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]
Each spring, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts draws thousands of children from the metro area to the Flint Hills International Children’s Festival, a weeklong event with several outdoor and indoor performances to highlight global music and more.
[Homes]
Jeff Warner is a self-proclaimed “Como boy,” proud of the fact that he grew up alongside his parents and eight siblings in a two-story, three-bedroom Craftsman-style home a short distance from Como Park.
[Garden]
- Walk around: Tour your garden, and picture where everything will go. Be careful not to step on emerging perennials.
- Clean: Remove any sticks, leftover leaf litter, dead wood and anything that will not turn green.
Cretin-Derham Hall: Hairspray
April 24–26, May 1–3.
7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $5 students, $10 public.
CDH Hamline Entrance, 550 S. Albert St.; 651.696.2433
When subject and serendipity meet, something spectacular can happen. Dick Osgood, formerly of Shorewood, went for a walk one late August afternoon near Tonka Bay City Hall, intending to snap some photographs of lake birds, herons and egrets.
[Homes]
The sea of trees is hard to picture now. Where there once stood a line of trees countless years old, there now stands one, the rest wiped out in a 2012 storm that many lake-area residents remember vividly.
[People]
Wesley So became a chess Grandmaster (GM) at age 14. Now 21, he’s a three-time Philippine National Champion and one of the biggest names in the international chess world.
[Arts]
Looking for an under-the-radar sign of spring? The annual Lake Minnetonka Studio Art Tour may just be the perfect event. Every spring, more than 25 artists get together to showcase not only their work, but also their workspaces around the lake area.
[Homes]
As winter slowly gives way to spring, many Minnesotans find themselves ready for a bit of green. Even if the weather isn’t cooperative, indoor plants provide that hopeful taste of summer.
[People]
Though her name may not be familiar, Ronnie Winsor’s work has touched an extraordinary number of lives.
