Fresh Filmmakers Production Grant Call for Entries
IFP Minnesota’s Fresh Filmmakers Production Grant will facilitate the production of one short narrative film (ten minutes or less) directed by a filmmaker who has been making films for no more than five years.
The winning filmmaker will receive a $1000 stipend, mentorship by some of Minnesota’s most accomplished filmmakers, professional services from casting through distribution, and high-end camera and equipment rental.
To apply, you’ll need a 7-page screenplay, a reel, a budget, a production plan, a resume, and other supporting documentation. DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2010.
See the IFP MN website for the details.
Duluth Car Share
Me and a friend are thinking about starting up a car share program in Duluth. Car sharing is useful for those of us who only need a car on occasion — not often enough to justify being solely responsible for the costs of owning one. In a car-sharing group, members split the cost of insurance and repairs, and they all have use of the car(s), signing it out as needed. The program is still in the very, very early stages and right now we’re trying to gauge community interest and brainstorm ideas. Interested? Join our Facebook group!
Kid’s Art in the Park!
Meet at Pineapple Art Center, 124 W. First St., Duluth, and walk a few blocks to a park. This week we will be painting a reusable bag that each child will get to keep. A light and healthy snack will be provided.
When: 1:30-3pm, Sunday, July18
Cost:$10 per child covers all
*Must pre-register by calling Pineapple Arts and getting on the list — (218) 722-2919. You can call right up to 1pm on Sunday.
Summer break becoming a drag?
Sign the kids up for Camp Miller! We have openings in every session and a special deal for registering your camper for Session 8 — a $50 discount! (Write “PDD” on your registration to receive.)
Every child should have the experience of summer camp and the Y Camp Miller has been making memories that last a lifetime for 112 years! Check out why this tradition is still going strong!
Time Bank
Does anyone know if there is a Twin Ports Time Bank? (Some places know it as time exchange or other terms.) If not, has there been one and it failed? Any info would be appreciated.
Time Bank is a service exchange where a person will do a job for one person and “bank” time for help from another person for people that might not know what it is. I mow your lawn and you re-shingle my roof. That type of thing.
Extended hour and reduced price for the Smithsonian Send-off!
Duluth Art Institute
Friday, July 16th
5 to 7 pm
The Depot
Admission: $6
By popular demand the Duluth Art Institute is hosting a special send-off to say Bon Voyage to the Smithsonian Exhibit “In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits” with music by Kip Jones and half-price admission to the exhibit! Don’t miss the last chance to see the most popular art exhibit of the summer before it makes the long trek to Texas — the next stop on its tour.
Kip Jones will send off the exhibit in National Geographic style. He describes his music as “traditional fiction” or “experimental folk”; that is, traditional music from regions or people that don’t exist. Having dragged his violin across the Americas from Cape Breton to Tierra del Fuego, and across Asia from Kanyakumari to Jeollanamdo, years of travel have shaped his music into something both structurally foreign and profoundly American.
Everyone is welcome. The exhibit’s official last day is Sunday, July 18. The Depot is open every day 9:30 – 6 pm. Call or email the Duluth Art Institute – 218-733-7560 or [email protected] for more information.
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution, this exhibit is supported locally by a grant from the Depot Foundation, sponsored by Cartier Agency and in partnership with the St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center
In Search of Duluth Volunteer Opportunities
I am looking for volunteer opportunities in and around Duluth. Tips for where to look for opportunities or actual opportunities themselves would be much appreciated.
Sarah Krueger’s E.P. Release this Saturday!
Perhaps you’ve heard Sarah singing around town for the past few years. She is releasing her first E.P. this Saturday at Teatro Zuccone.
You can also catch her performing a few songs tomorrow (Thursday) on KUMD at 2 p.m. The disc is also available on sale at the Electric Fetus, where Sarah is the featured local musician for the month of July.
Donation of Screenprinting for Bradfest?
Anyone out there interested in donating their mad screenprinting skills (and subsequent equipment) to help make some fund-raise-able goods for upcoming Bradfest August 13 & 14? It’s looking to be a really killer fundraiser for MN musicians, and a celebration of the life of Brad Rozman, former percussionist for local bands Equal Xchange and High Volt Rustler. If you can help, I’ll bake you two pies and will blush and stammer next time I see you. Thanks for considering!
Berry picking in northern Minnesota
According to the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture, blueberry patches from Stillwater to Cambridge are reporting a bumper crop.
While blueberries are peaking in the southern half of the state, they might not be ready for picking in northern Minnesota until July 17 — which is this weekend.
There are 26 blueberry farms statewide listed in the Minnesota Grown Directory. As for the wild ones, well … I’m not telling.
Stimulating the economy … one slightly used car at a time.
I like this idea.
