Crash it.

Careful, HG Chicken. If the plastic WalMart products are too expensive for you, no one is holding a gun to your head. If the hand-crafted necklace made of Thompsonite and silver is too expensive for you, likewise. Maybe it's who I hang out with, but none of my artist friends consider their pursuit a "hobby"- to a person it is their calling.

I could never afford this even though I do value art.  I hope it does well but don't feel bad if it doesn't.  Heather is right that really is a lot of money (not saying you're not worth a lot either Tim K, I just happen to agree with her.)

I agree the poster is wonderful and I like the fun of the concept.  Many people "miss" opportunities to dress up for a serious night on the town in a place where a flannel shirt is not particularly out of place in the theater, galleries or even at the symphony (I wore mine to the lollipop concert so I'm no better than anyone else there).

Tim, come to Beaner's and I'll show you my Thompsonite collection and earrings.  What I'm saying is, people around here do simple arts and crafts stuff that shouldn't be in art shops.  I was in Billings, Montana, and a lot of the art pictures and especially welded sculptures are, in my opinion, a lot more happening than Duluth's scene. It's an opinion. You don't have to agree with it.

Coffee at beaners Tim...

Fist off i Do appreciate some of the local talent we have in duluth mn. 

 The lizard place?? not sure of the name on superior street....has mind blowing paintings that I appreciate and some of that beadwork stuff that is past beautiful... they also have some of durfees glass which is beautiful...some really talented glass blowers in the area... I am talking about the place in The dewitt building that has tons of art in it...some of it is cool but i have seen some stuff you would teach at a well how can i say girls night out craft night that someone put on.... Theres tons of these driftwood and stone frames down there and at a couple other places in town not sure if its the same person or several different people.

Art is great way for people to relieve stress and what not....

What do you think of the sculptures that are scattered on the top side of the boardwalk? i personally think they are horrid...just like my spelling and lack of checking what i write on blog sites i like to watch people cringe in horror.... 

one of the artists that had stuff on display in bozeman..in bozeman is almost 1/3 size of duluth...

http://www.bearcanyonschool.com/photo_gallery.php

http://www.malenpierson.com/  stuff all over the usa...
and photos from Dennis Kirkland some of his stuff was on big canvas for 200 bucks i think and that seemed like a sweet deal compared to some cough cough i am not going to put any names in the blank person in duluth is selling his canvas pictures for 400 bucks plus good for him if he gets that money i just think mr kirkland has quite the collection of beautiful pictures for an HONEST price....


http://www.altitudegallerybozeman.com/large-image.asp?pieceId=143&pieceOrder=23&artistId=22

http://www.altitudegallerybozeman.com/large-image.asp?pieceId=139&pieceOrder=19&artistId=22


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I saw some metal people in front of Miller Dwan .. they were naked .. that's art right? Seriously though, from more traditional venues such as studio arts and literature to underground forms like experinmental music and extreme crafting I'd say this is a highly vibrant arts culture. It's the lake. Every artist I know references the lake in some way. Now I'm a super-rich dead pop star and I lived the madman life when it was what we did, not what we dressed up doin ... I'll be there, supporting all the cockamamie artists.

I can't afford a $100 ticket either, and I doubt many PDDers can. But then I was skeptical when they charged $100 for the NorShor/Orpheum Centennial Fundraiser last summer and that drew a great crowd.

It's like I would like to tell those who are against high speed rail simply because they wouldn't use it: just because you can't imagine yourself doing something (riding a train the Twin Cities; paying $100 for $10 worth of snacks and drinks) doesn't necessarily make it a bad idea. 

And try to keep in mind that it's not about whether you "get" for your $100 worth out of the evening--drinks, food, and entertainment--but rather about that $100 going to a cause you believe in. And to tip your servers if you go, because they're probably volunteering. And that most of what you consumed was donated. And that the entertainers weren't paid. Nor the folks who set it up and will have to tear it down and clean.

If you believe in a cause but can't afford a ticket, try what I tried last summer: I couldn't afford the NorShor fundraiser, so I volunteered, met some good folks I hadn't known before, and ended up making a contribution I was really proud of. You can't buy something like that.