Featuring a stellar essay by Andy Sturdevant on winter and the peculiar grit of people who live up North, by way of new work by artist Chris Larson.
In this Issue: Midwinter's Tale As the chill of the season tightens its grip and the holidays approach, it's natural that we're all focusing our attentions closer to home, rediscovering our roots. For this issue, we're reflecting on an intimate struggle, peculiar to this place we call home, between the bitter cold of winter and our citizenry's equally hard-bitten pride in weathering its extremes; we're doing so by way of that distinctively Minnesotan artist, Chris Larson (whose work is now on view at Rochester Art Center), and the always-trenchant observations of essayist Andy Sturdevant. * ESSAY: "A Plenitude of Lumber and Lutheran Grit" by Andy Sturdevant
* Homepage: highlighted articles include a review of this year's Choreographers' Evening, profiles of Parsons School of Design luminary-turned CVA President Ann Ledy, local author-made-good David Schwartz, and the quirky new Yellow Tree Theatre in
* News You Can Use: An assortment of new artist opportunities in every discipline, drawn from our daily-updated list on mnartists.org
* You Are Here: A handpicked selection of holiday-riffic events, including a grab bag of seasonal shows and festivals, as well as lots of new music, film and theater & must-see exhibitions PLUS: A Monster Drawing Rally at Midway Contemporary Art where you can buy original art handmade by acclaimed artists - for just $35
