Bellydance Classes
Learn the beautiful Vintage Orientale style of bellydance from Brea Morgiane.
Classes start April 29th at Elite Dance Productions. $50 for a six week session. Classes held Wednesdays at 7 PM.
Call 218-723-1337 to sign up. Male and female students accepted.
Bohemia Arts Call for Artists
Bohemia Arts is near death but not dead. Help me send it out with a bang, and some good, warm fuzzy feelings!! For the final art show, I am looking for artwork inspired by themes of compassion and love. Send some good vibes this way and submit your work for consideration. This is a juried exhibit, so please submit an image file to bohemiaartsduluth@yahoo.com with your contact info. Deadline for consideration is April 30th. The show will run from May 4-29th. Fabulous reception is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 8th. (Musicians. Let’s talk.) For more info, contact Bohemia Arts 22 N 1st Ave W Downtown Duluth, 722.2919.
*ALL ART SUPPLIES AND GIFTS NOW 40% OFF DAILY FOR PDD PERUSERS, SIMPLY MENTION THAT YOU SAW THIS POSTING*
cliff dweller elitists assemble!!!
tier 1 act cars & trucks (yeah, we’re on chairkickers) play our first non-ac/dc set in a few months.
out of towners the evening rig (ex-cadillac blindside, cardinal sin and the crush) open. these folks are definitely worth checking out.
not convinced?
Welcome to the Snake Pit!!
Alan Sparhawk of the Black-eyed Snakes (Photo R.Narum)
The Black-eyed Snakes will Play a one-set show every Tuesday during the month of April.
- Where: The Red Star
- When: Every Tuesday, April 2009
- Time: 10PM
Sewing Stuff For Sale
A little spring cleaning never hurt anyone, right?
I have an old sewing machine (Sixties?) that is mounted in a cabinet, works, AND I have the owners manual! The cabinet is missing a drawer but otherwise is ok. I will sell it for $40.
I also have the following books for sale
Pretty Little Potholders-Lark Books hardcover $8.00
Fleecie Dolls-Fiona Goble $5.00
Making Vintage Bags-Emma Brennan softcover $8.00
Hip Handbags: Creating and Embellishing 40 Great Looking Bags-Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader hardcover $8.00
Designer Style Handbags-Sherri Haab softcover $8.00
Sew Many Bags, Sew Little Time: Over 30 Stylish Bags and Simple Accessories-Sally Southern softcover $8.00
Softies: Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals-Therese Laskey $10
Plush-O-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults-Linda Kopp $8.00
Make Your Own Clothes: 20 Custom Fit Patterns to Sew (Includes free pattern software)-Marie Clayton $5.00
*Vintage Vavoom (Lifestyle book with ideas for decorating with vintage furniture and household items. Great photos! Not a sewing/quilting book!) Hardcover $12.00
I’m also going to be cleaning out a lot of nice quilting fabrics. If you’re interested in looking, let me know.
Call me at 525-0046 or drop me a line at charitablecrafters@yahoo.com
Yet another loss for the community
The DNT Attic is closed
https://www.areavoices.com/attic/?blog=48032
I don’t know about you all, but this is something that I came to really enjoy. I looked forward to new posts about old things all the time. I learned more about Duluth’s history through this blog than I ever did in school or by talking with the “old timers.”
Andrew was laid off on Friday. Very sad.
Sci Fi Spelling Bee
On April 18 I’m going to be hosting the first ever Sci Fi Spelling Bee at the Geek Prom and I need your help. I’m looking for words, terms, people and place names, and so on that are native to some science fiction franchise for use in the bee.
Please give me the following information for your entry.
Word (eg – phaser, Kashyyyk, frak)
Origin (what franchise) (eg – Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica)
Usage (eg – “Set your phaser to stun!” “Chewbacca went back to Kashyyyk.” “What the frak are you talking about?”)
If possible also give me some Documentation (a web link would be good) supporting your entry.
Also, these words don’t have to be hard. They can be fairly simple or intermediate words. They just have to be sci fi words.
So that we don’t spill the beans on all the words for the contestants, please don’t put them in the comments, but send them to me at scifibee@ironic1.com.
Thanks for your help! This should be fun!
Twitterpated 2009 Tickets and T-shirts
Order Twitterpated party bus admittance tickets and T-shirts before they sell out!
First Hubcap of the Year
I live on 24th Avenue West, which gets a lot of traffic. Every year I find a few of these by the side of the street. Any suggestions on good uses for stray hubcaps?
