Events
Homegrown Music Video Festival
Call for music!
Call for filmmakers!
We’re doing another Homegrown Music Video Festival this year. Filmmakers draw a song at random from a beautiful top hat, then make a music video from said song.
Here is the PDD link to last year.
Would you be willing to donate a song or two to the cause?
Would you like to make a music video for a free pass to Homegrown?
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It’s Geek Week!
Geek Prom is Saturday. Put your hands in the air!
Do Lutherans still adhere to the Augsburg Confession?
Have you felt confused about what it means to be a Lutheran today? Are you concerned about the direction of the Lutheran church? Do you yearn for the vibrant faith of yesteryear?
Come hear a review of the first 21 articles in the Augsburg Confession on Saturday, April 9. Pre-registration is suggested.
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Vocal Jazz Cabaret – “Workin’ 9 to 5”
April 7-9, 7:30 pm
Clyde Iron Works
2920 W. Michigan St., Duluth
A new venue serves up hot vocal jazz entertainment with dinner option at Clyde Iron Works. Dinner includes Italian Pasta Bar with homemade penne pasta with alfredo and marinara sauces, Italian sausage, meatballs, and grilled chicken, classic garden salad with balsamic vinaigrette and fresh baguettes. Price includes pasta bar, beverage and gratuity; dessert may be purchased separately at the event (wood-oven baked New York style cheesecake.) If selecting the dinner option, please note dinner seating is general admission with eight per table with dinner served from 5:45 pm – 7 pm.
Lake Effect and Chill Factor
Tina Thielen-Gaffey, director
Concert only: Adult $15, senior/student $10, UMD student $5 Dinner & concert: Adult $35, senior/student $30, UMD student $25
Tickets: 218-726-8877 or tickets.umn.edu (online tickets incur an additional $1 fee.)
“Strike a Pose; There’s Nothing to it.”
Vintage Vogue: A Century of Chic
Saturday, April 9, 5 p.m.
Glensheen, the historic Congdon estate
Tickets | More information
A benefit for Glensheen and the Douglas County Historical Society
Fasten your fashionable seat belt; this runway will transport you from the 1900s to the 1970s, one fabulous outfit at a time. A station tour of Glensheen, refreshments, and a silent auction (checks and cash only, please) add to the fun. And it’s a fundraiser of historic proportions: money raised will be used for the Douglas County Historical Society and Glensheen.
Daytrotter in Wrenshall?
Why isn’t anyone talking about this? I ran across it by accident and I think it’s awesome. (Though I’ll sadly be out of town.)
Barnstormer 4 | Tuesday, April 26
Featuring Sondre Lerche, Guards, and the Romany Rye
Free Range Film Festival Barn in Wrenshall
Heaven Nowadays: Review of the Duluth Playhouse Production of Chicago
The gin may not be cold (or available), but the dancing is certainly hot in the Duluth Playhouse’s production of Chicago. Set in a Prohibition-era Windy City, Chicago is inhabited by irredeemable (yet likable) hucksters and hustlers, all dancing for their lives. The bondage-lite costumes and the spare, gritty set only rarely hint at the Jazz Age, but that’s just as well: the story at the heart of Chicago, about crime, corruption, sensational journalism, the cult of celebrity and all that jazz, feels contemporary and relatable. (more…)
Science Night
Next Friday is Science Night at UWS. Bring your kids, it is always a good time. Mine (age 5 and 8 ) have been asking when the next science night is since about this time last year.
Friday April 8, 2011 from 6-9pm
Wessman Arena on UWS’s campus (this is a new location since our science building is under renovation). Hosted by the UWS Students of Science Club.
Admission is FREE! Come see demonstrations, look at displays, enjoy yourself and learn a little!
Fundraiser for Rachel Sandell
For more information, including a list of silent auction items and donors, head to the Facebook page for the event.
Film for Thought: A Look into Sustainable Agriculture in MN
Join MPIRG for an informative, interactive night on sustainable farming in Minnesota. We will be showing the MN-based film ‘Farming Forward,’ hearing from UMD farms, and planting seed-starters. All are welcome, and it is free to attend!
Tuesday, April 12, 6:30pm, UMD’s Kirby Lounge
Please contact MPIRG with questions: mpirg@d.umn.edu
Hope to see you there!
Google and Android and BarCamp oh my!
You heard that Duluth didn’t exactly lose the Google Fiber project, right? Seriously. Sergey Brin said it.
A public community information meeting has just been scheduled for tomorrow at the DECC (on the city side.)
Google Twin Ports team members will be available to answer questions and explain what the latest announcements mean for Duluth-Superior.
Thursday, March 31
Google Twin Ports Community Q&A Discussion @ 4:30
Android BarCamp: 10am through 4:30
If you can come for any part of the day, register at AndroidBarCamp.com. (Check out our awesome speaker line-up, too!)
Thank you Verizon Wireless, our Presenting Sponsor; the College of St. Scholastica, ProFounder, and 3Five Designs! Without the financial and in-kind support from our event sponsors this event would not be possible.
