Dylan Days 2010 is May
27-30 in Hibbing, Minn.
Welcome to the online home of Dylan
Days, an organization supporting the arts and
honoring
Bob Dylan in his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota. Dylan
Days will be held May 27-30, 2010.
Over the past several years Dylan Days has built a grassroots
tradition including the singer/songwriter contest, writing contest and
literary showcase, one act playwright contest, visual arts competition,
Bobby Zimmerman bus
tour, live music series and the Hibbing Arts Council Dylan Days Benefit
Concert, along with several other annual events.The following excerpt from the May 2009 edition of Rolling Stone's Douglas Brinkley interview with Dylan explains why we organize Dylan Days:
“I
ask Dylan if he minds people visiting Hibbing or Duluth or Minneapolis
searching for the root of his talent. ‘Not at all,’ he surprisingly
says. ‘That town where I grew up hasn’t really changed that much, so
whatever was in the air before is probably still there. I go through
once in a while coming down from Canada. I’ll stop there and wander
around.’"
"Whatever's in the air" is still here in this blue collar mining town with a special past and curious future. We are a small town group with a big dream, to expand the arts in
More
details
on Dylan Days 2010 will be announced in January.
What's new at DylanDays.com
- The newly renamed B.J. Rolfzen Creative Writing
Contest is now taking entries for Dylan Days 2010.
- Could't make Dylan Days
2009? Order your souvenir
buttons,
posters and "Talkin' Blues" journals to be sent at the conclusion of
this year's event.
- Our past winners in the Dylan Days
Creative Writing contest are now listed in a Hall
of Fame.
Dylan Days is an annual event organized by Dylan Days of Hibbing, MN, advancing the arts in Bob Dylan's hometown. Original content copyright by Aaron J. Brown Contributor images and text used by permission.