Dylan Days
May 26-29, 2011
(last updated: Aug.
10,
2010)
Stay tuned for
updates on Dylan Days 2011, celebrating Bob Dylan's 70th birthday and
the 10th year of Hibbing's citywide Dylan Days.
HIBBING, Minn.
─ Bob
Dylan turns 70 this May and his northeastern Minnesota
hometown celebrates with an exciting lineup of Dylan
Days arts and
entertainment activities from May 26-29, 2011. This is the 10th year of
major Dylan Days activities in Hibbing, contining an informal tradition
that began in 1991.
Thursday,
May
26,
2011
Time tbd, Hibbing High School
A Dylan Days Welcome Reception.
This event will include the dedication of the permanent plaque honoring
winners of the B.J. Rolfzen
Creative Writing Contest. Additional events and music to be announced.
Friday,
May 27,
2011
7 p.m., Zimmy's
The world famous Dylan Days
Singer/Songwriter Contest will take place once again at Zimmy's.
Competitors from all over the world sing one Dylan song and one
original. The winners receive prizes and the opportunity to sing on a
Dylan Days concert stage. The show bill is now full, but there is a waiting list.
Saturday,
May 28,
2011
Events including the Dylan Days benefit concert, Bobby Zimmerman Bus
Tour, Literary Showcase and more to be announced.
Sunday,
May
30,
2010
Time tbd, Zimmy's
The Dylan Days Farewell Brunch
will be held to let visitors and locals chat with their new friends
before everyone goes home.
Additional live music events will be scheduled along with other unique
experiences
for the visitors who join us from all over the
world each year. Dylan's 70th birthday is expected to increase the
number of national and international visitors and many special
surprises are being planned.
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 organized by Dylan Days, Hibbing, MN, a nonprofit
corporation
dedicated to advancing the arts in Bob Dylan's hometown.
All content not provided for promotional purposes copyright by Aaron
J. Brown for Dylan Days.
