Cedar
Cedar, MN · Arts & Culture
greenmoney.com
Avalon St. Paul – A New Chapter for a Historic Minnesota Library Building
Railroad baron James J. Hill built the reference library as a gift to the City of St. Paul. In 1912, he contributed approximately $700,000 towards the building, which was attached to the St. Paul Public Library overlooking Rice Park. Construction began in 1916, but Hill died before the library officially opened five years later.
themacweekly.com
Arab Film Fest celebrates 20th return to the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities Arab Film Festival returned this past week from Sept. 23 to 27, bringing with it fifteen screenings and countless critical dialogues. Hosted by Mizna, an organization that promotes modern Arab art, the festival took place at the Main Cinema and the Walker Art Center. This year, the theme was “Looking Forward, Looking Back,” acknowledging the film festival’s history while painting a picture of a future where Arab voices thrive in a creative community.
Herald Times Reporter
Former Hamilton Museum art director exhibits at Vatican | Exclusive
TWO RIVERS – Bill Moran grew up with a love for print and calligraphy, but he had no idea as a young boy in Northeastern Wisconsin that his passion would lead him to the Vatican. Moran, who now lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an artist, a third-generation printer, graphic designer, a typographic historian and a professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Design. “My dad was an illustrator and made pen and ink drawings,” Moran, who grew up in Green Bay, told the Herald Times Reporter. “It’s nice to carry on that tradition, but I could never draw. So, I leaned to printing and calligraphy.” He became known for creating “letter bugs,” or typographical insect artwork. Read more: YouTuber makes progress restoring yacht with ties to Frank Sinatra Moran helped boost Hamilton Museum to national recognition His journey led him to serve as art director at the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum from 2009-2012, while his brother Jim Moran served as director of the Two Rivers museum. There, he helped expand the museum’s archive and to elevate its recognition as the world’s largest collection of wood type. “It’s really striking with how beautiful the artwork at the
hamlineoracle.com
We need our libraries open, not up for close
Last month, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her announced her proposed budget for 2027. Within the proposed budget, one of the Mayor’s proposed changes was the closure of the Dayton’s Bluff Library on the East side of St. Paul, just one of the two St. Paul Libraries within Ward 7.
unearththevoyage.com
This Minnesota University Has Been Part Of St. Paul For More Than 130 Years
There is a university sitting quietly in St. Paul, Minnesota, that has been shaping lives, training teachers, and building community for well over a century. Most people drive right past it without realizing just how much history is packed onto that campus. Founded in 1893, this school has weathered world...
1013musicreviews.com
Johnny Blue Skies – Grand Casino Arena – St. Paul MN – September 27th 2026
Johnny Blue Skies did not so much play a concert at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday night as take the audience on a three-hour musical detour through country, rock, psychedelia, soul and a few unexpected corners of the American songbook. The 27-song set opened with “Excited Delirium,” immediately establishing the...
parkbugle.org
Next SAP history talk explores the work of architect Charles Aldrich
Local architectural historian Kristin Anderson will discuss the work of architect Charles Aldrich at her October monthly St. Anthony Park history presentation. Anderson’s history talk will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, 2323 Como Ave. Charles Aldrich was a prominent...
AM 1240 WJON
Grand Casino Arena Seeks Minnesota Artists For Exterior Mural Overlooking Rice Park
Grand Casino Arena is asking Minnesota artists to design a massive mural for the brick wall by Rice Park. The winning design gets ten grand and a permanent spot on one of Saint Paul's most visible buildings.
fox9.com
FOX 9 Good Day: Sept. 29, 2026
Are concerts more enjoyable without cellphones? More artists are making their shows phone-free. Plus, a look at how movies have changed in the past few decades. And a circus show is coming to the Twin Cities, we chat with a local performer about the upcoming show.
JamBase
Last Man Standing: Sturgill Simpson Returns To St. Paul With Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds
Sturgill Simpson returned to the Twin Cities on Sunday, landing his Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds Mutiny For The Masses Tour at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota. When Sturgill Simpson unveiled his Johnny Blue Skies moniker in 2024, I struggled to fully grasp its purpose....
stkateswheel.org
Catherine G. Murphy Gallery welcomes new director and exhibition
St. Catherine University welcomed a new gallery director to campus over the summer, Dr. Kara Carmack. Dr. Carmack has her doctorate in art history and has curated exhibitions by Chuck Bowdish, Lisa Corinne Davis, Pat de Groot, Shirley Kaneda, Lucy Liu and Ruth Miller, among other artists. According to Carmack, her job is “wearing many hats.” Those “hats” include collaborating with artists, receiving exhibition proposals, showcasing what the gallery does for both on- and off-campus audiences, building relationships with artists, and funding exhibitions. Funding for the exhibitions comes from local partners, grants and other pools of money to support the acquisition of the art so the artists are properly compensated for their work.
FOX 21 Online
'Small Town Girl' showing at Twin Cities Film Fest mid-October
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KQDS-TV) -- The mystery thriller 'Small Town Girl' shot in Chisolm in 2025 is making its way to the Twin Cities Film Fest. It made its debut back in April at Zeitgeist Arts in Duluth. It's about a single mother and her teenage daughter in the 1970's,...