A sunflower in green by Annie Possis.
Greetings from the North Shore, where Fall is nosing around. We can feel it in the air in the mornings and scents of the coming changes waft through the air. It’s such a great time of reflection. How did the summer go? Is everything ready to button down for winter or are there more projects to do? It’s also a time to sit back and totally relax and enjoy the colors and ambiance of the changing season. Peace!
This weekend will be busy.
First up on Thursday is Art Night at Joy and Company, featuring an opportunity for participants to make art using various media. This week’s topic: Mixed-Paper Collage.
A mixed paper collage by Pawel Pacholec.
Participants can rifle through a wide variety of different papers to create fun and unexpected compositions. Art Night runs from 4-6 pm. Open to all. Free, with a suggested donation.
Also on Thursday, the Grand Marais Farmer’s Market is held in the parking lot of the Cook County Community Center from 4:30-6 pm.
Nick Wharton is one of the producers selling produce at the Grand Marais Farmer’s Market which is held in the parking lot of the Cook County Community Center from 4:30-6 pm on Thursdays.
Look for lots of fresh vegetables grown in Cook County including tomatoes, peppers, garlic, chard, potatoes, cucumbers, and much more, as well as maple syrup, artisan breads, fresh eggs, and baked goods, including gluten-free. SNAP accepted. Open to all.
And, it’s Trivia Night at Up Yonder on Thursday, as well.
Historic Cook County Trivia Night will be held at Up Yonder on 61 from 7-9 pm.
The Cook County Historical Society sponsors Trivia Night, which is open to the public. Look for lots of great questions and fun times. Prizes will be awarded. Open to all, 7-9 pm.
Friday is live music day. See the Music Schedule below for details.
On Saturday, the Cook County Market opens at 10 am in the parking lot of The Hub (formerly the Cook County Senior Center).
Handwoven rugs and throws by Debbie and Mike Robinson are among the items available at the Cook County Market.
The Market features a wide variety of work from local vendors including paintings jewelry, pottery, leatherwork, knitting, weaving, Lake Superior stones, chain saw sculptures, and more. There is also live music. The market is open from 10 am to 2 pm.
At 11 am, Drury Lane Books will hold an Author Meet & Greet with Nancy Carlson at the bookstore.
Author Nancy Carlson will be at Drury Lane Books on Saturday.
Carlson is an accomplished children’s book author and illustrator who has published more than 60 books. She is one of the few people who knew even back in kindergarten what she wanted to do for a living: “Make pictures and tell stories,” she says, and that’s what she’s done. The public is invited. Free.
And, at 1 pm, the Cook County Historical Society will conduct its weekly Tour of the Grand Marais Harbor.
Surveyors measuring the West side of the Harbor, c 1939, courtesy of the Cook County Historical Society, A Harbor Tour will be held at 1 pm Saturday.
The tours are free and start at the Historical Society’s Museum. Open to all.
Cook County photographer, Thomas Spence, will open an exhibit of his photographs at Split Rock Lighthouse on Saturday. His wildlife and Lake Superior photography has been published nationally and regionally in print and online.
Thomas Spence opens an exhibit at Split Rock Lighthouse on Sept. 2.
The exhibit is part of an ongoing series at the lighthouse entitled “Art at the Rock.” The opening reception is from 11 am to 2 pm. The exhibit continues through September. Free. The public is invited.
On Saturday evening, Drury Lane Books will hold an Author Talk with Pamela Carter Joern, She will be discussing her novel, “Toby’s Last Resort” from 6-7:30 pm.
In the book, Toby Jenkins, the oldest surviving member of her family, has opened a summer residence program in the Nebraska Sandhills for the wounded and broken, misfits and dreamers. In this thoughtful and moving novel, Pamela Carter Joern probes the complications of family relationships, identity, belonging, and the impact of long-held secrets.
The Author Talk is open to all. Free.
On Sunday, Sept. 3, an Old-Fashioned Pie and Ice Cream Social will be held at the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center from noon to 4 pm.
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center will hold a Pie& Ice Cream Social on Sunday, Sept. 3.
The North Shore Community Swing Band will play. The event features a variety of homemade pies as well as ice cream, a sidewalk sale of gift shop items, a pie-eating contest, a best-pie contest, and a silent auction. Open to all. There is a suggested donation of $5 for each piece of pie.
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Cook County Higher Education will hold a Royal Tea Talk Fundraiser at the Johnson Heritage Post. Karen Halbersleben will captivate the audience with her talk on “Royal Family Feuds: The Next Generation. When Warring Brothers Happen to be Royal Princes.”
Cook County Higher Education will hold its annual fundraiser at the Johnson Heritage Post on Wednesday, featuring a talk about British Royalty and their feuds.
The event promises to be an evening of enjoyment and goodwill as participants come together to support CCHE’s vision of inspiring, preparing, and empowering all individuals to achieve their educational, career, and personal goals.
The fundraiser begins at 4:30 pm with traditional British tea and appetizers, followed by the presentation, “Royal Family Feuds.” There will also be a Silent Auction. Traditional British headgear is encouraged.
