A nice night to be out by David Johnson.
Greetings from the North Shore where we’re basking in a very long, warm fall. It’s great, but it’s beginning to feel a little like a broken record here by the lake. In fact, we could be in record-breaking territory in Grand Marais. The perk? The weather is perfect for all the events this week. The Empty Bowls Fundraiser is Thursday, it’s Winterer’s Gathering at North House Folk School this weekend, a new exhibit opens at the Johnson Heritage Post and there’s a great Holiday Market at Up Yonder on Saturday.
Tomorrow, Nov. 16, is Give to the Max Day in Minnesota, and everyone in the state is urged to give generously to the non-profits of their choice. Here in Grand Marais, we also hold the Empty Bowls Fundraiser to help feed the hungry in our county.
The Empty Bowls fundraiser will be at Up Yonder on Nov. 16.
The simple soup and bread get-together will be held at Up Yonder this year with two servings: Lunch from 11 am to 1 pm and Dinner from 5-7 pm. All funds raised support the Cook County Food Shelf and other community organizations working to alleviate hunger in Cook County. A Bake Sale is available as well as a selection of handmade bowls. Tickets are $8. Soup-to-go is $15.00/qt.
This event is always a wonderful community get-together to support the organizations that help feed the hungry in the county. The soups are delicious as are the homemade baked goods. Open to all.
To get in the holiday spirit, participants in Art Night at Joy and Company will be making colorful Holiday Cards on Thursday night. The shop will have a variety of supplies available for making unique cards. You can even try out something new before making your cards for the season.
Make Holiday cards at Art Night this week.
Thursday night activities and art demonstrations will be held from 4-6 pm. Free with a suggested donation. Open to all.
On Friday, a new exhibit featuring paintings by Adam Swanson and Sam Zimmerman will open at the Johnson Heritage Post. The exhibit is entitled “Dark Skies.”
Dark Skies, an exhibition featuring the paintings of Adam Swanson and Sam Zimmerman opens with a reception from 5-7 pm at the Johnson Heritage Post.
The two painters will present a powerful exhibition celebrating the dark skies of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The BWCA has been named one of only 17 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world.
Swanson is a celebrated and well-known painter and muralist based in Duluth. Zimmerman is also acclaimed for his paintings of Ojibwe culture and heritage.
Celebrate the opening of this exhibition with a reception from 5-7 pm on Friday. Refreshments will be served. An Artist Talk begins at 6 pm. The public is invited.
Also on Friday, Winterer’s Gathering & The Arctic Film Festival begins at North House Folk School and continues through Sunday.
Winterer’s Gathering 2023 at North House Folk School starts on Friday and continues through the weekend.
The schedule for the weekend includes lots of presentations and skill-share demonstrations, a Contra dance, a Poetry Slam, the Great Gear and Ski Sale, the Deep Freeze Chili Feed, and a presentation by featured speaker Tim Cahill, an author and adventure traveler. There are also classes and workshops.
The Arctic Film Festival, which features films from all over northern landscapes in the world, is held throughout the event. Special this year – films about two local residents, Lonnie Dupre’s, AMIKA, and Travis Novitsky, who is featured in the PBS documentary, Northern Lights, Starry Skies.
Click here for the complete schedule of weekend events.
On Saturday, The annual Holiday Market will be held at Up Yonder from noon to 6 pm. This is always a fun event with lots of work by artists and artisans as well as information and goods from small businesses in the community.
The Holiday Market at Up Yonder is Saturday, Nov. 18, from noon to 6 pm.
Artists include Britt Malec, painting; Pat Campanaro, wreaths; Kari Carter, ceramics; Natalie Sobanja, ceramics; Jamie Rex, knitwear; Sarah Reller, ceramics, and Terry Lord-Lewis, glass.
Small businesses include Cedar Sweets, Dappled Fern Fibers, Lady Superior Bottle Shop, Scents from Nature, Shook Smoothies, The Big Lake; The Fisherman’s Daughter, The North Country, The Sweetwater Co. and Up Yonder.
The public is invited.
On Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, The First Congregational Church will hold its popular annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
The Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at the First Congregational Church on Nov. 23.
The free family-style turkey meal with all the trimmings will be served on Thanksgiving Day starting at 1 pm at the church. The meal, which is always delicious, is cooked by church members and includes everything from roasted turkey to homemade pie. The doors open at noon.
