David Beard Posts

Duluth artist among recipients of 2020 McKnight Fellowship

Jun 10, 2020 No Comments

If you see Catherine Meier, send congratulations.

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Art

Lake Superior Writers 2020 writing contest winners announced

Jun 10, 2020 No Comments

Poetry
Winner: Jess Koski, “Did Geronimo Send Postcards from FL?”
Runner-up: Tina Higgins Wussow, “This is How Scars are Formed”

Short Fiction
Winner: Jess Koski, “Onaabani-giizis—Hard Crust on the Snow Moon”
Runner-up: Vickie Youngquist-Smith, “Autumn Shadow of Death”

Short-short Fiction
Winner: Vickie Youngquist-Smith, “Domestic Duplicity”
Runner-up: Lynn Watson, “But Officer”

Creative nonfiction
Winner: Eric Chandler, “I Have No Idea”
Runner-up: Chris Marcotte, “Holding Hands with an Angel”

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year’s contest. Lake Superior Writers had 117 entries this year. The organization plans to launch next year’s contest theme in January, with a submission deadline in April.


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Inching out…

May 24, 2020 3 Comments

I stopped by Blue Rock Coffee & Wine, kind of. It recently opened by the Miller Hill Mall, and I am enchanted by the idea of a wine bar. We haven’t had one in Duluth since the Minnesota Wine Exchange closed, unless I suppose you count the Spirit Room over in Superior. A wine bar feels like a place to taste, not to drink, if that distinction makes sense, and I’d love to have one in Duluth.

So I cruised through the drive through, having salivated over the menu, but being full from a full lunch. I ordered a peach iced tea, which tasted like actual tea, instead of a tea mix. That bodes well, as do the photos of the food.

Am I forgetting other places built for tasting wine, instead of drinking? Vikre is built for tasting gin, not for drinking it, if that helps.


Restaurants

Low Instagram Concerts

May 16, 2020 No Comments

Low has been doing Instagram concerts on Fridays during the coronavirus, with tips benefiting charity, too. Because the shows are on Instagram, they seem to vanish within a day. But apparently, they give permission to fans to post to other media platforms. This is the only one I can find. Are they available in other places or through other YouTube users? Help appreciated.

Signed, — A Fan Whose Greatest Disappointment Was That Moving To Duluth In 2005 Did Not Mean Seeing Low Every Weekend


Music, Videos

Documents from the Northeastern Minnesota COVID-19 Community Archive Project at UMD are now live

May 15, 2020 No Comments

History is being written today.

Documents from the Northeastern Minnesota COVID-19 Community Archive Project at the University of Minnesota Duluth are now live. More information about the project can be found at lib.d.umn.edu. If you would like to learn more, including information on how to submit, please check out the research guide.

This is a great resource, including art by UMD colleagues and friends.


History

A Trip to the Dentist

May 14, 2020 2 Comments

I went to the dentist today, the first day (I think) that Park Dental has been open at its Downtown Duluth location in the Medical Arts Building. There is a Park Dental location near my workplace, but I have an affection for running errands downtown, normally.

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There is no checkered flag …

May 06, 2020 2 Comments

On Tuesday, my friend and colleague Devaleena Das and I appeared on the KUMD program Neighbors with Lisa Johnson. It was a great experience, with a great interviewer, talking about a very difficult subject. You can listen on kumd.org.

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Tim Kaiser is performing live online on Sundays

May 04, 2020 No Comments


 

… and the shows have been amazing.

Kaiser is a nationally recognized composer, musician and instrument builder. That he is digitally in my home every week is a blessing.


Music, Recommendations

Jayson Iwen’s book tour has migrated to Facebook Live

May 02, 2020 No Comments

Local poet Jayson Iwen is reading his award-winning poetry live online, in lieu of visiting bookshops around the country.

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Carolyn Olson on Essential Workers

Apr 11, 2020 No Comments

Carolyn Olson on Essential Workers

Duluth artist Carolyn Olson has completed two works in a series on “Essential Workers.” Visit her site at carolynolson.net.

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Duluth’s story told by one of its greatest chroniclers

Apr 10, 2020 No Comments

Tony Dierckins is among Duluth’s greatest resources. Few have given so much of their time and energy to telling the story of the city. As a small publisher, perhaps few have taken as many personal risks hoping the stories of Duluth will find their audiences.

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Events, History

Local Poet on Social Distancing: “Viral Two-Step”

Apr 04, 2020 No Comments

Julie Gard’s prose poem on social distancing, “Viral Two-Step,” appears in issue 25 of the online poetry journal Unbroken. You should read it.


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Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #46: Grand Finale

Mar 31, 2020 No Comments

Here it is, the last one in the set of trivia cards from an old board game purchased at Savers.

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History

Thanks for the Tiramisu

Mar 23, 2020 2 Comments

Yesterday, I snagged five pieces of tiramisu from Wussow’s through the drive-through window, in a nearly touchless exchange. A few days before, Zhong Hua made some tasty Chinese in, again, a nearly touchless exchange.

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Please Stay Home

Mar 17, 2020 No Comments

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