The Big Lake they call Gichigami by Lin Salisbury.
Greetings from the North Shore, where we are treasuring every shower, every drop of rain, unlike what people are probably feeling in New York and Vermont. We’re so sorry for them. Here, on the North Shore of Lake Superior, it’s been very dry. Lake Superior might be just outside our windows in its spectacular blue glory going on forever, but, truth be told, it needs the rain, too. Happy Days.
There’s lots happening this week in the art and music scene in our neighborhood. Here are some highlights:
During the summer months, instructors-in-residence at North House Folk School give demonstrations in the Commons from 10 am to 4 pm Thursday through Sunday.
Wesley Hathaway will be demonstrating wooden spoon carving at North House from Thursday through Sunday.
This week, wooden spoon carver, Wesley Hathaway, and hide tanner Delaney Keshena will be demonstrating there. The public is invited to stop by.
Art Night at Joy and Company is a weekly opportunity to learn the process of making art and experimenting with different materials. This week, on Thursday, July 13, the topic will be rolled paper beads, an ancient technique developed in Africa.
Learn how to make rolled paper beads at Art Night this week at Joy and Company. Photo courtesy of Etsy.
Art Night is held from 4-6 pm at the shop and is free and open to the public, with a suggested donation.
Also on Thursday, the Grand Marais Farmer’s Market will be held in the parking lot of the Cook County Community Center from 4:30-6 pm.
The Grand Marais Farmers Market will be held Thursday from 4:30 to 6 pm.
The market features locally produced vegetables in season, artisan breads, baked goods, maple syrup, fresh eggs, and more. SNAP is accepted. Open to all.
The Lutsong Music Festival is the music news this week and will feature a wide variety of bands performing at Caribou Highlands and the North Shore Winery. (See the Live Music Schedule below.)
The 2nd annual Lutsong Music Festival is July 13-16.
The festival kicks off at 6 pm Thursday night on the main stage at the North Shore Winery with The Scarlet Goodbye Duo playing at 6 pm and Dusty Heart at 7 pm.
Over the weekend, artists and artisans will be exhibiting on the great lawn at Caribou Highlands and food and drink will be available as well as a variety of activities and games. Everyone is invited.
If you happen to be going to Duluth on Thursday, and/or live there, consider Mural Hopping in the evening. Two artists, Jonathan Thunder and Adam Swanson have opening receptions for their downtown mural projects on Thursday.
First, Jonathan Thunder’s mural at the Zenith Bookstore is completed and a reception is planned for 4 pm Thursday. The public is invited.
The mural by Jonathan Thunder at the Zenith Bookstore in Duluth is completed.. There will be an opening reception at the bookstore at 4 pm Thursday.
Then, starting at 5 pm, a reception will be held to celebrate Adam Swanson’s pollinator mural at the entrance to the Depot.
Adam Swanson’s pollinator mural has been installed at the Depot in Duluth.
At the reception, there will be food and drinks, a performance by the Minnesota Ballet, and a presentation about butterflies, moths, and more. The public is invited.
On Friday, glass artist Jeri Person will be at Joy and Company to teach a class on making glass spinners.
Jeri Person will teach a class in glass spinner art at Joy and Company on Friday.
Don’t know what a glass spinner is? Come check it out and learn about glass art. This event is held every second Friday of the month, from 10 am to 2 pm. The cost is $25.
Reservations are not required but there could be a wait. Please call 218-387-1004 to let the staff know you are coming–or drop in on the day of. Everyone is welcome. (Children should be accompanied by an adult).
Also on Friday, the North Shore Water Festival, hosted by Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply, begins on the Grand Marais Harbor. It will be held from 10 am to 4 pm on the harbor Friday through Sunday.
The North Shore Water Festival will be held on the harbor Friday through Sunday.
The event features free paddling demos and SUP yoga classes, music, and vendor displays. For more info, click here.
Grand Portage Jazz Guitarist Briand Morrison will hold a CD Release Party at Studio 21 from 6-8 pm on Friday.
Briand Morrison will host a CD release party at Studio 21 from 6-8 pm Friday.
The title of his new CD is “Old Feathers.” The theme of the event is “Mr. B’s New Music Expose!” Open to all. Free.
Also on Friday, Charlie Parr will be in concert at the park in Silver Bay.
Charlie Parr will be in concert at Silver Bay Park at 7:30 pm Friday. The concert is free.
And in Duluth on Friday, painter Patricia Canelake opens a solo show at the Prøve Gallery. The opening reception is from 6 -9 pm.
