Banner artwork: Field Trip - an all-day arts festival, jointly presented by mnartists.org and Silverwood Park in St. Anthony, MN on September 24. (Photo by Scott Stulen)
FIELD TRIP, jointly presented by Silverwood Park and mnartists.org, is September 24, from noon - 9 p.m.
Stay for a while or spend the entire day playing at the park. Pack a picnic, relax on a blanket, and celebrate our local artistic community in Silverwood Park’s scenic natural setting – right in the middle of the cities. Here's a rundown of the day's line-up:
Lawn games, paddling, art-making, and a massive game of capture the flag
Noon – 5 pm
Great Lawn (front) and the Silverwood Gallery/Veranda
Grab some friends (or friendly strangers) and start up a game of bocce ball, badminton or bag-toss on Silverwood’s Great Lawn. Play with a giant parachute and give hula hooping a shot. Or, head to the beach and take a free cruise in a canoe or other watercraft. You can also join in on a massive, afternoon-long game of every kid’s summer camp favorite, capture-the-flag. Games will be available to check out, or you can bring your favorite from home. If sport’s not your thing, you can get crafty with local 
artists leading nature-inspired art-making activities.
Fort-Building
Noon – 5 pm
Dyers Garden
Silverwood Park’s Tom Moffatt invites you to create forts among Silverwood’s trees using natural elements. No secret passwords needed to participate!
Nature Hikes and Poetry Walks – Art on Foot
Visitor Center Entrance
On the hour at 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm
6 Minnesota writers and poets contributed short pieces, read aloud and installed along park trails, creating poetry and fiction “cell stops” that are accessible through your phone. Join the writers in person for a special live version of this tech-meets-literature project as they read their pieces live throughout the park while one of Silverwood’s knowledgeable naturalists leads you through this gorgeous new urban park.
Plein Air Painters
Noon – 5 pm
Throughout the park
Observe Carl Judson and fellow plein air painters throughout the park as they capture nature’s splendor at their easels, or bring your own supplies and join in. 
Demonstrations will be provided.
Square-Dancing – The Call and Answer Project
3 – 5 pm
Amphitheater
Artist Amanda Lovelee welcomes you to hold hands with stranger and connect through the joy of square-dancing as a part of her ongoing Call and Answer Project, featuring a live band.
Art Circles
Noon – 9 pm
Throughout the park
Take a self-guided tour of the many artworks installed throughout the park as a part of Silverwood’s Art Circles, commissioned sculptures by Minnesota artists. On view find work by Alonso Sierralta, Richard Bonk, Rebecca Krinke, Mary Johnson, Sean Connaughty, Tamsie Ringler, and Alexa Horochowski.
MUSIC SCHEDULE
Music of the Sun – The Eclectic Ensemble
1:30 pm and 3:30 pm
Visitor Center Patio
Music Of The Sun (MOTS) is a solar and bicycle powered outdoor improvisational ambient music series directed toward metro area park and trail system users. Throughout the warmer months, The Eclectic Ensemble loads a full-range PA system and instruments into three custom-built bicycle trailers and pedals to the metro area parks and bike trails to perform free to the public. Music in the Sun Video
Malamanya
6 pm
Amphitheater
Malamanya is a Minneapolis-based band that celebrates the traditional rhythms and melodies of Cuban son, salsa, samba, and the local music of Central and Latin America while adding a touch of their own ritmo to the mix with our original song writing.
Campfire Concerts
7 pm
Patio, Dyers Garden, Island
Enjoy performances by Brian Laidlaw and the Family Trade, Matt Latterell and The White Whales
Credits: All photos courtesy of the artists and mnartists.org (From top to bottom: Kayaking on Silverwood Park's lake; a map of the "poetry stops" throughout the park; square dancing as part of Amanda Lovelee's Call and Answer Project; the solar-powered Eclectic Ensemble; Malanmaya.