TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 2 – Sunday, February 8, 2015
February 2, 2015
I spent last month with a lot of books. Too many books! I know a lot of you are saying, how could there be too many books? I have several answers for that query that fit today’s context and many others, but they are all hard to reconcile with my bookseller past and pack-rat pathology.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 26 – Sunday, February 1, 2015
January 26, 2015
I watched the State of the Union address with my father on Tuesday at an undisclosed location. (Not with the cabinet member who had the “football,” and I am not disclosing only because it was someplace other than Saint Paul.)
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 19 – Sunday, January 25, 2015
January 19, 2015
Even though the Saint Paul Winter Carnival is creeping up on us, our atmosphere is making its march toward spring. How is this? The calendar still says “January."
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, January 12, – Sunday, January 18, 2015
January 12, 2015
I’m looking for a winter escape. I am not a snowbird, nor am I likely to find the space for a sunny vacation in an alternative climate. Alternative states of mind and heart are easily at hand.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, Jan. 5–Sunday, 11, 2015
January 5, 2015
I hope your new year is starting well. The year looks bright. For the moment, the weather has decided that it is winter, just in time for Saint Paul’s world-famous Winter Carnival. Unlike in the past, we don’t have an ice castle every year. I wonder if climate uncertainty makes for uncertainty over whether we can have ice castles. Even so, the art climate is fine and this week is ready for your basking pleasure!
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 29, 2014–Sunday, January 4, 2015
December 29, 2014
I have this strategy where I wait until the new year has come weeks after we have ventured into the next year before I buy my pocket calendar. My next wall calender has been fixed behind the old one for some time, my Minnesota Farmers Union calendar that I pick up each summer at the Minnesota State Fair. The pocket calendar is a different story. I wait because they go on sale at some places.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 22–Sunday, December 28, 2014
December 22, 2014
We are halfway through Chanukah, on the verge of Christmas, and peaking at Kwanzaa around the next calendar corner, not to mention the other thirty-odd holidays that my friend Mooks tells us fall in December. If you have been looking at the Almanac arts calendar, you know how busy this world has been.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 15–Sunday, December 21, 2014
December 15, 2014
The days are getting shorter, but only for another week. In the mean time, taking in some festivities will help brighten the brief days. If you look at the Almanac arts calendar, you might get a little dizzy with everything that is happening. If you need some help choosing, here are some ideas.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 8–Sunday, December 14, 2014
December 8, 2014
I am already winded thinking about all the things that are happening this week in Saint Paul. I know that as the season progresses, you might need a break, but first let me take a deep breath and start you on your trek around town and the arts and culture that make this Capital City a capital city!
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, December 1–Sunday, December 7, 2014
December 1, 2014
Did I see you last week at one of the amazing happenings in Saint Paul? Okay, maybe we were just too busy to cross paths, or maybe I was enjoying my mom’s food way too much, or maybe we just didn’t look up from one of the grooves we were in while an artist or two was laying it down for us. Yes, we are busy, but maybe this week we can catch some friends along this artists’ way.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 24–Sunday, November 30, 2014
November 24, 2014
Yes, it’s winter, several weeks early. In honor of an early winter, I won’t make you stand here freezing for long. We’ll get right to the business of art and literature and culture. Also, since we haven’t the sanity to avoid this weather, maybe I can help infuse a little sanity into your holiday plans.
This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, November 17–Sunday, November 23, 2014
November 17, 2014
First off, thanks to everyone who joined us and gave us a shout-out for Give to the Max Day. Along with the promise of a slight warm-up, that support is helping me start this week with hopes for more great happenings and being released from last week’s winter air. It is a luxury to reach toward Thanksgiving without snow and without cold, but it seems that we are due for a small treat if not a bask in comfort as we approach my favorite holiday.