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The name Odin Biron might not mean much to American pop culture experts, but the Duluth-raised actor is the star of a “Scrubs”-liked TV show that airs in Russia. Read all about it here. Then watch it...
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Sandy Ehle puts fairy costumes back on a rack at Symphony Hall recently. Ehle has made costumes for the Minnesota Ballet for years. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com) Here is what you will find...
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Nikolaus Wourms (left), who plays Nick Bottom, and Emily Reed as Titania, perform in the Minnesota Ballet’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for about 1,200 elementary students from 16 Duluth...
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Home Free, winners of “The Sing-Off!”, perform at the Arrowhead Home & Builders Show starting Wednesday. They had already won “The Sing-Off” but the episodes of the televised talent show hadn’t yet...
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This work is by artist Joe Klander, who used 1980s pop references for his pieces. (Courtesy of the Duluth Art Institute) This week’s Wave includes interpretations of Mayor Don Ness and Last Place on...
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Here’s my review of the Ludacris concert Friday night at Amsoil Arena. It’s been 18 years, but the “Fargo” effect is still strong in these parts. Prepare for a whole lot more “you betcha” catcalls as...
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World Book Night is Wednesday, which means someone might try to put a free book into your hot little hands. Pro tip: One book pusher has dished that she will be passing out “The Lighthouse Road” by...
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Dan Neff heats a piece of glass at Lake Superior Art Glass on Tuesday as University of Minnesota Duluth student Aloysia Power photographs him. Power is among the UMD journalism students involved in...
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Bob Dylan performs at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, Minn. Tuesday July 9, 2013 during a stop on the Americanarama Festival of Music. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com) It’s about to get real...
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Kellie Nitz (left), Blake Thomas, Mary Fox, Duluth Mayor Don Ness and Andy Frye performed Episode 2 of “Take it With You,” live radio theater, in May at The Underground. Ness makes a regular cameo on...
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Music reviewer Tony Bennett hit Blitzen Trapper’s show at The Rex on Friday and said the Phish-style jams worked better than the band’s more country moments. Bennett caught Jonathan Richman at Sacred...
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Whiskey River was featured in Nightlife magazine, a local publication created by Tracy Lundeen and Jeff Jarvinen that featured the arts and entertainment scene. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Jarvinen) This...
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Dr. Lloyd Backus has developed his painting skills since he retired from Raiter Clinic more than 20 years ago. His watercolor paintings, such as the one shown above, are featured at a gallery showing...
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More than 70 teams competed in the 2011 jigsaw puzzle competition at the Landmark Center during the 2011 St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Photo courtesy of Mike Scholtz) This week’s A&E section has a...
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Alan Sparhawk (left) and Mimi Parker of the Duluth band Low perform on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current during a live broadcast from Endion Station Public House in Canal Park on Friday afternoon....
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Illustration by Gary Meader This week’s A&E section includes a story about the ticket-buying trends of local audiences. Meanwhile, here’s some stuff to check out at Howling Moon Music Festival....
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This week’s A&E section is heavy in Bayfront Blues Festival coverage. The cover story is about a hometown band, Deja vu Drifters, which plays its first bluesfest gig to open the show in the...
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Sara Wabrowetz performs during the dress rehearsal of the Renegade Theater Company production of “Things to Ruin,” a pop musical revue-style show about what it is like to be young and alive in modern...
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This week’s A&E section has a Q&A with the cool dad from an 1980s sitcom. Here’s Alan Thicke, who hosts the touring production of “Dancing Pros Live.” A few shows that played during the...
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Submitted photo This week’s A&E section features a story about Doomtree, a wicked storm, a new album and a show today at Grandma’s Sports Garden. Meanwhile, Tony B. reviewed Doomtree’s new album...
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