Events
Break out the jean jackets, Tribute Fest is two months away
Oooooh yeeeeeah, you better believe Perfect Duluth Day is a proud sponsor of Tribute Fest at the Buffalo House.
Another PDD birthday is upon us
Next Tuesday, June 29, is the 7th anniversary of the first post on Perfect Duluth Day — which is what we call PDD’s birthday.
We’ll be having a little cocktail affair, as usual. This year it will be at Pizza Luce, in the bar. Let’s say 8:30ish.
There will be a tofu raffle, we’ll give away our last two-dozen PDD bumper stickers and … gosh, I don’t know, maybe you should dress up as your Gravatar.
Anyway, mark your calendar or whatever. I’ll remind you again next week.
By the way, trivia fans, PDD shares its birthday with comedian Richard Lewis and actors Gary Busey and Slim Pickens.
Getting Rowdy at the Grace!
Hey Duluth! You just survived the madness of Grandmas, what better way to relax than some live tunes at the Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe? Loup-Garou will be kicking off their summer Tuesday night at 8pm. John Koepp will be playing an opening set then we plan on getting a bit rowdy. Come for a sandwich, coffee, or some soup and treat yourself to some trumpet and banjo-filled indie-folk!
July rock shows at Zuccone
A couple rock shows happening at Teatro Zuccone in July:
Teatro Zuccone
July 10
7pm – $5 – All Ages
BNLX (Twin Cities – Electro-Rock duo)
The Surfactants (Twin Cities/Duluth – New-Wave Rock)
Albino Ghost Monkey (Rice Lake – Solo 8bit/chiptunes)
Teatro Zuccone
July 24
7pm – $5 – All Ages
Grey Matador (Twin Cities – Rock)
The Surfactants (Twin Cities/Duluth – New-Wave Rock)
Humanoid (Duluth – Solo Experimental Indie Rock)
Renegade improv comedy follows both shows.
Free Movie Monday
Monday, June 21, at the Duluth Art Institute Depot site. Tour the galleries and the National Geographic “In Focus” exhibit for free at 6:30, then head down to the Zelda theater at 7:30 for a free screening of the 1967 film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”
Hobo Nephews @ Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center in Solon Springs
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmINmX2DlyE
The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank are playing the incredible outdoor amphitheater at Lucius Woods in Solon Springs — 30 minutes down Hwy 53 from Superior.
Saturday, June 26 | 7 p.m.
The New Standards at Sacred Heart
With special guest Kip Jones
Saturday June 26, 2010 7:30 pm
$10 in advance $12 at the door
Tickets online at sacredheartmusic.org or at the Electric Fetus
Featuring Chan Poling of the Suburbs, John Munson from Semisonic and Steve Roehm of Electropolis in their Duluth debut performance.
Win $100 Thursday playing ping pong
Have you heard? Table tennis is on the rise in Duluth!
Black Woods and the Duluth TT club are holding a 4-star international tournament at the DECC in late July — 50 tables, pro players from around the country and even the world! Don’t worry, there are events for all levels of skill.
And this Thursday, June 17, a promotional tourney is being held at Mr. D’s. First place gets $100 cash and paid entry fees for the big tourney in July. Also second place takes $50 and third, fourth and fifth get snazzy T-shirts. Think you got what it takes?
Sign up is at 7:30 and tourney at 8.
Dirty Horse + Old Knifey + Cancer Romancer at Thirsty Pagan
Duluth’s newest (and rowdiest) rock outfit, Dirty Horse, will take Superior by storm this Friday night. They will be joined by friendly Old Knifey and his trusty Cutthroats as well as the Cancer Romancer himself. I highly recommend the Burntwood Black Stout!
Friday, June 18, at 10 p.m. :: Thirsty Pagan Brewery
*Also, a little birdy told me that Dirty Horse will be playing a rooftop show somewhere along London Road during the marathon on Saturday … so look out for that!
‘Communist Daughter’ in-store!
Minneapolis band ‘Communist Daughter’ will be playing live at the Electric Fetus this Friday at 7pm before their show at Beaner’s! Come check out some great music for free!
While you’re here, flip through our ever changing used vinyl and CD selections, as well as our new stock of summer clothing! See you Friday!
Bloomsday!
In celebration of Bloomsday, June 16
Various Citizens and Others
will read their favorite pissages from James Joyce’s Ulysses
out loud to their Friends and Others
within the licensed primroses
of the beloved Carmody Irish Pub
Upon the holy day of June 16, that being the day of all events occurring between the covers of aforesaid book by our Jim
(and the event that happened outside the covers between our Jim and Nora his Barnacle)
Commencin around 8 pm and ending up a couple hours later or when we run out of the good stuff
All comers will have their chance to face off with that famous character James Joyce and read at will of their favorite bits.
Carmody is at 308 E Superior St. in Duluth, (218) 740-4747
Three Bridges International Music Festival
What: Chamber music festival
Where: UMD’s Weber Hall
When: Friday, June 11; Saturday, June 12; Tuesday, June 15; Thursday, June 17 – 7pm.
Adults – $20, seniors – $18, Child/Student – $10
Russell V. Gran Exhibits New Paintings at Washington Gallery; show opens June 11
Russell V. Gran is the oldest (age 74) artist residing at Washington Studios Artists’ Co-op, but is certainly not the least eccentric. The door to his apartment at Washington is adorned with various quotations and newspaper clippings, with most of them involving some sort of commentary on the aging process.
