Monthly Archives: February 2008

Reading an article on roots music in the Big City today in the New York Times online (I recommend it–a great way to read the Grey Lady), they had a comment section headed, "What’s your favorite line from a bluegrass … Continue reading →

The firing of Renegade founder and director Brian Matuszak from his position made me remember all the times something like this has happened to people I knew and valued. It’s surprisingly common for the founders of organizations to be dismissed … Continue reading →

The wonderful Duluth artist Bridget Riversmith’s film "Birds At Night (Might Fall)" will screen as part of "Fearless Females," a festival presented by Fearless Filmmakers of Minneapolis. Still from "Birds at Night" The screening begins at 7 p.m. this Thursday … Continue reading →

Marquette’s Northern Michigan University has an art museum: the DeVos Art Museum.the Hammel Green and Abrahamson-designed DeVos Museum in Marquette, MI They’re doing a show called North of the 45th, a juried art exhibition. Residents of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin … Continue reading →

Last night my daughter and I went to a show at the Metropolitan Museum called "blogmode: addressing fashion." You can see it here–and you can respond to it. The museum is trying to encourage online conversation about the clothes in … Continue reading →

So people have all sorts of reasons for coming to New York, but our reason was to show the girl the city and do the things she wanted to do there. Which were: –Shop 7th Avenue–See the Prada store–Visit design … Continue reading →

I woke up at 6 in the little hotel we’re at. It’s the Larchmont, on 11th St. between 5th and 6th avenues, just between the East Village and the Village proper, a neighborhood of quietly luxurious flats and thousands of … Continue reading →

My 14-year-old daughter and I are in New York. I finally managed to take her on this trip, which I promised to her on her 12th birthday. We do what we can when we can, is the motto around the … Continue reading →

From left, Elsie Franczyk and Susie Baer work on steps with choreographer Daniel Blake Daniel Blake was in the Minnesota Ballet dance "Forces" last year, which had original music written by English composer Kris Derry, and in the process of … Continue reading →

Felicia Glidden, sculptor and painter lately of Duluth and Knife River and now in St. Paul, is doing a series of workshops to teach people how to create cast metal sculpture. She’ll teach you how to make sculpture from oil-based … Continue reading →