Solar Eclipse from Space, courtesy of Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Greetings from the North Shore, where we begin by covering old news — the solar eclipse, which was and continues to be such an inspiration for us. Here are a few photos we found, including those taken by local photographers who traveled to spots where they could see Totality. We have also included an inspiring personal description and a few quirky items. Enjoy!
The Diamond Ring by Nathan Klok.
Diamond Ring, just before Totality by Dennis Chick taken in New York State.
Totality by Kurt Mead.
Totality coming up by Nina Simonwicz.
The Eclipse Through Light Clouds by Dennis Chick.
Totality from Ohio by Bryan Mitchell.
Eclipse Preview by Duke Skorich.
Solar Eclipse Chacuterie board by Sue Fleck Mustard Bruckman.
My rendition of the eclipse from a tabletop in Hovland by Jake Carr.
From Jeremy Lopez, who was in Texas:
“Crazy fun, spontaneous shouts of glee! It felt surreal, as if it was a stop-animation sped-up world where I could watch the sunrise in less than a minute.”
“Sunrise” at Totality by Jeremy Lopez.
“Then the stars disappeared in an instant and shadows swept back onto the land. So fun!”
The “Diamond Ring” Explodes into Sunrise by Jeremy’s cousin, Jennifer Lopez.
J0y and Company is offering artists the opportunity to recreate the solar eclipse during Art Night at the shop this Thursday.
Paint celestial events and the night sky at Art Night.
Art Night this week will be another round of painting the night sky. If you feel inspired by recent celestial events you can paint an eclipse too. Art Night is held from 3:30-5 pm at the shop in downtown Grand Marais. Free, with a $5 suggested donation. Open to all.
Also on Thursday, WTIP Community Radio hosts bar-type Trivia Night at Up Yonder.
WTIP hosts Trivia at Up Yonder on the second Thursday of every month.
The games are held from 6-8 pm and are free.
Dappled Fern Fibers hosts a Hygge Party on Thursday nights through April as well.
A Hygge Party is held at Dappled Fern Fibers from 6-7 pm on Thursdays this month.
Participants are invited to bring their fiber project to the shop from 6-7 pm to make with fellow artists. The shop also opens its doors on Saturday mornings from 10 am to noon for Fiber Circle time. Open to all.
On Saturday, the North Shore Music Association presents blues and soul singer Shemekia Copeland in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts.
Blues singer Shemekia Copeland will be at the ACA on April 13.
Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She is beloved for the fearlessness, honesty, and humor of her music, as well as for delivering each song she performs with unmatched passion. Copeland—winner of the 2021 Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year—connects with her audience on an intensely personal level.
She has sung with Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Carlos Santana, Dr. John, and James Cotton, and she has shared a bill with The Rolling Stones. It should be a great concert. Get tickets here or purchase them at the door. General admission: $20.
On Wednesday, the Grand Marais Public Library will screen the film, Mayor Humphrey of Minneapolis, the story of Hubert Humphrey.
The film, Mayor Humphrey of Minneapolis will be screened at the library on Wednesday, April 17.
The film is free and will be screened at 6 pm.
Exhibits:
The exhibit, The Legacy of Birney Quick, continues at the Johnson Heritage Post.
The exhibit features a great collection of work done by the famous Minnesota artist including paintings, drawings, prints, and more.
Fishing Shacks, watercolor, by Birney Quick, is one of the works on view at the Heritage Post.
Fidelity, oil, by Birney Quick.
Self-Portrait, oil, by Birney Quick.
The exhibit continues through Sunday, April 21.
The Heritage Post is open from 10 am to 4 pm Wednesdays through Saturdays and from 1-4 pm Sundays. Free. The public is invited.
In Duluth, The Tweed Museum of Art is exhibiting a collection of student work.
The Annual Student Exhibition of work by art students at UMD is currently on view at the Tweed Museum of Art.