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Identity Theft Presentation
Sponsored by the Northern Financial Wellness committee, will be held at the Superior Library on Thursday, June 10, at 4:30. Free to the public. Speaker will be financial crimes investigator with the Superior Police Dept., Mike Jaszcak. Please come – with questions!
Great Class for Parents-to-be
Natural Parenting Workshop offered through Duluth Community Ed runs for three Wednesdays beginning June 16. Topics include choosing your birth team (OBs/Midwives/Doulas), birth place (options for home birth, hospital birth and birthing centers), what is labor and delivery *really* like?, birth plans, nighttime parenting, breastfeeding and babywearing.
Cost of the class is $25/couple. Register through Duluth Community Ed.
Hula hoops Wednesday at the Farmers Market
My sister Paige (a.k.a. djhoopster), is coming to the Duluth Farmers’ Market to demonstrate adult hula hooping for fun (feats of dexterity!) and physical fitness (ab-blaster!). She will be there from 9:30am until noon on Wednesday, June 9, and will have homemade hoops available for sale. Come and check it out!
Rockin’ Honky Tonkin’ Blues @ Carmody
On Saturday, June 12, Bill Flannagan will be playing at Carmody Irish Pub. The 10pm show is free. There will be a few guest appearances. Hopefully a rockin’ good time will be had by all. Hope to see you there.
Duluth’s Sound Unseen Film+Music Festival in full swing this weekend!
If you’re wondering what “Sound Unseen” is and are seeing people around town sporting badges, T-shirts, carrying programs and what not — wonder no more! Duluth’s inaugural film + music festival has been underway since Wednesday and you can still come out and be a part of it! Tickets are available at: soundunseenduluth.com.
Today we’ve got loads of films playing at Spirit of the North Theater at Fitger’s, Zinema 2 and Marshall Performing Arts Center. Also, get ready for some great rock and roll from local darlings the Keep Aways, Twin Cities rockers Gasoline Silver and the electrifying duo of Gay Witch Abortion! All for the very very low price of $5!
Melody Matters: A Benefit Concert for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
For their Senior Capstone project, Marshall School seniors Katie Kronzer, Yoon Tack, Gunnar O’Neill Sengbush, and Hannah Curwin will be hosting a benefit concert for the Boys & Girls Club of the Northland. The concert will feature the four seniors performing popular songs from artists such as John Mayer, the Wreckers, Jason Mraz, and the Beatles. Please come and join them in supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland!
Melody Matters:
A Benefit Concert for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
6 pm in the Fregeau Auditorium
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students. Donations are encouraged. All proceeds go directly to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
CHUM Rhubarb Recipe Contest
Calling all Rhubarb Lovers:
The Rhubarb crop is up and being harvested. The Rhubarb Festival is just around the corner (June 26), and the NEW deadline to enter the Rhubarb Lovers’ Recipe Contest is coming up on June 10. But, where are the recipes?
Is it too nice to be working in the kitchen? Too busy harvesting rhubarb to get your recipe entered? YOU FORGOT! Don’t miss the NEW deadline, June 10 … get that favorite recipe in today!
Call 218-720-6521 or go to chumduluth.org’s Rhubarb Festival page for more information. Send your entry to CHUM Recipe Contest, 102 West 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55802 or chum@chumduluth.org.
Link to the Rhubarb Lover’s Recipe Contest:
https://www.chumduluth.org/recipecontest.htm
Fundraiser for Haiti foundation Sunday 6/6
Haiti Worthy Cause Event
Supporting the Kako Foundation
Music/storytelling/Caribbean food
Sunday, June 6, 2010 | 3 p.m.
Chester Park United Methodist Church
819 N. 18th Ave. E
218 724-4969
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Heads up! Two Many Banjos at Tom’s Burned Down Cafe, Madeline Island
Friday and Saturday, June 11-12
Grand Opening of Playfront Park
The Junior League of Duluth will host the Grand Opening of the new Playfront Park this Friday, June 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. Mayor Don Ness and representatives from the Duluth Chamber of Commerce will join members of the Junior League of Duluth for the official ribbon cutting at 5 p.m.
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Sound Unseen Duluth Film+Music Festival Opening Night is Wednesday, June 2
The staff at Sound Unseen are both very anxious, nervous and incredibly excited to kick-off Duluth’s inaugural international film + music festival at Sacred Heart Music Center! If you are still on the fence about what to do Wednesday night, let us remind you that we’re premiering two films at our Opening Night: locally produced Google Goes to Twin Ports and Feed the Fish!
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Tommy, can you hear me?
Presented by Renegade Theater Company, with the Cartier Insurance Agency, 95.7 the Bridge and 102.5 the Northland’s Classic Rock FM
Music and Lyrics by Pete Townshend
Book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Directed by Andy Bennett
The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The original Broadway production was nominated for 10 Tony awards. Now, Northland audiences will experience the original rock opera like never before. Local performers join forces with area rock group Cars & Trucks to present one of the greatest albums of all time on stage in a new, thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime production.
Follow Tommy as he changes from a deaf, dumb and blind boy to a pinball champion to a modern messiah. Packed with dazzling spectacle, show-stopping choreography and high-energy rock and roll, this is a production that will astound every last one of your senses. You’ve never seen or heard Tommy like this before.