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Harvest Issue Table of Contents Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Appoints New Board Member for City of St. Peter
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Selection Committee Announces Traffic Signal Cabinet Mural Project Winners
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The best short plays in the state and nation come to Mankato Mankato Symphony News
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New Ulm Celebrations
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Jail and Bail Fundraiser at Patrick’s on Third
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The Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council (PLRAC) recently appointed Lauren Shoemaker to serve on the board representing the City of St. Peter; announces Brenda Byron, Executive Director of PLRAC. Three new board members were appointed to the board recently; other members were from Brown and Sibley County. The board is comprised of fourteen members, one from each of the nine counties, and one from each city over 10,000 population. La� ent); Adjunct Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College (2005-present); and Costumer for the Mankato Ballet Company (2010-present). P� 1995-2003 Prairie Lakes provides grants for arts activities including dance, music, theater, literature, and visual art classes and exhibitions. Upcoming grant deadlines for PLRAC are the first of each month, September, 2013 through May, 2014 or until funds run out for $2,500 Small Arts Projects by community groups and Arts-In-Education school residency grants. Artist Fellowships of $3,000 have a deadline of Sept. 15, 2013; and January 15, 2014 for an Emerging Artist Grant of $1,000. On February 1, 2014 is the deadline for the Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants, maximum of $7,000 for arts organizations; and $4,000 for Schools and $4,000 for Arts Festivals. Grant program information and applications are available at www.plrac.org or contact Brenda Byron, Executive Director, at the PLRAC office in Waseca, 1-800–298-1254 or plrac@hickorytech.net for information. The PLRAC serves a nine county area in south central Minnesota.
Photo submitted by PLRAC (L to R): Stacey Watje, Springfield; Dennis Van Moorlehem, Arlington; Lauren Shoemaker, St. Peter; and Brenda Byron, PLRAC Executive Director, Waseca. New Board Members 8-13
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Selection Committee Announces Traffic Signal Cabinet Mural Project Winners MANKATO, Minn.— The City Center Partnership CityArt Committee and Twin Rivers Council for the Arts are excited to announce the 2013 Traffic Signal Cabinet Mural Project winners. These artists will either be painting or creating digital art images that will be permanently displayed on traffic signal cabinets throughout Old Town and Front Street. The artists chosen include the following from Mankato, Peder Storvick (the winning youth submission), Terri DeGezelle, Amanda Wirig, Lisa Bierer, Katie Meyer, Holly Theobald, Julie Johnson, and William Bukowski. Also chosen were Terra Rathi from Minneapolis and Erika Nelson from Kansas. � nator and member of the selection committee states, “We were amazed and overwhelmed at the response we received from this new art initiative. The selection process was difficult as there were many high quality, creative pieces to choose from.” Ten traffic signal cabinets in Mankato’s City Center have been chosen for the first phase of the multi-year public art project. The goal of the project is to enhance the City Center by adding works of art to streetscape on existing surfaces. Artwork on the traffic signal cab� environment. Beginning in early September, artists will be painting their chosen design directly onto the cabinet or creating a digitally enhanced image, which will be transferred to a vinyl wrap and professionally installed by SignPro of Mankato. Funding for this project is being made possible by grants from the City of Mankato, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation, Mankato Area Foundation and financial support from the City Center Partnership and in-kind donations from SignPro.
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Are Machines Really Replacing Workers?
We’� my job better than I can damn do it!” But is it really true? Robert D Atkinson says no it is actually not true, according to a piece he wrote in the MIT Technology Review. He even disagreed with the editor of the MIT Technology Review editor, David Rotman. He goes on to explain that when companies automate a process, initially a job is lost to save money, but that extra money goes into one of three places in the second order effect: 1. Lower Prices 2. Higher Wages for Remaining Workers 3. Higher Profits Atkinson said no matter the flow of money, it will be spent regardless, thus stimulating the economy. He provides examples of how nations unemployment figures are usually more correlated to demographics than machinery processes. This article can be found at http://www.technologyreview.com/view/519016/stop-saying-robots-are-destroying-jobs-they-arent/
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MANKATO -- The fifth annual Minnesota Shorts Play Festival will be performing 16 of the best short plays from the state and nation 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the Mankato West High School Theater. This year features a Thursday Minnesota night -- all writers are from Minnesota -- and a Friday national night -- with submissions from across the country. With eight short shows of 15 minutes or less, the audience can sample shows about a Cowboy trying to help a frazzled Dad herd his kids across the Mall of America to a drama of a veteran trying to overcome PTSD. Friday’s eight shows include nationally known playwrights Mark Harvey Levine and Donna Hoke. Levine’s show is about a couple who wake up and find that everything they say and do is written in a script next to their bed. Hoke’s short play focuses on a 70th school reunion. Each night the audience gets to vote on the best play of the evening. The winning cast gets a $100 prize. “It’s a fun taste of some of the best writing and performances you can see,” said festival coordinator Greg Abbott. “One person last year rated the winning play ‘a big 10 snort-laughs.’” Local playwrights are also in the mix, including Esther Hoffmann’s “The Gospel According to Hertha,” td barna’s “On the Home Front,” Ruth Furan’s “Wiener Dog Worries” and Mary Jost’s “Invincible!” “We like to celebrate our local writers -- they’re very talented,” said Abbott. Hoffmann and barna have both had plays performed at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Jost, of North Mankato, won the Best of the Fest prize two years ago. And Furan has had her play performed during Mankato Mosaic’s Restaurant Tales. To celebrate its fifth year, all college and high school students can get in half-price ($5). Advance tickets are just $8 and on sale at Mankato Hy-Vee and online at www.mnshorts.com.