The church also offers limited take-out and delivery meals by reservation only. Call Helen Carter at 218-235-3954 by Nov. 16.
There’s lots to do on the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, too.
A Pop-up Holiday Art Market will be held at Waves of Superior from 10 am to 3 pm on Friday, Nov 24.
A Holiday Art Market will be held at Waves of Superior Friday, Nov. 24 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Participating artists include Gina Adams, cards, paintings; Julie Arthur, weaving; Lois Clay, paintings; James Ellis, paintings; Marti Mullen, paintings; Jeri Persons, glass; Kathy Reeves, ceramics; Jayne Richards, paintings; and Jennifer Shoals, books.
Also on Friday, a Holiday Market will be held at the North Shore Winery from noon to 3 pm.
A Holiday Market will be held at the North Shore Winery on Nov. 24.
Look for a variety of work by local artists, warm fires, and wine. The public is invited.
On Friday night, Oh Ole Night, the annual community holiday parade in Grand Marais, will be held. The theme of the parade celebrates the town’s Scandinavian heritage.
Oh Ole Night, the annual community holiday parade in Grand Marais, will be held on Nov. 24 starting at 5:30 pm. (File photo.)
The parade starts at 5:30 pm, from the Senior Center parking lot on South Broadway, and will make two loops along Broadway, up Wisconsin Street, turning at 1st Avenue, and back around to Broadway. On the second loop, the parade will end up at Harbor Park for the Tree Lighting Ceremony.
To participate in the parade, just line up in the Senior Center parking lot on Broadway by 5 pm: walkers, jugglers, winter bikes, four-legged furry animals, decorated vehicles and trailers are all welcomed and encouraged.
After the tree lighting, there will be fireworks. Murray the Moose will be taking photos with attendees at the holiday tree. At 6 pm, tune in to WTIP’s special one-hour program, Oh Ole Night: The Radio Special.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, the Hovland Winter Art Show will be held at the Hovland Town Hall from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Hovland Winter Art Show is Saturday, Nov. 25 from 10 am to 4 pm.
This is always a great holiday show and features Hovland artists and artisans as well as artists from nearby communities. Look for fiber arts, pottery, glass work, homemade candles, paintings, cards, ornaments and more. Refreshments will be available. The public is invited.
Exhibits:
Fiber artist Natalija Walberg is exhibiting a variety of work at the Duluth Pottery and Tile Co. in Lincoln Park, Duluth.
River Otter, raw edge appliqué fabric collage, by Natalija Walberg. She currently has an exhibit at Duluth Pottery & Tile in Lincoln Park, Duluth.
The exhibit is entitled “Connected by a Thread” and is on view through November.
At the Duluth Art Institute, Rachelle Wunderink’s exhibit, “Blankouts,“creates an immersive installation: pages of text flood the gallery walls, lining the corridor with a black-and-white ombre of documents.
Blankouts, an installation by Rachelle Wunderink, is currently on view at the Duluth Art Institute. It continues through Jan. 8.
Each page holds Wunderink’s personal accounts of assault and harassment—reviewed and altered by one of 25 female-identifying participants instructed to redact or edit the text in any manner they chose. Blankouts examines ways in which society suppresses women’s accounts of assault as the viewer is tasked with deciphering the differences between each page, choosing whether to understand the whole story. The censored documents were reprinted in multiples, mimicking the repetitive nature of trauma.
The exhibit is in the Corridor Gallery and continues through Jan. 8.
Hazel Belvo’s exhibit, For Love, is currently on view at the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
“Hazel Belvo: For Love” is at the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
“Hazel Belvo: For Love” is a career retrospective that honors Belvo’s lifelong work and dedication as an artist through a focus on her deep relationships, her strong sense of place, and her feminist worldview. Belvo is a significant American artist, art educator, and feminist leader. From delicate drawings to monumental paintings, Belvo’s work honors intimate moments of love and connection, as well as nature and spirituality. The exhibit continues through May.
Upcoming:
There are a number of holiday craft markets the first weekend in December, too.
On Dec. 1-2, the City of Grand Marais will hold a Holiday Harbor Village throughout town to celebrate the season.
