For those who wish to donate time and give of themselves during the Holiday season, there's a websites I'd strongly recommend viewing. HandsOn Twin Cities is a Minneapolis - Saint Paul volunteer resource that offers a database of "Holiday Volunteer Opportunities". You use their Search Page to enter when you are available to volunteer (dates and times), plus your location and any desired volunteer activities. The site does the rest, providing you with a list of organizations which need your help! A search of … (2 comments)
I'm pleased to report that I'll be teaching the NAR "At Home With Diversity" course on October 13, at the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors office in Edina. This course offering is sponsored by the Minnesota CRS Chapter. The details are below:
SPECIAL OFFER BUDDY PROGRAM - Minnesota CRS CHAPTER MEMBERS, BRING A NON-CHAPTER MEMBER AND GET IN FREE !
CRS Presents the NAR "At Home With Diversity" Course in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Metro Area
The sale of this Madeline Island waterfront home closed August 2nd. The buyer was procured by Broker Eric Kodner, of Madeline Island Realty in La Pointe, Wisconsin 54850. Let one of our real estate professionals help you find your own special place on Madeline Island . Call us at 715-747-6500 or email madelineisland@gmail.com for information on available Lake Superior properties in the Apostle Islands region. Call or text message Broker Eric Kodner, CRS, GRI, at 612-670-2539 for information on … (2 comments)
Large one-level home in superb Golden Valley location, just minutes from downtown Minneapolis. Over 2000 finished square feet, with four bedrooms, 2.5 baths,, hardwood floors, large living room and formal dining room.
[Buyer procured by Eric Kodner, CRS, GRI, Broker, Wayzata Lakes Realty LLC. Property listed by Robert Maresh, Prodigy Real Estate, Maplewood, Minnesota 55109. This is an auction property, offered by Hudson and Marshall.]
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saint paul: My 37th Season in the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale as an Orchestra Member - 11/14/10 11:34 PM
This morning marked the beginning of my thirty-seventh season as a member of the orchestra, accompanying the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale at the Church of Saint Agnes in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Today, we performed the Beethoven Mass in C with the Chorale. Since 1975, I have been playing French horn in the orchestra, about ten to twelve Sundays per year. Originally, this orchestra was composed primarily of members of the Minnesota Orchestra, augmented by a handful of freelance musicians.
[Rehearsing the Dvorak Serenade in Stillwater, Minnesota]
Over the last three and a half decades, I've performed with the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale … (8 comments)
saint paul: Twin Cities Catholic Chorale Announces 2008-09 Schedule of Masses With Orchestra at the Church of Saint Agnes - 09/21/08 12:22 AM
The Twin Cities Catholic Chorale has recently published its 2008-09 season schedule of Masses with full orchestral accompaniment, to take place at the Church of Saint Agnes, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Chorale is joined by a professional chamber orchestra which includes former and present members of the Minnesota Orchestra and area freelance musicians [all instrumentalists are members of The Twin Cities Musicians Union, Local 30-73, American Federation of Musicians]. This fall, the Chorale begins its thirty-fifth season of presenting glorious sacred music in the Twin Cities. Here's the schedule (through December 31, 2008) of Latin Masses with orchestral accompaniment. Mass performance times are at … (5 comments)
saint paul: Basic Black is Always Elegant, Simple and Never Out of Style in Marketing Materials - 05/17/08 12:05 PM
John Molloy, author of the Dress for Success series of books, used to refer to "the little black dress" as a staple in a woman's wardrobe. And we're all familiar with the elegance of the combination of tuxedo and black tie in men's apparel. Basic Black (or black & white) can be a dynamite choice in marketing materials as well.
Take a look at Ricardo Bueno's logo.
Ricardo is a Los Angeles, California loan broker. His stylized initials "RB" in black make a simple but powerful marketing statement.
Next, let's examine a logo by Richard Lombari Jr.
