Monthly Archives: March 2008

If you see the front page of the paper today and tomorrow, you’ll see why the blog has been bare for the last week. I’ve been putting together these stories on why artists don’t make much money, and (for Monday) … Continue reading →

George Clooney and Renee Zellweger–stars of the film made in at least glancing reference to News Tribune columnist Chuck Frederick’s book "Leatherheads of the North"–will grace Duluth with their presences on Monday. It oughta be fun. They’ll do a press … Continue reading →

Todd Boss, a really interesting Minnesota poet, has a yen for getting other poets together. This is generally a good thing, and his latest project, "Flurry," a webjournal of winter poems, has been great. It’s going to shut down for … Continue reading →

Hey all you fans, and especially you people who are curious about this guy’s reputation, Louis Jenkins is reading his work tonight in the (really top-notch) Spirit Lake Poetry Series at Somers Lounge at the College of St. Scholastica. ok, … Continue reading →

The Short Shorts Film Festival hosted by the Play Ground in downtown Duluth on Feb. 23 was a great success: they had to turn away droves at the door who wanted to be part of the fun. We have here … Continue reading →

Last Thursday the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra hosted its annual Sneak Peek in its new digs at 331 W. Superior St., next door to Starbucks. The new offices are still mostly raw concrete, and it was a little chilly–a lot … Continue reading →

Billy Barnard, jazz guitar guy extraordinaire, is doing a regular Monday (free) gig in the Shack dining room from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Doug Dalager, Shack owner and jazz aficionado, says that the first gig last night felt good: … Continue reading →

Sergei Eisenstein, "Odessa Steps" still from "Potemkin"Lately there’s been a minor tidal wave of opportunities for independent filmmakers making short movies. Interest in short films seems driven by new digital video tech that enables ordinary people with ordinary incomes to … Continue reading →

I got in my email the other day a message from Craig Samborski of Teatro Zuccone that had me puzzled. Someone named Don Ness was doing a talk show of some kind in Teatro Zuccone, but the photo showed someone … Continue reading →

Great Lakes Performing Artists Associates (PAA) is holding auditions for its 2008-09 Artist Roster. PAA is an agency representing musicians, and they’re nonprofit. The auditions will be held in Ann Arbor, MI, on Friday April 18, and in Chicago on … Continue reading →