The Minnesota Pint Law – HF 703
Today the House Commerce committee endorsed HF 703 (aka The Minnesota Pint Law …or Surly bill, if you prefer), the bill allowing Minnesota breweries to sell pints of their own beer. There is still a ways to go before it becomes law, but the bill will continue through the legislative process. Surly Brewing says, “Thanks to the committee members for their support, and also to all of you for getting behind this bill and moving it forward.”
More Info Here: https://mnpintlaw.com/
Record Store Day in Duluth
This Saturday marks the third annual National Record Store Day. New and old releases from bands such as AC/DC, the Akron Family, Blitzen Trapper, Built to Spill, Eric Clapton, the Decemberists, Fleetwood Mac, Mumford and Sons, Roy Orbison and many many others will be available (mostly on vinyl).
The Electric Fetus will host the all day event here in Duluth, and will have refreshments from Pizza Luce as well as other beverages and snacks while supplies last. A live music set from Dirty Horse will begin around 1 p.m. See you at the record store!
Resume Critique at WorkForce Center
On Tuesday, April 19, from 1:30-3 there will be a workshop featuring three local Human Resources professionals in addition to WorkForce Center staff available to critique resumes for job seekers and to answer questions about interviewing. The class is free and open to anyone interested in attending. The WorkForce Center is located on the second floor of the Government Services Building, 320 W. Second St., Duluth. The class will be held in room 208 and you can sign up by calling the front desk at 218-723-4730.
Submit your NCAA Championship Photos!
We know where the UMD Mens Hockey team was when they won the NCAA Championship title but where were you? Submit your photos and stories to lakevoicenews@gmail.com to be published tomorrow Thursday, April 13 on www.lakevoicenews.org.
LakeVoice News is a weekly online publication produced by UMD journalism students. The stories are reported on and written by students, but the content is for the community. If you have a story idea or would like to submit photos you can email us at lakevoicenews@gmail.com.
Twin Ports Take Back the Night 2011
Join us April 21 at the Washington Center (310 N. First Ave. W.) in Duluth for a rally and march in support of ending violence against women!
Pre-march rally begins at 5pm. Enjoy food, entertainment and get information and resources!
March begins at 7pm … Speak out for survivors to follow.
Dropping Today!
Homegrown Field Guides drop today. If you’re interested in helping distribute, contact Kyle at: volunteer [dot] homegrown [at] gmail [dot] com.
Breakfast in Duluth: Comparing the diners
There are many great places to have breakfast in Duluth, but only a handful fall into the true breakfast diner category. Barrett Chase and Paul Lundgren set out to compare them all and report their findings on Perfect Duluth Day, so readers can admire their astute observations and compliment them publicly, without the briefest passing thought of contradicting any of the information presented.
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J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion
Friday, April 29 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 1 @ 3:00 pm
First Lutheran Church (1100 E. Superior St., Duluth)
Experience the wonder and elegance of Bach’s St. John Passion sung in German with supertitles provided. Featured will be guest Evangelist/Timothy Stalter, Arrowhead Chorale, guest soloists and UMD’s University Singers, Concert Chorale and Symphony Orchestra.
University Singers – Stanley R. Wold, director
Concert Chorale – Tina Thielen- Gaffey, director
Adult/Senior $16 and Children $6
Become a Citizen Scientist!
Celebrate Earth Week by helping community organizations collect information about our world. Join St. Louis River Alliance Director Julene Boe to see what it’s like to get your hands wet and help out.
Great Lakes Aquarium will host a community class called “Becoming a Citizen Scientist.” At the class, St. Louis River Alliance will share its work and show you ways to get involved in citizen science!
Tuesday, April 19, 4:30-5:30 pm
Cost: Free; donations accepted.
All proceeds go toward stewardship efforts on the St. Louis River.
Contact Sarah Erickson at serickson @ glaquarium.org or 218-740-2007.
For more information, check out Community Education spring classes at Great Lakes Aquarium.
Impressed with Lake Ave Café
In light of the awesome weather we had last night my better half and I decided to go for an evening bike ride. We ended up down on that first beach on Park Point and sat there for awhile. When it got pretty dark we headed back and decided to stop at Lake Ave Café.
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The Odyssey at UMD
The Odyssey by Homer
Adapted by Tom Isbell
Based on a translation by Samuel Butler
Music by Louis Dunoyer de Segonzac
April 21 – 23 & 27 – 30, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
April 24, 2011 @ 2 pm
Mainstage Theatre, Marshall Performing Arts Center
Directed by Ann Aiko Bergeron
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Beehive Collective, 4/14/11 @ UMD
The Beehive Collective is a group of artists and storytellers from Maine who make collaborative, narrative graphics that focus on human rights, environmental issues and social justice. Go see ’em at UMD this Thursday — they’re traveling the Midwest as part of a national tour. They do great work and you’ll learn a lot.
