The Grand Marais beach on the Monday after MEA weekend. Photo by Joan Farnam.
It’s pretty quiet on the North Shore right now. MEA weekend and/or Moose Madness is over and everyone is taking a deep breath after the end of a very busy summer.
It’s even quiet in the woods.
Granted, the tamaracks are calling “Look at me!” in their own subtle ways:
Tamarack reflections by Paul Sundberg.
But the lack of rain this year has quieted the rivers and streams substantially.
This should be a river, but it’s completely dry right now. Kiwishiwi River. Photograph by Bryan Hansel.
It’s also unseasonably warm, offering lots of outdoor opportunities.
Gratitude for a slower pace. Photograph courtesy of Creaking Tree Farm.
Four years ago, it looked like this on Oct. 27.
Oct. 27, 2017. Photograph by Tom Fiero.
One could say that everyone is taking advantage of the long fall this year:
Moose Stampede by David Johnson.
Halloween should be a breeze, with no snow and ice to contend with.
“Halloween is on the way.Huuuu!!” Frank Sander of Knife River, with Halloween art. Photographer unknown.
There’s also great Halloween theater.
The Grand Marais Playhouse opens The Edgar Allen Poe Afterlife Radio Show on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. The shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Enjoy Poe classics “The Cask of the Amontillado,” The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Raven, and “The Tell Tale Heart” as told by storytellers. The dark stories are interspersed with bits of humor from a stray cat and a couple of odd commercials.
Everyone over 12 1/2 is required to show proof of vaccination at the door. Everyone is required to wear a mask while in the ACA. In-person tickets are $15 for under 18, $25 for adults and $50 for Family ticket ( up to 5 people). Advance tickets (preferred) available here:
The show can also be live-streamed or viewed via video. For more info, click here.
Also, in Grand Marais, a great exhibit at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery continues. Entitled, “Impressions: Paintings from Everyday Life,” this wonderful show features work by Michele Combs, Matt Kania, Marva Harms and Christine Tierney.
Here are a few examples of what you will see:
“Waiting,” by Christine Tierney.
Sugarloaf Cove by Marva Harms.
Artist’s Home by Michele Combs.
Plein Air Painting by Matt Kania.
“Impressions” continues through Nov. 7. The Heritage Post is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and from 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
Upcoming:
The Grand Marais Art Colony‘s Readers and Writers NonFest is Nov. 4-11. To see the schedule, click here.
The Grand Marais Art Colony‘s Readers and Writers NonFest starts next week and features virtual and in-person classes, authors readings and more. To see the complete schedule, click here.
A Bookbinding Workshop for kids and a book launch:
Cook County students responded to the pandemic last spring with artwork and writing, and their reactions were compiled into a book called “SQUEEZED, COVID the Constrictor.” The book launch party for SQUEEZED: COVID the Constrictor on Friday, Nov. 12 from 4- 6 p.m. at North Point Youth Center (formerly Grandma Ray’s). Students and teachers who were involved with the project will be given free books, and copies will be available at a discount at the party. Refreshments will be served. SQUEEZED has been a project of WISE, the Women’s Initiative for Service and Education.
Artwork by Dani Meyer, one of the pieces included in the student book, “Squeezed:Covid the Constrictor.” The book will be launched on Nov. 12 at North Point Youth Center.
Then, on Saturday, Nov. 13, a bookbinding workshop will be held at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts will be held for the students, also sponsored by WISE. For more information, click here. The COVID book project was funded by grants from the Karen Smaby Estate and the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation.
Findings:
Here’s an interesting ad:
The Hispanic Society in New York has This gem of a museum on Upper Manhattan has reopened with an operatic eye-filler of religious sculptures. See them here.
Poet Ed Roberson’s motorcycle ride from Pittsburgh to the Pacific is a quest-romance, an exploration of American culture and American mythology. Read about them here.
And finally, this coloring book that can be downloaded.
Artists at Work:
Ron Piercy has installed a custom outdoor sculpture for a private commission near Grand Marais. The sculpture includes elements of white oak, columnar basalt, copper and glass. The project took a year from conception to completion. His clients are thrilled with the execution and look forward to the interaction of the piece with the changing light and environment of the North Shore..
Biboon Bizhiw, Winter Lynx by Sam Zimmerman.
Big Cloud Days, oil, by David Gilsvik.
Community. A felted project coordinated by Elise Kyllo
Sandi Pillsbury Gredzens has work in a new exhibit at the Phipps Gallery in Hudson, Wis.
Online Music:
Live music:
Thursday, Oct. 28:
- Gordon Thorne, Date Night at the Winery, North Shore Winery, 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 29:
- Halloween Bash with Rootz Within, GunFlint Tavern, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30:
- Halloween Bash with Rootz Within, GunFlint Tavern, 8:30 p.m.
Photographs:
Hopefully, you are still interested in the online photographs we found this week. Here’s a selection:
The Harvest:
The biggest potato: 1 3/4 pounds, 8-inches long, grown by Jana Berka.
A starfish “harvest,” with AmyMarie Schmidt on the beach at Isla Bastimentos. She and her husband are working on developing sustainable farming on the island.
Fall seeds by Steve Ortmann.
Moose:
An ice crystal morning with a magical moose by Ryan Pannesi.
Moose calling by Paul Sundberg.
The Not-So-Wild:
Before and After — what a difference day can make. Photo by goldie0702.
Bird! Photograph by Steve Ortmann.
Landscapes:
I love the texture of cedar by Bryan Hansel.
Clouds over the harbor by Sarah Jorgenson.
Layers of Color, John’s Creek on the Echo Trail by Paul Pluskwik.
My favorite winter tree in fall by Bryan Hansel.
Knife River marina at sunrise by Wayne Ortloff.
October birch by Jan Swart.
Madeline Island by Mike Wiggins, Jr.
Maybe we should show this photograph again. It’s an amazing moment in the woods captured by David Johnson. Kudos to this photographer who was in the right place at the right time, camera in-hand.
Moose Stampede by David Johnson.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
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