If this isn’t your 18th time attending the Homegrown Music Festival, here are some links that might be helpful:

Homegrown website
Event schedule on Homegrown website
PDD Homegrown Chicken App (schedule optimized for smartphones)
Homegrown Facebook page
Homegrown Twitter page
Seasons 1, 2 and 3 of Seth Langreck’s Duluth Band Profiles

There are two schedule changes to report:

• The Aurora Baer Band will play on Friday, May 6, 10:30 p.m. at Tycoons Alehouse. (Phillip of Nazareth was originally scheduled for that slot and had to withdraw.)
• Brain Bugs will play on Monday, May 2, 10:45 p.m. in the Barrel Room at Fitger’s Brewhouse. (Dad’s Acid was scheduled for that slot until the drummer’s day job wrecked it.)

The hashtag for this year is #hgmf16. The same hashtag applies for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Flickr, etc.

KUMD 103.3 FM will hold its usual “Live from Studio A” sessions with Homegrown bands. Here’s the schedule:

Monday, May 2 at 2 p.m. | Chase Down Blue
Tuesday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Hanna Cesario
Wednesday, May 4 at 2 p.m. | Low
Wednesday, May 4 at 6:15 p.m. | Superior Siren
Thursday, May 5 at 2 p.m. | Ingeborg von Agassiz
Friday, May 6 at 1 p.m. | Nate Case (Lowland Lakers) & Lee and Sonja (Feeding LeRoy)
Friday, May 6 at 2:30 p.m. | Reflectivore
Monday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Shaunna Heckman

Homegrown banners are running across the top of PDD. You can continue to submit them throughout the week to banners @ perfectduluthday.com. Please follow the banner submission guidelines.

The Duluth Art Institute is partnering with Homegrown to present a two-part photo exhibit. Part one is a showcase of photos previous Homegrowns curated by Kip Praslowicz. The exhibit’s opening reception is at the Red Herring Lounge on Monday, May 2, 5 p.m. Anyone can pick up one of the DAI’s disposable cameras at the opening to document the 2016 festival and turn in their cameras by Sunday, May 8, at either the Duluth Art Institute Depot site or the Red Herring Lounge. From there the cameras will be developed “instantly” and put on display at the Red Herring.

The Homegrown Chicken Shack is at 5 W. Superior St. this year and open the following hours:

Sunday, May 1 | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday, May 2 | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3 | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4 | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 5 | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, May 6 | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 8 | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.