April 2010 Posts

Offa your seats and into the streets!

Take Back the Night 2010 !
@ Washington Center
310 First Ave. W. in Duluth

Doors open at 5 pm; program begins at 5:30 pm

Performers include 2one8, belly dancers, Oshkii Giizhik singers, Three Song Sunday, and Charity Huot

-March through the Hillside and Downtown Duluth,  7 pm
-Speakout, 8 pm

End the silence, speak out against violence!

Homegrown … only 86 hours away!

Oh my God!

5 Steps to Simple Zero Energy Building in Northern Minnesota

“5 Steps to Simple Zero Energy Building in Northern Minnesota”
Carly Coulson, architect

Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 7pm
Unitarian Church, 835 W College St, Duluth

Free Comic Book Day 2010

What is Free Comic Book Day?

Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free* to anyone who comes into their stores. *Check with your local shop for its participation and rules.

Dragon Port Games & Comics
3 South Fourth Ave. W., Duluth | (218) 260-2646

Collector’s Connection
Village Mall; 2322 Mountain Shadow Drive, Duluth

Fun and Games in the Greater Ashland Area
212 West Main, Ashland

I hope that the stores involved will post descriptions of the activities for the day — special sales, special games, special events.

–David Beard

Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards

Winners will be announced during a Sunday afternoon celebration, 1:30 to 5 p.m., UMD Kirby Ballroom, on May 16. Enjoy the reception, book fair, nominated author readings, featured speaker Beatrice Ojakangas, and the presentation of awards. Program begins at 3:30 p.m. Barton Sutter will emcee. Call 218-726-7889 or visit d.umn.edu/lib/nemba/ for more information.

Tour of Old City Hall

A wonderful video tour of Old City Hall made by Dan Hartman. Very cool. Can’t wait for it to be done!

Danecdote Live – April 28

So I noticed after posting many a flyer around town that some people just didn’t like them, and proceeded to tear them down. Go figure. Anyways, this is my last ditch effort to get the people of Duluth down to the Rex tonight. I promise lots of fun and plenty of dancing opportunities.

My fellow Duluthians, I plead for your faces to appear tonight, and your bodies and your energy!

Meet Rocky and Blossom

Sneaky Sheep

Carolrhoda Books Blog has posted a Chris Monroe web comic to promote her newest book, Sneaky Sheep. Check it out if you need a laugh.

Duluth Milk Bottle Mystery

I was out on a walk with the dog yesterday evening on a country road north of Duluth, the same road I’ve walked literally hundreds of times the past few years.

Recent Landscapes – Kenneth Marunowski

oil on paper (16" x 20"), 2009

Kenneth Marunowski
Recent Landscapes

Chester Creek Books & Antiques
(14th Ave E. & Superior St. in back of church across from Alakef)
Opening: 7-9 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2010
Contact Ken at: kmarunow @ kent.edu
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=231462

The PlayList features Tim Kaiser, Coyote and Homegrown!

Check it out Thursday at 9 on WDSE/WRPT, local PBS. Tim’s instruments are amazing! And, there’s theplaylistonline.org to watch the show at your convenience.

Benefit Rummage Sale at YMCA

May 1, 9am-2pm at the Duluth YMCA

We’re getting rid of a year’s worth of lost and found, plus donations from the community.

Proceeds benefit our Strong Kids Campaign which raises money for all of our financial assistance programs. Did you even know the Y offers financial assistance? We do! For memberships, programs and summer camp. Things like this rummage sale, along with private donations, are our funding sources.

Dead Man’s Cell Phone closing night

DMCP PosterJoin Renegade Theater Company, Lori Pietsch State Farm, and the cast and crew of Dead Man’s Cell Phone for a closing night celebration with Blackwater!

The party, which will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 6-8 pm in the back section of Blackwater, will feature hors d’oeuvres provided by the Blackwater Lounge. There will be a cash bar and a chance to mingle with the cast before seeing them perform!

For every Renegade event you attend this week, you will get the chance for one entry into our prize drawings. That includes Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm) and Renegade Improv (Friday and Saturday at 10:30 pm). Prizes include tickets for upcoming Renegade Mainstage shows and tickets to this years Dink Tank sketch comedy show … and more! You must be present at the party to win.

Join us for the party, for the show, or for both! We look forward to seeing you there!

Council says yes to purchase of NorShor

Predictably, it was a 6-3 vote. The easy part is over. Now the work begins. This ought to be interesting.

Challenge #1: Actually close the sale.

Challenge #2: If the strip club agrees to move out, will it open somewhere else? Wherever “somewhere else” might be, that’ll be a fun little controversy.

Challenges #3 through #209: Figure out how to fix the place up, get someone running it who can make it work, and everything that comes up along the way.

Film: Searching For Angela Shelton

Wednesday, April 28, noon at UMD in Kirby Student Center 273 B
Free Admission

Filmmaker Angela Shelton drives around the United States surveying other Angela Sheltons. She discovers that 24 out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she speaks to are survivors of rape, childhood sexual abuse and/or domestic violence.