“Untethered,” an exhibit of paintings by Patricia Canelake will be exhibited at the Prøve Gallery into September. The opening reception is July 14, 6-9 pm.
“Untethered” will be on view from July 14-Sept. 15. The gallery is open from 4-7 pm Wednesday through Friday, and from noon to 4 pm Sunday. The gallery is located at 21 N Lake Ave. in Duluth.
On Saturday, the Cook County Market, featuring a variety of local artists and artisans, opens in the parking lot of The Hub (Cook County Senior Center) at 10 am.
The Cook County Farm & Craft Market is open from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays in the Senior Center parking lot.
Look for pottery, weaving, rock art, jewelry, hand-made balms and lotions, paintings, fiber art, and more. Open to all.
Also on Saturday, LOTS, an early literacy program for children birth to age five and a program of the North Shore Collaborative, will be held in the morning.
LOTS, or Learning Opportunities Through Stories will be held in Grand Marais on Saturday.
This week’s event will be held at the Cook County Community Center Playground from 10:30 am – 11:30 am. It will be held at the same time on July 15 & 18. LOTS is also held at Birch Grove Community Center on July 19. To find out more dates for this event, click here
It’s flower-show season, and it starts this Saturday with the West End Flower Show which will be held at Waves of Superior Cafe at Surfside in Tofte.
The West End Flower Show is from 1-5 pm Saturday at Surfside in Tofte.
The theme of this year’s show is “Grandma’s Attic,” and will feature arrangements of beautiful flowers keyed to this theme. The flower show is open to the public and will be held from 1-5 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Drury Lane Books will host an Author Talk with Cary Griffith on Saturday, July 15 from 6-7:30 pm.
Cary Griffith will present an Author Talk about his latest book at Drury Lane Books Saturday at 6 pm.
Griffith will be discussing his latest book, “Killing Monarchs: A Sam Rivers Mystery.” The public is invited.
On Saturday, Portage will play for a dance at the Colvill Town Hall from 7-9 pm. Here’s a video of the band from past years. They play very danceable music. All invited.
On Sunday, artist Sam Zimmerman will give a talk about his work at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center at 2 pm.
He will share the story that leads to his writing “Following My Spirit Home,” his stories on Ojibwe Culture, nature conservation, storytelling, and painting.
Sam Zimmerman will talk about his art at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center on Sunday.
Zimmerman began to participate in juried and solo exhibitions in 2000 after receiving his BFA in Studio Art from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
His work can currently be viewed at Lizzards and AICHO – Indigenous First galleries in Duluth, and Superior Finds in Two Harbors, as well as at Joy and Company in Grand Marais. To follow his studio projects and current creations, visit Instagram at CraneSuperior.
All presentations are family-friendly and free to the public. Donations are always appreciated.
On Monday, Beach Knitting, a weekly get-together of artisans to knit or work on other projects, will be held on the Harbor Park beach from 9-11 am.
Beach knitting, sponsored by Dappled Fern Fibers, is held every Monday from 9-11 am.
This is a weekly event during the summer. All invited. Free. The event is hosted by Dappled Fern Fibers.
Wednesday is the annual Gunflint Trail Canoe Races which are held at Gunflint Lodge starting at 4 pm.
The Gunflint Trail Canoe Races will be held at Gunflint Lodge on Wednesday starting at 4 pm.
This very popular event is a fundraiser for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. It’s also a chance for people to have fun on the lake, race their friends and families and enjoy the community on the Gunflint Trail. Look for lots of canoe races, food, entertainment, raffles, and more. Open to all. Free.
Exhibits:
“Oil Paintings from Life,” an exhibit of works by Lee Englund continues at the Johnson Heritage Post.
Civit Creek, oil, by Lee Englund, is one of the paintings currently on view at the Johnson Heritage Post.
The exhibit features a great selection of plein air paintings by Englund, who was an art teacher at Lincoln Park High School in Duluth for years and spent hours on the North Shore painting its beauty. The exhibit continues through July 26.
Air — Openness, the summer exhibition by the Grand Marais Art Colony in Studio 21 continues through mid-September.
Walter Early is one of the artists exhibiting at the summer exhibition for the Grand Marais Art Colony at Studio 21 this summer.
The exhibit features work by four artists from the region. Studio 21 is open from 10 am to 3 pm Wednesday through Saturday. Free.
There are a number of exhibits at The Duluth Art Institute this summer, including Keren Kroul’s “Atlas of the Mind,” a series of watercolors on paper.
