Duluth Does the Opry registration open
Dig out your Nudie suit and dust off your Stetson; registration for the next Duluth Does event at Sacred Heart is open until April 30. Only the first 25 to sign up will get a chance to perform their favorite classic country song so act now!
Go to https://www.duluthdoes.com/ for everything you need to know.
Skyline Drive Litterbugs: Please Keep Your Trash Out of My Backyard
Yuck!
This past weekend, I thought I would do my part to clean up the wooded area across the alley from my house. It’s a small section of undeveloped land along Skyline Drive between the Coppertop Church and N. 7th Ave East. Some garbage like the old bottles and paint can in the picture had been there for decades; other stuff — like the Subway receipt dated April 15, 2010 — just days.
Does Minnesota Nice not including littering?
NorShor and Temple Opera Block
On Saturday Eric Ringsred signed a purchase agreement to sell the Temple Opera Building, NorShor Theatre, and NorShor Annex to DEDA for $2.6 million. The sale is contingent on approval by DEDA and the Council. It’s my intent to make the NorShor the crown jewel of the downtown, to make it the center of a regional arts and entertainment district.
There is a lot of discussion on this, let me fill in with a few thoughts:
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
Modest Home Makeover
Last summer/fall, the Extreme Makeover Home Edition TV show came to town to build a new home for the Huber family in South Range. It was a wonderful thing, but several commenters on this website wrote that those efforts should continue without all the TV cameras and didn’t need to be so extreme.
A little something called Modest Home Makeover was started around that time, with the goal of raising $150,000 to build a new home for Rick & Brenda Hallfrisch. Fox 21 News did this story about it …
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bficTDGp_hw&feature=player_embedded
I bring this up now because volunteer meetings and fund-raising events are coming up soon. You can read about all of them at modesthomemakeover.com.
Duluth Women’s Soccer League
Recreational, Competitive Summer Soccer
Recreational soccer is an ideal fit for women who want to play just for fun. It is non-competitive and beginners are not only welcomed but encouraged. This is a great opportunity to learn the game, build skills, gather with women, get exercise and have fun.
Competitive soccer is perfect for women who have played competitively either in high school or college and are looking for a higher level of play one or two nights a week.
Register on-line at: duluthsoccer.com click on the DWSL link.
Registration deadline is May 1.
Games begin in early June and end in mid August. They will be held at Public Schools Stadium and some at UMD’s field.
For more information contact Kyle Elden 218-341-6115 or [email protected] or Trish Stinnett at [email protected]
Or visit duluthsoccer.com and click on DWSL.
Are you a biking fanatic? Share your photos.
Do you and your bike share an unhealthy love? Lake Voice News wants to know about it!
Please post or email jawa0007 @ d.umn.edu a photo of your bicycle. Tell us your name, your bike’s name, how long the two of you have been together, and any stories or anything else you feel we should know about your bike!
All help is appreciated!
Duluth home-movie footage from 1938
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKkFZFya_M
This 8mm home-movie depicts a 1938 fishing trip to Duluth.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WomRBtHElFM&feature=related
Today’s my birthday.
So where’s the best cake?
I’m talking about cake I can buy one piece of and take back to my house, by the way.
It’s not over yet, Netflix.
As Business North reports, the West Duluth Video Vision closes April 17. As the banners at Hollywood Video report, that store will be closing soon as well.
Other West Duluth video stores that came and went over the years include Mr. Movies, All Star Video and Late Night Video. The Redbox outside Super One and scattered convenience stores are the only movie rental choices in West Duluth now.
UPDATE: Video Vision owner Brian Augustine has changed his mind and will open a new location in the Spirit Valley Shopping Center.
Happy Record Store Day
Today is the third Saturday in April, which means that it’s officially Record Store Day. The way to celebrate Record Store Day is to go check out your local independent record stores, which in the Twin Ports means either the Electric Fetus or the Vinyl Cave.
