March 2011 - Page 4 of 167 - Perfect Duluth Day

HCRD is Back in Black, on the Track!

Mar 25, 2011 1 Comment

Women’s flat track roller derby is once again going to rock the DECC as the Harbor City Roller Dames are “Back in Black, on the Track!” Saturday April 2. HCRD will return to the DECC’s Pioneer Hall to take on the Mississippi Valley Mayhem (La Crosse, WI).

A portion of the bout’s proceeds will benefit the YWCA’s Spirit Valley Young Mothers Program. There will also be a pre-bout performance by the Twin Ports Elite Cheer Squad.

Doors open at 7pm, roller derby action starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 plus any applicable fees and are available at the DECC Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, or Ticketmaster outlets. Children 10 and under are free with paid admission.

Harbor City Roller Dames is the Northland’s original women’s flat track roller derby league and currently in the middle of their second season. For more information about HCRD please visit harborcityrollerdames.com or find them on Facebook.

Events, Sports

Friends of DPL Mystery Night

Mar 25, 2011 No Comments

Friends of the Duluth Public Library Mystery Night
Friends members only
$18 per person, prepaid reservation required
Guest speaker: Brian Freeman
Duluth Public Library Green Room
April 1, 6-9 p.m.

Events fund raisers, libraries

Low on KUMD

Mar 25, 2011 2 Comments

Excited to hear the new Low album? KUMD 103.3 will be playing cuts from C’mon throughout the day today. It comes out April 12.

Music

Rocking Out Autism at Clyde Iron Works

Mar 25, 2011 1 Comment

The Autism Association of Northern Minnesota is hosting its annual “Rocking Out Autism” benefit concert at Clyde Iron Works on April 10. Doors open at 7 pm. This all-ages show will feature Retribution Gospel Choir, Uprising, Eeriearq and the What Four. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at Music-Go-Round, Goin’ Postal or online at autismassociationofnorthernmn.org. All proceeds will benefit the Autism Association of Northern Minnesota and its mission to raise awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders and provide support for people on the autism spectrum and their friends and families here in the Northland.

Events Clyde Iron Works

An Evening at the Encounter

Mar 24, 2011 No Comments

Visit encounterduluth.com for more info or to request tickets.

Events

Saturday at R.T. Quinlan’s

Mar 24, 2011 3 Comments

Three Bands / $4 / 10PM / RTQ’s

Fontanelles
Three Song Sunday
Pictures of Then (MPLS)

Hope to see you! Pictures of Then is fresh of (on?) tour and back from Austin. Real nice guys, real great music – if you’re fans of Dr. Dog, ELO or Modest Mouse I’m sure you’ll enjoy their pop psych rawk!

Music

An Evening of Art: Furniture Music

Mar 24, 2011 No Comments

I posted about a week ago about the exhibition titled Furniture Music which will be held at the Old European Bakery in Duluth, and I just wanted to write an update.

The event will be held on Friday, March 25, from 7 to 10pm, during which there will be free food, beer and best of all … art!

Completely hypothetical question about drinking on the beach

Mar 23, 2011 37 Comments

July 4th weekend, two couples are sitting at the beach around mid afternoon watching their kids play in the sand. They are at the “s” curve beach at Park Point, approx 100 yards to the right of the sidewalk. They are talking quietly, drinking a few beers from cans. Each open beer is wrapped in a can “coolie” or whatever you call them. Each beer can is immediately put back in the small cooler when emptied.

What are the chances that a community officer (or whoever patrols the beaches) will come up and hassle them?

Uncategorized Queries

4th Street Arts

Mar 23, 2011 No Comments

Neighborhood Housing Services of Duluth is beginning an arts-based revitalization along East 4th Street. The first step in this exciting process is by adding new artist-designed banners along the corridor and replacing the existing banners. NHS will be paying a commission to the selected artist(s) as well as the fabrication of the winning design. Visit the news tab on nhsduluth.org or click here. Any additional questions, contact Dan Ollhoff with NHS at (218) 727-8604 ext. 207 or email him at dollhoff @ nhsduluth.org.

Art

What’s Obamacare? It sounds icky.

Mar 23, 2011 22 Comments

Another from our Rep.’s crack staff:

Cravaack Statement on Anniversary of Obamacare

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack (MN-8) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law:

“Today marks the one year anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law. Obamacare puts government between doctors and patients; is harmful to our job creating entrepreneurs and small business owners; and has been ruled unconstitutional in federal court. Despite broad opposition from the American people, the Obama Administration and their allies on Capitol Hill used every procedural trick in the book to ram through their nearly 3,000 page partisan health care takeover.

“Since then, report after report has shown Obamacare will cost significantly more than we were told, kill jobs, raise taxes, expand government control, and increase the cost of health care for northeast Minnesotans. In response, my colleagues and I in the House passed a simple, two-page bill to repeal this legislation and begin the process of replacing it with true reforms that will expand coverage while at the same time cutting costs to consumers. I will continue to fight against the folly of Obamacare and for common sense solutions to issues within our health care system.”

Politics

First meeting of Duluth Photoshop Experts

Mar 23, 2011 4 Comments

No, you do not have to be an expert! Come on down to the DPI, bring your laptop with Photoshop (if you have one) and join in the discussion! Wednesday, March 23, at 6:30pm. 405 E Superior St. For more info, go to duluthphotographyinstitute.com or call 218.393.2468

Art, Photos

Faculty Artist Recital: “Music Around the World” Betsy Husby, cello & Alexander Chernyshev, piano

Mar 22, 2011 1 Comment

Weber Music Hall – University of Minnesota Duluth March 27, 3 p.m.

Works by Barber, Hindemith, Dvorak, Piazzolla, Neyoshi and Menotti.

Adult $10 – Senior $8 – Student FREE

Question? Call 218-726-8877

Events, Music

Travis Melin Exhibit Closing Reception

Mar 22, 2011 No Comments

Friday, 5-8pm at the DPI — 405 E. Superior St. Free!

Art

Baby, it’s cold outside …

Mar 22, 2011 2 Comments

But it will be hot in here!

If you have ever attended one of Harvey Plasch’s BarBQueer events you can imagine how much fun this will be! Dinner and an aerialist performance followed by DJ extraordinare David Vipond (you may remember him as judge’s choice from this year’s Minnesota Ballet Celebrity Dance Challenge) and dancing!

Ice volcanoes, if you dare!

Mar 22, 2011 11 Comments

The ice volcanoes of Park Point are spouting off big-time right now. Grab your ski goggles, your rain pants and your windbreaker and head on down.

Outdoors

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