You don’t need a GPS to find coolness. You do need it to try GeoCaching, one of the awesome events discussed at NerdNite VIII.
We loved all the talks, and we loved learning about a local creative resource. Kudos to all who planned it, and looking forward to the next one! I’d love to know about NerdNite as a movement — I learned a little at nerdnite.com, but want to learn more!
Ski season is definitely not over. The Duluth Cross Country Ski Club is sponsoring its seventh annual Tour Du Luth this weekend. Come out and ski as many of the city’s ski trails as you can, and end with a potluck at Hartley Nature Center.
The bill to allow retail sales of alcohol on Sundays in Minnesota is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m.
Quoth Sen. Roger Reinert of Duluth:
“Sunday liquor sale laws are remnants of a bygone era that no longer make sense in a 21st Century world.”
Who: Zoo Animal, The Half Hearts, Ariane Norrgard & Honeyvein
Where: Pizza Luce Duluth
When: April 8, 9:30P.M., $5
WI Governor Scott Walker will be in Washburn WI around 4pm this Saturday, for a Lincoln Day diner. The fine folks of the town plan to give him a “warm” welcome, especially in light of the WI Senate passing the so called Budget Fix bill on Wednesday, despite three weeks of constant protest against it.
Washburn is a lot closer than Madison.
I am not a Wiki person but I am just putting this out there to those of you who are: check out the Duluth Public Schools Wikipedia Page. Not only is it outdated and lacks proofreading it is quite salacious and suggests “controversity” (sic) without evidence to support those claims. I don’t have the knowledge to update the page but would like to see something better out there!
Click the image to see it at a readable size.
A montage from one of Duluth’s local riders, Anthony Walsh.
Three days after the Elton John concert.
An Evening with Sheryl Crow
Monday, May 9, 8 p.m.
DECC Auditorium
Tickets go on sale March 18 @ 10 a.m.
$45, $55 & $75 (plus fees)
Keene Creek Youth Organization has after school programming available for musicians to work with youth and teach them a talent they can continue to practice for years. Volunteers will get the chance to work with different age groups as well as gain experience teaching. Must be able to pass a background check and give at least two hours a week of time to volunteer.
After a few good northeasters this winter, the ice is stacked up deep on Park Point. You can read all about and find tips and directions in my blog.
Kristin Andersen-Anderson, Minnesota native and longtime stand-up comedian headlines one of her signature “Kristin Anderson’s Girls Night Out!” evenings at the Teatro Zuccone, on Thursday, March 10 for two shows at 7:30 and 9:30PM. “Women only,” she explains, “although in the spirit of all things fun and politically correct, gays, trannies and cross dressers are welcome!”
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The following items will be free this Thursday at the Duluth Art Institute from 5 to 7 pm:
wine
appetizers
art making
art viewing
live music by Portage.
