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Go to the Rush Creek Studio and make some glass art .. for an affordable price.. bling.

You will design your own bowl, plate, platter, sushi dish, etc. and create it in class. We’ll fire it, and then slump it into the shape you have chosen from our many molds. The firing fee includes the two kiln firings of your project (fuse & slump).

After you have taken a glass class, you are welcome to work in our Studio anytime designing more glass projects, at just the regular Studio rates of $6 per hour (plus any glass you purchase).

Time and Date:

Monday, March 17th from 7 - 9 pm

Cost: $24 Class Fee, $10 firing & materials, + additional glass

Class offered at The Studio at Rush Creek

(763) 315-3001

www.studio-rush.com

9481 Garland Lane North

Maple Grove, MN 55311

Walk in art studio & coffee house! Hand-crafting the finest coffee and espresso drinks,

come for a class, open studio time or just to shop!

If you are a photographer, you should take advantage of this incredible opportunity. Wing Young Huie has shown at the Walker several times, and is best known for Lake Street, USA, an exhibition of his photographs displayed in store fronts, abandoned buildings, and businesses that spanned Lake Street from Uptown to Saint Paul.

Wing’s Photo Salon:

Saturdays, 10 -1 pm

$20 per session, pay as you come

Are you stuck creatively or do you just need a clean, well-lighted place to talk about photography? Welcome to Wing’s Photo Salons. Open to all photo enthusiasts, whatever your experience level, interests, biases or age. Cameras in all formats are welcome.

This is a communal gathering to get feedback on your past, current or…
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“Voltage melds bands and designers into a show unlike no other: runway and rock seamlessly combined. Artists and musicians collaborate and mutually inspire. Dedicated followers of fashion and darlings of the music industry appear in full force chic for the evening. And without question, the 2008 show again takes place at Minneapolis’ historic rock epicenter First Avenue.

Besides uniquely showcasing our local artistic community, Voltage financially supports it as well. Proceeds from the 2008 event are earmarked for the Emergency Relief Fund (ERF), a program of Springboard for the Arts. The ERF delivers funds to artists who’ve suffered a catastrophic life event and require immediate financial support. Additionally the show brings recognition and financial support to MNfashion, an emerging non-profit. This organization is aimed at being a resource for our fashion community by providing professional development and resources so designers can establish a sustainable livelihood.

Voltage’s audience includes buying and merchandising representatives from both small and large retailers. They rub elbows and hemlines with a stellar gathering of talented designers, musicians, artists and a flock of local media from City Pages to The Star Tribune to Minnesota Public radio’s The Current. It makes for a professional, wickedly handsome sold-out crowd of local industry leaders in retail, music and fashion.

Voltage extends beyond one stylish evening. Coinciding events include a preview event in February, a CD listening party of the Voltage compilation CD that features tracks from each band, and Voltage: Fashion Weekend held at local boutiques and other various locations the weekend following the show.”

While many sub-events during fashion weekend are 18-21+, there are a smattering of events that are all ages. The fashion workshop on Sunday, for example, is just 16+, and many trunk shows are all ages.

Check it out here: http://www.voltagefashionamplified.com

To continue with my dead people watch, here’s the top, but by no means definitive, Heath Ledger films to see while you mourn the dearly departed, in no particular order.

1. Ten Things I Hate About You–teenage classic, the outfits get funnier with age, Nigel with the Brie, and I watched it at every sleepover in like 7th grade. Its, like, totally great.

2. Brokeback Mountain–at first it seemed like a rumor that was too good to be true, and then turned out to be an actual movie that was actually good. I just watched it yesterday, and I’m still thinking about how I can’t quit you…visually stunning, and a storyline that will pull on your heart strings and make you thank Stonewall. Anyways, it also introduced Heath to ex-wife Michelle Williams (which makes it interesting to watch their love scenes) and godfather (of his daughter) Jake Gyllenhaal, aka my husband.

