Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47.
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55.
A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Arts & Culture
Eric Frost & Bill Hansen play The Roadhouse
-Dick & Buck welcomed Eric Frost and Bill Hansen to Studio A on a snowy February night. They played a mix of original music and covers and, of course, there was lots of talk and laughter.
Gordon Thorne, a Roadhouse favorite, stops in to play during membership drive
-Deb Benedict and Buck welcomed blues master Gordon Thorne to Studio A March 7 during our "Spring Forward" membership drivefor lots of great music, including a wonderful song about spring that Gordon wrote specially for the drive. Take a listen. And don't forget the fourth annual fingerstyle guitar weekend, happening April 12 at Bluefin Bay in Tofte.
Cal Hand & Amanda Hand play The Roadhouse
-Buck & Dick welcomed steel guitar and dobro master Cal Hand, and his singer-songwriter daughter Amanda Hand, to The Roadhouse Feb. 14. Cal, longtime performer on A Prairie Home Companion, was in town for a new North Shore Music Association event, "The Grand Marais Ole Opry." They chatted and played some gorgeous music.
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Local Music Project: The Grand Marais Ole Opry
Cathy Quinn-The North Shore Music Association presented the first ever Grand Marais Ole Opry on Saturday, February 15, 2014. WTIP Classic Country host, Carl Solander, emceed the event which featured four ac
Gordon Thorne warms a winter night with great blues
-Dick & Ann welcomed local musician Gordon Thorne to Studio A Jan. 31 for fun conversation and wonderful blues guitar. Gordon is offering guitar workshops every Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. through March at Moondance Coffee in Lutsen. And April 12 is the fourth annual Fingerstyle Masters weekend at Bluefin Bay in Tofte.
Magnetic North: Polar Bearing-up
Vicki Biggs-Anderson-Welcome back to Magnetic North, where Mother Nature showed her Mommy Dearest face to us through the holidays and beyond.
Gus' Wild Side: An Abrupt Ending to Fall Yields Instant Winter
-Winter debuts by dumping three feet of snow at once. Once again we are reminded of why it never pays to procrastinate.
Michael Monroe stops in for his annual holiday performance on The Roadhouse
-Cook County singer/songwriter Michael Monroe visited Studio A Dec. 27 for what has become a holiday tradition of music and conversation. Learn about Michael's latest projects, his Log Cabin Concerts, and the great press coverage he's been receiving.
"Out on a Limb" author Ben Kilham on observing & living with black bears
-Buck spoke Dec. 27 with bear researcher Ben Kilham, whose work has been compared to that of Jane Goodall's research on chimps, about what he's learned over nearly 20 years of studying and living with bears. The fact that he struggles with dyslexia makes him uniquely skilled in thinking visually while observing these animals.