The exhibit features work in all media by students in the UMD Department of Art and Design. It continues through Sunday.
The Nordic Center in Duluth is featuring an exhibit of work by jewelry artist and goldsmith Liz Bucheit.
The Nordic Center of Duluth’s exhibit, Hands of the Huldra, continues through April 27.
She is showing her collection of Norwegian-inspired filigree jewelry. Her work is influenced by the Scandinavian myth of the forest huldra, a beautiful woman with a cow tail who would charm humans into living life forever inside a magic mountain. The exhibit continues through April 27.
Here’s an Art Hounds (MPR) interview about the show.
Duluth Pottery, Tile and Gallery in Lincoln Park is exhibiting paintings by plein air painter, Nelia Harper.
Plein air painter Nelia Harper is exhibiting work at Duluth Pottery, Tile & Gallery in Lincoln Park.
The exhibit continues through May 30.
This is the last weekend to see Ta-Coumba T. Aiken’s exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute.
Ta-Coumba Aiken’s exhibit at the Art Institute continues through April 23.
The Art Institute’s gallery space in The Depot is closing at the end of the month and moving to the First Bank Building in downtown Duluth. The gallery is planning to open soon. Stay tuned.
In Minneapolis, a retrospective of works by Hazel Belvo continues at the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
Fireweed I, Highway 61 by Hazel Belvo, is one of the works on exhibit at the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Photo by Sheila Regan.
Belvo’s exhibit, “For Love,” continues through May 26.
Upcoming:
Brett Monahan, the ceramics studio manager at the Grand Marais Art Colony, will give a presentation on how to throw challenging shapes on the potter’s wheel on Saturday, April 20, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Art Colony.
Brett Monahan, the ceramics studio manager at the Art Colony, will give throwing demonstrations on April 20.
He will throw tall pots, large platters and bowls, bottles, and jugs, to name a few. Tickets are $25.- Free to current students, cohort, and punch card members. Tickets can be purchased here. Open to all.
Lee and Dan Ross will open an exhibit of new prints at the Groveland Art Gallery in Minneapolis on April 20. The title of the show is “Breakwall,” and the artists explore the experience of walking on the breakwall in the GrandMarais Harbor, noting human and natural forces and the history that shaped the place.
Spring, monoprint, Lee and Dan Ross. They open a show at the Groveland Art Gallery in Minneapolis on April 20.
The artists write:
“This exhibition is a comprehensive view of our walks on the breakwall in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
“Walking the breakwall begins with climbing a small set of stairs bringing you to the narrow top of the wall. Raw, wild Lake Superior on your left, calm Grand Marais harbor is on your right. The narrow ribbon of a path built up over the years on a ledge rock foundation can be treacherous. You can lose your footing if you’re not paying attention.
“Layers of history are evident. Glacial striations from the last ice age contrast with evidence of previous attempts to hold back the lake. Holes drilled for anchoring structures and boats are now voids. The juxtaposition of natural features butted up to manmade structures has given us a vocabulary of new ideas.”
The opening reception is from 2-5 pm on April 20. The exhibit continues through May 25. The gallery is located at 25 Groveland Terrace in Minneapolis.
Kudos:
WTIP Community Radio received six first-place awards at the Midwest Broadcast Journalism Awards recently.
Six first-place Eric Sevareid Awards for WTIP this year.
The awards included:
- Writing for Broadcast: Trail Time – “Getting Prepared” written by Marcia Roepke
- WTIP Social Media Videos: Produced by M Baxley
- General Reporting: Grand Portage Marina Update produced by Kalli Hawkins with video by M Baxley
- Soft Feature: Traveling the Old North Shore – “Toimi Children’s Cemetery” produced by Martha Marnocha
- Specialty Programming: Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak – an interview with Obizaan and Chato Gonzales. Hosted by Erik Redix and produced by Staci Drouillard
- Podcast: Boundary Waters Podcast – Ep. 90 produced by Joe Friedrichs and M Baxley
The Community Connection at the entrance to the Rec Park is now complete. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for this space inspired by the work of Grand Portage artist, Geroge Morrison, is being planned. Stay tuned. Photo by Jim Boyd.
