Trailer for “The Main” – a documentary
Check out this short trailer for the upcoming documentary, The Main! It takes place in the Duluth/Superior area. The doc should be screened in Duluth in the spring.
Check out this short trailer for the upcoming documentary, The Main! It takes place in the Duluth/Superior area. The doc should be screened in Duluth in the spring.
If you’d like a free Perfect Duluth Day sticker, there is a stack on the counter at the Electric Fetus store downtown. Grab one before they’re gone. Merry Christmas.
UPDATE: They’re gone. Read comments for details on alternate methods of getting a sticker.
Since I wrote a post last summer about rickety old bridges, I thought it was only fair to note that some new boards showed up recently on this little creek overpass in West Duluth. I’m not sure if the city is responsible or some industrious snowmobiler took things upon himself. Either way, I appreciate it.
I called the Duluth News Tribune a couple of weeks ago to ask if I could give them some money. They said no.
Since then I’ve sent a couple of emails and made more phone calls. The poor folks in the circulation department think I’m a crank. I’m not. I just want to pay for the local news I consume.
I told them I don’t want a paper edition of the News Tribune any more. I told them I’m no longer willing to stuff pounds and pounds of newsprint and glossy ads into paper bags each week.
I don’t want you to bring the paper to my door, I told them, because I read the paper online now. I want to pay you for that, I said.
The Rez will be playing at the Twins Bar on Saturday, Dec. 12. If you haven’t heard us yet, surf on over to
http://www.archive.org/details/therez2009-11-21.flac16
And Click play to hear our latest show! We are funky, we are jammy, come check us out. You will Dance!
http://www.facebook.com/rezmusic
Light and Love and Healing to you all,
-Patrick Arden McNally
Drawings and Paintings by Kathleen Pattison and Kathy Anscomb. Come on down to Bohemia Arts at 22 N. 1st Ave. W for some snacks and great local art.
On Saturday, December 5th Washington Studios Artist Co-op will host their annual holiday show, featuring an entire days worth of local entertainment and a member’s exhibit in the Washington Gallery. Handmade art and crafts varying from stained glass and jewelry to crocheted hats will be for sale from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.
The entertainment schedule includes many of the performing artists who live at WSAC, featuring The Procrastinators, Russ Sackett and the 412 Band, and belly dancer Anna Ferguson. The show will also include co-op children’s artwork and an art raffle.
This event is a longstanding tradition for the community and fourteen-year-old artist co-op that resides in the renovated Washington School. More than 40 artists and their families live, work, and play at WSAC. Washington Studios Artist Co-op is located at 315 N. Lake Ave. in Duluth.
Duluth nature photographer Ryan Tischer is hosting his 2nd Annual Open Studio on Dec. 4,5,6 (Fri, Sat, Sun) from 10 am – 5 pm at Washington Studios Artist Co-op. 315 N. Lake Ave. – Studio # 403
Free drinks and appetizers are available for those who attend. He is featuring a scratch and ding sale, which means great deals on almost perfect art (up to 80% off). All other artwork is at least 15% off…this deal is only available if you attend the Open Studio.
Visit www.ryantischerphoto.com for more info.
My wife got this in a mass forwarded email today. I’m still trying to figure out who took the picture, someone at SMDC was the first to forward it as far as I can tell. Anyone who knows anything else please post it here or contact me so I can credit the intrepid photographer. I’d really love to congratulate the intrepid ATV-or-bust-redneck who managed to strap the vehicle to his car car, (and yes, I know it was a he) but that might be asking too much. I think this image has got some real PDD banner potential.
The short film “Precious Waters” which takes a hard look at the sulfide mining industry’s history of failed predictions and the potential impacts it will have on northeastern Minnesota will be showing in Duluth this week and next.
Thursday, December 3
Duluth League of Women Voters Forum
US EPA Conference Center
6200 Congdon Blvd, Duluth
Showing of Precious Waters at 6:30 p.m. followed by a panel discussion and audience questions
Monday, December 7
Teatro Zuccone
222 E. Superior St.
Movie showing at 7 p.m., followed by a panel of local speakers
Tuesday, December 8
Teatro Zuccone
222 E. Superior St.
Movie showing at 7 p.m.
The film is also available in it’s entirety for viewing online along with more info regarding this important topic at http://preciouswaters.org.
Duluth Publishers Holy Cow! Press and X-communication have teamed up for this very special sale and author signings
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009; noon to 4 p.m.
Location: Spiritual Deli, 3 West Superior Street, Duluth
Details:
– 10% of proceeds go to the Duluth chapter of C.H.U.M.
– All prices greatly reduced-up to 66% off!
– Refreshments will be served
Special: Spend $20 on X-Comm titles and receive a free book or historic art print of the Aerial Transfer Bridge, Incline Railway, Enger Tower, or Old Central and Minnesota Point from the top of the hillside (scroll down to see examples on flyer).
(Note: We do not have credit card capability at these events, so please bring cash or checks.)
Author Signing Schedule:
Chuck Frederick – Leatherheads of the North: The Duluth Eskimos – 12 – 1 pm
Duluth Poet Laureate Jim Johnson – Dovetailed Corners – 1 – 2 pm
Denny Anderson – Good Night, Everybody…and Be Kind – 2 – 3 pm
Jim Heffernan – Cooler Near the Lake: Collected Columns – 2:30 – 4 pm
Anthony Bukoski – Twelve Below Zero – 3 – 4 pm
Jim Perlman – Beloved on the Earth – 12 – 4 pm
Tony Dierckins – Crossing the Canal: Duluth’s Aerial Bridge – 12 – 4 pm
A wedding photographer I know is giving away a 2010 wedding photo package this Christmas season. If you or anyone you know is getting married in 2010 please forward this on to them.
Go west to Mohaupt Block at 2024 W. Superior St. for paintings by Adam Swanson. Beer, live bluegrass music and paintings of bikes, robots and various animals living the dreams of our forefathers. Thursday, Dec. 3, 5-8 p.m.
In 1998, Dick Cheney made this statement. “I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as significant as the Caspian. But the gas and oil there is worthless until it is moved. The only route which makes both political and economic sense is through Afghanistan”
Feb. 28, 1998. Unocal states that the Taliban government should be removed and replaced by a government acceptable to his company. He argued that the creation of a 42-inch pipeline across Afghanistan would yield a Western profit increase of 500% by 2015.
There is much more history but it certainly appears our newly elected Republican president has bought into this, otherwise we certainly would be doing a green energy revolution, the change that I voted for.
