Events
This week at Hartley Nature Center
Volunteer Evening in the Butterfly Garden- Tuesday, July 26, 6-8 pm. All ages invited- kids adult-accompanied. Free event-no experience necessary.
Wildflower Walk in Hartley Park-Thursday, July 28, 6-8 pm, a guided evening wildflower walk through Hartley Park. All ages invited- kids adult-accompanied. $4 members, $6 non-members, kids-free!
Both events meet @ Hartley Nature Center, 3001 Woodland Ave. Duluth
Antique Sale at the Ely Ice Arena
Huge Antique Sale Friday & Saturday, July 29 & 30,
9 am to 6 pm, at the Ely Ice Arena.
Visit the Ely Minnesota Pickers at their booth. Logging, Mining, primatives, tools, books, knives, lures, glass, fishing decoys, furniture, lamps, spears, pottery, rods, coins, copper, more. Featuring a Late 1800s Walking Spinning Wheel in excellent condition used just last year. Early 1900s friendship basket quilt in excellent condition. All wood Flax breaker from the 1800s (a great quilt display!).
There will be over 60 other craft vendors including Rebecca Stouffer’s new soaps, lotions and oils: Wild Green Onion! Behind the School 4th & Harvey.
Cribbage at the Walker Art Center
The last time I ate at the Burrito Union, I had no idea they hosted a cribbage tournament. If I’d known, I would have bought a Starfire Pale Ale and signed up. I don’t live in Duluth anymore, but I’d like to play some crib with Duluthians (and even our neighbors in Superior).
I’d also like to invite everyone to a fantastic event at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis — on Saturday, August 20, the Walker’s Open Field program is collaborating with me on an event called Cribbage in the Field.
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J. Lydia Salon One-Year Anniversary
Super short notice … Nick Pawlenty is the featured artist. Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of the salon. Food, wine, coffee tea, etc. DJ Olee and Nola and live performance by Jessica Myshack and the artist, Nick’s band!
Saturday, July 23, 6-9pm, 1131 E. 4th St.
www.jlydiasalon.com
Central St. Louis County Fair
The fair is proud to present the Tisdales on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. Free to all! Small-town atmosphere with big time events. To see everything that is going on and a map to the events visit meadowlandsfair.org.
A Little Bit O’ Everything Garage Sale
128 E. Toledo St
Off Kenwood between College St and Arrowhead
Friday, July 22, 3-6pm, and Saturday, July 23, 8am-Noon
With a few small households moving in together we have things to pass on to new homes including an extensive number of books, including a wide assortment of political and current event nonfiction, assorted fiction, and many others. Some other goodies are:
-Lamps
-Kitchen utensils
-Corelle Dish Set
-Pots and Pans
-Coffee Pot
-Coffee mugs
-Women’s Clothing and Shoes
-Knick-knacks
Duluth Relay for Life at Bayfront
Please join the American Cancer Society and the relay teams at this year’s Duluth Relay for Life at Bayfront Park on Friday, July 22. In addition to the events listed below, there will be food, a silent auction and fun for all ages! All of the profit supports the American Cancer Society.
- 5:30-6pm: Elite Dance
- 6:15pm-7:45: Opening Ceremonies; Jessica Myshack will perform The National Anthem
- 8-9pm: Mynx
- 9:15-10pm: Luminaria lighting & Ceremony
- 11pm-11:30pm: Fight Back Ceremony
- 12-12:30am: Midnight Zumba
- 12:30-1am: Music & Dancing
- 1-1:30am: Mr/ Miss Relay Pageant Performances
- 1:30-2:30am: Comedy performances by stand-up comedians (thanks to Dubh Linn’s Comedy)
- 5:00-5:30am: Restorative Yoga with Joe Lindgren & Yoga North
- 6:00am: Closing Ceremonies & final celebration lap
Duluth Blogs
I’ve just started following Ennyman’s blog.
He goes to a lot of art openings that I’m not cool enough to even know are happening until after they happen. (I’d walked past Ochre Ghost Gallery a hundred times and never thought to ask whether it had a mailing list.)
What other local blogs (beside this one) would you recommend following to get a taste of Duluth?
Upcoming Trip to India (Free Informational)
Yoga North is excited to announce an upcoming trip to India Feb 1-21, 2013 for the Kumbha Mela.
If you have ever had any interest in going to India or just hearing more about it, please join us Saturday, Aug 6, from 3-5pm at Yoga North.
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Support a National Public Lands Day Event
In honor of National Public Lands Day, September 24, my brother Mike and I are going to spend 2 weeks paddling over 120 miles across the BWCAW documenting, collecting, and packing out all the trash that we find along the way.
We will inventory everything we find and create trash density maps to aid wilderness resource managers and environmental advocates focus education and clean up efforts within the BWCAW.
Checkout our blog thegreatpackout2011.blogspot.com and Facebook page The Great Pack Out 2011.
TrollHunter rocks
As I figured, eventually I started to take Zinema 2 for granted, and even to vaguely feel uncool enough for it.