Spring 2011 Sustainability Fair at UMD on April 19 and 20
You’re invited to the Spring 2011 Sustainability Fair at UMD on April 19 and 20. Join us on Tuesday, April 19, as award-winning journalist and former WCCO news anchor Don Shelby talks about the failure of American journalism to tell the most important story since journalism began – global climate change. Don’s talk will take place at 6:30PM in Chemistry Building 200. On Wednesday, April 20, join us for tabling, talks, and tips on sustainability issues. Sustainability panels and special guests will be in Kirby Student Center from 10am to 2pm.
For more details on the Spring 2011 Sustainability Fair at UMD on April 19 and 20, visit the UMD Sustainability web page at www.d.umn.edu/sustain.
Power of the Purse – May 5 – Fundraiser for Imagination Library
Power of the Purse – an evening of stylish purses, drinks and savory appetizers with special guest (memoirist/journalist, Laurie Hertzel) – all in support of early literacy.
Featuring a silent auction of unique and extraordinary purses, proceeds benefit Imagination Library, an early literacy program that delivers free books every month to children in our community.
The Evening:
5-7 p.m. Purse Auction & Wine Tasting
6-8 p.m. Savory Appetizers & Dessert
7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Speaker Laurie Hertzel
Limited seating. Advance tickets recommended.
Order tickets at unitedwayduluth.org or call 218.726.4770.
Bunco game night – April 1 – Fundraiser for Circle of Hope
Bunco Game Night
Friday, April 1, 6:30-8 p.m.
Lakeside Lester Park Community Club
54th Ave. E. & Tioga Street (1 block up from Superior St.)
This is a historic dice game that is a blast and a great community mixer. No experience is necessary. We have surprises as well. The rules will be explained, and then there will be game time.
Pre-registration is recommended by calling 525-5098 or e-mailing Wendy at wendyupnorth @ yahoo.com. Players ages 12 and above are welcome. This event will support Circle of Hope for breast cancer block grants. A $10 donation is suggested.
Geek Prom 2011 – These are the droids you’re looking for
Get your Geek Prom tickets early and/or RSVP on the Facebook event page.
Integrity, Character and Psychology @ UMD Ethics
Two upcoming discussions sponsored by the UMD Center for Ethics and Public Policy. Free and open to the public March 29 and April 4.
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Poems about Pizza and Farm Equipment
Poems about Pizza and Farm Equipment is a Spirit Lake Poetry Series event featuring two writers:
Michelle Matthees has three collections, “Served” “Outside” and “Junket.” She was a 2009 Jerome/SASE Emerging Writer and her work has been in “The Bloomsbury Review,” “Hayden’s Ferry Review,” “PANK,” “The Bellingham Review” and other journals.
Joyce Sutphen grew up on a farm near St. Joseph, Minn., and that is the impetus for her collection “First Words.” She also wrote “Naming the Stars,” which won a Minnesota Book Award and “Straight out of View,” which won the Barnard New Women Poets Prize in 1994. She has been a guest on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”
Go see it.
What: Poems about Pizza and Farm Equipment, featuring poets Michelle Matthees and Joyce Sutphen
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26
Where: Teatro Zuccone, 222 E. Superior St.
Tickets: Free and open to the public
Low at Harbor City Theater
Low will be performing Thursday, April 14, 8pm at the Harbor City School Theater located at 332 W. Michigan Street. Tickets are on sale at the school and at the Electric Fetus. $12 general admission.
Friday! (3/25) ‘Farmers Take the Stage’ at Amazing Grace Cafe
Please join us for a fun-filled night of musical and variety talent presented by members and supporters of the Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association!
All proceeds go directly toward the work of the Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association.
HCRD is Back in Black, on the Track!
Women’s flat track roller derby is once again going to rock the DECC as the Harbor City Roller Dames are “Back in Black, on the Track!” Saturday April 2. HCRD will return to the DECC’s Pioneer Hall to take on the Mississippi Valley Mayhem (La Crosse, WI).
A portion of the bout’s proceeds will benefit the YWCA’s Spirit Valley Young Mothers Program. There will also be a pre-bout performance by the Twin Ports Elite Cheer Squad.
Doors open at 7pm, roller derby action starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 plus any applicable fees and are available at the DECC Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, or Ticketmaster outlets. Children 10 and under are free with paid admission.
Harbor City Roller Dames is the Northland’s original women’s flat track roller derby league and currently in the middle of their second season. For more information about HCRD please visit harborcityrollerdames.com or find them on Facebook.
Friends of DPL Mystery Night
Friends of the Duluth Public Library Mystery Night
Friends members only
$18 per person, prepaid reservation required
Guest speaker: Brian Freeman
Duluth Public Library Green Room
April 1, 6-9 p.m.
Rocking Out Autism at Clyde Iron Works
The Autism Association of Northern Minnesota is hosting its annual “Rocking Out Autism” benefit concert at Clyde Iron Works on April 10. Doors open at 7 pm. This all-ages show will feature Retribution Gospel Choir, Uprising, Eeriearq and the What Four. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at Music-Go-Round, Goin’ Postal or online at autismassociationofnorthernmn.org. All proceeds will benefit the Autism Association of Northern Minnesota and its mission to raise awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders and provide support for people on the autism spectrum and their friends and families here in the Northland.
An Evening at the Encounter
Visit encounterduluth.com for more info or to request tickets.