St. Anthony Park
Re-use of the day: Alec Soth's art crate becomes Aunt Betsy's patio table
My aunt Betsy Gabler—a regular Daily Planet contributor—worked for a time at Alchemy Architects, a firm sharing a St. Anthony Park building with the studio of well-known photographer Alec Soth. Soth's work is shown around the world, and his prints would return to the studio in wooden art-shipping crates. Betsy remembers that Alchemy principal Geoff Warner, a re-use advocate, would say, "Don't throw away those crates!"MORE »
Pop in to University Avenue Pop-Up Shop
The St. Anthony Park Community Council is looking for artists, craftspeople, entrepreneurs and other creative types to pop in to 2401 University Ave. this summer for a week or maybe two.MORE »
And the band plays on . . . St. Anthony Park Community Band marks 30 years
How many community organizations have you belonged to for 30 years? Although people tend to stay involved for long periods of time in the Bugle communities, a 30-year commitment is somewhat out of the ordinary. For Paul Husby and several others, the St. Anthony Park Community Band has been a part of their lives for three decades—since the band officially began in 1982.MORE »
St. Anthony Park arts festival revamps jury process
Visitors to the 43rd annual St. Anthony Park Arts Festival on Saturday, June 2, will notice a few changes. More art and fewer trinkets might be the easiest way to sum it up.MORE »
Pie social and plant sale part of St. Anthony Park arts festival weekend traditions — June 1-2
Mark your calendars for two more St. Anthony Park traditions the first weekend in June: the Northern Lights 4-H Club pie and ice cream social and the St. Anthony Park Garden Club’s annual plant sale.MORE »
SATURDAY PICK | Heiruspecs go back to school in a fundraiser for St. Paul's Central High
Central High School: catchy name, right? St. Paul's concrete bunker of a secondary school doesn't get the press that Perpich Arts High does, but Central has produced more than its share of the Twin Cities' top talents—from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz to the hip-hop heroes who are Heiruspecs. For the third year running, on April 7 the band are headlining a benefit show for a scholarship fund supporting Central grads. The first two scholarship shows actually took place at Central, but this year the show migrates to the more party-friendly confines of the Turf Club. "Special guests" are promised, and this is one of those shows where they probably actually mean it.MORE »
New legislative maps slice through communities: Como Avenue is boundary for the new District 66A and 64A
Until recently, north and south St. Anthony Park shared everything—a name, two commercial districts, a couple of schools, similar political and demographic profiles and a comfortable relationship with long-term Minnesota District 66B State Rep. Alice Hausman.MORE »
Think Big Picture: An affordable housing plan for Central Corridor
The Big Picture Project, as the name suggests, has some big ideas. The team behind the Project, which was organized to align affordable housing plans along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit route, is made up of key players from local government, finance, urban planning, real estate development and of course, the community.MORE »
THEATER | "T Bone N Weasel" by Theatre Pro Rata: It's like "Of Mice and Men," without all that pesky tragedy to bring you down
You wouldn't think that a story of two inept petty thieves cycling in and out of the prison system with no hope for a better future would be a ripe breeding ground for comedy, but that's Jon Klein's T Bone N Weasel for you. It finds comedy in racism, illiteracy, recidivism, homelessness, religion, bankruptcy, political opportunism, guns, mental illness, and prostitution, just to name a few. It's such an amusing, genial little travelogue, it's sort of like Of Mice and Men, without all that pesky tragedy to bring you down.MORE »
ST. PAUL NOTES | Midway Local Food Resource Hub offers seedlings, seeds, advice
Ten packets of seeds and a dozen seedlings for $10-$20? I'm in! You can be, too, if you join a local garden hub. In St. Paul, that's the new Midway Local Food Resource Hub, which offers seeds, plants, classes and tools.MORE »
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