Richard is … (28 comments)
saint paul: Spring is Arriving Late in Minnesota, Which May Be Helping Our Real Estate Market - 05/10/08 07:57 PM
It's nearly mid-May and spring is nearly a month behind the calendar in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area. Graduation time is less than a month away and usually trees are budding, people are putting in gardens and mowing lawns. But this year, the Twin Cities area has been plagued by a longer than average winter, with recent snowfalls and cool, rainy weather. Even mosquito season is behind schedule! Minnesotans are, for the most part, stoics who tend to ignore less than perfect weather. But in the upper Midwest, folks are understandably impatient to see spring arrive. The flip side of this … (4 comments)
saint paul: "Blues In The Night" Appearing at the Ordway Center in Saint Paul Through May 18 - 04/02/08 01:38 PM
The Ordway's McKnight Theatre in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota has a real winner onstage with "Blues In The Night", a celebration of Blues and Jazz music. Blues In The Night features a dynamite cast, including my friend Debbie Duncan, who has made recent Twin Cities appearances at Crave in Edina and at the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. Other featured cast members include Jamecia Bennett, Julius C. Collins III and Regina Marie Williams. The musicians are led by Raymond Berg on keyboards, with Joe Pulice on drums, Jay Young on bass and Mark Lenander on guitar. This blues celebration in the McKnight comes on the heels of the Ordway's very … (2 comments)
saint paul: Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Website Helps You Make Seafood Choices That Are Good for the Environment! - 04/01/08 12:38 AM
Seafood Watch is an online consumer's guide to seafood options which are sustainable and good for you at the same time. The organization makes recommendations to the public about which seafood choices are best for ocean fisheries and fish farms from an environmental standpoint. The group publishes a 2008 "Central US Seafood Guide" (I got my free copy at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in Saint Paul, Minnesota) which divides seafood items into three categories: "Best Choices", "Good Alternatives" and "Avoid". For example, the Guide names Monkfish, Shark, Red Snapper, imported wild Sturgeon Caviar and Bluefin tuna as species which "are caught or … (8 comments)
saint paul: VocalEssence Celebrates Black History Month With A Tribute To Duke Ellington - 02/20/08 03:08 PM
Conductor Philip Brunelle and VocalEssence have been commemorating Black History Month in the Twin Cities since 1991 with annual concerts that recognize the work of African-American composers and performers. This year is no exception, with Brunelle and his well-known vocal ensemble presenting the "Witness Community Concert" on February 24th, 4 p.m., at Hopkins High School. The concert features the work of jazz superstar "Duke" Ellington. The concert will provide audiences with a second chance to hear the same program presented at the Ordway Performing Arts Center on February 17. The vocal ensemble will be accompanied by an orchestra of student musicians from … (4 comments)
saint paul: "Building Green" Is a Feature of the 2008 Twin Cities Parade of Homes - 02/10/08 01:13 PM
A highlight of this year's Parade Of Homes in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul metropolitan area is the "Building Green" tour of homes and products. The Spring '08 Parade of Homes booklet features a section on Building Green, including a Mini-Tour of fourteen Green Homes across the Twin Cities area. Participating communities with Green Homes in the Parade include Otsego, Mound, Excelsior, Shakopee, Blaine, Minneapolis, Arden Hills, Vadnais Heights, Rosemount, Red Wing, Woodbury, Hudson and Stillwater. Despite the fact that this year's Parade of Homes has 40% fewer participating homes, the Green Tour is a bright spot! Prices for these Green Homes … (12 comments)
saint paul: Four Presidential Candidates Visit Minnesota in Preparation for Super Tuesday - 02/04/08 06:42 PM
On Saturday, the Twin Cities played host to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. On Sunday, Hillary Clinton paid the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area a visit. And today the candidate du jour was Ron Paul. Obama appeared before a packed crowd at the Minneapolis Target Center. Clinton paid a visit to the Augsburg College campus. Romney was in Edina late in the day. And Ron Paul plans a stop at a University of Minnesota rally this evening. The tight Super Tuesday race is responsible for the procession of candidates visiting Minnesota. Caucus participation is expected to be strong and Minnesota is one of … (4 comments)
saint paul: Twin Cities Catholic Chorale Schedule for 2008 at the Church of Saint Agnes - 02/04/08 11:56 AM
In its 34th season, the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale continues to provide beautiful choral music for the Latin High Mass at the Church of Saint Agnes. The Chorale is joined by a professional chamber orchestra which includes former and present members of the Minnesota Orchestra and area freelance artists [all instrumentalists are members of Local 30-73, American Federation of Musicians]. Professional vocal soloists include Patricia Kent (soprano), Jocelyn Kalajian (contralto), Adam Gedde (tenor) and Jon Nordstrom (bass). Mary LeVoir is the organist. Gregorian chant is sung by the Saint Agnes Schola Cantorum, under Paul LeVoir.