A Bloody Good Time
Renegade Theater Company presents Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutentant of Inishmore. (more…)
Duluth bike cave open for the season
Open shop hours start this week at 1712 Jefferson St. Come find us in the backyard.
Wednesday 5pm-8pm (female identified night)
Thursday 5pm-8pm
Saturday 2pm-6pm
We’re also planning Friday sweater rides and Sunday bike polo for those of you interested … more to come!
Hope to see you soon. As always, email us at bikecave1712 @ hotmail.com with any questions or comments.
Get Low’s New Album, C’mon, on the Cheap
A heads-up for frugal Duluthians, Low’s new album, C’mon, is Amazon’s MP3 Daily Deal today. You can download the whole album for only $3.99, or you can download track one, “Try to Sleep,” for absolutely free.
Free Outdoor Tennis Courts in Duluth
Does anyone know locations for outdoor tennis courts in Duluth where you don’t have to pay a court fee to play?
Coleen Rowley 4/12
TIME Magazine’s 2002 Person of the Year and FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley will be in Duluth tomorrow for 2 events:
At noon on the steps of the Duluth Federal Building, she’ll headline a Stand with Brad! rally to support accused Wikileaks whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning. The 23-year old Army intelligence specialist is facing brutal pre-trial punishment at Quantico for allegedly leaking information about war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
At 7:30pm in the Mitchell Auditorium at St Scholastica, Rowley will deliver the final lecture of the school’s Terrorism and Human Rights series, on the topic of Obama’s Response to Terrorism. Free and open to the public.
For more details, visit northlandantiwar.com.
Old Timey Portrait Jamboree at the DPI
On Tuesday, April 12, at the Duluth Photography Institute (halfway between the Brewhouse and Carmody) I’ll be setting up to do a free portrait for anyone* who shows up between 5pm and 7pm.
The awesome point of interest is that I’ll be using a giant wooden camera manufactured about twenty years before the Hindenburg popped. It is guaranteed to be the most authentic modern vintage photo experience you’ll be able to find.
*Disclaimer: Please don’t bring five children and expect a whole set of family portraits. Everyone who you bring that you’d like a photo of gets stuffed into a single frame. If you do bring kids and have been feeding them sugar all day, expect blurry results. This is by no means an instant process.
I’ve read a lot about fireworks safety!
When I was in kindergarten a stranger with one arm warned me sternly against ever using fireworks. But next week I’m turning 30 and apparently the terror of that day has receded in my memory because I’m ready to celebrate!
Where can a girl (responsibly and legally) get fireworks in these parts? A Google search turned up a number for an Arrowhead Fireworks (just rings), and I already tried that place in Superior that advertises the thrilling combination of fireworks, wild rice and lobster tails (they were closed for the month).
North Shore rivers are running
Middle Falls of the Brule River
If you’re a whitewater kayaker or one of those dudes fishing ALL DAY LONG at the mouth of the Lester, you already know this: North Shore rivers have blown out their cover of ice and are running hard. Snowfall was well above average this year, and as the days warm up that snow has turned into torrents of milky-brown water headed down to Lake Superior.
But if you’re just a regular non-kayaker or non-angler, you can follow the North Shore spring melt online. You might not know your hydrograph from your hippogriff, but you can still see that something’s happening up the shore.
Willie Nelson at Bayfront Park in Duluth
Willie Nelson, Trampled by Turtles and 4onthefloor are playing Bayfront Park in Duluth on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
The cost is $46.37 for general admission, as illustrated in the Ticketmaster checkout details below.
(more…)Surprisingly impressed by Kia of Duluth
About a month ago I was on a return trip from the cities in my 1999 Corolla. A quarter mile from Pine City, I break down only to find out that I threw a rod. That meant I had to go car shopping.
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LakeVoice: Random Person Project
A class at UMD had an assignment to write a story on a person they never met. The students used social media, phone books, and approaching people in public to find their “Random Person.” Check out the final stories on www.lakevoicenews.org.
LakeVoice News is a weekly online publication produced by UMD journalism students. The stories are reported on and written by students, but the content is for the community. If you have a story idea or would like to submit photos you can email us at lakevoicenews@gmail.com.
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Caroline Smith and Jesse Schuster
Enjoy Caroline Smith and Jesse Schuster (Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps) as they cover “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt.
Video directed and produced by Ryan Dahlberg and made possible with support from Beaner’s Central Concert Coffee House. Special thanks to Jason Wussow.