Month: June 2011
4th Street Arts
NHS Duluth will be starting to get the ball rolling with arts-based streetscape improvements, starting with the placement of hanging flower baskets through a stretch of 8 blocks. Followed by new Hillside Banners to be placed on the street lights from Mesaba Avenue to 14th Avenue East.
The new designs were created by two local artists, who are proud new parents, and live at Washington Studios Artists Cooperative. Their names are Elizabeth Wilcox and Jack Kindt, and were paid $250 for each of their designs. Each banner will have a different theme, one “Hillside” theme, one “Central Hillside” theme and another “East Hillside” theme.
The winning designs were selected out of a pool of over 15 contestants, by a panel of judges made up of representatives of the Hillside neighborhoods, and local arts agencies and organizations.
NHS has released 3 new calls to artists, for (2) bike racks, (2) public benches, and (2) trash cans. Payment of the selected designs will be $750, $750 and $250 respectively. NHS will also be responsible for the payment of the fabrication of each item. More information can be found by clicking here, or by calling Dan at (218)727-8604 extension 207.
Job opening at the Duluth Art Institute
The Duluth Art Institute is accepting applications for an operations-development manager.
To apply: email a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to Samantha Gibb Roff, executive director, Duluth Art Institute, 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802 — getart @ duluthartinstitute.org.
Please no phone calls.
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Bayfront Reggae – Save on tickets
If you’re going to both days of the Bayfront Reggae Festival, you can save some dough buying tickets online and using this discount code:
PDD1811
Just go to the Buy Tickets Now page and click on “Buy Tickets Now.” Select the number of tickets you want, enter the promotion code, and the price per two-day ticket will drop from $78.50 to $58.50.
(The only catch is you can’t choose the less expensive “advance” tickets and get the discount, even though you are buying in advance; so technically you’re saving $10, even though the discount is $20. Rastafarian math.)
A Winter Downpour w/ Southwire, Lion or Gazelle and Kyle Ollah
Great local show coming up this Friday (June 24th) at Lake Ave. Cafe. Come down and check out Southwire, Lion or Gazelle, A Winter Downpour and Kyle Ollah (the singer/guitarist of Yester). Things get rolling at 10pm, $5 cover, 21+ show.
Mary Plaster: Mixed Media Masks
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aeVdPVFeFk&feature=player_embedded
Most of these are still on display at Beaner’s Central. Green Man is gone, though. Must have trekked off into the woods.
Call off the Global Drug War
“In a message to Congress in 1977, I said the country should decriminalize the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, with a full program of treatment for addicts. I also cautioned against filling our prisons with young people who were no threat to society, and summarized by saying: ‘Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.'”
– Jimmy Carter, New York Times Op-Ed 2011/06/16
Lost Dog at Lakeside Super One
Dog lost or abandoned at Lakeside Super One
This dog was lost or abandoned at the Lakeside Super One. I was told he jumped out of a pickup truck and the truck took off. Not sure if they knew the dog had jumped out or if it was intentional. It’s a youngish fixed male, perhaps chocolate lab or chocolate lab pit bull mix. Very very friendly and sweet dog. This happened Sunday morning, June 19.
Planetarium
Join us at the planetarium to say farewell to the old planetarium.
Stonehenge will be on display
Free ice cream
Summer solstice shows on the half hour.
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Sunday Morning Chester Creek Cafe
Mimosa Bluegrass Brunch
Fathers Day Brunch
Live Music Under the Tents in Canal Park
DeWitt-Seitz Marathon Nights events are in the DeWitt Seitz Marketplace lot, pictured above. Official Grandma’s Marathon live music is in the big parking lot by Grandma’s restaurants.
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Marathon Nights Afterparty w/Dan Anderson & His Silk Sheiks
By the end of the long day and hectic pace of marathon events (or actual marathon running!) there needs to be a nightcap. A little letting your hair down and unwinding. Well, that will happen if you come down late to the Lake Avenue Cafe for a Marathon Nights afterparty featuring Duluth’s own smooth organ genius Dan Anderson & His Silk Sheiks and the stripped down surfy post-punk heat of Minneapolis band the Bombay Sweets. Before the evening ends these bands promise to deliver the right sounds to loosen you up and wind down the days long events in style.
