Events Posts

Antique Sale at the Ely Ice Arena

Jul 25, 2011 No Comments

Huge Antique Sale Friday & Saturday, July 29 & 30,
9 am to 6 pm, at the Ely Ice Arena.

Visit the Ely Minnesota Pickers at their booth. Logging, Mining, primatives, tools, books, knives, lures, glass, fishing decoys, furniture, lamps, spears, pottery, rods, coins, copper, more. Featuring a Late 1800s Walking Spinning Wheel in excellent condition used just last year. Early 1900s friendship basket quilt in excellent condition. All wood Flax breaker from the 1800s (a great quilt display!).

There will be over 60 other craft vendors including Rebecca Stouffer’s new soaps, lotions and oils: Wild Green Onion! Behind the School 4th & Harvey.


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Cribbage at the Walker Art Center

Jul 23, 2011 4 Comments

The last time I ate at the Burrito Union, I had no idea they hosted a cribbage tournament. If I’d known, I would have bought a Starfire Pale Ale and signed up. I don’t live in Duluth anymore, but I’d like to play some crib with Duluthians (and even our neighbors in Superior).

I’d also like to invite everyone to a fantastic event at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis — on Saturday, August 20, the Walker’s Open Field program is collaborating with me on an event called Cribbage in the Field.

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J. Lydia Salon One-Year Anniversary

Jul 23, 2011 No Comments

Super short notice … Nick Pawlenty is the featured artist. Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of the salon. Food, wine, coffee tea, etc. DJ Olee and Nola and live performance by Jessica Myshack and the artist, Nick’s band!
Saturday, July 23, 6-9pm, 1131 E. 4th St.
www.jlydiasalon.com


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Central St. Louis County Fair

Jul 22, 2011 2 Comments

The fair is proud to present the Tisdales on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. Free to all! Small-town atmosphere with big time events. To see everything that is going on and a map to the events visit meadowlandsfair.org.


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A Little Bit O’ Everything Garage Sale

Jul 21, 2011 2 Comments

128 E. Toledo St
Off Kenwood between College St and Arrowhead

Friday, July 22, 3-6pm, and Saturday, July 23, 8am-Noon

With a few small households moving in together we have things to pass on to new homes including an extensive number of books, including a wide assortment of political and current event nonfiction, assorted fiction, and many others. Some other goodies are:

-Lamps
-Kitchen utensils
-Corelle Dish Set
-Pots and Pans
-Coffee Pot
-Coffee mugs
-Women’s Clothing and Shoes
-Knick-knacks


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Duluth Relay for Life at Bayfront

Jul 21, 2011 1 Comment

Please join the American Cancer Society and the relay teams at this year’s Duluth Relay for Life at Bayfront Park on Friday, July 22.  In addition to the events listed below, there will be food, a silent auction and fun for all ages!  All of the profit supports the American Cancer Society.

  • 5:30-6pm:  Elite Dance
  • 6:15pm-7:45: Opening Ceremonies; Jessica Myshack will perform The National Anthem
  • 8-9pm: Mynx
  • 9:15-10pm: Luminaria lighting & Ceremony
  • 11pm-11:30pm: Fight Back Ceremony
  • 12-12:30am: Midnight Zumba
  • 12:30-1am: Music & Dancing
  • 1-1:30am: Mr/ Miss Relay Pageant Performances
  • 1:30-2:30am: Comedy performances by stand-up comedians (thanks to  Dubh Linn’s Comedy)
  • 5:00-5:30am: Restorative Yoga with Joe Lindgren & Yoga North
  • 6:00am: Closing Ceremonies & final celebration lap

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Duluth Blogs

Jul 20, 2011 3 Comments

I’ve just started following Ennyman’s blog.

He goes to a lot of art openings that I’m not cool enough to even know are happening until after they happen. (I’d walked past Ochre Ghost Gallery a hundred times and never thought to ask whether it had a mailing list.)

What other local blogs (beside this one) would you recommend following to get a taste of Duluth?


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Upcoming Trip to India (Free Informational)

Jul 19, 2011 No Comments

Yoga North is excited to announce an upcoming trip to India Feb 1-21, 2013 for the Kumbha Mela.

If you have ever had any interest in going to India or just hearing more about it, please join us Saturday, Aug 6, from 3-5pm at Yoga North.

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Support a National Public Lands Day Event

Jul 19, 2011 2 Comments

In honor of National Public Lands Day, September 24, my brother Mike and I are going to spend 2 weeks paddling over 120 miles across the BWCAW documenting, collecting, and packing out all the trash that we find along the way. 

We will inventory everything we find and create trash density maps to aid wilderness resource managers and environmental advocates focus education and clean up efforts within the BWCAW. 

Checkout our blog thegreatpackout2011.blogspot.com and Facebook page The Great Pack Out 2011.


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TrollHunter rocks

Jul 19, 2011 13 Comments

As I figured, eventually I started to take Zinema 2 for granted, and even to vaguely feel uncool enough for it.

Then, today, I saw TrollHunter.

Trollhunter poster

“The TrollHunter” is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy. A thrilling and wildly entertaining film, “The Trollhunter” delivers truly fantastic images of giant trolls wreaking havoc on the countryside, with darkly funny adherence to the original Norwegian folklore.

If you haven’t gone, this is the way to beat the heat!


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I Am Anne Frank

Jul 14, 2011 No Comments

The Duluth Festival Opera presents an innovative music drama that re-visits Anne Frank’s diary in this inspiring story of a young girl standing tip-toe on the edge of her future during a time of hatred and intolerance. Produced by the award-winning Nautilus Music Theater of St. Paul.

WHEN:
July 21-23, 7:30 pm and July 24, 2:00 pm
WHERE:
Teatro Zaccone
TICKETS:
$16 per adult/under 18 free
(218) 336-1414 or online at teatrozuccone.com


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Introducing PDD Calendar Beta Test +

Jul 14, 2011 35 Comments

Perfect Duluth Day is launching an events calendar, and for the next month or so you can preview it at it’s permanent URL:

perfectduluthday.com/calendar

We have created this calendar because a majority of posts to the PDD Blog are about events, but the format of a blog is not a practical way to organize that type of information. If you wanted to know what’s happening today based on PDD posts, you’d have to select the “events” category and skim through weeks of random items looking for today’s date. That is lame.

So today our calendar is born. It doesn’t have a ton of events in it yet, and it probably has some technical issues left to be fixed, but the general format is set and it has seemed to be working well during our initial testing phase.

Check it out and tell us what you think with a comment to this post or an e-mail to calendar @ perfectduluthday.com.

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Rick Nolan for Congress

Jul 14, 2011 No Comments
Come and meet Rick Nolan, our candidate to defeat Chip Cravaack! Join us at the Reef and get to know this phenomenal man, who has the knowledge, savvy, drive, and humor needed to defeat ol’ Chipper. Let’s rally with Rick!
Thursday, July 14 (that’s tonight, folks)
The Reef Bar – back room

2002 London Road
Duluth, Minnesota
starting at 730pm

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Walk-Jog-Yoga with Kiki (by Donation)

Jul 14, 2011 No Comments

Walk/Jog/Yoga with Kiki is a weekly summer and fall-long gathering held (by donation) in Duluth of like-minded people that connect through yoga, walking and jogging. Kiki is happy to motivate and empower you to get fit, loose a few extra pounds (if desired) and get happy!

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Mysterious Metal Melodies

Jul 13, 2011 11 Comments

I hear a band playing that sounds like it’s coming from Bayfront park, but I don’t see anything on the schedule. Anyone know the mystery of the random sounds of metal washing over Lincoln Park?


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