tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73534047248685495202024-03-17T19:59:56.181-07:00Urban Sketchers Twin CitiesWe are the Twin Cities chapter of Urban SketchersKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.comBlogger445125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-9906600541839944232024-03-11T13:25:00.000-07:002024-03-11T13:25:02.141-07:00Coffee Sketch This Friday, 3/15 and other Upcoming Sketch Events!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqNpzlPzoYkfdyV6VWPCQXkb2wCiipLNE-t57TFAcIB41CJc41xIiaQ1bIDb1PWiAu12oHf7dpsBOH_7AG14nOcX9z4uzsOqw8SV5b-0sZorPNJm36L7u1UjKNhCeI4DNM7jk2ivy0rdSSUOIThvDWb3yYDDcUBqStcSq5BJH4hgkVqIRlsLYnHOl1ak/s1190/Blue%20pencil%20upcoming%20events.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1190" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqNpzlPzoYkfdyV6VWPCQXkb2wCiipLNE-t57TFAcIB41CJc41xIiaQ1bIDb1PWiAu12oHf7dpsBOH_7AG14nOcX9z4uzsOqw8SV5b-0sZorPNJm36L7u1UjKNhCeI4DNM7jk2ivy0rdSSUOIThvDWb3yYDDcUBqStcSq5BJH4hgkVqIRlsLYnHOl1ak/w646-h422/Blue%20pencil%20upcoming%20events.jpg" width="646" /></a></div>Urban Sketchers Twin Cities--<p></p><p>Don't miss these Upcoming Events in the next weeks!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNorgZHxHRaJTrvzcWGv3NlrNLPWCuqWpezK_TL97n5HmEbJkfFkvBxFlKCMBxzxkUKi5dFYiRV3do2Nyi4elwVBd4ZhSqjgBkn3dbbq9BmdE_EJu9GqiNmYGwTZPcUmNUAfsLkwEpidYABuvcoEJafQtNmN1aruVDE6zh7Sa_SXSFfPCa8mNdpmClnZ4/s743/422961721_10228377750886255_1663859846205433162_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNorgZHxHRaJTrvzcWGv3NlrNLPWCuqWpezK_TL97n5HmEbJkfFkvBxFlKCMBxzxkUKi5dFYiRV3do2Nyi4elwVBd4ZhSqjgBkn3dbbq9BmdE_EJu9GqiNmYGwTZPcUmNUAfsLkwEpidYABuvcoEJafQtNmN1aruVDE6zh7Sa_SXSFfPCa8mNdpmClnZ4/s320/422961721_10228377750886255_1663859846205433162_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br />1. <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b>Coffee Sketch At Rosedale Center, Roseville. </b> </span><p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">When: This Friday, March 15th, 10am-12noon. <br /></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Meet
on the second level in front of the Potluck Foodcourt. There are two
large tables in front where we will gather and have the throw-down.
Rosedale bills itself as having an upbeat vibe. There will be plenty to
sketch from architecture, plants, mall walkers and mannequins.
Additionally the mall has some neat lighting fixtures and art. The food
court doesn’t open until 11:00. There is a Caribou Coffee in the mall
for those desiring. Looking forward to seeing those who can make it! Hosted by Lori Tolonen. Photo Credit- Matt Blythe. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipr8xDEKcjPtg1eh0GV9KC4gLEFwmJ0f3X1b6hB5TrFT49U13-8SWFhKZ3CJOPfoW9huWEXTSudZYe0DmRRu46g5FLFxC7574wJjcOVGLI7RaKkKS4iCMabUnwOhGPi_KUmf36Y-D0qynummu6UaSen3QsATNSIVDqtlNyOhyphenhyphenTgyBsKqAilEvCoiON_WA/s1536/fire%20truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1536" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipr8xDEKcjPtg1eh0GV9KC4gLEFwmJ0f3X1b6hB5TrFT49U13-8SWFhKZ3CJOPfoW9huWEXTSudZYe0DmRRu46g5FLFxC7574wJjcOVGLI7RaKkKS4iCMabUnwOhGPi_KUmf36Y-D0qynummu6UaSen3QsATNSIVDqtlNyOhyphenhyphenTgyBsKqAilEvCoiON_WA/w349-h283/fire%20truck.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">2<b>. March Sketch Meet At the MN Firefighters Museum. </b></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">When: This Saturday, March 16th, 12-3pm. </span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Where: </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">664 22nd Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418</span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">What to Expect:<br />Explore
and sketch over 12,000 sq. ft. of historic items from Minnesota fire
departments dating back to the 1860's. They also feature a Minneapolis
Police Museum section.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Admission:
There is an admission for this event to support the museum. The cost
is $7 per person. The senior rate is $6. Children under 12 $4.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Parking:
The entrance to the museum is located on the parking lot side. The
admission desk is located next to that main door. Pay your admission,
and we will gather at noon at the large table located in the room in
back of the admission counter.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Directions:<br />The
MN Firefighters Museum is located 2 blks south of Lowry Ave NE at the
intersection of 22nd Ave & Madison St in NE Minneapolis. From I-94
take the Broadway St exit. Go east on Broadway 1 mile to Washington St.
