This Valentine’s Day, if you’re looking for a romantic read in the spirit of all the best New York rom-coms, check out In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer.
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[Arts]
Imagine being a German immigrant in the 1920s coming to America to marry a man you’ve never met. When you finally get there, you are shunned by the locals and unable to marry the man you’ve come to see.
[Garden]
The St. Paul Farmers Market has been around since 1854, with items that are 100 percent locally grown, and it is still going strong. This month, there will be a Mother’s Day event where kids can participate in a free painted flower pot project on May 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The smell of food permeates the air, and the sound of musical instruments and voices is everywhere. Longtime volunteer Dani Anspach calls the Festival of Nations at RiverCentre a “very colorful, vibrant and upbeat event.”
[Arts]
Craig Eiler, a retired technical writer, has a longtime interest in photography, which has won him several awards throughout Minnesota.
[Arts]
Meet two Lake Minnetonka-area residents, both University of Minnesota alums, who after long, successful careers, have turned their attention to creating wearable textile art sold coast to coast. Their imaginative techniques make each piece utterly unique.
Gayle Hallin
[People]
Karen Huntington is retiring after 55 years of providing childcare to the families of Excelsior. In January 1962, Huntington first began to care for children in her home.
Sonja Brown has been teaching swim classes since she was in high school. After a career in marketing and teaching water fitness to her children, Brown was inspired to teach other kids how to swim safely.
[People]
Inside SubText Books in downtown Saint Paul, literary quotes travel along the walls just under the ceiling. Someone handwrote them—in blocky, bubbly or arabesque fonts—reaching up and pressing chalk to the ribbon-like chalkboard, one stick at a time.
[Arts]
There’s a misnomer, Saint Paul artist Josephine Geiger says, as it relates to crafts—the likes of which some believe should be relegated to church bazaars.
[Garden]
Behind the garage or next to the garbage can in the alleys of Macalester Groveland, an unexpected bit of beauty can surprise and delight. It might be a single pot of petunias; it could be a few pepper plants or a row of hostas along a wall.
