David Beard
DSFF Day 3 & 4
Last night, I saw Sorcerer and the Shorts festival at the Duluth Superior Film Festival… and I will be adding more to my thoughts before I post them.
But I ran into Kathleen Roberts, a local poet and a leader in the Duluth arts scene (one of the engines behind Prove Gallery). I teased that she would probably spend the weekend watching the movies in her gallery, but this is what she shared with me, instead — the movies she wants to see in the festival. Maybe she or I will see you there? (more…)
Film Fest Night 2: Stop the Pounding Heart
Last night was night #2 of the Duluth Superior Film Fest, and I made an evening of it.
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Film Festival Night 1: Clyde Iron
Full schedule here.
Wildwoods, Woodchucks, and More
Friday we got a call from Samantha, Annabelle, and Lorelei. While these girls were out walking, they found a woodchuck who was stuck in a storm drain. They couldn’t turn away from an animal in trouble, so they called Animal Allies. Animal Allies gave them our number.
Media Relations Internship Available
The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC)… (more…)
Bear
In early spring, bear moms often “park” their tiny cubs in or next to a tall “refuge tree” while they go off to forage. The cubs can climb to safety if they feel threatened, and can sleep up in the branches, out of harm’s way, while they wait for mom to return. Mom may be gone for a while. Read more about “refuge trees” here.
Wildwoods got a call yesterday morning about a small cub all by herself. After touching base with Dr. Rogers at the Bear Center, we’ve asked the folks who called about the cub to keep an eye on her from a distance, while keeping curious onlookers, dogs, etc., away. We want to give mom every chance to come back and reclaim her cub. (more…)
Roller Derby Victory!
Harbor City Roller Dames were victorious all around Saturday night! The HCRD Shipwreckers won their bout against Forx Roller Derby 295-112; I missed most of this bout, catching dinner with friends beforehand.
The HCRD Nautikills won their bout against Mid State Sisters of Skate 223-129! It was close in the beginning; the SOS seemed masterful at luring the dames into the penalty box, and they were skillful at keeping control of the lead jammer.
But no one is as flexible as the Dames, no team can adjust the way the dames can adjust, you know?
Special goodbye to the person who introduced me to local derby through a Nerd Nite presentation years ago, I think it was: Killer Cletah. This was her retirement bout, and I will miss her terribly, despite being greeted with “Good to see you, Sir.”
Cracked Walnut Poetry at Prøve
Cracked Walnut Poetry (with the art of Kathy McTavish’s “Origin of Birds” projected behind them) at Prøve.
Speed Research at UMD
The UMD Visualization Lab‘s monthly Speed Research is up, and ready to be watched.
Talks about telepresent art, Hobbesian political science, and humor in business education. Fun!
Writing Nature at UMD
For the annual Writing Nature event, Atina Diffley read and spoke at UMD. Diffley’s visit to Duluth focused on writing creative nonfiction, organic farming, sustainability and the relationship we all have to the land. It was sponsored by the UMD College of Liberal Arts as well as the departments of English and Writing Studies, and some brief clips give you a sense of her flavor as a speaker and a writer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81hsvzgTWAw
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Michael Fedo read at UMD
Michael Fedo read at UMD, and at LSC. I gained a genuine appreciation of him as a humorist.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AfuV9VHDs
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Soundcloud Accumulator for Duluth Music
If I left this thread open for a few days, and promised to alphabetize into a master list the SoundCloud pages of musicians who posted their SoundCloud links here, would anyone do that? Would it be interested?
I ask because I was posting about Tim Kaiser on FB, and noted that there were two Tim Kaisers on SoundCloud, and I wondered: what if there were a master list?
Public lecture season…
Universities in our region rarely schedule as many public lectures in the dead of winter the way they schedule them in the spring. Driving is safer for regional guests, while longer daylight means more community members will brave the parking hazards of campuses.
As a result, then, I’ve been to too many public lectures lately. (more…)
Icebox Radio Theater: Acting Internships
The Icebox Radio Theater is searching for performers for a two-week tour of public libraries in Northern Minnesota from June 2 to 13. We are in need of talented individuals willing to learn about a new form of theater while performing for kids and adults in a series of small shows in public libraries from Grand Rapids to Grand Marais. Must have own transportation to general area of events and for long weekend of rehearsals in International Falls. Per-show stipend plus lodging and mileage paid.
Nerd Field Report: Firefly, Nerd Nite, Icebox Radio Theatre, Arts Advocacy
It was a week for several varieties of Nerd for me. (more…)
Stranded grebes, loons and mergansers
It looks like we’re in for another late, cold spring, with delayed ice-out. This means we may be in for another spring full of stranded grebes, loons, and mergansers. (more…)
Life on Mars, Veronica Mars that is …
On Friday night I went to the Zinema to see the Veronica Mars movie.
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Historic barred owl!
Wildwoods was brought a barred owl yesterday (deceased, unfortunately, likely from a window collision). This owl, when already at least 1 year old, was banded at Hawk Ridge by Dave Evans back in 1998. Based on this, he is at least 16-17 years old, and the third oldest barred owl on record. (more…)
Duluth’s “Underground Historian”
The SubStreet Underground website released one of it most compelling stories yesterday. It’s about the demolition of a St. Paul power station.
While the story is about St. Paul, the photographer/archivist/storyteller behind the project is Duluthian Dan “Glass.”
Harbor City Rollerdames
The Harbor City Rollerdames double-header was intense, tonight — both games at times much closer than I would have expected.
1st Game: Shipwreckers vs. Mankato Area Derby Girls
Shipwreckers 239 to MAD Girls 170
2nd Game: HCRD Nautikills vs. Sioux Falls Roller Dollz
Nautikills 176 to Sioux Falls 170
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“It’s Not Only Academic” — Conferences in “Social Inquiry” and in Writing
In the last two weeks, I have been to two conferences, one at UW-Superior featuring entirely student presenters, and one at Lake Superior College. In both cases, it was clear: the university is learning to respond to the community, and the faculty and students are committed to making the community a better place.
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Homelessness and Water
I drove, again, along the highway that sometimes feels like it mostly exists to serve paper mills to see the openings at the MacRostie Art Center.
