Sam Black

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If This Is A Slow Week In Duluth, Then . . . 

Sam Black

I thought this was going to be a slower arts week in Duluth for me. I was wrong. Even a slow week in Duluth has more opportunities than a cat has lives.

Mid-September Launches Multiple New Seasons

Sam Black

By the time you begin reading this column, the fall season of music and drama in the Twin Ports will have bounded into view. Start picking up tickets and look forward to being well-entertained for the next nine months without interruption.

DSSO Bridges Session Needs Your Votes

Sam Black

We are beyond the middle of August now, and the DSSO Bridges Session is only active until August 31. Take a few moments

LSCO And Duluth Playhouse Create A Throbbing Duluth

Sam Black

You know that I heartily encourage you to buy tickets, make contributions, and offer whatever financial assistance you can to artists throughout the Twin Ports and the Arrowhead communities.

Variety Is The Spice Of Duluth

Sam Black

Watching Tim and Gene stay focused on complex rhythms and multiple instruments made time stand still.

Can You Be In The Band And Orchestra, Too?

Sam Black

Saturday night, the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra(TPWO) offered a performance celebrating twenty-five years of music making in this community.

May Begins With New Sounds And Fresh Revivals

Sam Black

It was refreshing to watch Conductor Dirk Meyer raise one to five fingers, keeping the orchestra in the appropriate loop during this intense concerto.

Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?

Sam Black

This really fine dramatic production is much more satisfying than the shameless, shallow characters Fitzgerald created.

Artistic State of the Arrowhead

Sam Black

In the world of music, the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra is engaged in a brilliant metamorphosis. Executive Director Rebecca Peterson and Music Director Dirk Meyer have embarked on creative programming unmatched in the past twenty years.