Art & Architecture

Art at Ramsey… part of St. Paul’s Grand Meander on December 1, 2012

St. Paul's Grand Meander on Saturday, December 1st is a great way to kick off the December holiday season and celebrate community, buy local and support our local fine artists....
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Holiday tours at the Purcell-Cutts House masterpiece of Prairie School architecture near Lake of the Isles

Winterlights at the Purcell-Cutts House opens tomorrow decked out for the holiday season, the only time during the year that this masterpiece of Prairie School architecture is open every weekend. Located...
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East Isles neighborhood… between the lake and coffee shops galore

Located in the heart of Uptown, often called the 'Greenwich Village' of Minneapolis, the walkable East Isles neighborhood is bordered on one side by idyllic Lake of the Isles…  …and...
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Mairs Concert Hall… recent renovation in St. Paul’s Mac-Groveland neighborhood

The Twin Cities proudly boasts that it has more performing arts opportunities than any city in the country except New York City. I was reminded of that when I made plans to attend...
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Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bridge links downtown Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Institue of Arts

When the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) proposed appreciating Third Avenue South between the Mississippi River and the MIA as an "Avenue of the Arts" in the 1990s it made...
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The most perfect example of Byzantine mosaic art in the US

If you follow Hennepin Avenue about six blocks south from the heart of Uptown at Hennepin and Lake Street you will come to the entrance of Lakewood Cemetery. Nestled between Lake Calhoun...
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Historic IMS… designers, lofts and ASID sample sale

Located on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis, International Market Square (IMS) design center is Minnesota's largest renovated building. This former Munsingwear factory was in a location just edgy and funky...
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Tangletown… special neighborhoods in both Minneapolis and St. Paul

The Tangletown neighborhoods of Minneapolis and St. Paul are both named for their winding, tangled street patterns… unique from the standard grid pattern prevalent at the time they were developed....
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