Fall by Kjersti Vick.
Greetings from the North Shore, where we are celebrating the fullness of fall. It’s a harvest of beauty here, on the land and in art studios along the shore.
For example, the Art Along the Lake Fall Studio Tour is ongoing, with studios and shops throughout the county exhibiting new work by more than 40 artists in every media. And the Johnson Heritage Post‘s Grand Marais Plein Air Exhibit has opened with more than 250 paintings documenting the beauty of this place.(For details, see below)
We’re celebrating its people, too, and this week, it’s Rainbow Trout.
Who is Rainbow Trout? Technically, he is the long-time volunteer Classic Country DJ on WTIP Community Radio, who has fans all over Minnesota and beyond for his weekly classic country show. Everyone is amazed and delighted to listen to Rainbow and, at some point, most ask, who is Rainbow Trout anyway?
Well, WDSE has made a documentary about this extraordinary man to answer this question. It will air on Oct. 5.
BUT, you can see a preview tonight, Sept. 30, on Facebook Live at 7 p.m.
The event will feature never-before-seen performances by local musicians, clips of the upcoming documentary film “Who Is Rainbow Trout?” and in-depth interviews with filmmakers. Following the celebration, attendees will get a chance to view the full documentary film prior to its broadcast premiere.
Tonight’s Facebook Live event will include performances by David Huckfelt, Dave Simonett, Erik Koskinen, Rich Mattson, Annie Humphrey, Teague Alexy, Charlie Parr, Keith Secola, Mary Bue, Brothers Burn Mountain, Barbara Jean & Mike Lewis, Low, and Gaelynn Lea.
Here’s a preview of the preview.
And here’s the link to watch the Live Facebook event, tonight, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. It should be great. (P.S. Today is Rainbow Trout’s 89th birthday.)
Also this weekend, raku artists Richard Gruchalla and Carrin Rosetti offer the community a chance to explore their own creativity with their Do You Raku? event, which is in held in the parking lot behind Sivertson Gallery on Saturday. Participants can buy a tea bowl. glaze it themselves and then watch as it, and many others, are fired in a raku kiln. All pieces will be finished by 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and can be taken home.
Raku artists Richard Gruchalla and Carrin Rosetti will set up in the parking lot behind Sivertson Gallery for their annual “Do You Raku” event on Saturday, Oct. 2.. All invited.
No registration is required. *Note: If it is raining on event day, please check with Sivertson Gallery to make sure the event is still on. Information will be posted on Facebook or you can call the gallery at 218-387-2491.
Also on Saturday, the Cook County Market will be held in the parking lot of The Hub (the Senior Center) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Cook County Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Senior Center on Saturday.
The market features a variety of arts and crafts made by local artists. All welcome.
Exhibits:
Krystal Brown is one of the artists featured in the Grand Marais Plein Air exhibit on view at the Johnson Heritage Post through Oct. 10.
The Johnson Heritage Post is featuring works by more than 60 artists who participated in this year’s Grand Marais Plein Air Competition. More than 250 paintings are on exhibit at the gallery. The exhibit continues through Oct. 10.
The Heritage Post closed on Tuesdays. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and Monday and from 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Free.
The Art Along the Lake Fall Studio Tour continues in studios and galleries around Cook County through Sunday, Oct. 3. The studio tour includes a wide variety of work by local artists including ceramics, paintings, woodcut prints, bead paintings, wood-turned bowls, fiber art, sculpture, fused glass works, and more. In all, 24 studios and galleries in the county are participating this year, and are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. To find out more and see maps and descriptions of work, click here.
Here are a few examples of what you will see:
Jim Sannerud is a designer and maker of chairs, furniture, and sculpture. Professional feltmaker Mary Reichert (Otlak Felt Studio) are exhibiting together,
Painter Kathy Fox Weinberg’s studio is on the tour. She also holds painting demos each day.
Greg Mueller is participating in the Fall Studio Tour with a number of new pieces.
“Breath,” a bead painting by Jo Wood. Her studio is in Hovland.
Woodturner Lou Pignolet has a variety of work on exhibit. He also demonstrates every day. Here he is hollowing out a cherry bowl.
Three Cook County potters who work at the Grand Marais Art Colony are exhibiting work at Studio 21, the Art Colony’s new building on Hwy. 61.
Porcelain mug by Adrea Beres is one of the pieces at Studio 21.
Ramen bowl by Kari Carter.
Birch tumbler and other pieces by Ann Ward are at Studio 21.
Sculpture Walk at Lee and Dan Ross Studio in Hovland.
Some of the studios have scheduled art demonstrations. Here are just a few upcoming:
Artists at Work:
God’s Gifts, acrylic, by Jan Attridge.
Don Hammer crafted this beautiful rose during a blacksmith demo hosted by the Cook County Historical Society.
Online Music:
Live Music:
Thursday, Sept. 30:
- Gordon Thorne, Date Night at the Winery, North Shore Winery, 6 p.m.
- Frozen Britches, Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub, 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1
- Michele Miller, Harbor Park, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2:
- Tom Knutson, Cook County Market, 10:30 a.m.
- Pete K, Harbor Park, noon to 3 p.m.
- Sky Blue, Cascade Lodge Restaurant & Pub, 6 p.m.
- Michael Monroe, Log Cabin Concert, 7 p.m. Call for details: 612-789-2255.Streaming facebook.com/michaelmonroemusic, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 3
- Mary Bue, Weekend Wine Down, North Shore Winery, 3 p.m.
Photographs:
Here’s a selection of the photographs we found this week:
Wildlife:
The Pine-Needle Bull by David Johnson.
Up close and person by Preston Buechler.
A big ol’ favorite from last fall by Thomas Spence.
A visitor showed up. Always hungry. Photograph by David Johnson.
Potpourri:
So many fabulous fungi making appearances after the recent rains by Brigette
Binesikwe Nies.
Fresh Perspectives 1 by Andy Keith.
Fresh Perspectives 2 by Andy Keith.
Fresh Perspectives 3 by Andy Keith
Fresh Perspectives 4 by Andy Keith.
Itasca State Park in the fall by Annie Possis.
Shaggy Manes by James Joerke.
The mushroom kingdom by Travis Novitsky.
I found the tiniest purple mushrooms growing through the twigs and leaves by Raven Wind.
Fallscapes:
We played hooky today. No guilt. By Terry Backlund.
Chasing colors in Lutsen and Tofte by Lake Superior Trading Post.
Late evening and the colors of autumn by Ken Harmon.
The rainbow sherbet colors of autumn by Roxanne Distad.
Morning light seeps in by Jan Swart.
The room in the woods by Mick and Jimmy Rollins.
Oberg Mountain by Tina Hegg Raway.
At peak on the North Shore by George Ilstrup.
Landscapes, Skyscapes, Waterscapes:
Permission granted by Kristofer Bowman.
Lake One, BWCA by Layne Kennedy.
Aerial view of Grand Marais today courtesy of the Lake Superior Trading Post.
The importance of returning by Bryan Hansel.
Split Rock fall reflections by Matthew Pastic.
Sunrise in the BWCA by Greg Lecker.
Island view by Collin Willemson.
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Photograph by Kimberley Craig.
Enjoy the weekend, everyone! And stay safe!
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Joan, this is your best post ever!
Can you please contact me personally. I would like to purchase another piece from you. Barbara
I am not sure how to contact you personally. You can email me at Joan.farnam@gmail.com
