Events
North Shore Trio CD Release Party
Saturday, Feb. 12 @ RT Quinlan’s
9-10 Nate & Heidi
10-11 North Shore Trio
11-12 Silk Sheiks (w/ guest saxophonist Brian Zoot Simonds)
12-close North Shore Trio
A mind-bending and face melting rock ‘n’ roll show.
2.18!
A musical co-mingling for you’re personal auditory pleasure sensors that promises to be friendly to all inner ear receivers! Bring mom&pop and brother&sis, this one is for all to hear! There is rock for one and rock for all, post-rock, math-rock, alt-rock, small-rock, big-rock, igneous-rock, sedimentary-rock, and plenty more rock jokes where that came from! Come on out if you like rock(s)! Beaner’s Central is the place to be!
Winter Break Camps at Hartley
Looking for a fun school winter break option? Check out Hartley’s Winter Break Camps, Feb. 22-25. Just a few openings left for ages 5-7, 8-9, & 10-13. Come and have some fun in the snow. Check this link for registration information — hartleynature.org/learn/daycamp.html
“Elements of Exposure: Images Made on a 10,000 Mile Journey” opens Friday, Feb. 11
"In the Heart of Mount Olympus" captured in Olympic NP
Duluth nature photographer Ryan Tischer opens an exhibit of new photographs at Washington Gallery on Friday, Feb. 11 from 6-8pm. His images are a compilation of new work created over the past year on travels through twenty states, covering over 10,000 miles by car.
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Make a giant “human” Valentine Feb. 13
Help fashion a giant Valentine’s Day heart at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Coppertop Church on Skyline Parkway. Supporters of marriage equality will gather in the church’s east parking lot to form a colossal “human” heart. Participants will enjoy fellowship, music by Sara Thomsen, and hot cocoa and coffee. Wear red — and smile!
Vote for Loup-Garou!
Loup-Garou is in Are You Local? hosted by the star tribune and vita.mn. We’re one of very few bands outside of the metro area in the contest. It would mean a ton to us if you could take a few minutes out of your day and vote for us and show some of that Duluth support! You’ll also get a chance to hear the first track from our I Am Blind EP, coming out at Beaner’s on the 26th of February (playing with The People Say Fox and MPLS’s Party House)
All you have to do is go here and register (they ask for only your email) and rate our song a 10! Be sure to check out the other bands on the roster as well, a ton of great artists and groups that i’m sure are familiar names.
The top 3 bands get featured in Vita.MN magazine and play a showcase at the Varsity Theater on March 4th. One group advances from that showcase down to Texas for SXSW.
Streets. Sidewalks. Alleyways.
E 1st Street, 2010. by Kip Praslowicz
Streets. Sidewalks. Alleyways.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011.
Opening 6PM – 8PM** Show will hang through the month of February 2011
Beaner’s Central
324 N. Central Avenue Duluth, MN 55806
(218) 624-5957
www.beanerscentral.com
By area DPG Photographers, including:
Jason Huntzinger
Richard Narum
Kip Praslowicz
Brian Ravola
Bill Schwalbe
Edgewood Smith
Music will be performed by local artists during Beaner’s Open Mic.
Snow Safari Winter Recess Camp
Looking for something for your child to do during Duluth public schools winter recess? Join MinnAqua, Great Lakes Aquarium, and the Lake Superior Zoo for three days of winter fun. Go ice fishing with MinnAqua, explore life at the Aquarium, and try to survive like an animal at the Zoo.
$40 for members (includes LSZoo and GLA members) and $50 for non-members
For kids in grades 3-5. Pre-registration is required! Registration deadline: February 18
More information: contact Lindsay at 218-740-2027 or lbrandt @ glaquarium.org.
Shaunna Heckman Saturn Return CD Release Concert
With special guests Toby Thomas Churchill and Russian Bride
Friday February 11, 2011
8:00 PM
Sacred Heart Music Center
$5 in advance/ $7 at the door
available online at www.sacredheartmusic.org
Brewhouse beer with ID
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.” – Alan Page
Sure the Packers won (another) super bowl victory tonight. Congratulations, I guess. But hey, for those of us that are Vikings fans, we may not have a gillion Lombardi trophies like Green Bay does, (we don’t have one even, Packer fans will be sure to tell you), but we’ve got something even better than the Packers:
A state supreme court justice. SO there.
Here’s MN Supreme Court Justice and former Viking great Alan Page talking about education, transcending politics, and the importance of strong families last week on MSNBC
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Fire-N-Ice Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 6, from 12-2pm
3727 W. Arrowhead Road. Duluth
Eastridge Community Church will be hosting its first annual Fire-N-Ice Bowl. We will be having a chili cook off (over 15 styles), hot chocolate and other refreshments along with free ice skating at our rink, sledding on the luge, snowshoeing (snowshoes provided by Hartley Nature Center).
All is free and open to the entire community; come on out! It’s February, it’s cold, let’s have some fun.
Frost/Nixon opens at the Play Ground
Frost/Nixon, starring Jason Page and John Schmidt, runs Feb. 3-5, 10-12 at 7:30pm at the Play Ground in the Tech Village. Tickets at the door are $10.