Opportunities:
There are all kinds of upcoming opportunities at the Grand Marais Art Colony:
Work/Study: The Grand Marais Art Colony has 3-4 work/study opportunities available for the upcoming season. Work|Study students receive tuition credits for volunteering their time helping in our gallery store, exhibition spaces, and assisting in our studios to prepare for classes and visiting artist residents. Opportunities are available May-October. If interested, please contact info@grandmaraisartcolony.org for more information.
Superior Rock, acrylic on wood, by Marissa Saurer. She has some of her work on view at the Heritage Post.
Ephemeral Art by Bob Tamanaha.
Duluth View, ink and watercolor by Bryan Hansel.
Artwork by Jill Levene.
Three Pines, watercolor, by Kim Dayton.
Artwork by Shelley Getten. She is exhibiting her work at Joy and Company.
New work by Karin Kraemer. She will be at the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour over Mother’s Day weekend.
It is all happening on Hwy 2, oil, by Scott Murphy.
In celebration of celestial events. Acrylic on cradled pane by Adam Swanson.
Online Findings:
Here’s a Van Gogh Art Slideshow for Your TV | Famous Paintings Screensaver. It is two hours long, with no sound.
An interview with Travis Novitsky and other guests about the night skies. Click here to listen.
Milky Way by Travis Novitsky.
Stick Nation, an Instgram site for people who love sticks and think they have found the best one.
Stick Nation Review. This one doesn’t quite cut it. Read more here:
The founders of Stick Nation were interviewed on As It Happens. Listen to the interview here.
Online Music:
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Live Music:
Thursday, Apr 11:
- Pat Eliasen, Moguls Grille & Taproom, 4-6 pm
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
Friday, Apr 12:
- Bump Blomberg, Moguls Grille & Taproom, 4-6 pm
Saturday, Apr 13:
- Shemekia Copeland, Arrowhead Center for the Arts, 7 pm
- Medicine River, Up Yonder, 7-11 pm
Tuesday, Apr 16:
- Eric Frost, North Shore Winery, 4:30-6:30 pm
- Open Stage, Up Yonder, 6-9 pm
Thursday, Apr 18:
- Gordon Thorne, North Shore Winery, 6-8 pm
- North Shore Swing Band, Up Yonder, 7-9 pm
- Open Old Time Appalachian Music Jam, Community Center, 7-9:30 pm
Saturday, Apr 20:
- Unity DJ, Up Yonder, 8-11 pm
Photographs:
We found some good photographs this week! Here’s a selection:
Wildlife:
The swans are back by David Johnson.
Andean Motmot, Tinamu Birding Preserve, Colombia by John Gregor.
Waiting for Summer by James Joerke.
A pair of Redhead ducks hanging out with the Drake Mallards by David Johnson.
Potpourri:
Dennis Chick setting up to shoot the eclipse on the east side of Lake Ontario in New York State.
Didn’t have much luck with the eclipse by Mary Beams.
Duluth Tour continues by Bryan Hansel.
Somebody built this– a brightener on the shore. Photo courtesy of the Lake Superior Trading Post.
Landscapes, Skyscapes. Cloudscapes and Snowscapes:
Shoreline sunset by Christian Dalbec.
The East Bay by Sierra Parsons.
From an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by Thomas Spence.
The darker side by Bryan Hansel.
On my way home by Sierra Parsons.
Good Morning by Jamie Rabold.
It snowed in the UP by Sandra Updyke.
Sun rise over the Grand Marais lighthouse, Lake Superior, and the old US Coast Guard building by Bryan Hansel.
Watercolors by Roxanne Distad.
The lake and sky by Lin Salisbury.
Morning Glow by David Johnson.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
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