North Shore sunrise by Matthew Pastick.
Greetings from the North Shore, where the Spring Equinox has come and gone and we are celebrating the new light and anticipating spring. We remember that March came in like a lamb and haven’t been surprised but grateful to have new snows on the land in the last week. It has been a dry winter- some snow, but not a lot of it. And to be fair– many are looking forward to winter being done.
Meanwhile, the art-making season has ramped up as artists get ready for the coming season.
Joy and Company will hold a mini-workshop on gel-plate printing on Thursday from 3:30-5 pm at the shop.
Experiment with gel plate monoprinting at Joy and Company on Thursday.
The Art Night event includes supplies and instruction and is free, with a suggested $5 donation.
Barbara Jean and Mike Lewis will play at the North Shore Winery on Friday as part of its Winter Music Series.
Barbara Jean and Mike Lewis will play at the North Shore Winery on Friday.
They will perform in the Barrel Room at the Winery from 3:30-5:30 pm. Free. The public is invited.
Films on Friday, the free film series that features old-time classic films, continues its screenings at the Cook County Community Center. This week’s offering: Dishonored Lady (1947), a psychological crime noir starring Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O’Keefe, and John Loder. Here’s a trailer:
The screening starts at 6 pm. Free and open to all
Postponed to April 4 due to weather.
The Grand Marais Public Library has postponed the workshop, Carving Your Own Clan with Jeffrey Tibbetts, to Friday, April 4, due to weather concerns.
Jeffrey Tibbetts will teach a workshop at the Grand Marais Public Library..
The workshop is an art and culture program with Tibbetts, a Minnesota artist and Ojibwe educator. The program is meant for ages 10 and up. Adult supervision will be required for younger attendees, as sharp objects will be used to carve. Space and supplies are limited to 15 participants. Visit the library, call 218-387-1140, or email gmlib@alslib.info to reserve a spot. The workshop will be April 4.
Postponed to April 4 due to weather.
The opening reception for the exhibit, Gentle Hikes of Minnesota’s North Shore, has been postponed to next Friday, April 4, due to weather concerns. Stay tuned.
Gentle Hikes of Minnesota’s North Shore opens at the Heritage Post next Friday, April 4...
On Saturday evening, a concert featuring Adam Kirsch, Basalta with Britt Malec, Hannah Miller, and Liv Sulerud and the Decomposers, an emerging Duluth duo of singer-songwriter Erin Paulson and synth soundscape artist Kenneth Gregory Bressler will be held in the Log Cabin at the Community Center.
There’s lots of live music at the Log Cabin on Saturday night.
The music starts at 7 pm. The doors open at 6 pm. A $10-15 suggested donation goes to the artists. Open to all ages.
On Monday, an Ecstatic Dance session will be held at the Log Cabin at the Community Center starting at 7 pm.
Ecstatic Dance will be held at the Log Cabin on March 31.
Ecstatic Dance is an intentional, judgment-free space for free-form movement without words. It offers participants the opportunity for fun, healing, flow, and play. Free. To read more, click here.
On Tuesday, Joy and Company will host “Smash It!” a creative way for artists and art lovers to respond to our times.
A Smash Party is set for Tuesday, April 1, at Joy and Company starting at 5:30 pm..
From all reports, there will be plenty of pottery there to smash and then recreate as mosaics. Open to all. Free.
On Wednesday, the nationally acclaimed duo, Moors & McCumber, will perform at the Lofty Gondola on Lutsen Mountains at 8 pm.
The sound of Moors & McCumber is adventurous, eclectic, and endlessly creative. Borrowing from rock, pop, blues, folk, and world music, the two multi-instrumentalists defy common logic and embrace spontaneity to bring their stories and songs to life.
