October 2011 Posts

This week: Low, White Iron Band, horses

Monday, Oct. 10
Sir Benedict’s plays host to Jasson Wussow & Friends.

Thursday, Oct.13
Equus, a play about a boy and his horse, premieres at the Play Ground. Warning: the show contains mature subject matter.

Friday, Oct. 14
A benefit for Life House’s Adopt-a-Kid program will feature a concert from Low and food from New Scenic Cafe. Also, Martin Zellar pays homage to Neil Diamond with a tribute concert at Grandma’s Sports Garden.

Saturday, Oct. 15
Those rowdy boys from the city, White Iron Band, are back to play a show at the Rex.

Keep on checking the PDD Calendar and get off your duff and do something!

Found Cat

Found at 1200 block of East Second Street. Still wearing harness from lead. Still has front claws. E-mail xterrabuzz @ gmail.com or call (218) 310.0506.

Haunted Halloween Yard on Grandview Avenue by Chester Park

I’m wondering who would be interested in helping with the event at Tom Grier’s on Halloween night (902 Grandview Ave., Duluth). I realize everyone has a busy schedule, and Halloween falls on a Monday but … Tom and I could really use your help! We have already started setting some things up today and yesterday and want to make this year one to remember.

I had to cut out a huge section about specifics, but he needs actors and techies to help out at the city’s best haunted house!

Thanks to all and please email me directly ASAP if you can, in any way, help out! (mnordin41 @ gmail.com)

Scare on,
Mike Nordin

Michele Bachmann at her most coherent

Coyote – “Champagne Eyes”

Live at Teatro Zuccone, Oct. 7, 2011.

Two Views of Chester Creek

Restore Our Honor (System)

Organic vegetables sold by the honor system along Highway A in Iron River, Wis.

Typewritter Repair?

Our 8 year old has a manual typewriter. The budding writer needs her typewriter oiled. Although her parents did type in college it was on two Macintosh computers and they have no idea how to do it. Any local shops/repair services you recommend?

Art Break

Mondays can be hard, but the Duluth Art Institute is making the start of the work week a little more bearable this October. The organization has teamed up with Zinema 2 theater to offer free lunchtime screenings and discussions on contemporary art. We’ll watch excerpts from the series “Art 21” and guest experts and local artists will be on hand to spice up the dialogue. Don’t miss this great opportunity to inject a little culture into the daily grind! Sessions start at noon and last only one hour so you can make your lunch break your ‘art’ break. For more information, please contact Anne Dugan at 733-7562 or adugan @ duluthartinstitute.org or duluthartinstitute.org.

This Monday (October 10) the theme is ‘Memory’ and will include discussion on featured artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. He makes work that will blow your mind – like this photo he made of the Orinda Movie theater. He opened the exposure for the entire film so the viewer can ‘watch’ a film in a photo. Let’s discuss!

Where in Duluth?

Yes, time once again to play PDD’s exciting game of photo trivia. Where in Duluth was this photo shot?

Digital Art Workshop for Youth

The Digital Methods in Art Education class and professor Betsy Hunt are gearing up for the third year of the Digital Art Workshop for youth ages 11-14! This workshop focuses on animation techniques including Photoshop animation and stop motion animation using clay, sand, collage, and various other materials. Students will also work with digital cameras, edit video, and add original music tracks to their films.

We are now registering new students for the workshop. If you or anyone else you know is interested you can find more information including the registration form, dates, and cost here.

For more information: Betsy Hunt — bjhunt @ d.umn.edu

Executive Director’s Going Away Party — Duluth Art Institute

The executive director of the Duluth Art Institute, Samantha Gibb-Roff, is off to the East Coast and she needs one last Duluth party before she leaves! Help us celebrate her nine years at the DAI with food, drink, music and of course, friends.

5:30 p.m., Thursday Oct. 6
Lincoln Center (2229 W. Second St.)

Zombies invade UMD Oct. 27

Join us for a zombie-themed symposium that is free and open to the public. Six UMD professors will give talks about how their work relates to zombies. Refreshments appropriate for the topic will be served. BYOB (Bring Your Own Brain).

Correct dates for “Resurrection Blues”

There was an incorrect ad in a Duluth Playhouse playbill last month, so local theatergoers may have gotten misinformation about the dates of The College of St. Scholastica’s production of “Resurrection Blues” by Arthur Miller. The dark comedy, directed by Tony Barrett, runs Oct. 14 through 23.

Democracy is not a spectator sport

YMCA Youth in Government is a youth-led, experiential learning opportunity that involves 1,800 middle school and high school students each year.  The Duluth Area Family YMCA Delegation is still accepting participants.