Art Posts

Better than the fridge …

Looking for a great way to show off your kid’s video project?

We are gearing up for the 3rd Annual REEL Youth Film Festival and hope that you will support young filmmakers by making sure they are aware of this wonderful opportunity. This is a free festival. Student entries are accepted from students K-12 by May 7.

Information and an entry form here.

Thank you so much and I hope you are able to attend.

Sincerely,
Julie Deters

UMD Spring Sustainability Fair – Thursday, April 22nd – 9am-2pm – UMD Kirby Student Center

This semester the theme of the UMD Sustainability Fair is Art and Design.  What can you do at the fair?  Attend an engaging conversation with community experts!  Architect David Salmela, FAIA, will discuss architecture and sustainability. Pastor David Carlson of Duluth’s Gloria Dei Lutheran Church will talk about his experience with the Early Adopter’s training and how the Natural Step Framework as affected the congregation.  Susan Meyers, graduate of UMD’s Masters of Liberal Arts program, will talk about her project, Creating a Journey into Healing with Art.  Ryan Jordan, UMD Admissions Diversity Counselor, will present on Music and Social Change.  You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about sustainability efforts in the Twin Ports by visiting over 20 community and campus organization’s informational and interactive booths!  Also, check out UMD and Duluth elementary student art on display at UMD Stores Express and around campus! Sustain Fair Poster Spring 2010

UMD Parking Q’s: www.d.umn.edu/parking

Check out UMD’s Sustainability website: www.d.umn.edu/sustain

Fresh! Novelties and Kenspeckle Flosculations

Sivertson Gallery
361 Canal Park Drive
723-7877

The Vagina Monologues at UMD

Friday and Saturday, April 16 & 17 – 7pm
$5 for students, $8 for non-students
Proceeds benefit the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault. (pavsa.org)

Presented by V-Day UMD, UMD Women’s Resource & Action Center, UMD Kirby Program Board

The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. In this stunning phenomenon that has swept the nation, Eve Ensler gives us real women’s stories of intimacy, vulnerability, and sexual self-discovery. Performed by UMD students.

V-Day UMD on Facebook

Pineapple Art Center & Supplies Spring Class lineup

Mondays 7-9pm | April 12-26 | Letterpress Print Class
Wednesdays 7-9pm | April 14-28 | Bookbinding
Thursdays 6:30-8:30 | April 22-May 27 | Acrylic Painting
Saturdays 10am-12pm | ongoing | Figure Drawing
Sundays 2-3:30pm | April 18-May 23 | Kid’s Art Projects

Call to sign up: 218-722-2919
Pineapple Art Center & Supplies
124 W. First St., Duluth

Cars & Trucks on Channel 8

Watch Cars & Trucks as they perform live in the WDSE-WRPT studios.  Get a fresh take on the local arts scene with The PlayList Thursday, April 8 at 9pm on PBS Channels 8/31.

Back by Popular Demand!!


Rubber Chicken Theater presents “The Great American Trailer Park Musical”

April 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, dinner seating at 6:30pm
April 11, 18, and 25, dinner seating at 12noon

Agoraphobia, 80s nostalgia, road kill, strippers and disco. It’s everything a musical should be.

Call The Shack at (715) 392-DINE for reservations. Hurry, they go fast!

Duluth Homegrown Photography Show – Call for Artists

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2009 Homegrown Photography show @ Harbor City


What: Homegrown Photography Exhibit
When: May 3, 2010 – 6:30PM – Opening Reception
Where: Harbor City International School Theater

Louis Jenkins & Connie Wanek

Spirit Lake Poetry Series will present award-winning poets Louis Jenkins and Connie Wanek in Somers Lounge at the College of St. Scholastica on Saturday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming Auditions!

Renegade announces auditions for the final two shows of its exciting 2010 Season: Sex Change and Reefer Madness

WHEN: Saturday, April 17
TIME:  10am-4pm … Sign up for a 5-minute audition slot
WHERE: Auditions will be at the Teatro Zuccone
222 E. Superior St.

UMD Alumni Composer Concert Tuesday

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 – 7:30pm
UMD Alumni Composer Concert
UMD Weber Hall
Adult $8 – Senior $7 – Student $5 – UMD Student $3 – Alumni $2

This is new classical chamber music featuring a real PDD’er!

The concert features the music of 4 umd alumni composers: Robert Linnemann, Ryan Rapsys, Nick Mroczek and James Gould. All of the pieces are lyrical, varied and entertaining. Every composition is a world debut! The Gichigami Piano Trio is the featured group, but the umd woodwind quintet and other small ensembles will also play.

Mr. Nice in: Death From Above

Featuring the Keep Aways.

This is the maiden voyage of the Gonzo Science youtube channel, the Gonzonomicron.

Pineapple Art and Supply Center

A group of local artists opened Pineapple Art and Supply Center last month. They bought the inventory from Bohemia Arts, which is out of business.

The new store is at 124 W. First St. in Downtown Duluth. The grand opening is Saturday, March 20, from 4 to 8 p.m.

The Duluth Photography Institute Public Event

There will be a public promotional event for the DPI at Valentini’s Restaurant on Monday, March 29th at 6:00pm. FREE with appetizers, a cash bar, and entertainment by singer/guitarist Emma Rustan. Please RSVP to the Facebook event, calling the DPI 218.393.2468, or by emailing [email protected]. Go to www.duluthphotographyinstitute.com for more info on the DPI.

Hope to see you all there!

Time to Doff Your Chicken Hat!

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