Lead singer for 1980’s hair band Warrant was found dead at the Woodland Hills Comfort Inn in L.A. last night. Jani Lane was 47 years old and was probably best known for the hit “Cherry Pie.” The cause of death is unknown.
Maybe a band at this years Duluth Tribute Fest, at Bayfront Park Aug. 26-27, will cover a Warrant song or two in memory of Jani?
The world’s most talented artists (in our slightly-biased opinion) will be at Glensheen this weekend for the 17th Annual Festival of Fine Art and Craft.
Questions? Feel free to call or email us — 726-8910 or info @ glensheen.org.
The city of Duluth is crafting a new accessible walkway to the gazebo from the parking lot at Enger Park. The pathway will be completed prior to construction of the new gazebo. The public is invited to help out any day M-F from 8:30 to 2:30 p.m. or at these other times:
Wed, Aug 17, 5-8 p.m.
Thurs, Aug 18, 9-2 p.m.
Sun, Aug 21, 2-5 p.m.
No experience is required, all ages welcome, equipment provided. Call 269-4712 for more info!
Support the public library at the Duluth City Council Meeting.
Please join us on Monday, Aug. 15, when we again attend the council meeting. We’ll gather at 6:30 p.m. outside the Council Chambers at City Hall. Please come and help to support our coordinated campaign to keep the Duluth Public Library a top priority for city funding. The message is, “Our libraries are essential!”
Originally, I hadn’t planned on reviewing Little Shop of Horrors, but I was so tickled by the preview show that I had to recommend it. The show works well with the venue: the intimacy of the Play Ground enhances the campy, B-movie qualities of the musical. Delightfully kitschy costumes, hair and make-up; excellent vocal performances; and palpable chemistry among the cast members make this a fun end-of-the-summer distraction.
One musical, one Shakespearean classic; both tales of unfaltering romances that go against all odds. At the beginning of July the directors, Kate Horvath and Liz Larson, started working with over 60 students to teach all aspects of the show, including stage direction, backstage assistance, technical requirements, costuming and front of house. The casts alternate performances while the opposite cast runs all the technical aspects during the performance, creating a complete theater learning experience for the students.
West Side Story Performances:
August 12, 18, 20 at 7 p.m. and 14 at 2 p.m.
Romeo & Juliet Performances:
August 11, 13, 19 at 7 p.m. and 21 at 2 p.m.
Adults: $10 | Students: $8
duluthplayhouse.org or 733-7555
This Saturday, Aug. 13, from 9am – 2pm Eastridge Community Church will be hosting a rummage sale to help support our Youth Ministry. The Youth do a lot of things around town and Eastridge wants to support their efforts and help these kids out.
Items in the sale — a lot of antique furniture, a big old fancy altar/communion table, bed frames, dressers, kids toys, roof snow shovels, baby toys/clothes, movies, CDs, dresses, tools, tables, chairs, etc.
A lot of stuff, so please come on out and make some offers to help out some kids!
3727 W. Arrowhead Road, Duluth MN 55811
eastridgechurchduluth.com
ReLeaf Duluth! Help restore our canopy one tree at a time!
Monday, August 15, 5:30-8:30. Join tree commissioner and retired forester Jim Lemmerman and help plant trees in the East Hillside neighborhood. No experience needed, all ages welcome. Two grants were received to purchase trees — one from the DNR and the other from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. Meeting spot: the corner of N. 12th Ave. E. and E. Eighth St., across from the old Munger School. For more info, call 269-4712 or email jgibbs @ duluthmn.gov. Photos at Friends of the Parks Facebook page.
From time to time the geeks who comment on this website will get into arguments about grammar, spelling and so on. It doesn’t happen too often, but when it does it kind of excites certain people while it embarrasses and annoys others. Some people just love to show off their mad English skills, while others don’t care if their capable of getting there sentences from here to they’re properly.
With that in mind, this post has been created as a bitching ground for uptight word nerds.
Don’t let this post stop you from creating your own post to showcase public blunders in the future, it just seemed like this type of stuff needs a home base.
Here are some related posts from the past:
Really? And I had my hopes up …
Need Fun!
Great food. Bad punctuation.
Unnecessary quotation marks are sometimes disturbing
A Small Request
To help this discussion along, we’ve started the “Perfect Duluth Day Writer’s Guide,” as a handy reference to Duluth-related nouns that are frequently botched.
Let your ranting begin.
… but we’re going to be working hard to get rid of our stuff!
Find yourself heading south on 35 this Friday or Saturday? Take the Esko/Thompson exit. Hang a right at the top and you’ll be looking for 34 W. Riverside Drive. (it’s the second road on your left).
We’ll be there from 9-1 on Friday and 10-? on Saturday, and we need to move this stuff! We’ve got bikes, furniture, art, game systems, clothes, etc. After you’ve found your treasure, head into Esko to check out the happenings.
New Life Lutheran Church welcomes the community to a special outdoor concert Sunday, Aug. 21, in celebration of its one-year anniversary. Local gospel trio Hear By Faith will perform from 1-2 p.m., on the grounds at New Life’s facility at 4424 Venture Avenue in the Duluth Airpark. Root beer floats will be served by New Life youth following the concert.
Folks, please be on the lookout for a bass guitar that was taken during a burglary at my home recently. This bass is a viola-type, hollow body (think Paul McCartney, Hofner-type bass) painted green with a small spot on the back that was sanded down to the original wood. It was in a soft gig bag. I don’t have a picture, unfortunately, but really you can’t miss this if you see it. Very high sentimental value. If you happen to see it around please call the Duluth Police Department, or call me at 341-8175.
Anybody else notice a high amount of burglaries in Duluth lately? It seems that a lot of people I tell about this has a similar story of being burglarized recently.
Thanks,
Tony Derrick
