This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 20–Sunday, October 26, 2014
October 20, 2014
Polar vortex. El Niño. El Niña. Swirling weather concoctions made it nice to get out and enjoy our fair city. We will see what this week brings, as far as sun and warmth and cold and beautiful colors. Who knows how long before it gets cold and icy, but we will continue to have great reasons to get out and great things and people to see. I have a few ideas for this week. Maybe you have some, too.
The Vagabonds of Children’s Hospital
October 15, 2014
I wake up from a deeply sedated sleep; I am scared. I don’t understand my surroundings, nor how I arrived here. I search for a glimpse of familiarity, the eyes of my loving mother, my adoring father’s warm hands. There they are. They tell me they have not left my side in two days. I have given everyone quite a scare. Bacterial tracheitis killed numerous children in 1980. I was among the first in the state to survive. As a mother now, I can almost understand the terror that my parents felt those first forty-eight hours.
Our Lady of Peace High School 1952-56
October 14, 2014
In 1952 I became an O.L.P. girl by default. On the day I was to get measured for my Derham Hall uniform, Mother and Dad told me that I couldn’t go there after all and they immediately took me, in tears, down to Our Lady of Peace High School to register. It was a financial decision. Grudgingly, I joined the 190 girls who made up the second graduating class at O.L.P., which quickly had been dubbed the “Old Ladies Prison” by the boys at Cretin.
October 16th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with MC Longshot
October 13, 2014
One of the hardest working and most underrated emcees in the business, MC Longshot is a well seasoned and professional hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois. Aside from his undeniable talent and high quality music, Longshot propels his own life experience through his lyrics to inspire and motivate others.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 13–Sunday, October 19, 2014
October 13, 2014
Last week was a big arts week for Saint Paul, with the first three readings of the Almanac Literary Festival and the the Fall Art Crawl. We are pretty busy this week, too. There are more events in the Literary Festival and the second The Way We See It: A Fresh Look at Vision Loss, a groundbreaking anthology from Vision Loss Resources created with the help of the Almanac’s unique editor process.
October 9th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Downrange Telemetrics
October 8, 2014
This week’s Soul Sounds Open Mic will feature Downrange Telemetrics. They are poet Becca Barniskis and musician Nick Jaffe. Becca is the curator of The Dirty Hands Banfill-Locke 2014 Reading Series. Her chapbook of poems, Mimi and Xavier Star in a Museum That Fits Entirely in One’s Pocket, is also available both in vinyl LP and in digital formats as a collaboration with musician Nick Jaffe.
2015 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival
October 7, 2014
Featuring writers published in the 2015 Saint Paul Almanac reading their poems & stories in venues around the city. Events are free and open to all ages.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 6–Sunday, October 12, 2014
October 6, 2014
It was nice to be spoiled by the lovely sun and some warmth so late in the season, but last week’s chill and rain told me two things: one is that I have to go into some warm coffee shops and bookstores for the 2015 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival. The second is that we have to hope and pray for great weather for the Saint Paul Art Crawl this weekend!
October 4th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with the Storymobile
September 30, 2014
A handful of dedicated young people have been pulling through the streets of Frogtown and Old Rondo for an entire summer. Have you seen it? The buzz around this brilliant idea has created as much dedication from its followers as it has from the folks who have been pedalling the bike that pulls it.
The True Box of Life
By Students of Gordon Parks High School ● September 30, 2014
Kofi Bobby Hickman taught us about the three snakes of life: the cobra snake—it lures you in; the rattlesnake—it warns you; and the garter snake—it bites you without warning.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, September 29–Sunday October 5, 2014
September 29, 2014
My Minnesota mind cannot help but wonder if we are going to be “punished” for the abundance of wonderful weather that has greeted the many wonderful activities in the Capital City. One look at the Almanac arts calendar that imposed pennance is not is sight.
September 25, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Lt. Sunnie
September 22, 2014
Sunnie is a lyricist, choreographer, and performer. She focuses on women empowerment and building a voice for the next generation. She has performed at many places around the Twin Cities, including open mics, showcases, contests, banquets, and nonprofit speaking engagements.