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Authors Stephanie Hansen & Kurt Johnson: Moon Palace
You are invited to a special night with Emmy Award-winning cookbook author, Stephanie Hansen and her writing partner, husband, and Minnesota Book award winner, Kurt Johnson. Zenith will host them on Friday, June 5th at 7 pm. They will share their new book, The Moon Tavern: A Culinary Love Story (With Recipes). There will be tasty treats along with wonderful conversation! Bring a friend for a perfect evening out! This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and can be personally signed by the authors. The Moon Tavern: A Culinary Love Story (With Recipes) takes the reader on a romantic and culinary journey through the Islands of Croatia, where dark family secrets are revealed, quirky friends and relatives are found, and love is discovered. Each chapter ends with a story-inspired recipe. Vesna (Ves) is a cookbook writer from Minneapolis who takes a trip…
Moments Woven at Siiviis Gallery
Ben McGaffey is a representational oil painter and draftsman whose work centers on rediscovering what feels true and worth holding onto. Beauty is to be found in our everyday lives as long as we adjust our focus. Ben has spent the past eight years studying under Jeffrey T. Larson, receiving an education in the rigorous discipline of classical art training. Yet, as with all things learned, it is not the rules but the freedoms that came from them which now compel Ben’s art practice. “My paintings, I hope, reflect this idea: In this age of advancement, where we have mastered science and shed the need for mystery, I find it increasingly evident that we are losing touch with what makes us human. We do not live by the cold, unwavering laws of mathematics or science alone. We are driven by stories, by art, and by beauty that stirs the soul…
Beading with Mindfulness with Airlea DeFoe
Participating in the arts is proven to have a positive impact on mental health. Jewelry making in particular has been clinically proven to help with mindfulness, which can help reduce stress and anxiety. In this class, learn how to make a pair of flat stitch earrings with cabachons from a mindfulness perspective.
Pièce de Résistance: Symphonic Works of Protest
The Duluth Civic Orchestra (DCO) presents Pièce de Résistance: Symphonic Works of Protest — a free concert featuring five works written in defiance. A symphony broadcast at enemy lines during the Nazi siege of Leningrad. A suffragette anthem conducted from prison with a toothbrush. A banned dance smuggled into a concert hall. Music that refused to be silenced. The DCO is a community orchestra of more than 50 musicians of all ages and backgrounds. We’ve been bringing free concerts to Duluth since the 1980s — because we believe live orchestral music belongs to everyone. Join us May 26 at 6:30pm at Lincoln Park Middle School. Free admission, all are welcome!
Opening Reception: Artist Paul LaJeunesse
Paul LaJeunesse creates large-scale, site-specific murals that reflect the historic, identities, communities and locations. His work is rooted in research, collaboration and storytelling. Through his process he transforms public spaces into a shared narrative. Paul LaJeunesse received his Master of Fine Arts in painting from Bowling Green State University in 2006. He is an Elizabeth Greenshields grant recipient, and a 2007 Fulbright fellow where he created a body of landscape paintings in Iceland. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota and Iceland and group exhibitions in Saitama and Tokyo Japan, and numerous states in the United States. He is a public artist with 7 murals and multiple community murals. He has taught at Western Oregon University, Georgia State University, The College of St. Scholastica, Anderson Ranch Studio and The Grand Marais Art Colony, and currently at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. His…