Craigslist: $189,900 Buy our house, get a FREE car (Cloquet)
They’re giving away a car along with a house. I wonder if I could get a motorcycle if I rent an apartment? Or maybe I could get a scooter if I rent a storage unit?
Advice (and strong pain meds) wanted!
My back normally hates me, but now it’s hating me with a lot more angst than usual. Can anyone recommend a good chiropractor for a neck fix-er-up?
I’m hoping to find someone who can make my vertebrae play nice with each other, but not have them try to sell me some new-age hoo-haw or convince me to show up twice a week for the next few years. Thanks!!!
Need Fun!
I don’t get it. Is the billboard telling me I need fun in Hulk/Caveman language? Does Roper’s need fun people to facilitate a positive atmosphere and therefore generate more customers? Does the billboard proclaim that people in general need to have fun in their lives? Is there really someone (like Mr. Norman Fell in Three’s Company) named Roper? Or does the place belong to all people who rope things, in which case the apostrophe is misplaced? This is what I’m asking you.
GPS Help
I’m thinking about getting a handheld GPS. We’d use it hiking, maybe try geocaching with the kids and when paddling. So if was waterproof and usable in the car, that’d be great, but not necessary.
Anybody have recommendations or have one they want to get rid of?
Literary Quote
“The foreman was a short, iron-jawed man. He had once made a trip as far as Duluth. Duluth was far across the blue waters of the lake in the hills of Minnesota. A wonderful thing had happened to him there.”
— Ernest Hemingway
from Part One, Chapter One;
THE TORRENTS OF SPRING
(1926)
Darin Bergsven
Jazz Guitar
Chester Creek Cafe Wine Bar
This Friday evening
What the hell kind of bugs are these?
These bugs showed up early in the morning on the Fourth of July at Sturgeon Lake and quickly died off. But for the few hours they existed, they made quite a mess. They are small enough to go right through screens. We swept thousands of them off the floor.
Harvey Pekar dead at 70
He had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBr4NxujLvw&feature=player_embedded
Join the American Cancer Society for the 2010 Duluth Relay for Life, July 16th-17th!
On July 16-17 (6pm on Friday until 6am on Saturday) the American Cancer Society will be holding the 26th annual Duluth Relay for Life at the College of St Scholastica. Relay for Life is a team event that celebrates survivors, remembers those who have lost their battle, and fights back against the disease. Proceeds from the event go to funding research, education, advocacy, and patient services.
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BradFest 2010 at Earthwood Inn
The Friends of Brad Memorial Foundation presents BradFest — a music festival to benefit young Minnesota musicians and honor the memory of Bradley E. Rozman.
Friday, Aug. 13, and Saturday, Aug. 14 Earthwood Inn, Two Harbors
Last call for Expedition Train!
Friday, July 16
8:30pm doors open | 9:30pm board train | 1am return home
Put on your best dress khakis and hiking boots for the Duluth Art Institute Expedition Train! Inspired by the National Geographic Greatest Portraits exhibit currently on view, the Duluth Art Institute is sending visitors on assignment into the wilds of Duluth.
Your adventure begins at the Depot train station where you’ll enjoy live music by local favorites Tryke and two free drink tickets. This is also the last chance to view the Smithsonian exhibit “In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits” for free. The train will depart the Depot station at 10pm and bring explorers deep into Duluth’s unexplored backcountry (if by backcountry you mean Emily’s Eatery to hear music by Kip Jones).
You’ll be given a number of adventure assignments during your trip, so choose your fellow traveling partners well! The train will return home by 1 am. The ticket price includes music, train ride, viewing of the Smithsonian show, and drink tickets.
Call or email the Duluth Art Institute to get your tickets today – 218-733-7560 or getart @ duluthartinstitute.org
Armory Arts & Music Meeting Tuesday
Tuesday July 13 at 6pm at Teatro Zuccone
Join us to learn more about the plans for the Armory, the projects you can get involved with, and provide your input into one of the most exciting developments around.
Just a few of the projects you can get involved with include:
* Music Education Steering Committee
* Northland Arts & Music Inventory
* Drill Hall Space Planning
* Youth Outreach
* Armory History Tribute Space (Music, Military, & Community)
* And many more
Looking forward to getting new faces involved! Please let me know if you cannot attend but would like to be involved and I’ll be sure to fill you in. Invite your friends!
Nate DeMars
AAMC Board of Directors
natedemars @ gmail .com
River Walk West development seeks city land on trail in Riverside neighborhood
The view looking out to the St. Louis River from land the could become part of the River Walk West development.
On the Duluth City Council agenda for a first reading on July 12 is an ordinance authorizing the sale of city property in the upper Riverside neighborhood between Spirit Mountain and the U.S. Forestry Department’s Superior National Forest headquarters. (more…)