Northern lights and stars by Donald Jay Olson.
Mother’s Day weekend is celebrated in dance, parades and pottery this weekend — so lots to choose from…
First up is the dance recital by the Cook County YMCA Dancers that opens tonight at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 6 p.m. Performances are also at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday night.
Entitled “4 Love,” this highly anticipated spring event stars dancers of every age performing jazz, ballet, tap and multi-media dances in a show that features spectacular lighting and music as well as humor and drama.
The YMCA Dancers will perform “4 Love,” a recital featuring a wide range of dances. Perfomances are at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 6 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online in advance at aca.tix.com. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students. Get there early, because these shows often sell out.
On Friday, the Grand Marais Public Library will host psychologist and author Tom Glaser, who will present “Choosing Happiness” at 5:30 p.m. Glaser is the author of “Full Heart Living: Conversations with the Happiest People I Know,” an Amazon.com bestseller. The presentation is free. All invited.
At 6 p.m. on Friday, Blacksmith Cody Myers, who has been the resident instructor at North House Folk School for several weeks, will hold an open demonstration night in the Blacksmith Shop at North House. The demonstration will be from 6-9 p.m.
Blacksmith Cody Myers will be demonstrating his craft at North House from 6-9 p.m. Friday.
The community is invited to drop-in, talk to Cody, and get a glimpse of what it’s like to forge molten metal into knives and other functional objects. Free. Open to all.
And on Saturday, Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery will host “Painting with Mom,” with artist Pam Fioritto.
Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery will host a painting class on Saturday from 3-5 p.m.
Participants will be supplied with painting materials. The class is $30 and is from 3-5 p.m. To register, click here.
There’s a new place to listen to music in Grand Marais, too. The Cove Lobby Bar at Best Western is featuring live music on the weekends. Chris Gillis and Thomas Stamps will perform jazz from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday.
Chris Gillis & Thomas Stamps will play jazz in the Cove Lobby Bar at Best Western on Saturday from 5-8 p.m.
The new fireplace Great Room is open to the public with a bar and food available. No cover charge.
Mother’s Day weekend is always busy in Minnesota. In Duluth, the Duluth Art Institute will hold an opening reception and Artist Talks with Tara Austin and Jon Herrera.
Tara Austin and Jon Herrera will open a joint exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute on Thursday.
Austin, a painter, is inspired by rosemaling, a traditional form of decorative folk art that originated in the rural valleys of Norway. Herrara is a printmaker who is exploring the collective memory and historical instances of state-sponsored violence and trauma in this show. He was recently the Artist-in Residence at the Grand Marais Art Colony.
The opening reception and Artist Talks will be from 5-7 p.m. All invited.
And on Sunday, the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe will hold the “Run Smelt Run” parade on the Lakewalk in Duluth starting at 3:30 p.m. This is a lively spectacle, which starts out at the Lift Bridge near the Maritime Museum and continues on the Lakewalk to the Zeitgeist Cafe, where there will be a smelt fry. The Brass Messengers, a brass band from the Twin Cities, will perform as well.
The “Run Smelt Run” parade will be held on the Lakewalk in Duluth on Sunday starting at 3:30 p.m.
For those who want to learn how to make smelt puppet art, the Duluth Art Institute will hold Smelt Parade workshops at its Lincoln Park location, 2229 W. 2nd Street, over the weekend. For more info, call 218-370-8980. All are welcome to march in the parade–silver costumes preferred!
Exhibits:
The exhibit, “Found: 3 Views on Nature, a Group Exhibition of Block Prints, Encaustic Paintings, and Mixed-Media Artworks” continues at the Johnson Heritage Post through May 20. Artists include Stanley Leonard (wood block prints), Bethany Kepler (encaustic paintings) and Stephanie Molstre-Kotz (mixed media). This is a must-see show.
Wood block print by Stanley Leonard.
Abstract Ocean, encaustic by Bethany Kepler.
Muti-media piece by Stephanie Mostre-Kotz.
The Heritage Post is closed on Tuesdays. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and Monday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.
Photographer Lisa Crayford is exhibiting her work in the Great Hall at Tettegouche State Park this month.
Partridge Falls by Lisa Crayford.
In Duluth, Ann Klefstad’s exhibit, “carbon,” continues at the Zeitgeist Art Cafe with sculptures, prints and tar paintings, exploring the theme of how burning the carbon that is trapped in coal, oil and tar effects our world.
“Looking Back.” tar on wood by Ann Klefstad.
Also in the Twin Ports, screen printmaker Joel Cooper has a 25-year retrospective on exhibit at the Red Mug Coffee Shop in Superior. Cooper also has work at Lizzard’s Gallery in Duluth.
Screenprint by Joel Cooper.
The retrospective will continue through May. The Red Mug is located at 916 Hammond Ave. in Superior.