Go north on Washington St to 22nd Ave NE. Go east 1 block.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo Credit and host for the event: Christy Hradek </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AhX8EjwzWDG5FeqRdoP3fT4wtKQvQzT43GTxVHikvw81Z-YOtJheq6Bd5O_eUtVUTcvZW_PbT_qfO5S65qn11XgYSA7L8ImgkS01tGfMo7JsoD4g3daJUd6aSbr-lMEqupPUm-aNlQVyFYUy8hWyoNVJiHLWCeyGy1yqRMi5YTtIWrokA2Tb5790reo/s612/writing-note-showing-save-the-date-business-photo-showcasing-events-picture-id1071916160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AhX8EjwzWDG5FeqRdoP3fT4wtKQvQzT43GTxVHikvw81Z-YOtJheq6Bd5O_eUtVUTcvZW_PbT_qfO5S65qn11XgYSA7L8ImgkS01tGfMo7JsoD4g3daJUd6aSbr-lMEqupPUm-aNlQVyFYUy8hWyoNVJiHLWCeyGy1yqRMi5YTtIWrokA2Tb5790reo/w419-h279/writing-note-showing-save-the-date-business-photo-showcasing-events-picture-id1071916160.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">3<b>. Save The Dates for These Spring Events!</b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">-April 20 (Sat., 12-3pm)- Sketch at Midtown Global Market, Minneapolis. More details to come.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">-May 4 (Sat., 12pm)- Sketch at the Science Museum of MN, St. Paul. More details to come.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">-May 18 (Sat., 10am-5pm)- Sketch Walk at Doors Open Minneapolis. More details to come.</div></span></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-29538051587211083472024-03-01T15:17:00.000-08:002024-03-01T15:17:53.805-08:00Registration opens March 2nd for the USk International Symposium and More News!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02uIzUxCvqNcuhlA63mETk1046MgsBcbHXNoAd2mZnzyy589EA97DZE38h-2PoCvqMSt3yQDS_JxwK2r5qczttv_oTFAaN6iTBNq09n54PISkxxwZPCECu1WM9oSO3zLdGsMuS2j06w6v2_s1rGlmlm5RIV9fQ0deitB7N3ZfiVWsUvLQUAo_j5A4JUY/s482/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-22%20at%203.56.31%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="482" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02uIzUxCvqNcuhlA63mETk1046MgsBcbHXNoAd2mZnzyy589EA97DZE38h-2PoCvqMSt3yQDS_JxwK2r5qczttv_oTFAaN6iTBNq09n54PISkxxwZPCECu1WM9oSO3zLdGsMuS2j06w6v2_s1rGlmlm5RIV9fQ0deitB7N3ZfiVWsUvLQUAo_j5A4JUY/w505-h319/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-22%20at%203.56.31%20PM.png" width="505" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Urban Sketchers Twin Cities, don't miss out on the Buenos Aires Urban Sketchers International Symposium in October! <br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 1.5rem;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Registration begins 2 March 2024 at 12 noon or 12pm GMT-3 Argentina time.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Here's the</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/urban-sketchers-9372882096" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">event page</b></a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">where you can purchase the passes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="362" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9dEGIW1R0j8" width="436" youtube-src-id="9dEGIW1R0j8"></iframe></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Other News....