Atlas of the Mind 1, watercolor on paper, by Keren Kroul, is one of the pieces currently on view at the Duluth Art Institute.
The imagery in this exhibit evokes a universal connection—cosmic or microscopic, liquid or gaseous. Kroul explains: “This work is made slowly, meticulously, like a woven tapestry. I am interested in slowness, slowing down the making, to capture an essence of something ephemeral, at the edge of things, just beyond reach.” It continues through mid-September.
Upcoming:
The Grand Marais Art Colony will host a pop-up exhibition of pieces created by participants in the “Mobiles: Sculpting with Line and Volume” class this summer. The exhibit will be held on Thursday, July 20, from 4:30- 5:30 pm at Studio 21.
A pop-up exhibit of mobiles will be held at Studio 21 from 4:30-5:30 pm Thursday, July 20.
Instructing artists Danny Saathoff and Kari Halker-Saathoff worked with a group of young artists and adults to create suspended, mobile-like sculptures using materials such as reed, tissue paper, wire, and glue. In this final gallery-style show, air currents will gently act on the pieces to bring them to life This event is free and open to the public.
Finnfest USA 2023 will be held in Duluth July 26-30 at the DECC featuring art, presentations, Finnish treats, sauna, and more.
This painting by Alison Aune-Henkel is one of the works that will be featured at Finnfest USA 2023 at the DECC in Duluth in late July.
For details, click here and stay tuned.
The Duluth Art Institute has put out a call to artists to apply to the 64th Arrowhead Regional Biennial. It is a juried show that will open in December.
The Duluth Art Institute is currently accepting applications for the 64th Arrowhead Regional Biennial.
The 64th Arrowhead Regional Biennial celebrates art that represents a wide variety of perspectives and voices. The call is open to artists of all mediums who reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. Applications and guidelines are hosted on Submittable with a deadline of Aug. 1, midnight CST.
Artists At Work:
Maddy’s Belle, acrylics, by Jan Attridge.
Sculpture by Terry Lord-Lewis. Terry has a booth at the Cook County Market on Saturdays. Photo by Siffy Torkildson.
Sunrise Wave, photograph and software by Steve Ortmann.
Testing Something by Mary Beams.
Playing with gestures. Drawing by Julie Deters.
Tony Rau is completing a series of stained glass panels. His client is a pilot.
First sketch. Self-portrait I, by Jan Attridge.
Tofte 4th of July sketches by Bryan Hansel.
Online Findings:
The Huffington Post had a new series of articles about Indigenous people entitled Indigenous Voices. Check it out here:
Online Music:
Live Music:
Thursday, July 13
- Al Oikari with Caitlin Nicol-Thomas, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Lutsong Music Festival, Various Venues in Lutsen
- The Scarlet Goodbye Duo, North Shore Winery, 6-6:45 pm
- Dusty Heart, North Shore Winery, 7-8 pm
Friday, July 14:
- Lutsong Music Festival, Various Venues in Lutsen
- Dandy L. Freling, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 4-4:45 pm
- Humbird, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 5-5:45 pm
- Kiss The Tiger, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 6-7 pm
- Jeffrey Foucault, North Shore Winery, 7:30-8:45 pm
- Caribou Campfire Guitar Pull, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 9-11 pm
- Jim Miller, Harbor Park, 5-7 pm
- Southpaws, with special guest Caitlin Nicol-Thomas, Birch Terrace, 4-8 pm
- Briand Morrison, Grand Marais Art Colony‘s Studio 21, 6-8 pm
- Charlie Parr, Silver Bay City Center Park, 7:30-9:30 pm
- Pete Kavanaugh, Bluefin Grille, 8-10 pm
Saturday, July 15:
- Frozen Britches (Tom VanCleve), Senior Center Parking Lot, 10 am
- Lutsong Music Festival, Various Venues in Lutsen
- Morning Hike and Concert with Sarah Morris, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 9:30-11 am
- Caitlin Nicol-Thomas, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 12-12:45 pm
- Vlad Messing, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 12:45-1:15 pm
- Ellis Delaney, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 1:15-2 pm
- Lanue, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 2-2:30 pm
- raintribe, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 2:30-3:15 pm
- Becky Kapell, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 3:15-3:45 pm
