Posted by adam at 02:38 PM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by jill
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PART 1

PART 2

Posted with permission from Monroe. Click on the strip for larger version.

Posted by Starfire at 08:18 AM | Permalink | 16 comments, last by heiko
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Posted by adam at 04:01 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Filmmakers! Submit your short films for the chance to earn cash and air on TV! MNTV is a three-part series of short films made by Minnesota media artists and aired on Twin Cities Public Television. Guidelines and application form are available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali on the IFP Minnesota website, http://www.ifpmn.org/mntv.html

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008, 4:00 PM

Questions? Contact Lu Lippold, llippold@ifpmn.org
651-644-1912 x106.

Posted by Lu at 10:06 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Semblesque Performance Company is looking for 30 bodies/still models/dancers/actors/performers to participate in a One Evening Performance, possible May 9 or 10, or 16 or 17. Need lotsa women and a few good men.

Express interest & availability/get more info at semblesque@yahoo.com or call 349-9800 between hours of 6-7pm.

Sign up alone or with a group of friends! Very Minimal up front time investment necessary.

Why? Because we've heard you say you've wanted to be part of "one of those Semblesque shows!" Jill Ellen Hall has written her 4th original silent dance theatre multi-media script, but is having trouble securing funding to produce the show. This event will be a fundraiser for Semblesque Performance Company. The costume collection of the past productions will be coming Out of the Closet for a Parade of Characters and an Improvisational Performance to Remember.

Deadline for casting April 4, 2008. Sign up today!

Jill sent this to me and asked me to post it to PDD. - Ironic1

Posted by ironic1 at 05:24 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by jill
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I had two wonderful entries for the Park Point is for lovers design contest. Please vote for your favorite. The poll will close in four days.

Posted by Starfire at 08:32 AM | Permalink | 28 comments, last by Mary
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New contest. Design a shirt in one color with the words "Park Point is for Lovers" somewhere on the shirt. Art can be hand drawn or made on one of those fancy computer boxes. Winner will get an assortment of T-shirts with their art and the love of all Duluthians. Deadline is Friday so don't delay.

Any questions drop me a line.

Posted by Starfire at 12:01 PM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by clip
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Another dog with a fluffy butt on youtube:

Posted by Drifter at 10:02 PM | Permalink | 1 comment by Bender
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My sister was in town last week to see me and the house I bought a few months ago. Since she possesses the boldness, decisiveness and sense of style that I lack, we went out to pick paint colors - my first time shopping for paint in years.

I expected to see paint color names like Biscotti and Cranberry Punch. But they went way, way beyond that. Emotions, events, sensationalism... it was as if US Weekly had set up shop in the paint store.

As I went through shades of red and tan, I started to piece together the chronology of a story using only paint color names. Here's what I came up with:

Lonely
Dreamin' Romance
Touch of Cupid
Suspicious Love
Sangria
Love You Lots
It's a Girl
Pink Fantasies
Happy Trails

Oh, and there also was a paint color named "Global Warming." Who knew?

Posted by akjuneau at 09:45 AM | Permalink | 9 comments, last by Lucie B.
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Music by Leane Perius & Jessica Myshack at 8!

Posted by -Berv at 05:44 PM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by Buttonhead
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This is off the local PBS station's website.
"Duluth public television, PBS eight, is seeking films, Smart Films. We are looking for short films from professional and aspiring filmmakers for possible inclusion in a Saturday night broadcast. ... All genres of film will be accepted for review including narrative, documentary, animation and experimental."
The deadline is May 1, and I know they're still looking for stuff. There's more info here:

http://www.wdse.org/smart_films.asp

Posted by Beverly at 02:00 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by Mary
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Now I want to see the Mona Lisa as interpreted by Matt Groening.

Posted by Girl From the North Country at 09:28 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by Girl From the North Country
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Posted by clumsy at 01:34 PM | Permalink | 1 comment by purple
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Continue reading "Things" »

Posted by ironic1 at 11:36 PM | Permalink | 11 comments, last by farglebargle
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Across from the Bedrock, in the Friendly West End.
Music and snacky-treats at the opening!

Posted by -Berv at 11:11 AM | Permalink | 1 comment by greg cougar conley
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I love movies.

Posted by mayday at 08:52 PM | Permalink | 6 comments, last by tamara
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I am in need of someone who could consult with me over my web site. I have
> the domain name and am pretty savvy with photoshop, but am wanting someone to
> help jump start my site and help me learn how to maintain it. I am a Mac
> person, so that is a requirement. Of course, I am talking about paying
> someone!

Posted by Lenni at 05:55 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by Lucie B.
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I'm putting on an art show TONIGHT (1/11) for a couple of brilliant artists I had the privilege of working with over the past couple years. If you like art, or- ya know- art openings (free vittles), come on by. Haus Meeting & Red Mountain are going to tear the roof off around 8. BYOB (though I happened to hear that there are plans to make a super-charged party punch with energy drinks)!!
6-9pm
Washington Studios Gallery, 315 N Lake Ave.