Tickets are $45. A $50 ticket includes priority seating for the talk and a cup of British punch and a gift of digestive biscuits. For more information, call 218-387-3411 or email director@mycche.org
Exhibits:
The Johnson Heritage Post exhibit, Botanical Forays, featuring work by Corrie Steckelberg, Cheryl Larsen and Jo Wood continues through Sept. 17. The show is an outstanding example of the creativity of North Shore artists and includes fiber art, bead paintings, a mixed media installation and more. Here are a few examples of what you will see in this exhibit.
Botanical Dream, an installation, mixed media by Corrie Steckelberg.
Hand-dyed silk scarf, felting, and more by Cheryl Larsen.
“Stressed,” glass beads and felted wool by Jo Wood.
The JHP Gallery Shop features a wide range of local and regional artists as well. It is also exhibiting its Anna C. Johnson Collection.
The Heritage Post is open from 10 am to 4 pm Wednesday through Sunday. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Free.
The Lake Superior Watercolor Society is exhibiting work at the Cedar Coffee Company in Two Harbors.
“Kennedy,” watercolor, by Margie Helstrom, Lake Superior Watercolor Society. It is one of the pieces in the Cedar Coffee Company show.
In all, 11 artists have contributed work to the show. The exhibit continues through October.
The Tweed Museum of Art on the UMD campus has a new exhibit in its student gallery space.
The Tweed Museum of Art is featuring a new student exhibition.
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has installed the exhibit: Tia Keobounpheng’s, “Revealing Threads.”
Tia Keobounpheng is exhibiting her work at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
The exhibit explores her Finnish and Sámi ancestry and is inspired by a research trip to Sápmi, part of present-day Sweden and Norway.
Upcoming:
The Radio Waves Music Festival is next weekend, Sept. 8-10. This outstanding festival celebrating music and community is held at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Rec Park under a big tent with two stages. Both local and regional musicians play at this festival, drawing locals and visitors alike for a unique North Shore experience.
There are a number of regional and national acts of interest this year, including the Carpenter Ants, who are coming to perform a Sunday morning Gospel session with John Ellison. Here’s some music from John Ellison:
Click here to see the complete line-up of musicians and more info about this fun weekend of music. Also, the music line-up is posted in the Live Music section below.
The weekend after that, North House Folk School will present Unplugged 2023, a weekend of music, craft, and fine food Sept. 14-17.
Musicians featured this year include Pieta Brown, Sean Carey (S. Carey, Bon Iver), Joe Rainey Sr., Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Mike Lewis (Bon Iver, Happy Apple), and Barbara Jean Meyers (Dusty Heart).
Here’s a song from Pieta Brown:
To find out more about Unplugged and purchase tickets, click here.
The Art Along the Lake Studio Tour is from Sept.22 – Oct. 1 this year, featuring new work in artist’s studios throughout Cook County. Here’s a video about some of the artists on the tour:
Click here for details about the tour, including maps, artist info, and more.
Artists at Work:
Misi-zaaga’iganiing gidagaakoons / Mille Lacs Fawn by Sam Zimmerman.
The Bread Man (Don Davison.). Carving by Linda Blaine Otis.
Sweetgrass baskets by Paula Sundet Wolf.
An old clawfoot tub and a glass of wine by Tom Healy.
Printing flowers and leaves on a tiny press by Betsy Bowen.
Crop art at the Minnesota State Fair. Artist unknown. Photo by Sheila Smith.
Possible images for a 2024 calendar by Bryan Hansel.
Online Findings:
I found a potpourri of videos/info this week.
First, two videos about killer whales vs. seals. In the first one, the killer whales win. In the second, the seal does.