Then, today, I saw TrollHunter.
“The TrollHunter” is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy. A thrilling and wildly entertaining film, “The Trollhunter” delivers truly fantastic images of giant trolls wreaking havoc on the countryside, with darkly funny adherence to the original Norwegian folklore.
If you haven’t gone, this is the way to beat the heat!
I Am Anne Frank
The Duluth Festival Opera presents an innovative music drama that re-visits Anne Frank’s diary in this inspiring story of a young girl standing tip-toe on the edge of her future during a time of hatred and intolerance. Produced by the award-winning Nautilus Music Theater of St. Paul.
WHEN:
July 21-23, 7:30 pm and July 24, 2:00 pm
WHERE:
Teatro Zaccone
TICKETS:
$16 per adult/under 18 free
(218) 336-1414 or online at teatrozuccone.com
Introducing PDD Calendar Beta Test +
Perfect Duluth Day is launching an events calendar, and for the next month or so you can preview it at it’s permanent URL:
We have created this calendar because a majority of posts to the PDD Blog are about events, but the format of a blog is not a practical way to organize that type of information. If you wanted to know what’s happening today based on PDD posts, you’d have to select the “events” category and skim through weeks of random items looking for today’s date. That is lame.
So today our calendar is born. It doesn’t have a ton of events in it yet, and it probably has some technical issues left to be fixed, but the general format is set and it has seemed to be working well during our initial testing phase.
Check it out and tell us what you think with a comment to this post or an e-mail to calendar @ perfectduluthday.com.
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Rick Nolan for Congress
Come and meet Rick Nolan, our candidate to defeat Chip Cravaack! Join us at the Reef and get to know this phenomenal man, who has the knowledge, savvy, drive, and humor needed to defeat ol’ Chipper. Let’s rally with Rick!
Thursday, July 14 (that’s tonight, folks)
The Reef Bar – back room
2002 London Road
starting at 730pm
nolanforcongress.com
Walk-Jog-Yoga with Kiki (by Donation)
Walk/Jog/Yoga with Kiki is a weekly summer and fall-long gathering held (by donation) in Duluth of like-minded people that connect through yoga, walking and jogging. Kiki is happy to motivate and empower you to get fit, loose a few extra pounds (if desired) and get happy!
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Mysterious Metal Melodies
I hear a band playing that sounds like it’s coming from Bayfront park, but I don’t see anything on the schedule. Anyone know the mystery of the random sounds of metal washing over Lincoln Park?
Free Tour and Talk
Wednesday
5:30pm
Duluth Art Institute Depot galleries
A free tour and talk with UMD instructor, Lucy Kragness, on the history of photojournalism and Esther Bubley’s role in the story. Think of it like Summer School – but fun!
Lynx on its way
Captain LeeAnne Gordon of the Tall Ship Lynx informed the folks at Visit Duluth today that she estimates her ship’s arrival in Duluth at 3:30 p.m. The Lynx is sailing into the harbor for the Duluth Music and Maritime Festival. This will be the first visit to Duluth for the 114-ton Lynx, an interpretation of a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812.
Big Rummage Sale
Unitarian Universalist Church
835 West College St
Thursday, July 14, 4-7
Friday, 8-4
Saturday, 8-3
Indian Tacos Friday in Lincoln Park
Friday, July 15, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Lincoln Park Skate Shack. Proceeds go to Twin Ports Action Coalition.
Indian tacos are only $5, dessert frybread is $3 and the new ultimate dessert frybread is $4.
Delivery available – call 218-260-5390 or 218-213-4943.
Twin Ports Action Coalition is a group working on ending homelessness and poverty in the northland.
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Parks Commission Presentation About Magney Snively Park
The Duluth Parks and Recreation Commission’s next monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 13. This public meeting will be held at the Parks and Recreation office located at 12 E. Fourth St., beginning at 4 p.m.. An informational presentation will be made by City of Duluth staff person Tim Howard regarding the transfer of the Levang property from the Nature Conservancy to the City for the purpose of expanding Magney Snively. A complete agenda for this meeting is available at the Parks and Recreation office. For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 730-4300.
Miller Creek Disc Golf Public Meeting
The public is invited to attend a public meeting at the Parks and Recreation office building/Central Hillside Community Center located at 12 E. Fourth St. (corner of Lake Avenue and Fourth Street) on Wednesday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the future of the Miller Creek Disc Golf Course. Among the issues to be discussed are: potentially moving/removing baskets, long term maintenance and trash collection and creating better playing conditions. For more information contact jgibbs@duluthmn.gov or 218-269-4712.
RT’s Concert After Twin Ports Bridge Fest
Check out the Half Hearts, Yester, Hot Ashes and the People Say Fox this Saturday night after the Twin Ports Bridge Festival.
R.T. Quinlan’s
July 9, Saturday, 9PM
21+, $5 cover
All four groups are doing incredibly well this year.
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At Sara’s Table Friday Night
The date on the poster is wrong. The show will be Friday, July 8.