| Special Events
Performers Venue: “25 Minutes of Fame”: Performers in a wide variety of styles, from the Irish Uilleann pipes to classical piano, folk guitar to magic, will be performing short samples of their talents at Studio Z in the Northwestern Building. Sponsored by the Art Crawl, with help from Zeitgeist New Music group, this performance venue promises to be a “mini-feast” with appetizing tastes of some of the many performers and groups that make the Art Crawl so vibrant.
Times: Saturday, October 8, 1:00-3:30pm. Sunday, October 9, 2:00-4:30pm.
Special Performance by Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble, Friday, October 7.
Location:Studio Z – Northwestern Building, #200
Art Vending Machine – get an original piece of art for only $5.00! altered esthetics and the Saint Paul Art Crawl are teaming up to again present the very popular Art Vending Machine at the Art Crawl, featuring “little gems” – cigarette-pack sized work by local St. Paul artists and others, all in a re-purposed antique cigarette vending machine. The proceeds from the sales of art will benefit altered esthetics and the Saint Paul Art Crawl. Northern Warehouse Lobby, behind the Black Dog Cafe.
SoundCrawl: The McNally Smith Sound Crawl/Art Crawl Hybrid Marching Band Parade
Oct. 7th, from 6:00 to about 8:30 pm
The October Soundcrawl Parade on will feature a much longer-length marching, strolling, rocking and rolling hybrid music and art celebration than ever before–all brought to you by McNally Smith College of Music.
The parade will muster in front of MSCM at about 5:30 pm and start off down Cedar towards the river at 6:00. At Fifth St., the parade will then turn left towards Mears Park, which will be the final parade destination. Groups will continue to circle and perform around and in Mears Park unto 8:30 or later, and will provide a perfect send-off to the evening’s Art Crawl Festivities. Scheduled to perform:
• The Full Circle Maximalist Marching Ensemble with special guest Hastings 3000
• Laptopia Laptop Marching Band
• Stop! The Black Sheep
• Humans on a Stick Segways
• The Jack Brass Band
• The Art Cars
• The Infiammati Fire Circus
Building List
Outside of Downtown Locations
Carleton Place Lofts
• Music & performances TBA
1647 Beech Street – J.A. Geiger Studio
281 Western Ave.
285 Raymond Ave. – Redeemer Church
• Artability artists exhibition.
2306B Robbins Street
795 Raymond Ave.
811 S. Robert
Grand Avenue
619 Grand Ave. – Grand Hand Gallery
Gallery artists, and Natural Elements exhibition, Sarah Wieben paintings and Fred Kaemmer glass.
1887 Grand Ave., Suite 11
Saturday and Sunday only – closed Friday.
St. Paul City Ballet
Art collection, dance and rehearsals.
Downtown/Lowertown/Harriet Island
134 E. 9th Street- Firehouse
• L7 Art Collective
262 Studios
• Lowertown Wine & Spirits – Musical performances & wine and beer tastings (not open on Sunday).
• Master Framers Gallery – Special guest artists Jeffrey T. Larson & son Brock Larson. Jeffrey T. Larson is a well-known area artist trained at Atelier Lack, and his work has been shown throughout the nation. He has been the subject of numerous magazine articles and several television shows. Brock Larson is a rapidly-rising young artist, and his work is popular with collectors, and he sells out every show. He has also been featured on tv, and in various articles. Also showing: potter Patty Rau and woodturner Otto Gotzsche, whose wood-turned cowboy hat is a show-stopper.
• Back Alley Gallery
• In Progress Gallery
ACVR Warehouse
• Old Town Artists – group show
Cosmopolitan
• Win a Margarita Cruise on the Jonathan Paddleford!
• Cosmopolitan Junior Artists Exhibit
• Daily Book Signings: the Wyrdsmiths (science fiction & fantasy), Ravyn LaRue (children’s), Grey Bouquet (“a tourist’s guide to the afterlife”) Black Hat Collective (independent comics).
• Entertainment:
- The Night: electro-punk, Friday 9:00 pm
- Dennis McDonald: harmonica soloist, Saturday, 7:00 pm
- Stephanie Isola & Karen Neinstadt: flute duet, Sunday, 2:00 pm
- Trio Libro: classical string trio, Sunday, 3:00 pm
Jax Building
• Music TBA
Landmark Center
• AAW Gallery of Wood Art, David Ellsworth: A Retrospective a “master of pure form”, has works in MIA, Metropolitan Museum of Art and in collections worldwide.
Lowertown Commons
Lowertown Lofts Apartments on Mears Park
Lowertown Lofts Artists’ Cooperative
Music & performances TBA
Northern Warehouse
• Black Dog Cafe – art and music TBA.
• AZ Gallery – gallery & guest artists, music TBA.
• Twining River Art Gallery – Painted Turtle Design, Shane Anderson, guest artists.
• SPAC Lowertown Gallery – Best Foot Forward: 12” of Art group exhibition.
• NWAC Performance Space – music, film/video, performances, lineup TBA
Northwestern Building
• Goldens Deli – art & music, performances, schedule TBA.
• ECHO Arts Gallery – art & performance, schedule TBA
• Studio Z – “25 Minutes of Fame” performances, Zeitgeist.
Rossmor Building
Science Museum of Minnesota
Tilsner Artists Coop
Music and performances throughout the Art Crawl. Tentative schedule includes The Knotwells, Jeff Ray w/ Hurricane Harold, and a hip-hop collective assembled by Tou Saiko Lee; all having ties with Lowertown. The remainder of the line-up will include local musicians from the Tilsner and Lowertown community. |