah, you better believe Perfect Duluth Day is a proud sponsor of Tribute Fest at the Buffalo House.

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Arts on Superior (formerly Comprehensive Arts Planning Program) of Two Harbors, in cooperation with the City of Two Harbors, has received a grant to produce 10 outdoor Friday concerts in the historic Thomas Owens Band Shell on Waterfront Drive (6th St) and 3rd Avenue in Two Harbors this season.

Arts on Superior is looking for North Shore artists in various performance genres for this series: music, storytelling, dance, puppetry, and theater.
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Yay for more Farmers Markets and locally produced goods! Some good folks have branched out and started up a market in the Miller Hill Mall parking lot by the big marquee. It runs every Wednesday from 11-3 and every Saturday from 9-2 … nice for those of us who sleep in on the weekends and don’t make it over to the one on 14th.

Word has it there are some lovely fresh flowers, jams, jellies, etc. there and they are looking for more vendors, even of crafts/jewelry, so if you are looking to table, this is a great spot for it. Check it out, and support your local growers.

Next Tuesday, June 29, is the 7th anniversary of the first post on Perfect Duluth Day — which is what we call PDD’s birthday.

We’ll be having a little cocktail affair, as usual. This year it will be at Pizza Luce, in the bar. Let’s say 8:30ish.

There will be a tofu raffle, we’ll give away our last two-dozen PDD bumper stickers and … gosh, I don’t know, maybe you should dress up as your Gravatar.

Anyway, mark your calendar or whatever. I’ll remind you again next week.

By the way, trivia fans, PDD shares its birthday with comedian Richard Lewis and actors Gary Busey and Slim Pickens.

Sorry for the belatedness, but I felt I had to acknowledge the 16th anniversary of the release of Guided By Voices’ Bee Thousand, one of my favorite rock albums of all time. Pitchfork has it at #10 in the Top 100 Albums of the ’90s, a tad low if you ask me. I may be slightly obsessed with GBV, but I think this album has something for just about everyone. “I am a Scientist!”