The 2011 Minnesota Film and Video Grant Program will once again award grants to emerging film and videomakers in the disciplines of experimental, narrative, documentary and animated film and video making. The deadline for applications is July 15. The Film Grant Program places emphasis on projects in their early stages or in the postproduction phase. The program does not fund […]
Grand Marais Playhouse puts spotlight on Macbeth
The Grand Marais Playhouse presents Macbeth, the last of Shakespeare’s great tragedies. Combining swift action and soaring poetry, we follow one man’s rash powerplay for the crown. Ambition infects Macbeth’s brain like a virus upon hearing three witches predict that he will one day be king. Spurred on by his equally ambitious wife, he murders the good King Duncan. One […]
NSMA dance welcomes spring, Scandinavian style!
Kick up your heels Scandinavian-style to welcome spring! The North Shore Music Association is pleased to announce its annual spring dance, featuring Ole Olsson’s Oldtime Orkestra, a fun-loving group of musicians who know how to get even the most winterstiffened northern Minnesotan thawed out and rollicking with friends and neighbors. The band, who first met each other at Sunday evening […]
Community Calendar
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 7 PM and speaker at 7:30 PM.) Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, […]
West End Calendar
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfnLutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 4-17tfnSchroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 […]
Classic Car Show on the move to be “best ever”
The Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show has been a kick-off to summer for almost 20 years now. Classic car owners from Duluth, Two Harbors, the Twin Cities and Canada join local car enthusiasts to show off their gleaming machines. The car show started with about 30 cars and now averages about 65. Plans for this year’s show, […]
Higher Ed offers boiler operator license course
Cook County Higher Education will collaborate with Mesabi Range Community and Technical College to offer a low pressure boiler/special license preparation course on May 6 and 7 in Grand Marais. The class is designed for maintenance personnel in plants, facilities and commercial buildings. Participants will understand safe operation and maintenance of all low pressure boilers and become familiar with Minnesota […]
New media landscape topic of May 5 workshop
Cook County Higher Education will present The New Media Landscape and What it Means for Your Business on Thursday, May 5 at the North Shore Campus. 2010 came and went and left a whole new media landscape in its wake. With 2011 now here, how can your business take advantage of all the different media opportunities out there? During this […]
Business luncheon asks: Are you at Risk? Business Planning for Uncertainty
Tracy Benson will present Are You at Risk? Business Planning for Uncertainty on Wednesday, April 27 at the Pie Place. As a small business owner, you are your business…so what if tomorrow you aren’t there to open the “front door”? Have you made time to play out this scenario and make an action plan? At this luncheon presentation, Benson will […]
Rough season start for Vikings softball
The Cook County Vikings softball team had a rough start to the season, losing two before earning their first win of the season. The girls traveled to Moose Lake on Tuesday, April 12 to face the always-tough Rebels. Things were looking up after the first inning of play. The Vikings were ahead 2-1 and playing with a lot of energy […]