Hertha. Submitted by Greg Abbot.
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Mankato Symphony Announces “These Are Our Songs”. The Mankato Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce their 2013-2014 concert season entitled “These Are Our Songs.” Music Director and Conductor Kenneth Freed explains the title: “The music chosen for the season reflects the Mankato community. We give a nod to Minnesota’s Scandinavian settlers with music by Finnish composer Sibelius, visit Christmas traditions with Charles Dickens, Jim Henson’s music reminds us of our own childhood, and we then embrace our growing diversity with Latin American music. This is our music, it’s who we are.” We are thrilled to announce our conductor, Kenneth Freed, a locked out musician of the Minneosta Orchestra who has been forced t� Orchestra since 2006. He has also been part of the Minnesota Orchestra’s viola section since 1998 and has served as an assistant conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. Before arriving in Minnesota, Freed performed with the New York Philharmonic as a substitute in the viola section and played in the Manhattan String Quartet. Freed’s passionate interest in children’s music education led him to found a non-profit company, Learning Through Music Consulting Group, which seeks to give music a central role in every child’s education. Freed holds degrees in literature and music from Yale University. The eighty musicians of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra (MSO) are accepted by audition from communities in Region Nine including Mankato/North Mankato, Northfield, Faribault, and Saint Peter, as well as the Twin Cities. All of the talented musicians are music educators in the southern Minnesota region in one way or another, as well as professional and amateur performers. Often featured on Minnesota Public Radio, the Mankato Symphony Orchestra has been called “Mankato’s best kept secret” by MPR’s Regional Spotlight host Steve Staruch.
Double Anniversary Celebration!
NEW ULM- This is a banner year for two historic New Ulm icons: the 125th Hermann Monument Cornerstone & 150th New Ulm Battery Anniversaries. Two non-profit organizations, the Hermann Monument Society (HMS) and the New Ulm Battery, host a celebration with concurrent events in Hermann Heights and Harman Park on Saturday, September 7th Join the festivities filled with fun, food and gemutlichkeit from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Please bring lawn chairs or a blanket! There is no cover charge for five concerts and a fantastic fireworks display. Your donation to the Monument/Battery Fund at Frandsen Bank in New Ulm to defray expenses is appreciated. Dressed in colorful uniforms, the New Ulm Battery often appears in parades as “The only known complete Civil War era horse drawn artillery unit of its kind in the U.S.” The New Ulm Battery’s exciting Cannon Fire begins in Hermann Heights at 10:00 a.m. and continues at various times throughout the day. Scheduled events also include a noon program highlighting visiting dignitaries and a re-dedication ceremony at 3:20 p.m. The 102’ Hermann Monument offers a magnificent view of the Minnesota River valley. Tours begin at 10:00 a.m. Admission is $2.25 per person. Children 5 and under free with a paid adult. Youth age 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult. America’s second tallest copper-clad statue after the Statue of Liberty, New Ulm’s Hermann Monument draws 12,000 tourists annually. The HMS hopes to increase that number with three concerts of ethnic German music in Hermann Heights Park performed by The Original German Band at12:30, The Concord Singers at 2:15 and Schell’s Hobo Band at 3:45. A fourth exciting concert takes place in Harman Park from 6:00-7:30 p.m. “Thunder in the Valley,” Tchaikovsky’s 1218 Overture features the New Ulm Battery and 11 live cannons orchestrated to music performed by the New Ulm Municipal Band and Martin Luther College students. At 8:30 sharp, “Fantastic Fireworks featuring the Hermann Monument,” begins. Following the fireworks display, the final concert picks up rock band tempo to the festival. Jonah & the Whales, a Twin Cities band, brings non-stop rock, techno, pop, top-40 and classic hits enhanced with a light show. Visit www.HermannMonument.com for festival schedule and updates. Brats, Schell’s beer and 1919 Root Beer are available in both parks. Harman Park features a full menu: Brats, German potato salad, kraut and hot dogs. Lodging information: New Ulm Chamber of Commerce, www.newulm.com (507) 