This is a listening session. In an effort to create a safe and intimate environment and to give audience members an opportunity to immerse themselves in the stories and craft of the song, guests in the main room are asked to limit conversation during the performance.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Click here for tickets
Exhibits:
Two exhibits continue at the Duluth Art Institute: Ellen Sandbeck’s papercuts, entitled As Long as the River Runs, and Tali Margolin’s multi-media show, Navigating Moments. Both exhibits continue through April 18.
Ellen Sandbeck’s papercut works are on exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute..
Tali Margolin’s Navigating Moments continues at the Duluth Art Institute through April 18.
The Art Institute galleries are located at the US Bank Building and are open during business hours, Monday through Friday.
The Thunder Bay Gallery is featuring the exhibit, The Planet Welcomed Me: A Commemoration of Robert Derbouka’s Art (1947 – 2024).
Robert Derbouka works on his art. Photo courtesy of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.
In the foyer of the gallery, a selection of paintings and sculptures, including some of his final pieces, celebrate the life and work of local artist Robert, or “Bob,” Derbouka. A self-taught artist, Derbouka’s work can be described as folk art or salvage art, though his paintings of string, large sculptures of carved wood and welded metal, and outdoor installations of vines and rocks defy categorization. In his obituary, he wrote, “The planet welcomed me with many voices and languages, its elements caressed and nurtured me. As a child, my mother would sometimes sit me in the corner of a wild strawberry patch while she picked. One year, she jarred 32 pints.”
His works express joy and ambition for a life off the beaten path. He was an artist who was moved to celebrate and critique the human condition. The exhibit continues through June 1.
Upcoming:
The 44th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) returns on April 2 – 13 to bring cinematic wonder to The Main Cinema and screens across the Twin Cities. As the longest-running and largest film festival in the region, MSPIFF annually presents over 200 new international and independent films to a broad community of movie lovers.
The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival is April 2-13 this year.
To find out more about the festival, click here.
A Rooster and the Full Moon by Barry Wilson (1929).
Glimpse Of A Gleaming, acrylic, by Liz Sivertson.
First Light, print, by Linda Ricklefs Baudry.
Untitled, by Michelle Mischkulnig.
Cat watching a bird by Enoki Toshiyuki.
At Le Méridien Chambers in Minneapolis, artist unknown. Photo by Mary Beams.
A close encounter in a Costa Rica pool by Layne Kennedy.
Lake Superior Agate, quilt, by Mary Matthews.
Work in progress, walnut ink and metallic leaf on arches paper by Andy Ness.
Aftenflyvning ~ evening flight, acrylic on canvas by Esben Hanefelt Kristensen.
Painted Frank Sander 4 Times for his 70th by Patricia Canelake.
Online Findings:
What are you Afraid of?
What are you afraid of? Notes from Reservation River. Listen to it here.
Online Music:
A Dennis Chick suggestion:
Live Music:
Thursday, March 27:
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
Friday, March 28:
- Barbara Jean and Mike Lewis, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- John Gruber, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Bump Blomberg, Bluefin Grille, 7-9 pm
- Joe Pauluk, Gunflint Tavern Raven’s Nest, 8-10 pm
- Timmy Haus, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 8:30-11 pm
- Billy Manzik, Up Yonder, 7-10 pm
Saturday, March 29:
- Pete Kavanaugh, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 3-5:30 pm
- Andrew D. Huber, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Adam Kirsch, Basalta, and The Decomposers, Log Cabin at the Community Center, 7 pm
- Erick’s Karoke, Up Yonder, 9-11:59 pm
- Bump Blomberg, Gunflint Tavern Raven’s Nest, 8-10 pm
- The Hoolies, Grand Portage Lodge & Casino, 8-11 pm
