A freelance photographer creates a coaching platform for fellow creatives. A photography education and mentorship program with global reach has...
Arts
Avalanche Arts Finds a Place To Call Home
Avalanche Arts lays the foundation for a new performing arts center. In October 2025, Danielle and Shane Vinup signed a 99 year lease with the City...
Dan McAvey’s Brush With Nature
A landscape artist incorporates rest and healing into his paintings. Last summer, painter Dan McAvey spent a week deep in the Sax-Zim Bog, an...
The Green Show Returns to Maple Grove Arts Center
A springtime art show turns trash into treasure. After a hiatus, Maple Grove Arts Center’s (MGAC) The Green Show returns for its next installment...
Maple Grove Through the Ages
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then the thousands of pictures in the Jim Deane Photography Collection at the Maple Grove Historical...
Rebecca Aadland Discusses Her Upcoming Third Album
Singer-songwriter Rebecca Aadland returns to the recording booth. Rebecca Aadland doesn’t just sing the songs she writes; she shares the life she’s...
A Spiritual Connection
“Painted entirely by emotion, mostly frustration, I smeared acrylic paint, and I wet down my canvas in an angry fashion. I worked quickly,” says...
Passion and Purpose With Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs
For Olivia Rocha, an 11th grader at Maple Grove Senior High School, stepping on to the stage with youth choir Angelica Cantant...
Verdant Echoes
“This vibrant composition captures the energy of an untamed forest, where bursts of yellow, emerald and cobalt play across the canvas like sunlight...
Dean Scheidler Embraces His Creative Side
Retired FBI agent turns to his creative side in retirement to begin a photography business. A retired FBI agent from Maple Grove had to laugh when...
Dayle Theisen Stars as Sandy in “Grease”
Grease: The first musical that made Dayle Theisen want to do musical theater. So it’s perfectly apropos that the Maple Grove native would one day...
Chalkfest Maple Grove Celebrates 10 Years
Downtown Main Street in Maple Grove was awash in color and creativity on June 7 and 8, thanks to the work of over 50 world-class artists. For a...
Celebrate Juneteenth With the Community
Maple Grove Parks and Recreation hosts a family-friendly event at Town Green. Residents are invited to gather together from 5–9 p.m. on June 19 in...
The Children’s Theatre Company Is Bringing “Frozen” to the Stage
We speak with ensemble member Sarah Potvin to get a look behind the curtain. Audiences of all ages are invited to enjoy the wonders of winter at the...
Deck the Halls With Handmade by Hammero
Local maker specializes in beautiful handmade crafts. Kate Hammero has been teaching art to students at Wayzata Public Schools’ Kimberly Lane...
Artist Mariah Smith Blends Creativity With Education
Mariah Smith seamlessly merges creativity and entrepreneurial savvy. When Mariah Smith started using oil paints, she hated it. “I tried it in an...
Unified Art in Action at Maple Grove Senior High
An award-winning educator is bringing Special Olympics Minnesota to the classroom. At Maple Grove Senior High School (MGSH), one art class is in...
Super Summer Celebrations in Maple Grove
Add these local festivals to your bucket-list. There’s nothing better than a summertime festival. Come out, meet new members of the community and...
Photographer Debra Bernard Shares Her Wide Lens of Experience
Professional Maple Grove photographer catches cute quirks and expressions. With a sleek, tawny coat and innocent olive-green eyes, 3-year-old Nyla...
A Harmonious Partnership
Pets have been a popular subject in art for centuries, celebrated for their loyalty, companionship and often endearing qualities. Artists in ancient...
