Right on, St. Paul!
Well, it’s sort of regional… might be a good idea for Duluth:
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman orders boycott of city-funded travel to Arizona
Teague Alexy is just trying to get a good clean high off a dirt cheap bottle of wine
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6igQfPTtr9o
In addition the Homegrown gig next Tuesday, May 3, at Carmody Irish Pub, you can also catch Teague Alexy …
Thursday, 4/29, regular ol’ gig at Carmody Irish Pub
Friday, 4/30, performing on Almanac North on WDSE-TV
Saturday, 5/1, Respect Your Mother EarthFest at Leif Erikson Park
Everybody Outside! at Morgan Park on Saturday, May 1
If you’re looking for a pre- or post-Leif Erickson destination, or you’re looking for an alternate event for the day, bring the kids to the west side this Saturday between noon and 5 p.m. for Everybody Outside at Morgan Park.
A class group from UMD is putting this event on to offer outdoor recreation opportunities to kids from the whole Twin Ports area but kids in West Duluth specifically. We’ll have camping skills activities, birding by Lake Superior Zoo, disc golf, fishing skills with MinnAqua, skateboarding demos by Damage Boardshop, and slacklining and a bouldering wall to get kids active and outdoors. All activities are free and we’ll be having raffles and food concessions (with proceeds going to the Morgan Park Playground Fund). See you Saturday!
Offa your seats and into the streets!
Take Back the Night 2010 !
@ Washington Center
310 First Ave. W. in Duluth
Doors open at 5 pm; program begins at 5:30 pm
Performers include 2one8, belly dancers, Oshkii Giizhik singers, Three Song Sunday, and Charity Huot
-March through the Hillside and Downtown Duluth, 7 pm
-Speakout, 8 pm
End the silence, speak out against violence!
5 Steps to Simple Zero Energy Building in Northern Minnesota
“5 Steps to Simple Zero Energy Building in Northern Minnesota”
Carly Coulson, architect
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 7pm
Unitarian Church, 835 W College St, Duluth
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Free Comic Book Day 2010
What is Free Comic Book Day?
Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free* to anyone who comes into their stores. *Check with your local shop for its participation and rules.
Dragon Port Games & Comics
3 South Fourth Ave. W., Duluth | (218) 260-2646
Collector’s Connection
Village Mall; 2322 Mountain Shadow Drive, Duluth
Fun and Games in the Greater Ashland Area
212 West Main, Ashland
I hope that the stores involved will post descriptions of the activities for the day — special sales, special games, special events.
–David Beard
Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards
Winners will be announced during a Sunday afternoon celebration, 1:30 to 5 p.m., UMD Kirby Ballroom, on May 16. Enjoy the reception, book fair, nominated author readings, featured speaker Beatrice Ojakangas, and the presentation of awards. Program begins at 3:30 p.m. Barton Sutter will emcee. Call 218-726-7889 or visit d.umn.edu/lib/nemba/ for more information.
Tour of Old City Hall
A wonderful video tour of Old City Hall made by Dan Hartman. Very cool. Can’t wait for it to be done!
Danecdote Live – April 28
So I noticed after posting many a flyer around town that some people just didn’t like them, and proceeded to tear them down. Go figure. Anyways, this is my last ditch effort to get the people of Duluth down to the Rex tonight. I promise lots of fun and plenty of dancing opportunities.
My fellow Duluthians, I plead for your faces to appear tonight, and your bodies and your energy!
Meet Rocky and Blossom
Carolrhoda Books Blog has posted a Chris Monroe web comic to promote her newest book, Sneaky Sheep. Check it out if you need a laugh.
Duluth Milk Bottle Mystery
I was out on a walk with the dog yesterday evening on a country road north of Duluth, the same road I’ve walked literally hundreds of times the past few years.
Recent Landscapes – Kenneth Marunowski
Kenneth Marunowski
Recent Landscapes
Chester Creek Books & Antiques
(14th Ave E. & Superior St. in back of church across from Alakef)
Opening: 7-9 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2010
Contact Ken at: kmarunow @ kent.edu
https://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=231462
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The PlayList features Tim Kaiser, Coyote and Homegrown!
Check it out Thursday at 9 on WDSE/WRPT, local PBS. Tim’s instruments are amazing! And, there’s theplaylistonline.org to watch the show at your convenience.
Benefit Rummage Sale at YMCA
May 1, 9am-2pm at the Duluth YMCA
We’re getting rid of a year’s worth of lost and found, plus donations from the community.