And, one of the most spectacular pottery tours in the U.S. is this weekend. The St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour is May 11-13. This year there will be 62 potters from 17 states and England who will be showing at seven host potters’ studios in and around Chisago County.
The St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour features 62 potters in seven different studios this year. The pottery is just placed on tables outside, perfect for pottery lovers to pick and choose. This photo was taken at Guillermo Cuellar’s studio last year.
Studios are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Refreshments are served. For more info and maps, click here.
This is last weekend to see two exhibits at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery in Thunder Bay. The Lakehead University Visual Arts Department Major Studio Exhibition and “Honouring Our Stories” close on Sunday.
The Lakehead University Visual Arts Department Major Studio Exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery is on view through Sunday.
Opportunities:
There is still time to apply for the 2019 artist in residence program at the Grand Marais Art Colony. wo concurrent juried residencies are available in 2019, one in the Founders Hall multi-use Studio and one in the Eco-friendly Printmaking Studio. Juried residents are provided with two weeks of independent studio access, lodging, and a weekly stipend. The deadline is May 18. For more info, click here.
Also, the Art Colony is accepting applications for the Executive Director through May 20. For more information and to apply, click here.
The Art Colony will hold a series of workshops for youth this summer, starting in June.
The Grand Marais Art Colony will hold a series of workshops for kids this summer.
Entitled “Summer Art Space, ” the workshops will be held on Thursdays from June 14 through July 26. To find out more, click here.
The Cook County Courthouse. the Johnson Heritage Post and Tettegouche State Park are all accepting applications for exhibits. For more information about each: Cook County Courthouse, Johnson Heritage Post . For Tettegouche State Park, email kurt.mead@state.mn.us
Upcoming:
Blues singer Ruthie Foster will be in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18. Three-time “Best Blues Album” Grammy nominee has dueted with Bonnie Raitt, performed with the Allman Brothers, and shared the stage with Susan Tedeschi. She’s the recipient of Seven Blues Music Awards, three Austin Music Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Académie Charles-Cros in France, and a Living Blues Critics’ Award for “Female Blues Artist of the Year.” Listen to her here.
The North Shore Music Association has been working to get Foster here for years. Tickets for this solo show are $15 general admission at www.aca.tix.com (no fees!) and at the door night of show.
Breaking News: The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council has announced the winners of the 2018 Annual Arts Awards. Photographer Craig Blacklock will be awarded the George Morrison Artist Award and WDSE’s Karen Sunderman the Maddie Simons Arts Advocate Award. The award ceremony will be held at WDSE-TV on May 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. For more, click here.
And finally, Lonnie Dupre has a new book out. “Alone at the Top,” chronicles his struggles as he climbs Denali, the highest mountain on the continent.
Lonnie Dupre chronicles the challenges of climbing Denali, the highest peak in the continent, in his new book, “Alone at the Top.”
The book has just been released and is available at Drury Lane Books.
Music:
Thursday, May 10:
- Gordon Thorne & Friends, North Shore Winery, 6 p.m.
- James Moors, Lutsen Resort, 6 p.m.
- Frozen Britches, Cascade Lodge Pub, 7 p.m.
- Plucked Up String Band, Gun Flint Tavern, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 11:
- Jim Lundorff, Voyageur Brewing Co., 4 p.m.
- Portage, Grandma Ray’s, 6 p.m.
- Cook County’s Most Wanted, Grandma Ray’s, 9 p.m.
- Eric Frost, Gun Flint Tavern, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 12:
- Jazz with Chris Gillis and Thomas Stamps, The Cove Lobby Bar at Best Western, 5 p.m.
- Tim Fast, Poplar River Pub, 7 p.m.
- Eric Frost, Gun Flint Tavern, 8 p.m.
- Lowland Lakers, Wunderbar, 8 p.m.
- SplinterTones, Grandma Ray’s, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 13:
- Open Stage with Joe Paulik, Wunderbar, 6 p.m.
- Boyd Blomberg, Gun Flint Tavern, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15:
- Jim & Michelle Miller, Lutsen Resort, 6 p.m.
Here are some photos we found this week:
First, some wildlife shots.
Sharp-tailed grouse by Paul Sundberg.
This guy– 20 feet from the house by Nace Hagemann.
“That feeling when you’re finally home,” by Nancy Seaton.
Play fighting … how else do you learn? by Ryan Pennesi.
Clear for Takeoff by Mark Ellis.
And a few skyscapes, waterscapes and landscapes:
Lake Superior by Kristofer Bowman.
The Kadunce .. a few years ago by Jeff TenHave.
Amity Allure by Gregory A. Isreaelson.
Stars in the water by Curt Brown.
Have a great weekend, everyone! Happy Mother’s Day!!
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