233-4300. Concerned by reports of the US-Dakota War in August of 1862, German friends of the Cincinnati, Ohio Turnverein Society donated a 12 Powder Mountain Howitzer to the New Ulm Turners to protect the frontier town. During the Civil War, the NU Battery was never called into active duty. As the Dakota Indians moved west, state militia laws were suspended in 1871. In 1907, Captain Frank Burg, a German artillery officer, reorganized the unit as “Burg’s Battery” with monthly drills, marches and artillery practice. No shot has ever been fired in anger. www.newulmbattery.com After the Dakota attacks on New Ulm in 1862, Julius Berndt Sr., architect and builder of the Hermann Monument, searched for a way to rally the dispirited settlers in the fledgling community on the prairie. Berndt chose a legendary hero to unite and inspire them. Hermann was a Cherusci chieftain who united four Germanic tribes to annihilate the 17th, 18th and 19th Roman Legions, liberating his fatherland from conquest in 9 A.D. Julius Berndt Sr., the national secretary of the Sons of Hermann Lodges, set the cornerstone on June 24, 1888. Funded by the Order of Hermann’s Sons lodges, the monument was dedicated on September 25, 1897 and destined to become a symbol of vigilance and the quest for liberty.
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The March of Dimes recently held their Jail and Bail fundraisers at Patrick’s on Third in St. Peter, a truly friendly neighborhood Irish pub. Particpants were jailed and sentenced to do time for an hour or more, raising money to go to important causes like curing diseases and providing other needed help to babies round the world. Locals from across St. Peter were busted and taken into custody at Patrick’s, where they served hard time and were forced into hard labor manning smart phones, dumb phones and check books. These poor souls were all released upon the condition that they felt good about raising funds for a good cause. Lime Rock Photography’s Diana Cheek raised money and took photos during the duration of her sentence at Patrick’s on Third. Slanted Mag’s publisher, Rob Lawson, was also busted for having a soft heart for babies. He plead guilty and served his time at the pub, calling who he could to raise his bail and save some more babies. This one is dedicated to .... you guessed it -- babies. Diana Cheek (left), from Lime Rock Photography and Rob Lawson (R), from Lawson Media and Publishing helped raise funds for March of Dimes at Patrick’s on Third in St. Peter.
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FARMER’S MARKET SAINT PETER, MINN FOOD Grown LoCaLlY
If you haven’t been to the Saint Peter Farmer’s market, you’re likely missing out on a lot of great local produce and some unique locally produced items like soap, ice cream, pickled cucumbers and pickled peppers. There are no regrets when it comes to buying something at a place like this. You get to meet local growers and sometimes hear their stories or share cooking or party ideas. A comradery is built into these type of community functions and one gets to know their local producers quite well. It’s a small town experience. The farmer’s market is situated next to the Family Dollar in St. Peter off of Highway 169, Old Minnesota Ave. If you didn’t make it to the farmer’s markets this harvest season, try again next year and remember to spark up a conversation.
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LIVE STANDUP COMEDY IN OCTOBER 2013 MANKATO EVENT CENTER MANKATO PLACE MALL
It’s autumn again, and with the season change, so too will the nightlife scene in Mankato. Coming to the Mankato Event Center will be the second season of stand-up comedy at the Mankato Event Center. Mankato Event Center staff are preparing to begin scheduling regular shows monthly and/or twice-monthly at the downtown venue in the heart of City Center Manakto. The Mankato Event Center had previously hosted a show at the Event Center that included a lineup of four comedians. Two of them were local, including Zack Kolars, who may be hosting future comedy nights at the Mankato Event Center starting this year. Two Minneapolis comedians had also previously performed sets there. The talented Gabe Noah and John Russell. Tickets for these events will go on sale at slantedmag.com, mankatogazette.com, and eventbrite.com. Events will also be posted to the Slanted event calendar, Gazette event calendar and Facebook events. Ticket prices will range from $5 to $20. There will be food and drinks at the bar.
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