Your chance to say thank you
Another great Homegrown Music Festival – it’s absolutely amazing to see the talent that we have in town.
Homegrown would not be possible without the efforts of a lot of people working throughout the year, behind the scenes, to make it happen. Paul Connolly, who has been festival director over the past two years has done a great job. Paul Lundgren, Adam Guggemos, and all of the volunteers who contributed deserve our thanks. And of course happy birthday and thanks to Starfire for giving life to the festival. Remember to frequent the venues who support original live music throughout the year.
If you had a good time this week, take a moment to write a note of thanks for those who made it possible.
Homegrown 2009 Photo Retrospective
View the full set of 495 images from Homegrown 2009 on Flickr. (more…)
homegrown magic
paul hannu & grandaughter. homegrown 2009. teatro zuccone
New Chester Creek Books
Just got back from the new book store in the old Seventh Day Adventist Church on 14th East and Superior St. They have nice books and lots of ’em and they’re still expanding into the basement.
Friday Rawk Night
View select performances from Coal Car Caboose and the Keep Aways here. Also available is a special performance from the Bitter Spills. Additional videos will be posted soon.
Photos and Videos Courtesy of the Daily Strife.
Forum on “The Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage”
“The Struggle for Same Sex Marriage”
Saturday, May 2, 2009 @ 7:00pm
UMD Kirby Student Center Room 333
College Street, Duluth, MN
The issues of whether or not same-sex marriage should be legal has become one of the defining issues of our age. Politicians and conservatives have done all they can to make divisive political hay out of what at its heart is really a question of basic human rights. You are invited to a presentation on why same-sex marriage should be legal, and what we can do to help make it happen.
SPEAKER: Mike Rogge
SPONSOR: Socialist Action
Spring Migration Celebration in St. Louis County
Exciting birding activities, engaging presentations, and friendly Birdathon competitions geared for all levels of birders will be held throughout the week.
May 12-17, 2009 | Duluth, MN
Homegrown Lost and Found
LOST
I dropped my camera at the Main Club last night and didn’t realize the memory card popped out until today. Anybody find it?
FOUND
Someone lost a Nikon lens cover at the Main Club last night. It’s available at the bar.
Alpha Centauri
The Alpha Centauri will be up from Minneapolis tonight. Check them out at The Blue Crab after 9 p.m. They just released a new album with great success and will have copies at the show.
Jamie Ness and Brad Nelson
Enjoy a select performance of Jamie Ness and Brad Nelson performing live at Fitger’s Brewhouse on Souptown Night during the 11th Annual Homegrown Music Festival. View video of this performance and more here.
Photo and Videos courtesy of the Daily Strife.
Congratulations to Sven and Louis
Former Duluth meteorologist Sven Sundgaard was named Best TV Weather-person in City Pages’ Best of the Twin Cities issue.
Current Duluthian Louis Jenkins was named Best Poet.
Free Comic Book Day 2009
Saturday, May 2, is Free Comic Book Day!
Stop by these Duluth locations for free comics!
COLLECTOR’S CONNECTION
MILLER HILL MALL
1600 MILLER TRUNK HWY
DULUTH, MN
(218) 726-1360
DRAGON PORT GAMES AND COMICS
3 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE WEST
DULUTH, MN
(218) 720-4669
Buy Indie Day
There’s a ton going on this weekend – the full force of Homegrown; One Book, One Community reading at LSC 7:30 Michael Perry, Duluth Poet Laureate reading at the Green Room Saturday at 3:30pm; the final weekend of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. It seems then especially fitting that it’s also Buy Indie Day.
Started by the American Booksellers Association, it naturally focuses on Independent Bookstores, but embodies local spirit. Wherever you find yourselves today, think of how you’re supporting the unique community! Listen to local musicians, watch local theatre, buy from local food vendors, artists, craftsmen, and booksellers! Just stop by to let them know that you’re glad they’re here and contributing to the maintenance of Duluth’s unique character.
Happy Indie Day, Duluth!
2009 Homegrown Schedule for Friday Night
A relatively easy to read, West to East layout for Friday in Excel format:
Lilly’s closing weekend!
Don't Let Yourself be Held Back!
Where are Duluth’s Protectors?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da1ADqPplQ4
Cincinnati gets caped crusaders and we don’t?
Come on people! Let’s see some Duluthians on this registry!
Honking Tree Mystery
Please add to our soon-to-be rejected police procedural script:
Someone has cut down the beloved tree just outside of town. The tree is famous for being saved from ruin when the big highway was put in years ago. People came to like the tree and honked at it as if it was welcoming them into their town. Some even say it would wave back. It became known as the “honking tree.”
Scene of people gathering at cut tree, offering stories, memories. Some tears. Very folksy small-town scene where everyone seems to know everyone with a strong sense of community.
Enter our detective heroes. They talk to the cops, who say they’ve spoken to all the usual suspects and haven’t come up with anything.
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Alright, alright, alright!
Thanks to an overwhelming amount of donations to Renegade Comedy Theatre, members of DINK TANK will be camping out tonight at the Duluth 10 theatre to be first in line for tickets to the latest Matthew McConaughey opus, GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST.
They will spend the night on the cold concrete, playing their bongos and challenging all comers to a round of hacky sack. And, if you drive by and scream “McConaughey!” at them, they’ll be forced to respond with a chillaxed, “Alright, alright, alright.”
All of this will be filmed for posterity, edited for hilarity and posted online for public consumption and mockery.
The next evening, Friday, May 1st from 6-8pm, they will be joined by local conservative radio host Brad Bennett at the DUNK TANK FOR DINK TANK outside the theatre.
$10 gets you one ball; $25 gets you three, and you can take your pick of who you’d like to dunk – members of DINK TANK or Brad Bennett and members of his radio station staff. All proceeds go to benefit the Renegade Comedy Theatre, a local non-profit committed to providing the Northland with bold, high-quality productions that enrich, enlighten and, above all, entertain.
After the dunking is through, members of DINK TANK will dry off and head in to see the 9 o’clock showing of GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST.
Come down tonight or tomorrow and show your support for local arts…or to mock them. Totally your call.
JK livin’, everybody.