A cast of 47 children takes over the Duluth Playhouse for two weekends in “Robin Hood.”

Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1 & 4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 & 4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.

Tickets bought at the office or by calling are $9 for adults, $7 for ages 17 and younger.
506 W. Michigan St., Duluth
(218) 733-7555
Tickets bought online are all $9 plus a $1.50 fee per ticket.
www.duluthplayhouse.org
The show runs about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Overheard in Target, 10 p.m. Dec. 22 amid Christmas shoppers. I probably wouldn’t have thought this was so funny before I had kids.
Indignant college-age woman to second indignant college-age woman:
“It’s just so, like, what a freakin’ 6-month-old would say!”

I am looking forward to the movie “2012″ coming out next month. I’m glad they didn’t wait until 2012 to release the movie, cause, you know.
Someone has compiled a list of 22 possible ways for the earth to end in a couple years. My favorites are “Rise of the Machines” and “Time Travel Error.”

While watching the trailer for the movie, I noticed they’re not forgetting to save the giraffes, not something I would have put on my short list to save.
I invite you to consider:
1. What do you think is the most likely way for earth to meet its end in two years?
2. What stupid thing would you try to save if you got a seat on a secret government ship?

I’d like to welcome the best month in Duluth.

The Duluth housing market is being featured on the AOL homepage right now. It’s time to buy a house, according to this headline.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
7-9 p.m., Barnes & Noble at Miller Hill Mall

Northland CORE hosts “Homeschooling Information Night” and will lead a discussion with experienced homeschooling parents. Topics will include Minnesota laws, registering students with local school districts, methods of homeschooling, testing, support groups or whatever else comes up! www.northlandcore.org

From the Duluth News Tribune website: The top searched item is “Hells Angles.”

Hells Angels = badass bikers

Hells Angles = badass mathematicians?

I posted before about Guys and Dolls Jr. at the Duluth Playhouse, so I want to pass along the info. that the Saturday 1 p.m. show has been canceled because of slow ticket sales. The show will go on Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

I heard some people speculate that parents might think this isn’t a show that kids would like, but the “Jr.” versions of Broadway shows are adapted for children to perform and see. It’s cute, funny and musical. Just not at 1 p.m. Saturday.

I was at 26th Avenue East and London Road when I saw these two cars. They’re a little unusual, so I thought it was funny to see two together. The question that lingers for me: Is it possible these people are together? Do friends ever buy the same kind of car so they’ll match?

The Duluth Playhouse presents “Guys and Dolls Jr.,” an evening of song, dance and fun for families! You remember the song “Luck Be a Lady,” right? Well, this is that show! It’s presented by the children’s theater summer intensive camp on the playhouse’s main stage, and the cast is all kids.

Thursday & Friday, June 25-26 at 7 p.m.;

Saturday, June 27 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.;

Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m.

Tickets: call 218-733-7555 or visit www.duluthplayhouse.org.

Students: $7 Adults: $9

Only five shows!

The Last Place on Earth wants you to get your resume ready.

About 4:30 Tuesday in the Kenwood neighborhood.

Several years ago I took my kids to the playground at Wheeler Field. We went into the clubhouse for a bit, and I read the signs that explain the history of the place and the Wheeler family. We went back outside, and I got into a time-traveling kind of mood, imagining moving away from the places I know for this vast wilderness, running a pioneer’s household without the help of other women, giving birth to babies here. This mind trip was made easier by looking at the huge, wooded hill behind us. “This is what it would have looked like to her, too,” I imagined.

But that’s not the case anymore. I was there on Tuesday, and saw this house being built. It’s too late for me to take a “before” picture, but I looked it up on google maps. I can’t see where the road to the house would be, but I guess it’s connected to Skyline.

I don’t usually feel like development is bad. My house is on developed land, right? Who am I to tell someone else they can’t have a house, too? But being witness to the first sticking-out-like-a-thumb house on this hill makes me sad. I suppose by the time my kids are grown, the hill will be full of houses.

Multi-family garage sale: lots of children’s books, toys, educational stuff and curriculum. Saturday, March 28, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 2012 East Superior St., Duluth.

Star Wars Monopoly and more

The Full Monty at the Duluth Playhouse

I saw a preview of the Duluth Playhouse production of “The Full Monty” tonight. It’s really funny! It’s a musical with some interaction with the audience. How naked are they? I’ll never tell, but I will say that I saw Pat Kelly as I’ve never seen him before. Call 733-7555 for ticket information or visit www.duluthplayhouse.org. Shows are Thursday, March 19th to Sunday, April 5th, Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.