![]() You might wonder why you’re not enjoying it more or just feeling it more. It might not be the grand return, great catharsis or ta-da moment you’re expecting (or maybe dreading will you be so overcome that you break down in tears?). Your first time back at a place you love and have missed with all of your heart might seem … weird. ![]() We had it down to a precise science 15 months ago not anymore. Baby steps are fine for now, plus we’re so out of the habit of going out that we’ve kind of forgotten how. We’re not in a huge hurry to go everywhere. We’re still wearing masks indoors and plan to continue. We’ve been to some: gallery openings, music in Crooners’ big new outdoor tent, Northrop, the Walker hillside, the Southern, a book launch at a brewery, Orchestra Hall. We can go places and attend events again, both outdoors and indoors. Arts organizations are announcing cautiously ambitious seasons. States are reopening, mask mandates are ending, people are being vaccinated. The pandemic that changed our lives – and took the lives of almost 600,000 people in the U.S. Thoughts about expectations as our world reopens She has had residencies at the Bell Museum and the American Swedish Institute and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Sonja Peterson, whose work encompasses paper cuts, bookmaking, collage and stencils, received her BFA from MCAD and her MFA from the University of Minnesota. Her work is found in the permanent collections of museums from Brooklyn to South Africa. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood, producing limited editions of handmade papers and unique paper artworks. Mary Hark, a papermaker and paper artist, is the proprietor of HARK! Handmade Paper Studio in St. Each will receive $25,000 awards, 24/7 studio access and a range of professional opportunities throughout their fellowship year. Minnesota Center for Book Arts has announced the 2021 McKnight Book Artist Fellows. Pre-fair discount admission tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices will also rise for popular attractions, including the Giant Slide. I guarantee, though, that we will do our very best to give you the full-on Minnesota State Fair experience.” General Manager Jerry Hammer said in a statement, “Recovery from the past year will take some time for many of our partners, so this year’s fair may look a little different from what we’re used to. Cleaning and sanitation measures will follow state guidelines, but other than that, it will be the fair we remember, or as close as it can come. Masks are strongly encouraged for those who are not fully vaccinated. ![]() On the off chance you haven’t heard, the Minnesota State Fair will return this year, with no attendance restrictions and no mask or proof-of-vaccination requirements, at least not at this time. Relatively normal ‘full-on’ State Fair is on ![]() Minnesota-born-and-raised composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider was a finalist in music for her fan-funded double album “Data Lords,” which also won two Grammys in March. (This is the third Graywolf book to win a Pulitzer.) Graywolf also had a finalist for fiction: Percival Everett’s novel “Telephone.” Natalie Diaz took the poetry prize for “Postcolonial Love Poem,” published by Minneapolis-based Graywolf Press. Louise ErdrichMinneapolis-based novelist Louise Erdrich won the fiction prize for “The Night Watchman.” She was a finalist in 2009 for “The Plague of Doves.” ![]()
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