Vintage Guns and Roses t-shirt, 5 bucks
Rummage Sale at Ness Headquarters, 909 east 9th street 9-5 today
Resonance: The Odyssey of the Bells from 7-9PM on April 29th
| You are invited to attend a screening of the documentary film Resonance: The Odyssey of the Bells from 7-9PM on April 29th hosted by the Alworth Institute. Please mark your calendars and forward this invitation to others. This screening is part of the Alworth’s “International Lecture” series. Resonance shows Duluth in a positive light as it highlights the city’s efforts after WWII to mend the scars of the war and re-humanize a former enemy through the return of a centuries-old Buddhist temple bell considered sacred to the Japanese. Discussions will revolve around how a historical documentary like Resonance acts as a reminder of how citizen action plays a crucial role in restoring positive relations with former enemies in the wake of war. A 30-minute version of Resonance will be screened and followed by director Q/A. Where: UMD Montague Hall 80 Directions
When: 7-9 PM 4/29 A reception will follow the event. Cost: Free and open to the public Sponsored by the Alworth Institute |
Resonance: The Odyssey of the Bells
Resonance tells the forgotten stories of two sacred Buddhist temple bells that survived the scrap metal drives of WWII only to be taken by the US Navy as war trophies and given to the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Topeka, Kansas. In the decades following the war the difficult process required to return these bells reconnected two nations that had been torn apart by war. For Duluth, the return of this bell forged the connection with Japan that later inspired the prosperous Duluth/Isumi Sister City relationship and Peace Bell in Enger Park. |
Project History – Project Goals The documentary film Resonance is built on research conducted in America, Japan and Great Britain. After learning of over five bells brought to the United States after WWII, a story emerged that focuses on the Duluth and contrasting Topeka bell story. In the fall of 2007, a 10-minute excerpt of the film was aired on Twin Cities Public TV in conjuction with Ken Burns’ “The War.” The 30-minute version of the film is an official selection at the 2009 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, April 15-28th. Resonance will be entered in national and international film festivals and seek broadcast on both American and Japanese public television. |
| Support Resonance Building on the success we’ve had in Minnesota, the next steps for this project are distribution in North America and finishing funds to make edits/hire narration for Japanese public television. Tax-deductible donations can be processed at the screening on April 29th, or click here to donate online. |
Paul Creager
Director
The Tower: A Rapunzel Musical
Free at the Play Ground, this Sunday at 3 p.m.:
“The Tower: A Rapunzel Musical” debuts in a staged reading. This musical comedy updates the story of the girl with very long hair, focusing on the relationship of a couple of imprisoned people who find each other. The production is written and scored by UMD senior Alicia Heckler, whom you’ve seen in “Seussical” as a kangaroo, in “LaTraviata” as Annina, and in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” as Domina.
Come early; seats will fill up fast.
The Duluth Play Ground 11 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
Follow PDD on Twitter.
Hello Twitter nerds. PDD has a twitter account and as of today whenever a post is published on PDD you will get a Tweet which includes a link to the post. I know it’s not that useful but fun none the less. To get these updates just follow @PDDduluth.
Good day.
Live Improv Comedy – Tonight!
The weekly Renegade Comedy Nights have been playing to packed houses for over a month now, and if you haven’t seen one yet, now’s your chance! Catch a full evening of comedy from the area’s finest, funniest improv performers for only $5!
Tonight at PeasantWorks porch above Hell’s Kitchen in Canal Park at 8pm.
Never let a good crisis go to waste…
Hi everyone! Remember me? As a good capitalist, I have decided to take the opportunity of the Love/Hate-Fest between Craig and Starfire to promote the latest episode of the northland’s premier local podcast, DANNY DOES DULUTH. But don’t worry, everyone’s favorite Troll will not make this a regular thing as I promised a year or so ago.
DANNY DOES DULUTH
EPISODE 116-Why is a 40 Year Old Doing a Show on College Radio Anyway?
Is there anything better then a good internet feud? It really is great, huh? In this episode we tackle a virtual battle that has heated up significantly over the last week or so. Fun, fun stuff in this full-length show! On today’s episode:
-Anything better then a good internet fight?
-A visit from the 40 Year Old Man Who Wants To Be Called Starfire
-Another edition of Craig’s Corner
-Ashley spazes out
www.dannydoesduluth.com
Attention Sr. Nerds
The Earlynerd Special is in effect. Discounted tickets to Geek Prom are available now online.
Listen to Jonathan Lee rant about Geek Prom on KUMD here.
Read about Geek Prom in Living North Magazine here. (You have to navigate to pages 24-25. I like that the story is in the Healthy Living section.)
Music at this year’s Geek Prom by Tim Kaiser, Paul Broman and Best Friends Forever.
Attention Jr. Nerds
UWS has an annual Science Night, and tonight is the night. We’ve gone the last couple years, and it’s a good time – for kids especially, but for adults too. Glowing goo, bugs, explosions, liquid nitrogen … yeah.
6-9 PM, UWS Barstow Hall
Bangkok Royal?
I know it’s a sometimes losing proposition to ask PDDers for their opinions on restaurants (half usually judge food based solely on price, while the other half have such oh-so-sensitive palates that anything served between the two coasts is intolerable and repulsive*) but nonetheless, here I go.
Has anyone eaten at the Bangkok Royal located in the Village Square Mall? What was your experience like?
*Please realize that I’m exaggerating here. And forgive me for coming across like a royal bangkok.
Duluth 1865
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Bob’s Basement Sale is back, with a vengance
My last sale put the “suck” in success, but like my old JV football coach said: “TENACITY!!” So, I’m giving it another whirl, and you’re all invited, again. If you were the bearer of one of the myriad excuses which kept the frothy-mouthed masses from clearing out my fabulous stash of vintage dandies (something for everyone!!)(priced to induce guilt-ridden sleep-loss!) last weekend, don’t fret, I still have just about everything left. I even have a leftover keg of pear cider. 7-11pm, 628 N. 10th Ave. E, back door. Music 9-11 by Marc Solo and Sammy Macon
Conan O’Brien back on-air June 1st – Hurry!
IMHO Late Night TV needs Conan back ASAP. I hope his format, when he takes over the Tonight Show June 1st, stays similar to how his Late Show was. I remember the time when Conan or Kimmel?? did a live broadcast feed from Duluth about something, maybe some guy creating an ice sculpture or something..?? Anyone remember what it was about? I just remember a bunch of people started showing up and the guys he was interviewing were some real characters, like missing teeth and whatnot. One guy was on some kinda weird homemade moto-trike. If any one can find the video from that post it! I can’t find it anywhere. I thought it as Conan but it may have been Kimmel.
Gotta love the rappin William Shatner remix… Hurry back Conan.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpLU7D7MWk