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Pinecone Crafts for Holiday Family Fun
Keep busy this holiday season with pinecone crafts for all ages. Keep busy this holiday season with pinecone projects for all ages. Searching for...
That’s a Wrap: Green Wrapping Paper Alternatives
It’s easier than you think to come up with green alternatives to traditional giftwrap and boxes. Keeping a lid on refuse over the holidays takes...
4 Shows to Binge During Quarantine
These streamable shows make for perfect background noise while working from home. The stay-at-home order brought a swift end to my commute, and my...
Learn to Make Marbles, Pendants, Wine Stoppers and More at Skylab Glass Arts
Skylab Glass Arts gives beginners and seasoned pros tools and space to create. David Schuster’s glass artistry hides along trails around Eagle and...
How to Turn a Pumpkin into a Planter
Discover another use for pumpkins. If you are looking for a great activity for the kids and family for Halloween, then look no further. October is...
Our Staff’s Favorite Podcasts
Let’s round up some favorite podcasts for inspired listening. I listen to a lot of podcasts, probably more than your average listener. I tend to...
Maple Grove Writers Studio Publishes First Anthology
The Writers Studio had its first book published late last year. Who doesn’t love a good group, especially when it’s creative, supportive and...
Check Out This Robin Hood Re-imagining at Yellow Tree Theatre
Yellow Tree Theatre is ramping up a tried-and-true story with a fresh-take production of Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood. Classic theatre...
Podcast Pick: ‘Imagined Life’ Puts You in the Shoes of Well-known Figures
Written in second person, Imagined Life paints an intimate picture of the lives of well-known figures—inventors, writers, performers, popular...
‘It Can Be Messy’: Dan McAvey on His Life as an Artist
Two years ago, Dan McAvey quit his job as director of residential life and housing at St. John’s University in Collegeville to follow his artistic...
Local Photographer Offers Tips for Perfect Senior Pictures
Kristin Jones of Any Angle Photography says senior pictures are more about the experience than the photos. “Students want an experience more than...
The Best Podcast Apps for Every Kind of Listener
Podcast apps offer different features, interfaces and designs. Find the one that's right for you. As it turns out, all podcast apps are not created...
American Swedish Institute Brings Light of St. Lucia’s Day to Twin Cities
Learn how the Twin Cities community celebrates this Swedish folk holiday. In Minnesota, long summer nights are sacred. We know we’ll miss them when...
Practice Breathwork at Maple Grove Arts Center to Focus Your Creativity
Artists breathe creativity into art with Breathwork. Breathing Art at the Maple Grove Arts Center is planned from 6–9:30 p.m. November 21 at the...
Yellow Tree Theatre Stages Tony-winning ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’
This play, based on the novel by Mark Haddon, has been called “intense, hopeful and profoundly moving” and its Broadway production received five...
This DIY Pumpkin Centerpiece Adds an Autumnal Touch to Your Home
Create a wonderful decorated pumpkin that will work great as a centerpiece holiday decoration, utilizing flower material and pumpkins. What You...
Meet Maple Grove Music Man Joe Demko
Joe Demko rewinds his six decades of memories in the music business. Joe Demko of Maple Grove never attended college, but he has received a...
Maple Grove Arts Center’s Halloween Party is a Real Scream
The party has a $5 door fee, but it includes free horrors d’oeuvres, wine, tarot card readings, monster music and Monster Art. Start your Halloween...
Local Artist Talks About ‘Happy Surprises’ of Painting with Watercolors
CJ Longaecker learned to paint at the Maple Grove Arts Center, and she's gone on to a successful artistic career. Beauty that reveals itself through...
