Haunted history that's eerily entertaining! Join CynCity for a 90-minute walking tour which goes behind-the-scenes in Saint Paul's iconic railroad station! Get great ghost stories and plenty of history. This leisurely stroll is all indoors and fully-accessible. Free ghost tote bag included!
Sweet Honey In the Rock is marking its Fiftieth Anniversary in November 2023 with a powerful three-year celebration. The Grammy-nominated African American vocal ensemble will honor its storied past and set the course for the group’s future. Furthermore, they have been described as “one of the most dynamic, versatile and still relevant musical collectives today.”
Brian Powers, aka "Snowman" and his band are coming to Music Factory for the third time for a great night of sax-led Jazz and Funk!
Rob Schneider is an accomplished actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in films, television and continues his world-wide standup tour.
Once Upon A Shore creates a water's edge meeting place where authors, illustrators, artists, and guests converge to share stories. From the pre-history of Dakota country, to dogs headed to a pow wow, this exhibition tells stories for visitors of all ages from an Indigenous perspective. The authors in Once Upon a Shore are also visual artists. Their work includes paintings, beadwork, photographs, and textiles. Also featured in the exhibition are digital and installation artists who tell stories with their imagery, or whose work is informed by literature.
In 1848, New Bedford artists Benjamin Russell and Caleb Purrington announced to the world they had completed their Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World. Russell was an emerging artist and bankrupt whaling investor who had just spent 42 months (1841-1844) on a whaling voyage to the Indian Ocean and North Pacific aboard the ship Kutusoff. When he returned, Purrington joined him in creating this massive painting as a commercial enterprise for public entertainment.
Waste Not showcases the work of Erik Jon Olson, an artist renowned for transforming waste plastic and discarded remnants of the manufacturing process into captivating quilted installations. Olson's practice merges environmental advocacy with contemporary art, elevating materials often deemed worthless into striking visual statements. He uses nothing new to make his art. Assembled from colorful plastic waste, his work challenges viewers to reconsider their relationship with consumerism, sustainability, and the legacy of mass production.
Journey through the powerful intersection of art, science, and history in Alexis Rockman: Oceanus. This exhibition confronts humanity's relationship with the ocean, exploring biodiversity, climate change, and the enduring impact of human activity on our seas. At the heart of the exhibit is an awe-inspiring 8’ x 24’ oil painting, a timeline of human intervention in marine environments. Its climax—a radiant tsunami wave of epic proportions—symbolizes both the beauty and fragility of our oceans.
Celebrate the start of an inspiring new year at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum with a launch party you won’t want to miss! This year’s theme, Rising Tides, will shape our 2025 exhibitions and programming, exploring art’s powerful relationship with water, nature, and resilience.
Minneapolis-based artist Michael Kareken transforms everyday discarded materials—scrap metal, cardboard, paper, glass, plastics, and car parts—into striking works of art. Through intricate drawings and large-scale paintings, Kareken explores the cyclical journey of raw materials, tracing their evolution from consumer goods to discarded remnants, and ultimately, to renewed forms. These works go beyond mere representations of recycled objects; they evoke reflection on our culture of consumption, single-use practices, and the lasting impact of these materials on our environment.
