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December 30, 2009

The New Year cometh — are you ready?
Certainly musicians and chefs are anticipating the big weekend, which starts with New Year’s parties on Thursday night and continues through Sunday. There might still be time to make reservations for New Year’s Eve at your favorite restaurant, but call right away.
The New Year festivities began at the Grand [...]

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Christmas is almost here

December 22, 2009

Christmas is almost upon us, and I thought I’d send out my post a little early this week so you can plan for the weekend and get that last minute shopping done!
There is a really great gift guide in the December issue of  North Shore Highway 61, which can be picked up at area businesses, [...]

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The Nylons at the ACA Sunday

December 18, 2009

Don’t miss The Nylons Christmas Show at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts this Sunday! ) The show is brought to Grand Marais by Papa Charlie’s.
With seven gold & platinum recordings, the Nylons are a four-member vocal group from Toronto who have performed all over the world. Known for their a cappella sound, dazzling harmonies and smooth [...]

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Weekend of Dec. 11-13

December 11, 2009

The season’s art festivals might be over, but there’s still plenty happening in the art world this weekend.
First up is the Christmas play at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts put on by the Grand Marais
Playhouse. This year, the Playhouse has mounted a production of Disney’s “Cinderella” with more than 40 children from the community singing [...]

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Holiday Art Festival weekend

December 4, 2009

If  you want to find locally made arts and crafts for gifts this year, this is the weekend to do it. Four different holiday art festivals will be held, and they all offer a wide selection of work from artists working in every medium.
First up is the Holiday Art Underground which opens at Betsy Bowen’s Studio [...]

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Weekend of Nov. 27-29

November 27, 2009

The Christmas season “officially” starts today, Friday, Nov. 27, and shoppers are eager to see what’s new in Cook County. At least that’s what we found when we called around to galleries, shops and bookstores stores for information for this column on Friday morning. No one had time to talk because they had customers waiting!
Besides [...]

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Winterer’s Gathering this weekend

November 20, 2009

There might not be any snow on the ground and the temps are in the 40s — above zero — but that isn’t effecting the participants at Winterer’s Gathering & Arctic Film Festival at North House Folk School this weekend.
On the contrary, people have come from all over the region to set up their tents [...]

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Bluegrass Masters Wknd & More

November 13, 2009

This is a great weekend to listen to bluegrass music. Dobro master Rob Ickes is the featured musician this year for the Bluegrass Masters Weekend at Lutsen Resort.
Ickes has played with a number of famous bands, including the bluegrass super group, Blue Highway and has been named the Dobro Player of the Year nine times [...]

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Notes for Nov. 6-8 weekend

November 6, 2009

“Wednesday Morning Paint Out: Art Work Inspired by Artist Point,” an exhibit of summer landscapes and seascapes in Grand Marais, opens at the Art Colony on Saturday night with a reception from 5-7 p.m.
The Wednesday Morning Paint Out is an informal group of painters, photographers and sketchers led by landscape painter Neil Sherman. The group went [...]

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Halloween weekend

October 30, 2009

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year which means lots of goblins and witches on the streets as well as some fun parties.
The first one is at the Cook County Community Center from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, preceded by a skating party. The Spook House opens at 4:30 p.m. There will be lots of [...]

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