Posted by brautigan at 12:25 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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i'm a die hard rem fan and am the first to admit that their last few offerings have been less than impressive (i think their last great album was new adventures in hi-fi. in fact, it was one of their best albums ever.) well they have a new one coming out on april 1st called accelerate. i'm half excited for it but i'm very impressed with their teaser site called ninetynights.com. it features a short video clip every day until the release of the album. rem and/or video buffs might want to check it out.

Posted by they once called me king neal at 09:08 AM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by Danny
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Adventure Film Festival at 8PM (including Hansi Johnson's Cross-country with the Snakes
$13 tickets
FREE beer from 7-9PM
Proceeds benefit Courage Duluth: Physical fitness and leisure activities are a vital part of creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Courage Duluth’s Sports and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreation and competitive sports programs to enhance independence, improve self-confidence, and encourage an active, healthy lifestyle for people with physical disabilities. Programs are designed to help participants develop lifelong interests and reach for their highest potential.

Posted by adam at 03:22 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by samh
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i just got back from a way too long vacation in vegas. if you don't gamble, 5 days is way too many days to spend in that town. however, i did snap this gem of a picture. i suggest you set it as your desktop background.

happy new year pdd.

From Las Vegas

ps. for the geeks out there. i attended a penn and teller show and saw adam savage in the audience. i was hoping he would get up on stage and debunk their tricks, but p&t do that themselves anyway.

Posted by they once called me king neal at 08:34 AM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by Kelly B
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Framed, signed, & numbered prints from the Red Rabbit series, etc. by Bridget Riversmith
$3 - $10 posters available at the opening reception

Opening Reception January 5, from 5 — 7 pm
Music by Christian Mcshane begins at 8 pm
Red Mug Coffeehouse
916 Hammond Avenue, Superior, WI

Show runs through January 31, 2008

For more information call (715) 392-2662
or visit Red Mug web site

Posted by edgeways at 04:02 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Make your own disco ball
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-make-a-disco-ball-from-old-cds

Posted by Beverly at 12:12 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Get out your crafting pants! The time has come for Diorama-rama 3. A collective showcase of dioramas and music. Featuring Taconite, Dance Band, David & the Goliaths and Poorus. Saturday, January 26th, 8pm. All-ages. $5 requested donation. Emerson Gym, 1030 W. 3rd St. More info: diorama3 [at] live [dot] com.

Posted by adam at 06:49 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by Jamie
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This weekend my friend Henry and I decided to make the best of the ample snow in the hills of Duluth. We both have a history of living in the mountains and spend a good amount of time hiking and skinning the steeps to find the best off-piste turns. Living in Duluth doesn't offer a whole lot of the steep and deep so we decided to go for a hike and do some skiing - regardless of whether it was only five or eight turns instead of the 50 or 100 we'd have gotten out West . Watch the 2:08 video we put together on YouTube.

Posted by samh at 03:48 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by scott
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After spending a couple holiday seasons abroad, I returned poo-pooing the extravagant, gaudy Christmas displays in America. Now that I have a child, though, I am absolutely giddy about the kitsch and events surrounding this season. I love Christmas in the Northland.

This year the little pirate and I went to "Scrooge" at the Playhouse (btw, really good production), "The Nutcracker" performed by the Minnesota Ballet and Monroe's Christmas show.
But tonight is the event I've been looking forward to for a year:

At:

Ive never seen Elfis, but I absolutely LOVE Bentleyville! Even if Elfis is bad, it's gonna be a good time.

WHAT:Elfis
WHERE: Bentleyville
WHEN:6-8 p.m.

Drop me a line if you want to meet up.

Posted by Purple at 11:59 AM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by Girl From the North Country
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Thanks to everybody who stopped by the Luce Art Show Thursday. If you're still lookin' for last minute gifts, we're signing books this weekend. Both "My Favorite Places and "My Favorite Sounds
At Northern Lights Books & Gifts on Saturday, December 15, from noon to 1 p.m.
or The Bookstore at Fitger’s on Sunday, December 16, from noon to 2 p.m.

Posted by clumsy at 07:35 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
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What a view! I am writing this from a certain hotel lobby, home to a certain rotating restaurant, where a certain band (okay, Haus Meeting) is rounding out the guerilla part of its 2007 Full Haus Tour, with a show in the totally radical (and cozy!) pool area at 9pm. Don't like your hair freezing? You don't have to swim to enjoy the show, but its encouraged. You don't even have to bring any cream corn, but you might regret it. It'd be super swell to see everyone there. Oh yeah... SHHHHHHHH! It's a secret. So is the fact that we have a room here (#914, if anyone asks).

