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Photos: Fresh talent at The Current's first Emerging Artists Showcase

December 19, 2022

Laura Hugo performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN. — Laura Hugo performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.Keely Zynda for MPR

The Current’s Emerging Artists Showcases bring together community curators to uplift up-and-coming songwriters and performers from across the region.

Hosted by The Duluth Local Show host Brittany Lind, along with curators David Huckfelt and Khayman Goodsky, the inaugural event took place at Duluth’s Sacred Heart Music Center on December 3rd, 2022.

This showcase included stunning performances from Minneapolis-based Laura Hugo (Diné [Navajo]) and the Oshkii Giizhik Singers (Fond du Lac Anishinaabe) from Cloquet, Minnesota.

Laura Hugo

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Woman holds an electric guitar in front of silhouetted audience members — Laura Hugo performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.
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Overhead view of the stage and the crowd — Laura Hugo performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.
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Wide view of stage and softly silhouetted audience members — Laura Hugo performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.
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Oshkii Giizhik Singers

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A group of people surround a marbled white and red handheld drum — Sarah Curtiss's drum. Oshkii Giizhik Singers performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.
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Performers stand in a semi-circle holding drums onstage — Oshkii Giizhik Singers performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.
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Performers stand in a semi-circle holding drums onstage — performers left to right: Rose St. John, Amaya St. John, Sarah Curtiss, Iyz Jaakola, Jagger Ripley-Jaakola, Sheila Coughlin, Becky Gawboy, Darcey St. John. Oshkii Giizhik Singers performed at Sacred Heart Music Center during The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN.
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Curators and Hosts

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Person plays acoustic guitar with eyes closed while singing into a mic — David Huckfelt co-curated and performed at The Current's Emerging Artist Showcase in Duluth, MN. Huckfelt was joined onstage by guitarist Jeremy Ylvisaker.
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A view of the audience seated in red chairs in a low-lit room — The Current's Emerging Artists Showcase took place at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, MN.
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A view of the audience seated in red chairs in a low-lit room — The Current's Emerging Artists Showcase took place at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, MN.
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Photos: Fresh talent at The Current's first Emerging Artists Showcase