From the official website:
A Record Store Day participating store is defined as a physical retailer whose product line consists of at least 50% music retail, whose company is not publicly traded and whose ownership is at least 70% located in the state of operation. (In other words, we’re dealing with real, live, physical, indie record stores-not online retailers or corporate behemoths).
Finally, something goes right in the world of journalism.
Now if we can just get them to change “Internet” to “internet,” all will be right with the cosmos.
In 1975 rock was a man’s world, until …
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTpdXKocacQ
The Runaways at Zinema 2, baybee!
Friday at 7:30. Live music by Shana David at 7 p.m.
Seedlings … and local Morning TV Shows.
WDIO-WIRT was good enough to do this morning show interview with a couple of organizers for this event that I am helping with on Saturday. We’re giving out seedlings for dads, among other things. That’s why I mention it. The event itself is called “MN Father’s Forever” and it is designed to help promote connections between dads and their kids, especially for dads who have been around the block a few times, so to speak. Sometimes dads get so far behind on child support or they have trouble navigating the custody and family court system and they just give up. So we’re working with those guys, too. We want to help them get re-connected. I wrote some details for the event here on our Facebook event page.
Report on the Tax Day Anti-War Protest
by Adam Ritscher
“Bring our war dollars home!” was the message of the more than 120 protesters who participated in the Northland Anti-War Coalition’s April 15 Tax Day protest. The event was held to highlight the fact that hundreds of billions of dollars of our tax dollars are being wasted every year on the unjust wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. At the same time this is going on federal, state and local governments are being forced to cut social programs due to budget shortfalls. The NAWC protest called for our tax dollars to be spent on human needs, rather than war.
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Historic Photos of Duluth
LakesnWoods.com: A Guide to Minnesota Communities
Old time post cards and photos of Duluth. Cool site!
1st Annual Unofficial Homegrown Basement Show and BBQ
Saturday May 8th
Following the kickball game (2:30pm)
BYOB and BYOBBQ
Where you ask? Ask your local elitist cliff dweller!
P.O.W. David Wheat’s return to Duluth
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U60XKjmiQw0&feature=player_embedded
A tip of the hat to Andrew Krueger at the News Tribune Attic for spotting this Feb. 7, 1973, WDIO-TV broadcast on YouTube. Nice to have you back in the attic, Andrew.
David Wheat, many of you may remember, was a prison mate of John McCain’s in North Vietnam and campaigned for him in 2008.
This video includes cameos by pre-toupée Dennis Anderson and Mayor Ben Boo, among others. An hilarious ad for “Pringle’s Newfangled Potato Chips” is at the end.
It’s like Homegrown has already started
Tonight
Homegrown Incubation Party at Hell Burgers
Kathy McTavish at Chester Creek Cafe
Teague Alexy at Carmody
The Good Colonels and Fearless Moral Inventory at Beaner’s
Usual Boomchucks and Fractals madness
Friday
Shana David is the Runaways
Ween covers at the Looch
Charity Hout at Carmody
Mynx reunion at Grandma’s Sports Garden
Etc.
Saturday
This will be a great start:
And then there’s:
The Freakin’ Gallery Hop
A Goddam Polka Jamboree at the Superior Moose Club
Mark Anderson Trio at Carmody
Bunch o’ Rappers at the Looch
North Shore Trio at Sir Ben’s
550 M.S., Little Black Books and Boomchucks at Quinlan’s
And so on.
Anyone around here see this last night?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1vaRHF30xQ
Video from an Iowa sheriff’s deputy’s dashboard camera, about 10 p.m. Wednesday.
What are the FIVE performers you are most excited to see at Homegrown?
They don’t have to be in any order … just list the five performers you are most excited to see!
I’ll go first:
1. Iron Range Outlaw Brigade
2. The Tisdales
3. Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses
4. Filthy Hippy Cock (the name just intrigues the hell outta me! )
5. Eric Rhame
What about YOU?