Proceeds benefit our Strong Kids Campaign which raises money for all of our financial assistance programs. Did you even know the Y offers financial assistance? We do! For memberships, programs and summer camp. Things like this rummage sale, along with private donations, are our funding sources.
Dead Man’s Cell Phone closing night
Join Renegade Theater Company, Lori Pietsch State Farm, and the cast and crew of Dead Man’s Cell Phone for a closing night celebration with Blackwater!
The party, which will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 6-8 pm in the back section of Blackwater, will feature hors d’oeuvres provided by the Blackwater Lounge. There will be a cash bar and a chance to mingle with the cast before seeing them perform!
For every Renegade event you attend this week, you will get the chance for one entry into our prize drawings. That includes Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm) and Renegade Improv (Friday and Saturday at 10:30 pm). Prizes include tickets for upcoming Renegade Mainstage shows and tickets to this years Dink Tank sketch comedy show … and more! You must be present at the party to win.
Join us for the party, for the show, or for both! We look forward to seeing you there!
Council says yes to purchase of NorShor
Predictably, it was a 6-3 vote. The easy part is over. Now the work begins. This ought to be interesting.
Challenge #1: Actually close the sale.
Challenge #2: If the strip club agrees to move out, will it open somewhere else? Wherever “somewhere else” might be, that’ll be a fun little controversy.
Challenges #3 through #209: Figure out how to fix the place up, get someone running it who can make it work, and everything that comes up along the way.
Film: Searching For Angela Shelton
Wednesday, April 28, noon at UMD in Kirby Student Center 273 B
Free Admission
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zRe2voQoo
Filmmaker Angela Shelton drives around the United States surveying other Angela Sheltons. She discovers that 24 out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she speaks to are survivors of rape, childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence.
Kid’s Paper Making – Reuse & Recycle
We will take a group walk through neighborhood parks to gather flowers & leaves. We will use those along with reused paper to create unique, new paper. Each child will be actively involved in creating their own paper to take home!
WHERE: Pineapple Art Center & Supplies
124 W. First St., Duluth | 218-722-2919
*call to reserve spot by Sat 4pm
WHEN: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 2-4pm
Chicken Spur
I first became aware two years ago that people refer to the Spur convenience store at the foot of the Blatnik Bridge in Superior as the “Chicken Spur.”
I found that out in the comments of a somewhat-related PDD post: “I’m old and I don’t understand anything, part one.”
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New York Times: Theater of the Variegated
“36 Hours in Duluth, Minn”
New York Times, Aug. 5, 2005
9) Theater of the Variegated
You never know what to expect at the Historic NorShor Theater (211 East Superior Street, 218-733-0072), an oasis of culture in a scruffy section of downtown. Opened as the Orpheum in 1910 and later remodeled in Art Deco style, the timeworn Norshor is part movie theater, part concert hall, part performance space, part art exhibit hall and part whatever whim strikes the management. One July weekend featured a showcase of local and Twin Cities bands; the next included all-day showings of “Dr. Strangelove.”
Bike Safety Tips from Dr. Dog
One band that I really love and beg to come to Duluth made a great video for bike safety. FYI Critical Mass and tourists coming to Canal Park.
Last-minute Reminder for Bicyclers
Fit City Duluth is hosting public meetings to survey bicycle riders in Duluth. Information gathered from these meetings will be used in a recommendation to the city and various other agencies who are interested in bicycle route development. The five remaining meetings will be held at 6pm at the following locations (and good food will be provided):
- Monday, April 26th at the Piedmont Community Center
- Tuesday, April 27 at City Center West
- Thursday, April 29 at the UMD Garden Room
- Monday, May 3 at the Central Hillside Community Center
- Tuesday, May 4 at the Portman Community Center
Please visit fitcityduluth.com/bike for more information!
Made in Minnesota Thriller “Four Boxes” Coming to Zinema 2 for World Theatrical Debut
Four Boxes, a made-in-Minnesota thriller described as Rear Window on the Internet” and starring Justin Kirk (Showtime’s Weeds), will make its World Theatrical Premiere in Duluth at the Zinema 2 Theater May 21 to 27, 2010.
Written, produced and directed by Minneapolis filmmaking husband-and-wife team Wyatt McDill and Megan Huber, Four Boxes had its World Premiere at last year’s South-by-Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The film will tour nationally in the Fall to coincide with a Halloween release of the DVD, but Duluth will be the first place in America – outside of a festival – to get a peek at the film variously described as “The Blair Witch Project meets YouTube,” and “The Sex, Lies and Videotape of our time.” Visit fourboxesthemovie.com to see the trailer and find out more!