Dylan Days
May 27-30, 2010
(last updated: Dec.
17,
2009)
2010 schedule to be announced
this winter
HIBBING, Minn.
─ Bob
Dylan turns 69 this year and his northeastern Minnesota
hometown will again celebrate with an exciting lineup of Dylan
Days arts and
entertainment activities from May 27-30, 2010. Last year was the 50th
anniversary of Robert Zimmerman's graduation from Hibbing High School.
Confirmed returning events include the Bob Dylan Singer Songwriter
contest, the Bobby Zimmerman interpretive bus tour of Hibbing, and the
Literary Showcase featuring the newly named B.J. Rolfzen Creative
Writing Contest winners and the world premier of the winning
playwright's one act play. Live music events are being scheduled and
other unique experiences for the visitors who join us from all over the
world each year.
Most events are free with the purchase of the Dylan Days pin. The
benefit concert has a separate ticket cost with proceeds going to the
Hibbing Arts Council to promote future Dylan Days events and concerts.
Events are subject to minor schedule changes until two weeks prior to
the event. For
more information
e-mail info@dylandays.com.
OTHER EVENTS MAY BE ANNOUNCED
Dylan Days prides itself on homegrown traditions
like the singer/songwriter contest, the literary event and the bus
tour. Past events have included:
- Violinist Scarlet Rivera with Gene LaFond and the Wild Unknown
- An original exhibit at Ironworld entitled "Tangled Up in Ore"
featuring a detailed account of Dylan's time and significance in
northern Minnesota.
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott, a Dylan contemporary and folk legend, in
2008
- Maria Muldaur, another Bob Dylan contemporary
and blues singer, in 2007
- A special concert reuniting the studio band that played on
Dylan's critically-acclaimed masterpiece album "Blood on the Tracks" in
2006
- A screening
of “Tangled Up
in Bob,” a nationally-renowned film celebrating Dylan’s early
influences in Hibbing, also in 2006
- Joel Gilbert's Dylan
tribute band "Highway 61
Revisited" in 2005
- The world debut of the original biographical play "Boy
From the North Country" by Danny Friedman in 2003.
From its humble origins as a spontaneous jam session, to its growth as
part of the Hibbing Area
Chamber of Commerce, to its current status as a fast growing,
independent community arts organization, Dylan Days seeks to
enhance the arts community in Northern Minnesota
in
addition to conducting these annual events. Dylan Days
works
with many
community partners, including the schools, the city, the chamber of
commerce
and other artistic groups.We operate off the advertising
revenue for our annual publication, "Talkin' Blues," the program and
literary journal of Dylan Days. Find out how to support us with your advertising dollars
(lower rates available for individuals to take out small patronage ads).
For information on Dylan Days events, ticket information,
or to inquire
about participating in a Dylan Days activity, e-mail info@dylandays.com.
For more about
Northeastern Minnesota's Iron Range, visit
the Iron Range Tourism Bureau.
Dylan
Days
is an annual event organized by Dylan Days, Hibbing, MN, a nonprofit
corporation
dedicated to advancing the arts in Bob Dylan's hometown.
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J. Brown.