Grand Marais will hold a Holiday Harbor Village event Dec. 1-2.
The Holiday Harbor Village weekend schedule of events includes, but isn’t limited to, sauna sessions by the harbor, a Sled Dog Meet & Greet, a Mukluk Ball, a frozen fish toss, a rock skipping competition, a Fiber Show, a Pottery Show, and unique holiday shopping opportunities as well. To see the schedule of events, click here.
On Saturday, Dec. 2, fiber artists and area potters will hold sales at two Art Colony locations: Studio 21 and the original Art Colony campus at 120 3rd Ave. W.
The Northwoods Fiber Guild will hold its annual Open House and Holiday Sale at Studio 21 from 9 am to 2 pm Dec. 2.
The Northwoods Fiber Guild’s annual Open House and Holiday Sale is at Studio 21 on Dec. 2.
Look for knitted scarves and gloves and hats, fiber art, including bags, and artwork, coasters, and an ornament tree, and more. This sale is also known for the luscious treats baked by Fiber Guild members, as well as a hands-on craft table and demonstrations. Open to all.
The 3rd annual Pots for Presents Pottery Sale will be held at the Grand Marais Art Colony, 120 3rd Ave. W., from 10 am to 3 pm Dec. 2.
Pots for Presents, a Holiday Art Sale featuring local potters, will be Dec 2.
Look for a great selection of pottery from Adrea Beres, Kari Carter, Mike Smieja, and Natalie Sobanja. They are all experienced potters and each speaks with their own voice. It should be an interesting show. The Crooked Spoon is a special guest with frozen soups and more. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited.
Kudos:
Briand Morrison (Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) was recently recognized as an Indigenous artist who has made a difference by the Minnesota Guitar Society.
Briand Morrison was recognized for his work as a jazz guitarist.
Artists At Work:
In the alley behind WCCO in Minneapolis by Layne Kennedy.
Wood flowers and a dog eating the cake by Hana Crosby, Crosby Bakery.
From left, Robin Red Breast, You Make My Heart Spin, Mother and Daughter 2018, multimedia, by Kimberly Willcox.
Confluence by Mary Beams
Spirit Moose, oil, by Jeanne Hedstrom.
Ghost Rider by Bryan Hansel.
Temporary Escape, print, by Sliman Mansour.
View from Brule Lake, oil, by Charlotte Durie is on exhibit at Betsy Bowen Studio.
Frost on Fiddle Creek, a giclee print by Howard Sivertson is at Siverston Gallery in Grand Marais.
Untitled by Robert DesJarlait.
Online Music:
Live Music:
Thursday, Nov 16:
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
Tuesday, Nov 21:
- Eric Frost, North Shore Winery, 4:30-6:30 pm
- Open Mic Hosted by Pete K, Up Yonder, 6-9 pm
Photographs:
Here’s a selection of the photos we found this week:
Wildlife:
The season by David Johnson.
Black-backed woodpecker by Travis Novitsky.
Bald Eagles are migrating through by Travis Novitsky
Waiting for snow by Jim Boyd.
Bohemian Waxwing courtesy of Birdsonearth.
Potpourri:
Snowflake – when two seasons come together by Roxanne Distad.
The co-op has cool things to photograph by Bryan Hansel.
I’m suddenly feeling Christmas cookies about to happen by Theree Misgen.
Lake Superior, On the Rocks by Bryan Hansel.
Landscapes, Skyscapes, & Waterscapes:
Moon and Venus at 3:30 am, Nov. 10, by Tor Torkildson.
Stoney Point Splash by Roxanne Distad.
A Blockbuster Sunrise by Chuck Olsen.
Remembering by Christian Dalbec.
Grand Marais sunrise by Paul Sundberg.
Woods, Waters and Wilds, 2022, by Thomas Spence.
Morning Light by David Johnson.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Note: This Thursday is Give to the Max Day for nonprofits in Minnesota, and we definitely encourage you to donate to your favorite charities. And we would welcome your donation, too. Just click on the icon below, and Thank You!
Here are the people who helped make this blog possible: Jeremy Lopez, Live Music Schedule, proofreading and technical advice; Yvonne Mills, proofreading expert and Kari Carter, photo captions and research. And a very belated Thank You! to Annie Possis, who proofread this blog for many years. Thank you, Annie!
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