“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
One of the values that newspapers bring to a region is their documentation of history. If you've got a hankering for what happened back in time around here, the first place to dig would have been the public library. Today we can Google a lot of things, and sites like Zenith City Online bring us endless riches from our oft-forgotten past.
What's a little more difficult to unearth are the grass roots activities going on. I see so much happening in the local arts scene that is not being covered in the papers at all. And if at some point in time there be a major emergence that occurs, drawing national attention to the Midwest as an arts center, it might not be the newspapers that lead the way in documenting what happened. It may be The Playlist and blogs like Perfect Duluth Day or this one that people cull to see what happened.
Maybe. Or maybe it doesn't matter all that much whether the outside world notices. We've got something good going on, and here are few more glimmers from that treasure of local arts activities.
TONIGHT
Duluth Art Institute
Artists Ryuta Naka Jima & Aya Kawaguchi Gallery Talk
5:30 p.m.
Artistic Director Anne Dugan will lead the conversation, and the three will discuss artistic practice and inspiration.
Lizzard's
An Evening with Wendy Rouse's Paintings
5:00 p.m.
Beaners
Spoken Word Open Mic
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Red Herring
Poetry Motel Thursday Night Slam
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
Benchmark Tattoo
Aqueous Volume Eight Release Party
6:00 p.m.
Teatro Zuccone
The Revolution 5 Presents: "The Beatles' #1 Hits"
7:00 p.m.
SUNDAY
Studio 15
Kids Art: Eruptive Art
2:00 p.m.
RT Quinlans
Benefit for Eric Swanson and his Family
2:00 p.m. till Midnight
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Because I don't cover the music scene here, you will want to make sure you follow the Reader and the Transistor. The Trib shines a spotlight in a few places each week as well, including this week's bluegrass festival in Canal Park. Also there's a car show at the DECC this weekend, Motorhead Madness. Cars can be works of art, too. At one time, automakers produced cars with real style, and many of those lost gems can be found this weekend in the DECC.
Meantime, life goes on all around you. Get into it.
What's a little more difficult to unearth are the grass roots activities going on. I see so much happening in the local arts scene that is not being covered in the papers at all. And if at some point in time there be a major emergence that occurs, drawing national attention to the Midwest as an arts center, it might not be the newspapers that lead the way in documenting what happened. It may be The Playlist and blogs like Perfect Duluth Day or this one that people cull to see what happened.
Maybe. Or maybe it doesn't matter all that much whether the outside world notices. We've got something good going on, and here are few more glimmers from that treasure of local arts activities.
TONIGHT
Duluth Art Institute
Artists Ryuta Naka Jima & Aya Kawaguchi Gallery Talk
5:30 p.m.
Artistic Director Anne Dugan will lead the conversation, and the three will discuss artistic practice and inspiration.
Lizzard's
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| Painting by Wendy Rouse |
5:00 p.m.
Beaners
Spoken Word Open Mic
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Red Herring
Poetry Motel Thursday Night Slam
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
Benchmark Tattoo
Aqueous Volume Eight Release Party
6:00 p.m.
Teatro Zuccone
The Revolution 5 Presents: "The Beatles' #1 Hits"
7:00 p.m.
SUNDAY
Studio 15
Kids Art: Eruptive Art
2:00 p.m.
RT Quinlans
Benefit for Eric Swanson and his Family
2:00 p.m. till Midnight
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Meantime, life goes on all around you. Get into it.
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