Hello again, Today I visited the Walker Art Center, located at 1750 Hennepin Ave (map), just southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Unlike the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, whose collection features works of art hundreds to thousands of years old, the Walker Art Center showcases contemporary art. I guess it’s only fitting [...]
Archive for October 2008
Bits & Pieces Come Together… The Walker Art Center
October 5, 2008Travel the World for Free at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
October 2, 2008Grab your brushes and palette! Put on your smock and beret! We’re off to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts! Minneapolis and St. Paul have a vibrant and thriving arts community that celebrates talented local artists as well as nationally and internationally reknowned artists. One of the largest organizations within the Twin Cities arts community is [...]
The Most Scenic Urban Marathon in America: The Twin Cities Marathon
October 1, 2008What do Boston, New York, the Twin Cities, and the Olympics have in common? That’s right, they all have marathons. And the 2008 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon will be run this Sunday, October 5. Unlike those “other” marathons, the Twins Cities Marathon takes a uniquely scenic course (pdf) through downtown Minneapolis, the “Chain of Lakes” [...]