The Ordway enjoyed a boost in total attendance, with 359,000 patrons for 2006-07. And the Ordway also reported a surplus of $422,000 for the season. The three principal tenants for the Ordway included the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and the Schubert Club. The Center also presented a number of touring Broadway shows and productions, including Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", "Rent", "Chicago", "Love, Janis" and Matthew Bourne's"Edward Scissorhands". The Irving Berlin production alone brought in over $5.5 million in a six-week run at the … (4 comments)
saint paul: A Twin Cities Union Leader With Compassion and Conscience - 01/29/08 05:59 PM
Brad Eggen is an attorney, a trumpet player and a local Union President. And his opinions are respected by members of labor and management alike, something of a rarity these days.Brad serves as elected President of the Twin Cities Musicians' Union, American Federation of Musicians, Local 30-73 AFL-CIO, in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Our jurisdiction includes the following Minnesota counties: Rice, Goodhue, Scott, LeSueur, Isanti, Chisago, Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Swift, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Wright, McLeod, Carver, Winona, Houston and Hennepin. We also serve members in western Wisconsin, in Polk, Saint Croix, Pierce, Washburn Sawyer, Barron, Rusk, Dunn, Chippewa, Eau … (2 comments)
saint paul: Contemplated Northwest Airlines & Delta Airlines Merger - Should It Happen? Will it Happen? - 01/12/08 11:11 PM
The news media is abuzz over the prospect that Northwest Airlines and Delta may merge into a single airline. And in the Minneapolis & Saint Paul area (Northwest's hub city), the story is page one news! News anchorpeople have been speculating for days about the result of such a merger. The merger would create the single largest airline in the United States. And with very little overlap in routes between the two companies, industry analysts see the merger as potentially beneficial. What do you think about the prospect of major airline consolidation? Is there an element of monopoly in such mergers that should … (4 comments)
saint paul: Experience Teaches You Things You Won't Learn Any Other Way - 01/06/08 07:31 PM
This morning, I had to rely on experience to get me out of a jam. I started out the day commenting on a couple of posts here on AR. But about 9 a.m., I dragged myself away from the computer and drove to Saint Paul, to perform the Dvorak Mass in D at the Church of Saint Agnes. We perform these Latin Masses with full chorus and orchestra about twenty sundays a year. The vocalists are members of the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale and many of the instrumentalists are current or former members of the Minnesota Orchestra. [Note: all of the participating musicians in the orchestra are members … (37 comments)
saint paul: Ordway Center Performance Schedule for the Beginning of 2008 - 01/05/08 10:43 PM
Four-time Grammy Award winning vocalist Angelique Kidjo is coming to the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on January 13, 2008! Kidjo's work blends West African music with American jazz, R & B and funk music, as well as European influences. She has recently worked with celebrity artists including Carlos Santana and Josh Grobin. Her January performance at the Ordway will be at 5 pm. on Sunday the 13th, with a pre-show "world party". For information, call the Ordway Center at 651-224-4222 or visit http://www.ordway.org for concert details. Other upcoming events at the Ordway Center will include: The Walleye Kid: The Musical - January 18 … (0 comments)
The scenic Saint Croix Riverway, which separates Minnesota and Wisconsin over much of its length, has been a development battleground in the past. The Saint Croix flows over 160 miles, from Upper Saint Croix Lake and Lake Namekagon all the way to Prescott, Wisconsin, where it merges with the Mississippi River. The river is a highly-protected zone, under the guardianship of the National Park Service and, at various points, … (6 comments)
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