Ricing season has started. Here’s an interesting video about that:
Online Music:
Live Music:
Thursday, Aug 31:
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 7-9 pm
- Eli Bentley, Poplar Haus, 7:30 pm
Friday, Sept 1:
- Jim McGowan, Birch Terrace, 5-8 pm
- Dan Nelson Trio, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 7:30-9 pm
- The Federalies, Up Yonder on 61, 8-11:55 pm
Saturday, Sept 2:
- Frozen Britches (Tom VanCleve & Eric Hahn), Senior Center Parking Lot, 10 am
- Sky Blue Jazz, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Jim Miller, Lutsen Resort, 6:30- 8:30 pm
- DJ Birthday Gurl!, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 7-10 pm
- The Moss Piglets, Gunflint Tavern, 8-11:55 pm
- The Federalies, Up Yonder on 61, 8-11:55 pm
Sunday, Sept 3:
- Briand Morrison, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 10-12 pm
- North Shore Swing Band, Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center “Ice Cream Social”, 1-3 pm
- Joe Paulik, Raven’s Nest at Gunflint Tavern, 1-4 pm
- Sugar on the Roof, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Michele Miller, Harbor Park, 5-6:30 pm
- Jim McGowan, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 5-7 pm
- Open Mic Hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 5-8 pm
Monday, Sept 4:
- Jim Miller, Harbor Park, 1:30-3 pm
Tuesday, Sept 5:
- Eric Frost, North Shore Winery, 5:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday, Sept 6:
- John Gruber, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 4-6 pm
Thursday, Sept 7:
- Timmy Haus, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 7-9 pm
Friday, Sept 8:
- Radio Waves Music Festival, Grand Marais Rec. Park
- Stonebridge Singers, 2:30-3 pm
- Briand Morrison and Roxann Berglund, 3-3:50 pm
- Portage, 4-4:50 pm
- Dan Nelson and Superior Sound, 5-5:50 pm
- Humbird, 6-7:30 pm
- Dre AKA Jamaican, 7:40-8:30 pm
- Evening Stars, 8:40-10 pm
- Boyd “Bump” Blomberg, Birch Terrace, 5-8 pm
- Pat Eliasen, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 7:30-9 pm
Saturday, Sept 9:
- Radio Waves Music Festival, Grand Marais Rec. Park
- North Shore Swing Band, 10-11 am
- Adam Kirsch, 11:10-12 pm
- Southpaws, 12:10-1 pm
- Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble, 1:10-2 pm
- CAKE BREAK! and WTIP BIRTHDAY SING-ALONG!, 2-2:30 pm
- Eli Bentley, 2:30-3:20 pm
- The Splints, 3:30-4:20 pm
- Spruce Roots, 4:30-5:20 pm
- Sam Miltich & Clearwater Hot Club with special guest Briand Morrison, 5:30-6:50 pm
- David Huckfelt and Jeremy Ylvisaker, 7-8:30 pm
- Rich Mattson & The Northstars, 8:40-10 pm
- Zahir Orest, Senior Center Parking Lot, 10 am
- The Southpaws, Birch Terrace, 4-8 pm
- John Gruber, Cascade Restaurant and Pub, 6-8 pm
- Carpenter Ants, Up Yonder, 8:30-11:55 pm
Sunday, Sept 10:
- Radio Waves Music Festival, Grand Marais Rec. Park
- John Ellison and The Carpenter Ants with special guest Larry Groce, 10-11:30 am
- Morningbird, 11:40-12:30 pm
- Ginger Bones, 12:40-1:30 pm
- Fred Anderson Group, 1:40-2:30 pm
- Colleen “Boss Mama” Myhre and Jebberhooch, 2:40-4 pm
- Joe Paulik, Raven’s Nest at Gunflint Tavern, 1-4 pm
- Adam Kirsch, Harbor Park, 1:30-3 pm
- Briand Morrison, North Shore Winery, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Timmy Haus, Mogul’s Grille & Tap Room, 5-7 pm
- Open Mic Hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 5-8 pm
Photographs:
Here’s a selection of what we found this week:
Wildlife:
The Grab by David Johnson.
Hummingbird Moth by Paul Sundberg.
East Side Loon Chick 35 days old, Hungry Jack Lake, by Dennis Chick.
Ambassador black bear Tasha going for a nut by Heidi Pinkerton.
Sandhill Cranes on the way to Bayfield by Roxanne Distad.
Mom, fawn, and a yearling buck by Sandra Updyke.
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly larvae. It has fake eyes to scare off predators. Photographer unknown.
Caring for a Zebra foal. Photographer unknown. Keepers wear a patterned shirt which the orphan recognizes as its caregiver.
Turtles in late summer by Bryan Hansel.
Potpourri:
Ready for Lacrosse at Bad River by Mike Wiggins Jr.
Lobsters! by Sandra Updyke.
Fall by Michael Furtman.
Sweethearts by Judy Gray.
Minnesota State Fair 2023. Photographer unknown.
The State Fair is the original social media, by Layne Kennedy.
Flowerscapes & Plantscapes:
Tuberous Grass Pink Orchid by Heidi Pinkerton.
Water Lily in Bayfield by Roxanne Distad.
White Baneberry in the Dark Forest by Chuck Olsen.
Landscapes, Waterscapes, & Skyscapes:
Sunset over a lake near the Gunflint Trail by Bryan Hansel.
The Birdwalk by Kyle Arndt.
A lone fisherman on the St. Louis River this morning by Tim Mlodozyniec.b
Beautiful but Cold: 44 degrees in the UP by Sandra Updyke.
Sunset, Armstrong Lake, by Paul Pluskwik.
A Late Summer Waterfall by Ken Harmon.
Sunset on the Devil Track by Don Davison.
A Sign of the Times by Dave and Amy Freeman.
Stillness by Kim Dayton.
Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
And Thank You! to everyone who contributed to NorthShore ArtScene this month! It’s so great to have your support. If you would like to make a gift, just click on the icon below. Thank You.
Here are the people who make this blog possible: Myself, Joan Farnam, content & photographs; Jeremy Lopez, Live Music Schedule, proofreading, technical expertise, and some music videos; Yvonne Mills, proofreading and Kari Carter, caption corrections and research. Thank you, Friends!
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