- Pit Stop, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 3:45-4:30 pm
- Christopher David Hanson, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 4:30-5 pm
- Wild Horses, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 5-5:45 pm
- Kelley Smith, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 5:45-6 pm
- Tina Schlieske (Tina and the B-Sides), Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 6-7 pm
- Storyhill, North Shore Winery, 7:30-8:45 pm
- Metal/ Foundry Demo with Greg Mueller, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 9 pm
- Caribou Campfire Guitar Pull, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 9-11 pm
- Boyd “Bump” Blomberg, Birch Terrace, 5-8 pm
- Jim Miller, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Joe Paulik, Pat Flack, and Friends, Gunflint Tavern, 6-9 pm
- Portage, Colvill Town Hall, 7-9 pm
- Zulu Link, Up Yonder, 8:30-11:59 pm
Sunday, July 16
- Lutsong Music Festival, Caribou Highlands
- Billy Johnson Soul Brunch, Caribou Highlands Tent Stage, 10-12 pm
- Briand Morrison, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 10-12 pm
- Joe Paulik, Raven’s Nest at Gunflint Tavern, 1-4 pm
- Lutsong Music Festival Leftovers, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Timmy Haus, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 4-6 pm
- Zulu Link, Skyport Lodge, 4-7 pm
- Open Mic Hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 5-8 pm
Monday, July 17:
- Don Bauer Trio, Harbor Park, 1:30-3 pm
- Enno Limvere, Harbor Park, 3-4:30 pm
Tuesday, July 18:
- Eric Frost, North Shore Winery, 5:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday, July 19:
- Bump Blomberg, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 4-6 pm
Thursday, July 20:
- Dan Nelson Trio, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- North Shore Swing Band, Up Yonder on 61, 7-9 pm
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 7-9 pm
Friday, July 21:
- Pat Eliasen, Birch Terrace, 6-8 pm
Saturday, July 22:
- MYsterious WAYs, Birch Terrace, 5-8 pm
- North Shore Swing Band, Clearwater Lodge, 7-9 pm
- 8 months winter, Up Yonder, 9-11:59 pm
Sunday, July 23:
- Briand Morrison, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 10-12 pm
- Michele Miller, Harbor Park, 1:30-3 pm
- Martha Marnocha, Harbor Park, 3-4:30 pm
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Timmy Haus, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 4-6 pm
- Shane Martin, Skyport Lodge, 4-7 pm
- Open Mic Hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 5-8 pm
Photographs:
Another week of lucky finds. Enjoy!
Wildlife:
Fledgling Day – American Robin by Tom Healy.
A Red Fox and Wildflowers by Thomas Spence.
A group of pelicans hanging out in a Northern Minnesota marsh by Travis Novitsky.
Albino Fawn and Sibling by Paul Sundberg.
Summer transportation. Photo courtesy of The Alaska Life.
Common Merganser Mom with 15 Youngsters by Paul Sundberg.
Flowerscapes:
Peony by Jim Boyd.
The Lupine, a beautiful invasive plant that crowds out native plants. Photo by Bryan Hansel.
A Jarful by Joan Farnam.
Happy Sunday, by Roxanne Distad.
Showy Lady Slippers blooming in July by Chuck Olsen.
Koi Pond Goddess by Kristofer Bowman.
Potpourri:
Follow the monarch to the Art Festival by Maryl Skinner.
Backyard collection this morning by John Jacobson.
The Long and Winding Road by Layne Kennedy.
Garlic scape season by Jesse Furo Pearson.
The blueberries and serviceberries are starting to ripen by Dave Freeman. Note: The Biggest Blueberry Contest starts next week.
Hosta outsizes a beer can by Jana Kokemiller-Berka.
Lake Superior. Illustration by NASA.
Boatscapes, Truckscapes & Rainbows:
Follow the leader at the Lift Bridge by Tor Torkildson.
Somewhere in Iowa by Bryan Hansel.
Father Hennepin State Park by Paul Sundberg.
Boats and the Lighthouse at the End of a Rainbow by Bill Hansen.
Rainbow by Melanie Eldridge.
Landscapes, Skyscapes, Woodscapes & Lightningscapes:
Summer Sunrise by Ken Harmon.
A summer storm by Joe Polecheck.
The long view by Carol Siebenmark Miller.
A rainy evening by Sierra Parsons.
I love my country. Happy Independence Day, America! By Bryan Hansel.
Full moon rising over Lake Superior by Layne Kennedy.
Summer Lightning in Grand Marais by Sierra Parsons.
And finally, this:
To the future. Photo compilation created by Mark Tessier featuring Elise Kyllo and the Hjordis.
Have a great weekend, everyone!!
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