- Timmy Haus, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 8:30-11 pm
Sunday, March 30:
- Bump Blomberg, North Shore Winery, 3-5 pm
- Après Ski DJs, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 3-5:30 pm
- Gordon Thorne, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 5:30-8 pm
Tuesday, April 1:
- Eric Frost, North Shore Winery, 4:30-6:30 pm
- Open Stage hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 6-8 pm
- Community Sing, North House Folk School, 6:30-8 pm
Wednesday, April 2:
- Moors & McCumber, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 8-9:30 pm
Thursday, April 3:
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
Friday, April 4:
- Gordon Thorne, Summit Chalet at Lutsen Mountains, noon
- DJ Jesse Jaze, Scandinavian Deck at Lutsen Mountains, 1 pm
- Jim Miller, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 3 pm
- Emma Tweten, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Tina Hegg and Drew Heinonen, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Mary Bue, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 6 pm
- Erick’s Karoke, Up Yonder, 9-11:59 pm
- Triple Fiddle, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 9 pm
Saturday, April 5:
- Bump Blomberg, Summit Chalet at Lutsen Mountains, noon
- DJ Jesse Jaze, Scandinavian Deck at Lutsen Mountains, 1 pm
- Timmy Hausner, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 3 pm
- Billy Johnson, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Nicolas David, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 6 pm
- The Brothers Burn Mountain, Up Yonder, 8-10 pm
- Old Pine Road, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 9 pm
Sunday, April 6:
- Emma Tweten, Summit Chalet at Lutsen Mountains, noon
- DJ Jesse Jaze, Scandinavian Deck at Lutsen Mountains, 1 pm
- Moonshot, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 3 pm
- Boyd ‘Bump’ Blomberg, North Shore Winery, 3-5 pm
- Spruce Roots, Lofty Gondola Bar at Lutsen Mountains, 6 pm
Photographs:
Here’s a selection from what we found this week:
Wildlife:
Ready to Nest by Jim Brandenburg.
In the woods by Tim Mlodozyniec.
Spring feasting by Lin Salisbury.
A nice Spring buck on Mission Island by Don Malcolm.
Swans a deux by Roxanne Distad.
Sandra Updyke‘s live yard decorations.
All Mine by Don Malcolm.
Roseate Spoonbill by John Heino.
Seals in Iceland by Dennis Chick.
Arctic Terns, Iceberg, Greenland by Layne Kennedy.
Potpourri:
My kids like these! by Gene McKeever.
Ghost Rider by Bryan Hansel.
The loveliest by Ellie Schoenfeld.
I’m on it! by Annie Possis.
Landscapes, Waterscapes, & Lightscapes
The sun aligns with the rock line at Blue Mounds State Park on the Spring Equinox. Photo courtesy of Derek Henry.
Greeting Spring by Bryan Hansel.
We have LIGHTS, stars, and open water by Heidi Pinkerton.
The last sunrise of winter. Think Spring by David Johnson.
Cascade River by Gary Arands.
Springtime Aurora Magic by Hayes Scriven.
The value of wilderness. Protect it, by Layne Kennedy.
Sunset at Kakabeka Falls by Don Malcom.
Spring Equinox by Ken Harmon.
The Lady Is Kicking Up Her Heels Tonight by David Johnson.
Lake Superior by Bryan Hansel.
Larger Than Life by Heidi Pinkerton.
The St. Louis River estuary is rapidly losing its ice by John Myers.
Arrival from Above by Christian Dalbec.
Spring Snows by Gary Arands.
Waves at Marquette Mich. by Michelle Lutke.
Sun halo by Travis Novitsky.
Beaver River in Spring by John Heino.
Time for raging rivers in the Upper Peninsula by Michelle Lutke.
Moving In by Allison Gimpel.
A peaceful and calm Lake Superior sunrise by Ken Harmon.
Iceland 2024 by Dennis Chick.
Full moon, photographer unknown.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Note: Truth be told, I am so happy that I can create this art experience for you every week. It is truly an honor. If you would like to contribute, please click on the icon below, and Thank You!
Thank you to Jeremy Lopez (Live Music schedule, tech advice, music suggestions), Yvonne Mills (proofreading and music suggestions), and Kari Carter (caption corrections). And a big thank you to Visit Cook County for its outstanding Events Calendar.