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New acquisitions coming to Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
As the Cafesjian Art Trust (CAT) celebrates its first anniversary, it has announced that it will expand its collection of artists and artwork. The additions will add diversity of media, style, message and background to the already extensive CONTRIBUTED collection. The CAT Anthony Amoako-Attah (b. 1989, celebrates the Kumasi, Ghana). BIRTH, 2022. legacy of founder Screenprinted and kiln-formed Gerard Cafesjian, glass. Collection of the Cafesjian whose passion Art Trust Museum. for contemporary art—specifically, glass— inspired him to assemble one of the most extensive and finest collections of contemporary glass sculptures in the world. The museum is committed to making art affordable and educational. The museum is open to the public for guided tours, and entry is free. “Our focus is broad-spectrum contemporary art— and now that we’ve celebrated our first year, we are ready to grow and enhance our collection, to fill gaps as we plan our next exhibitions,” says Kathie Cafesjian Baradaran, president and CEO
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The full cast of “Little Women” at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview. The play will take place from Feb. 6-10.
Tradition of family-friendly musical productions continue at St. Odilia BY RITA LAMATSCH CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Local residents who love live theater have enjoyed St. Odilia Musical Ministry productions for more than 30 years. This year, St. Odilia is continuing the tradition of sharing Biblical and life-changing stories
through theater and song with a staging of “Little Women”. Performances take place at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview from Feb. 6 through Feb. 10. Not only is the show content family friendly, the entire production is — as evidenced by the many families and
lifelong friends who play a role in all parts of staging the show, from cast and crew to costuming, lighting, sound and orchestra. Some family engagements in this musical ministry stretch across generations. “It is so amazing and fun to have three generations performing together in
the show,” described cast member Chris Brossart, whose parents, wife and children and several other family members are also involved in the musical. “The ministry continues to inspire such growth in our community. I watch families grow and SEE LITTLE WOMEN, PAGE 2
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Some counties, cities struggle to find election judges BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
On Election Day, there can be as many as 30,000 election judges temporarily employed at polling places across Minnesota. Finding qualified applicants has become a bit of a challenge for many counties and cities. Election judges are temporary, paid employees of local election officials trained to handle all aspects of voting at the polling place. The opportunity allows judges to learn about elections while serving their communities. In Lino Lakes, the number of election judges seems to be down from past major election years, but there isn’t
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She has asked for the city’s communication staff to help spread the word about the need for election judges via social media, and she suspects she will need to connect with staff at Anoka County Elections for additional resources to recruit additional judges. Chaika guesses one factor that could be impacting election judge numbers is safety. “One concern I’ve had heard from several former election judges is that they have decided to no longer participate as election judges because they’re concerned for their safety due to the current state of politics nationwide, especially leading
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a huge cause for concern just yet. City Clerk Jolleen Chaika says that so far, the city has received around 61 applications. She said she has the number of judges she needs to staff the polling locations in the city for the presidential nominating primary on March 5 and the state primary on Aug. 13, due to historically lower voter turnout than on election day in November. “I would like to see additional election judges for the primaries; life happens, and sometimes folks need to step down at the last minute,” she explained. “I will certainly need many more for the November election. I would like to see at least double what I have now for Nov. 5.”
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