Magnolila Salon Releases Schedule for Upcoming Weeks, Plus Intro to One Week Live @ Beaners

Doop-doo-doo, lookin' out a back window @ the O.

After a brief hiatus the Magnolia Salon is ramping up for the Fall. 'Tis an unseasonable beautiful time of year in the Northland. The Oldenburg House, which hosts the Salon, sits adjacent to Jay Cooke State Park and is certain to be in full presentation mode for the next few weeks. Even if you don't participate in the meetings, I would strongly urge you to come down to walk the trails nearby.

When my kids were growing up this was one of my favorite places to bring them to get out for a spell, hiking, skipping stones in the waters below the Thompson Dam and just hanging out. If you're a bike rider, the Munger Bike Trail runs from West Duluth to Hinkley, and autumn has to be the most beautiful time of the year for the trip.

Here are the presenters and themes for the next four weeks.

September 20

Sarah Bamford Seidelmann, author of The Book of Beasties and Duluth’s very own physician-turned shaman and healer, introduces us to the power of animal totems, inviting us to explore why certain ‘beasties’ show up in our lives and what teachings they are trying to share. Come and enjoy Sarah’s quirky and delightful insights drawn from the wisdom of nature.

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September 27
Arna Rennan presents Scandinavian Roots Music, singing in the Norwegian folk tradition known as kveding, accompanying herself on ancient instruments, and sharing stories, ballads, hymns and cowcalls. Explore Arna’s love for this musical form that inspired Greig and continues to fascinate present day composers.

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October 4

Adam Herman, musician and author, discusses his debut novel Limbo and uses his soulful voice to explore traditional American music. Reviewer Sam Neumann says ‘Limbo is legitimately laugh-out-loud funny, a rare quality in fiction. Adam’s prose reads like Dave Barry on mushrooms.’

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October 11
Pat McCoy, expert cook and Director of Nutrition Services at Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital, shares the latest insights from the art and science of healthy cooking - how to select, purchase, prepare, and enjoy a broad selection of foods. Learn how to reduce your disease risk by improving your dietary choices and practicing mindful eating.

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TWO MORE ITEMS OF NOTE 
This coming WEDNESDAY is the opening reception for the late John Steffl's exhibition Resonance at the North Shore Bank downtown. The buzz is already building for what promises to be a most exceptional event.

And the Last Week of September will be the Beaner's Central One Week Live (OWL) Volume 17 Recording Festival.

Can't read this? Don't worry. The information is all here below.

The lineup again looks exceptional. I will share more but some of the highlights you can look forward to. For example, Jacob Mahon, who is opening the week on Monday with his Salty Dogs, was winner of the 2017 Duluth Dylan Fest Singer/Songwriter Contest. And he is just the warmup  pitch. Here's your schedule.

Sun 23
Jacob Mahon & the Salty Dogs, One Less Guest and Dan Dresser

Mon 24 Rich Matson and the Northstars

Drew Peterson
Biochemical Characters

Tue 25 Christopher David Hanson   Feeding Leroy

Trash Cats

Wed 26 14th Annual Songwriters Competition hosted by Ryan Lane

Thur 27 Woodblind A Band called Truman Hardaybra

Fri 28 Plucked up String Band

The Fish heads Lady Slipper Ten Crow Moon

Josie Langhorst at Sacred Heart in May.

Sat 29 Holy Hootenanners

The Langertsons

Edward Ojard

A quick note about Edward Ojard. He's the youngest performer to be part of the One Week Live recording project. He was 9 years old when he released his first full-length original album entitled "Butterfly Dances." He's now 10 and releasing his second, I have been told. The youth began composing at age 4, has studied Suzuki techniques and performed with the Ragtime Society. 

That same last evening we'll also get a chance to hear Josie Langhorst and the band she's part of, The Langertsons. Josie's set during the 2018 Dylan Fest Singer/Songwriter Contest absolutely floored me. Had I been a judge she would have taken home the first prize honors. There were four judges there who saw that there was a whole evening of remarkably talented competitors. Of note: Josie is only 12... or at least was 12 in May. I tip my hat to these young ones. 

When I think of the talent in this town--Sparhawk and Low, Gaelynn Lea, Ingeborg von Agassiz, and so many others--it's a wonder Rolling Stone doesn't set up an outpost here. I'm serious.

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Meantime, life goes on all around you. Get into it.