Saturday, Aug. 13, 11pm, 21+
RSVP at the Facebook Event Page
Check out Dan Anderson & his Silk Sheiks live here.
And a video from the Bombay Sweets by clicking here.
Psychedelic Signatures: Rock & Roll Posters at the Tweed Museum of Art
June 21 – Jan. 15
Opening Reception on Tuesday, July 5, 4-6 p.m.
The Tweed Museum of Art is thrilled to present Psychedelic Signatures, an exhibition of classic rock music posters from the collection of Andrew and Victoria Olson. These amazing images were part of an explosion of creative energy, centered in San Francisco, where new music, light shows, and psychedelic art all came together for a few short years between 1966 and 1972.
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Transplant endangered Duluth plants!
Can anyone help this Eagle Scout? He is attempting to move plants out of a gorgeous old growth forest that is to be bulldozed for a building on the corner of Rice Lake Road and Pecan this Sunday. He writes a good description below.
Hello Everyone,
I am in desperate need of volunteers for my Eagle Scout project this Sunday. My project involves taking native plants and trees out Webb Woods, and moving them to new locations so they will be saved from the bulldozer.
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OMG! Near collision in Duluth Ship Canal
Runners and their families milling about foggy Canal Park almost got a big thrill this afternoon. The BBC Orinoco nearly side-swiped the South Pier Lighthouse.
I had the best angle, and I was sure this boat was going to hit. More photos in my blog.
Grandma’s Finish Line
Grandma’s Marathon will have a live video feed from the finish line this year.
Here is the link
Right now it’s pointed at the beer tents.
Two Many Banjos at Chester Creek Cafe
Happy Hour
June 17, 6-8 p.m.
Buskers Wanted for Sidewalk Days
Downtown Duluth’s annual Sidewalk Days Festival will be held July 6-8 on Superior Street between Lake Avenue and Fourth Avenue West.
The Greater Downtown Council is encouraging all buskers to open a case wherever it’s convenient — except, of course, where merchants and vendors have assigned spaces. (The GDC holds the permit for the street closure and with that can invite anyone to busk, so you don’t need a fancy busking permit.)
Contact Darlene if you have any questions — 218-428-2258 or dmarshall @ downtownduluth.com.
Half Hearts | People Say Fox | Hot Ashes
R.T. Quinlan’s will be hosting some of Duluth’s up-and-comers on Saturday, July 9, at 9PM.
Things to do in Duluth
I always look at the Transistor for things to do on any given week, but sometimes it can be inconvenient to have to wait for the new issue. I have family visiting next week, and it would be nice to see what’s going on in town. Is there anything that is anywhere near as comprehensive and as focused on the arts as the Transistor that covers a longer period of time?
This Is How Dave Found His Voice
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDdXzgcKb80
I think you might like this documentary for a number of reasons:
1) It’s really good.
2) It’s super pretty.
3) It’s way more interesting to hear a swell guy like Dave tell you his story than it is to learn about teen depression on Wikipedia. (But if you do happen to learn a few things about depression, and you want to do something about that, please visit givevoicenow.com and donate a couple of bucks to help the Miller-Dwan Foundation build Amberwing, a mental health facility for kids, teens and young adults here in Duluth.)
Homegirl Justy Dodge Makin’ ’em Smile in the Big Apple
Justy Dodge Photograph: Jakob N. Layman
Mrs. Goose’ close pal Justy Dodge has the Joke of the Week on Time Out New York. Who knows? Maybe the right person will crack a smile and who knows where that could lead in a city that has launched the careers of 10,000 entertainment icons? (more…)
Into the Woods: Grimms Fairytale Musical
Into the Woods (Summer Musical)
July 14-31, 2011
Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
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Duluth’s Providence Building, Wangenstein & Baillie projects
The Providence Building opened in 1895 on the corner of Superior Street and Fourth Avenue West in Downtown Duluth. Originally it was a more ornate five-story building. A Northern Pacific Railroad office was located on the first floor.
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Looking for a Guitar Setup
I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations about someone who can do guitar setups in the Twin Ports. Thanks!