3. I’m Not There– as the people say, Bob Dylan biopic in the loosest sense of the term. Heath played the asshole movie star (literally, haha) Dylan, with a lovely love story. I liked the movie, even though it required a long attention span, and a good knowledge of Dylan’s life. Still, it was very enjoyable and didn’t play down to the audience. Righteous.

4. A Knight’s Tale — a classic, if you’re into all of that knights in shining armor business.

Ones that I haven’t to see, but are supposed to be good:

-Monster’s Ball

-Lords of Dogtown

-Candy

-The Patriot

And just to add some creepiness to the already creepy Joker, The Dark Knight comes out this summer, starring Heath Ledger as the Joker.

Also, if you can read one of the worst written bios (starts with “When a young, hunky 20 year old heart-throb Heath Ledger”).

and finally TRIVIA.

Was a men’s-fashion judge at the Melbourne Cup Carnival in November 2001.

He and his sister are named after the two main romantic characters of the Emily Bront novel, “Wuthering Heights.”

Named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2001.

Was selected in the State U17 squad in field hockey and was touted as one of the up and coming young stars, but chose to pack it in and try to make a career out of acting.

As the story goes, in junior high it was compulsory to do one of two electives, either cooking or drama, and as Heath could honestly not see himself in a cooking class, he tried his hand at drama.

I LOVE HEATH LEDGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Sunday August 24th at the 7th Street Entry artists from across Minnesota, the Midwest, and California will come together for performances, workshops, a B-Boy/Popping Exhibition, a Krump dance exhibition, Hip-Hop karaoke, and more. Support your scene and do your part to see the Twin Cities Celebration of Hip-Hop return in full capacity next year.

Workshop (FREE): 12-4PM – Deconstruct the Police: What real role of the police? Where do they fit in a society maintaining the marginalization of its citizens? Join Yo! The Movement in a workshop about our relationship with the police. Help in creating the youth agenda for how to safely and effectively interact with our law enforcers.

All Ages Showcase ($6): 4:30-8:30PM - Maria Isa, Mr. Wright (Toki Wright), Trama, St. Paul Slim, B-Boys exhibition, Asian Hip-Hop Summit (Los Angeles), Krumpers, Tou Saik Lee and Friends, Young Son, Chantz, Yakub, Fres (Milwaukee), Poetik Assasinz, Naadirah, Profit, Hip-Hop Karoke.

When: Saturday, April 5th, 1-3pm

Where: Springboard for the Arts (308 Prince St., Suite 270, St. Paul, MN 55101)

Suggested Donation: $10

This workshop is open to the PUBLIC! You must register by sending your name and phone number to: info@thestoryboard.org (Students, please include your grade and school with your e-mail registration).

Before producers walk the red carpet at a film premiere, they become masters at taking that big picture vision and breaking it down into manageable steps. To discover how big-time producers get scripts to screen, come to our Producing Workshop and learn some of the nuts and bolts of script breakdowns and movie scheduling.You will have an opportunity to work closely with a professional producer and get your questions answered!

Tomorrow I have the PSAT, tonight I have a french press with chamomile as opposed to fair trade dark roast, and there’s some globally amazing things in the world that we should all be aware of.

A week from tomorrow (so, on the 24th of October) I’m doing a spokenword/dance collab with perpich kids at the Bryant Lake Bowl - peep back later for details.

If you’re a student, I hope you’re PSATing tomorrow and getting ready for MEA weekend- not that schooling is the only path- but 15 bucks for the PSAT is worth it to keep some doors open.

This Saturday there’s a youth summit up at Ihduhapi, I believe it’s too late to register, but just so you know- Mpls youth organizations ARE getting together and putting some major head work in- so watch the kcuf out, whispers say there might be a chantz rap?

c’est possible…

Anyways- peace to Big Zach- wishing you luck and love with yo’ face n’ isht.

New Atmos is like the last one- one good track, one alright- the rest garbage.

I’m all across the drewniverse right now- I gotta start planning for apple picking…