Highlights include a conversation with saxophonist George Cartwright, reviews of the Best of Midwest Burlesk Festival and a debut poetry collection by Lucille Broderson, essays on Frank Big Bear and the enduring mystique of Swan Lake

Credit: Photographs from The Facsimile Project, curated by Michelle Westmark
In this issue: Experiments and Improvisations
As you browse through the variety of new articles and events in this issue, don't miss the terrific essay by a writer new to mnartists.org, Miranda Trimmier, on the glorious mess of ad hoc art spaces and the joys of making work in the borderlands outside clear categories and definitions.
- HOMEPAGE: Highlights include a conversation with legendary saxophonist George Cartwright, reviews of the Best of Midwest Burlesk Festival and the debut poetry collection by 94-year-old Minnesotan Lucille Broderson, essays on Frank Big Bear and the enduring mystique of Swan Lake and much more
- NEWS YOU CAN USE: A sampling of current news and artist opportunities from mnartists.org's regularly updated community bulletin board
- YOU ARE HERE: A handpicked assortment of arts events, from film screenings to live music and dance, arts festivals, sales, and new gallery exhibitions and theater
PLUS: mnartists.org and Springboard for the Arts' CSA (Community Supported Art) program is back for the spring and looking for this season's crop of Minnesota artists