Posted by brautigan at 06:04 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by baci
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Posted by Starfire at 12:10 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by nbayuk
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Paintings, drawings, screenprints and anything else I can finish up before Thursday.
Opening Thursday, December 13th 7-9 pm, Pizza Luce.
The extravaganza runs through January 8th.

More info?

Posted by clumsy at 07:53 AM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by Brian
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Tonight at Starfire's is the Duluth Photographers Guild's Red Show. 5p to 8p. Bill Reichelt and Jerree Small will provide music, there will be food and drink and lots of cool photos.

Posted by edgeways at 03:05 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Hey everyone, I wanted to give you some warning of that the Diorama-rama is happening again on Jan 26th at Emerson Tenants Co-op...In case you don't know what this is, it's a collective art show of dioramas open to submissions from anyone! Just thought I'd send the date out so there's plenty of time to get out your glue guns!

Posted by SarahHeimer at 11:29 AM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by Matthew R. Perrine
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that's because they chalk in the twin cities and now duluth can chalk too. the geo chalker will be in the zenith city. woops, sorry, in december it's christmas city (wonderful city). regardless, it will be in duluth on saturday for a wedding at the depot and on sunday morning having breakfast somewhere. perhaps chester creek cafe. get your chalk on and don't let it leave with an empty slate. with all of the snow, it's pretty much clean right now.

Posted by they once called me king neal at 05:26 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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I love how cool the future used to be.

Posted by baci at 07:20 AM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by adam
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Thank you all for participating in the first ever PDD Holiday T-shirt design contest. It was a very close race, so close that I have decided to print the top three designs. So without further ado the winners are (in no particular order.)

The Abominable Snowman goes shopping.

Snowflake

Smoking Reindeer

The shirts will be available next week at my shop and I will have them for sale at the Buy Local gift fare at the Peace Church on December 1rst.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Posted by Starfire at 09:49 AM | Permalink | 18 comments, last by tm
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Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century is a ground-breaking public television series that documents the state of visual art today. If you didn’t catch the series, or if you’d like the chance to discuss what you saw, please join us at the Duluth Art Institute’s Lincoln Center for free screenings co-hosted by your local public television station! Refreshments provided courtesy of WDSE Channel 8. For more information, please call 733-7560.

Monday, 11/19, 6:30-8 pm
Duluth Art Institute--Lincoln Center
2229 W. 2nd St.
Episode One: Romance. The first hour of Season 4 of Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century features four distinctly different artists whose works pose questions about the role of emotion, regret, fantasy and nostalgia in contemporary art.

Posted by Duluth Art Institute at 09:48 AM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by wordsandpictures
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Below are the most excellent entries in the 2007 PDD Holiday T-shirt Design Contest. Now it is your turn to vote. Send me an email with your favorite 3 designs. I am participating in the Get It Local gift buying event at the Peace Church on December 1rst so I may be making more than one of the designs.

Thanks to all that submitted I wish we could make em all.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

Posted by Starfire at 09:23 AM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by Bill
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Continue reading ""Birch" Pottery Sale" »

Posted by Lenni at 06:40 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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One day commitment!

Morning: Get script.
Afternoon: Practice, practice, practice.
Evening: Perform.
Night: Party, party, party.

What could be better?

Out of the Hat 10 could use a few more actors on Friday (Nov. 9) and the more the merrier on Saturday (Nov. 10). Again, it's only a one day commitment and it's a lot of fun. Contact Brian Matuszak for more information.

Oh, and when you perform on Saturday you have a roughly 1 out of 8 chance of performing a script written by our new mayor. You have the same odds of performing a script that I've written, but don't think about that right now.

Posted by ironic1 at 09:44 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Saying thank you to everyone who attended the "Before The Lights" Exhibit. The complete online view is available here. Hope you'll take a look and any comments would be appreciated.

Posted by Duarde at 12:40 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by duarde
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Posted by adam at 12:11 PM | Permalink | 1 comment by jill
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It's contest time again. Design a holiday themed T-shirt for PDD and you could win! The deadline for submissions is November 14th at 5pm. The voting will begin shortly after that and the shirts will be ready to purchase on Black Friday (November 23.)

Design rules after the jump.

Continue reading "PDD Holiday T" »

Posted by Starfire at 10:32 AM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by adam
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TEATRO ZUCCONE GRAND RE-OPENING
thursday • 11.08.2007 • 5–8PM • free

Teatro Zuccone (the Renegade Comedy Theater space—which, incidentally, is hosting their Out of the Hat Plays #10 this weekend) will host a grand re-opening Thursday evening (11.08) at 5PM. Teatro Zuccone, 222 E. Superior St. (726.5430). They got rid of the pole.

Light refreshments (beverages and edible items commonly served between meals, but not intended to substitute for meals—e.g., coffee, soft drinks, doughnuts, sweet rolls, fruit, & cheese) served. No word on the Lion Rouge.

Posted by adam at 12:44 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by Brian M.
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