Tuesday, Sept. 14 Film: “Election Day”
Election Day combines 11 stories – shot simultaneously on Nov. 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight – into one. Factory workers, ex-felons, harried moms, Native American activists and diligent poll watchers, from South Dakota to Florida, take the process of democracy into their own hands. The result: an entertaining, inspiring and sometimes unsettling tapestry of citizens determined on one fateful day to make their votes count.
Kirby Student Center 273B 3pm (more…)
Friday, September 24, 7:30 p.m. A poetry and music performance featuring Ellie Schoenfeld and Deborah Gordon Cooper with musical guest Mary Lou Williams of Willowgreen will be presented at StageNorth. This cultural arts center on the south shore of Lake Superior’s Chequamegan Bay in Washburn, Wisconsin, provides cutting edge performing arts to the region. Its mission is “to stimulate, celebrate and enhance the understanding of ourselves, others and life through the shared experience of high calibre live performance.” Tickets are $10. StageNorth, 123 W. Omaha St., Washburn, WI. 715-373-1194.
Walk/run/roll 3, 5, or 13 miles on the scenic Willard Munger Trail and help us end domestic violence! The cost is $30 and begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 7408 Grand Ave. For info call 218-722-2781 X 106 or 107 or visit theduluthmodel.org.
New Life Covenant Church is sponsoring a community Harvest Festival at the Twig Town Hall on Sunday, Sept. 12. The event will include free food and activities for kids and adults of all ages.
In addition to the usual fun and games, there will be:
Hot Air Balloon Rides from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (weather permitting)
A hayride with Belgian horses
Karaoke
A pie tasting contest
Treasure hunt for the young
Art fun
A bounce house
And more.
Activities begin at 8 a.m. but will run through mid-afternoon till 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join us for worship at 11 a.m. at the Town Hall
Celebrate the harvest season with New Life Covenant Church.
For more information call 729-5476.
Join us for a family-friendly Harlem-style basketball game at UW-Superior’s Mertz Mortorelli Gym on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. The Harlem Ambassadors professional show team will take on the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs’ team. Cost is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Buy tickets at SuperAmerica stores or theduluthmodel.org.
Saturday, Sept. 11
Peace Church, 1111 N. 11th Ave. East, lower parking lot
Workshop – 10 am to 3 pm
Iron Pour – 12 noon to 6 pm
Contact: Jeffrey Kalstrom, 218-310-8411 | jkalstrom@gmail.com (more…)
Come to the Grace on Labor Day evening, order a Peach Italian Soda with Cream, sit your butt down, and indulge in the uke-totin, ghetto-blastin, soul-inspirin, smile-makin music of Connor Garvey. Connor comes all the way from Mainetana just to make your day fantastic. Please bring your awesomeness.
Word has it that Tom Murphy, Mandolin king of Bozeman MT (and the world) will be along.
Connor Garvey. He’s not boring.
7pm, Amazing Grace
WDSE-WRPT Movies in the Park: Shorts! is officially an indoor experience. We’re staging music and films at the Fitger’s Spirit of the North Theater. Please join us at 7 for music by James Moors and 8pm for films by your creative neighbors and friends!
Deets:
Friday, Sept. 3
4pm Registration
5-7PM Race
Meet at Leif Erickson Park
$5 minimum donation to ride
Prizes for all sorts of fun reasons
An alleycat is a bike race and a scavenger hunt combined – come find out more! Be sure to bring a bike, helmet, backpack and your best costume.
*HOTDISH stands for Hand Over The Decision It Should Be Hers. We are a small grassroots organization mostly made-up of badass feminists who spend our time advocating for reproductive justice in the Northland while educating ourselves and others. We have a small fund that we maintain through our fund-raising efforts to ensure that women of the Northland with lower incomes have access to abortion and other reproductive health care services.
Come sing along in this double feature from the mind of Joss Whedon! We’ll start the evening with Once More with Feeling, the musical episode of Buffy. During the intermission there will be trivia, costume contests, and a special Firefly sing along led by Pat Carroll. You can also check out the Whedon memorabilia displayed by Lawrance Bernabo. Then we close the evening singing along to Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog!
The cost for the evening is a mere $9.50 and that includes props for the audience participation portions of the event. You can buy tickets in advance from the Zinema 2 box office or, for a $1 surcharge, on the Zinema 2 website.
Public TV, WDSE•WRPT, invites you to celebrate smart, original films; and the music of James Moors at its free outdoor local film event, Movies in the Park – Shorts!, Friday, Sept. 3 at 7pm in Leif Erickson Park.
The evening begins at 7pm with a performance by folk-songwriter James Moors and his soulful alternative-country sound. At dusk, public television shows its shorts! WDSE•WRPT showcases local short films and a preview of a new season of Smart Films.
Smart Films rocks its third season with Free Range films by talented local artists on the big screen! Films may range from First Mow and Pickles for Nickles, to The Old Clyde Road. The season premiere airs Saturday, Sept. 4 at 11pm.
WDSE•WRPT’s Movies in the Park – Shorts! is made possible by the support of the College of St. Scholastica and Twin Ports Outdoor Movies.
For more info on WDSE•WRPT’’s local arts programming go to wdse.org and click on Smart Films and The PlayList!. You can also check out exceptional arts and films programming nationwide at pbs.org.
Friday, Sept. 10, 7:30 pm at the Park Theater, Hwy 63 in downtown Hayward.
A houserockin’ blues bash with some raucous, old-school West Side Chicago Blues. Lil’ Ed & Co. have been tearing up clubs, concert halls and festival stages worldwide for more than 30 years. This is a chance to catch the real deal!