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
UMD Theatre presents Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
February 17-19 & 23-26 @ 7:30 pm
February 20 @ 2 pm
Mainstage Theatre, Marshall Performing Arts Center
Directed by Kate Ufema
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Minnesota Ballet Celebrity Dance Challenge
Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Fregeau Auditorium, Marshall School
1215 Rice Lake Road, Duluth
Northland celebs pair with Minnesota Ballet company dancers in this for-fun competition that has the whole Twin Ports speculating and the audience voting for the winning couple. Celebs rehearse for weeks their dance style from kicky swing to Broadway jazz to tap. And while the votes are counted, the Minnesota Ballet presents a lively mini performance.
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Free photo exhibit submissions wanted
Submissions for 4x: A Print Exhibition at the Duluth Photography Institute will be taken until Friday, Feb 4. We have a lot of entries, but we could use even more! Anyone can enter images into the exhibit and there is no charge for submitting! The DPI will be open Thursday evening from 3-7pm and Friday from 3-6pm. Drop off your entries during these times or contact the DPI for more information. For the official “rules,” see duluthphotographyinstitute.com.
Gramma’s Boyfriend/Batteries/DJ Kevin Craig — Lake Ave Cafe 2/4/11
Lake Avenue Café is proud to present Minneapolis group Gramma’s Boyfriend, along with Batteries and DJ Kevin Craig, on Friday, Feb. 4. This is the third in the “First Fridays” series of monthly live music events taking place at the cafe.
Gramma’s Boyfriend is a new group from Minneapolis comprised of members from Haley Bonar, Andrew Bird, Happy Apple, and Alpha Consumer, among others. If you don’t know about Batteries or Kevin Craig, well, you better ask somebody. The show starts at 10pm, the cost is $6, and the show is open to ages 21+. Have some fun.
What America Needs: Minneapolis Film Maker at UMD
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.
UMD’s Bohannon Hall 90
Free admission
Minneapolis videographer Mark Wojahn will be presenting his film, What America Needs, and discussing his work following the film.
From the film web-site:
Travelling by train from N.Y.C to L.A, a documentary videographer asks more than 500 people from dozens of different communities:
“What do you think America needs?”
Collectively, their answers relate an unexpected story of hope.
What America Needs invites you to share your thoughts and feelings on our country by participating in our dialogue.
Nuts & Bolts; Silver & Gold: In-depth tour of Glensheen offered
Not your standard house tour: get ready to explore the complexities of Glensheen, the historic Congdon estate. From the innovative to the luxurious, this is a rare opportunity to take a closer look at this national treasure on the shores of Lake Superior. (more…)
Meet Featured Photographers Nate Lindstrom and Shawn Thompson
They will both be at the Duluth Photography Institute, 405 E. Superior St., on Monday, Feb. 7, from 6-7:30 to talk about their photography exhibit. Stop on by to talk photography and see the fantastic work of these two artitsts. Free and open to the public!
New Food Regionalism Lecture Series at University of Minnesota Duluth this Spring
Unless otherwise noted, speaker sessions begin promptly at 3:45 p.m., UMD Library Rotunda (4th Floor).
Thursday, Feb. 3: “The American Good Food Movement: Communities, Health & Social Change,” Maggie Adamek, Terra Soma Consulting
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What are puppy and kitten mills and why do they exist in Minnesota?
While many breeders in Minnesota act responsibly, there are dog and cat breeding facilities throughout our state with substandard or deplorable conditions. These facilities cause harm to animals, consumers and our communities. Join us for a public information session, hosted by Animal Allies, on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 2pm to learn more.
Animal Allies is located at 4006 Airport Road in Duluth.
More information posted on animalallies.net
Renegade Theater Company Season Kickoff
The 2nd Annual Season Kickoff and Silent Auction is almost here! Join Renegade on Feb. 3 to celebrate what promises to be a year of excellent shows. Our event this year will once again include a silent auction and raffle, with tons of great items generously donated by community businesses. There is no cost to this event, but donations are more than welcome. (more…)
Gallery Talk by Jennifer Webb
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth
Art History is a scholarly treasure hunt! Learn where University of Minnesota Duluth Art History Professor Jennifer Webb‘s research “took” her as she studied works of art hanging in Glensheen: the Historic Congdon Estate, learned more about Chester and Clara Congdon’s collecting practice, and examined treasures in the Glensheen Archive. She will explain how all the “findings” from this academic adventure came together in the article “Golden Age Collecting in America’s Middle West” published in May 2010.
Valentine’s Day Swing with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley
Hot Toddy is swinging back from Los Angeles to do several shows in February. He’ll also be at Clyde Iron with The Fractals and Aces in Superior with John Seguin.
ISO: Homegrown 2010 Photos
Seeking 2010 Homegrown photos for the 2011 Field Guide. Photos need t0 be high-rez JPGs (no watermarks, please); there’s no need for RAWs. You can send me a link to the photos online, or contact me if they’re on a CD/DVD: adam [at] transistormag [dot] com. Thanks!