Lil’ Ed Williams has a direct family line to the blues. His uncle and musical mentor was the legendary Blues Hall Of Fame inductee J.B. Hutto (J.B. Hutto & the Hawks), who studied under the tutelage of Elmore James. Lil’ Ed carries on that tradition as a master slide-guitarist, a gritty, soulful singer and an incredible showman. Don’t miss this one!
Tickets are $20 in advance online at www.wojb.org or by calling 800-776-3689. Visa/MC is accepted.
The party doesn’t end at Bayfront! Come down to R.T. Quinlan’s on Saturday for the Duluth/Superior Pride Fest after-party! Live music by the Adventurer, Dewskiwater Grooves, Forest of Men, and Dirty Horse.
Experience Over the Top Dance Studio’s new production, “Drums! Dance! Duluth!” an exploration of the rich dance and rhythmic traditions of Latin America!
Sixth District House and Senate Candidate Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters Duluth in cooperation with the Citizens Federation.
Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 6:30pm
Lakewood Town Hall, 3110 Strand Road, Duluth
Candidates scheduled to appear at the forum are: Senator Tom Bakk, Jennifer Havlick, Rep.Mary Murphy, and Keith MacDonald.
The candidates will respond to prepared questions. Each candidate will be given equal time. The forum will last about one hour. It will be open to the public at no charge.
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influenced public policy through education and advocacy.
For more information contact LWV Voter Services co-chairs:
Gay Trachsel (218-728-5478) or Elizabeth Olson(218-343-4281).
Once again, DJs Branologic, White Privelegé , and Nessie will be spinning nothing but the phrestest new tracks and the phattest oldies. Put on your dancin’ shoes and get ready to bob your head.
Prepare your ears to hear tracks from such artists as: Daft Punk, Crookers, Mr. Flash, Justice, Sebastian, the Bloody Beetroots and much much more…
Open to all ages, but for you 21+ers, it’s $3 pints all night! The kitchen is open until midnight, so you’ll have a chance to grab a burger too.
Saturday, Sept. 11 will be the 15th running (skating) of the fastest show on eight wheels. Skate 26.2 miles from Two Harbors to Duluth on one of the most scenic racecourses this side of Hawaii. It is not too late to sign up or volunteer.
That’s right it’s a show! Locals Excuse Me Princes and Meridene of Amble Down Records (Eau Claire, WI) will be joining F-Elles for a night of enchantment and meriment.
We ride again! Bring your jacket, it’ll officially be September. Last month’s ride was great. If you missed it, you missed out. Prepare for about 60-70 miles, and maybe a beer afterward!
Photos from Thursday night at the NorShor, courtesy of the On 3 Design photo booth:
Here’s the lineup for the Aug. 21 centennial events at the NorShor:
FREE OPEN HOUSE
Main Stage
12pm DJ Path Annu (interludes throughout event)
12:30pm Arrowhead Chorale
1:30pm Kelvin Saline
2:30pm Lyric Opera of the North
3pm Renegade Theater Co. Improv
3:30pm Spin Collective
Mezzanine
12:15pm Duluth Playhouse Children’s Theater
1:15pm Rubber Chicken Theater
2pm Aurora Baer
2:45pm Oriental and Fusion Belly Dance
3:30pm One Man Dan
Balcony Theater
12pm Historical Slideshow (looped)
12:45pm Minnesota Ballet
1:15pm Historical Slideshow (looped)
2:15pm Over the Top Dance Co.
2:45pm Historical Slideshow (looped)
NIGHTTIME RAWK AND/OR ROLL ($5 COVER)
Mezzanine
8:30pm Modern Gentlemen & Kritical Kontact
9:30pm Poetry Motel
10:30pm Lake Superior Cacophonic Choir
10:35pm The Moon is Down
11:30pm Batteries
12:30am The Acceleratii
Main Stage
10pm The Fontanelles
11pm The Little Black Books
12am Cars & Trucks
Square Dance ABC is a way to introduce square dancing to the public — No Experience Necessary, no special attire. Bring your friends, bring your group! Singles and couples are welcomed.
The dances will be held Saturdays, Aug. 21, and 28, from 7 pm – 8:30 pm, in the Fellowship Hall of Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th Ave. E., Duluth. Cost is $5 per person. For more info call 218-728-2270, or email harborsquares@gmail.com
Enroll your child in the exciting Whirligigs Preschool Program at Great Lakes Aquarium! Sponsored in part by the MinnAqua DNR Program, this is a 1.5 hour drop-off program for children ages 3-5. Topics and dates this fall are as follows:
Oct. 12/13: The True Colors of Trees
Oct. 19/20: Going Batty
Oct. 26/27: Jack-O-Lanterns Galore
Nov. 2/3: Weather Detectives
Nov. 9/10: Squirrelly Squirrels
Nov. 16/17: Tremendous Turkeys
Classes are filling up quickly! Contact Lindsay for registration information: lbrandt @ glaquarium.org or 218-740-2031.
Over 80 artists will display their gallery-quality art in Bayfront Park on Saturday, Aug. 21, and Sunday, Aug. 22. Admission is free. Food vendors range from mini donuts, cotton candy and cheese curds to hot dogs, burgers and chicken fried rice.
It’s gonna be a perfect Duluth weekend. Click the links above for the details.
Once again, DJs Branologic, White Privelegé , and Nessie will be spinning nothing but the phrestest new tracks and the phattest oldies. Put on your dancin’ shoes and get ready to bob your head.