</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlrrS8O1KofD5hyChs0gMPCTeCJBoR7ZSl7XRHoF5Sg55uco1tY1UC4epeA3PziJE6l_anZorhFErCZpsADqT_qStZ1Q6HqtL2MBNGEYpL6w19FgkLFuAH4FTt-5WvfV2AEqlPJF7LoYLVfLKvmhRSQ1U_9T4IAKj5vKQsewyZckF5ySvToLuWnm-a9k/s628/Lori.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="628" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlrrS8O1KofD5hyChs0gMPCTeCJBoR7ZSl7XRHoF5Sg55uco1tY1UC4epeA3PziJE6l_anZorhFErCZpsADqT_qStZ1Q6HqtL2MBNGEYpL6w19FgkLFuAH4FTt-5WvfV2AEqlPJF7LoYLVfLKvmhRSQ1U_9T4IAKj5vKQsewyZckF5ySvToLuWnm-a9k/w595-h309/Lori.png" width="595" /></a></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;">We welcome Lori Tolonen, our newest admin, to
our team! We look forward to many fun and rewarding times together!
Thanks to Clara Emma for capturing Lori in her sketch! </span><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGIz_h047_tmR1s7yR57V3gHsZSuublRM46h_dO2FhVHIMSrsPZLtHjbUcmZ3auBcYWAIqQk3ZSRLVdDW6-c2XmAUNJq4HMcZo4faEQxkxLrKHY3YADs5FqBc3rRey1J7gYo0-Req6AWyOws4cMLIsQQVKWndpqzxfpByoH-til_Dz2dbKguUqFcmYbM/s1100/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-01%20at%205.10.47%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1100" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGIz_h047_tmR1s7yR57V3gHsZSuublRM46h_dO2FhVHIMSrsPZLtHjbUcmZ3auBcYWAIqQk3ZSRLVdDW6-c2XmAUNJq4HMcZo4faEQxkxLrKHY3YADs5FqBc3rRey1J7gYo0-Req6AWyOws4cMLIsQQVKWndpqzxfpByoH-til_Dz2dbKguUqFcmYbM/w504-h449/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-01%20at%205.10.47%20PM.png" width="504" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Drawing Attention, the official zine of the Urban Sketchers
organization, communicates and promotes official USk workshops,
symposiums, sketchcrawls, news and events; shares news about USk
chapters; and educates readers about the practice of on-location
sketching. Check out the March edition <a href="https://urbansketchers.org/2024/03/01/drawing-attention-march-2024/">here</a>.<span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> <br /></span></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><p></p>Amber Sausenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187485747082379507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-29410660656125541072024-02-22T14:06:00.000-08:002024-02-22T14:06:08.305-08:00March Sketch Meet at MN Firefighters Museum (3/16, 12-3pm), Coffee/Sketch (2/28) and More!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J0Puiwem1v0jJUVAgLfeJ4nvlakSNswfcbGgHX8BD9a8GDCoUKliQgDWN1B69Gl8q_KFylVBC_qAzXvz7v6bgg4dWE7u7kGhBugyoH7lPHzUK9Z6yADHicDxE3WlYct1C7p6mdOYP-3twOVdu2NPa_JEjfCh2PrEoDlXWu0SBuniGySCsYIOmRcwMlo/s1536/fire%20truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1536" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J0Puiwem1v0jJUVAgLfeJ4nvlakSNswfcbGgHX8BD9a8GDCoUKliQgDWN1B69Gl8q_KFylVBC_qAzXvz7v6bgg4dWE7u7kGhBugyoH7lPHzUK9Z6yADHicDxE3WlYct1C7p6mdOYP-3twOVdu2NPa_JEjfCh2PrEoDlXWu0SBuniGySCsYIOmRcwMlo/w452-h367/fire%20truck.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We have lots of exciting things coming our way, so check out the following opportunities...</span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1. Join Us For Our March Sketch Meet</b>:</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">When: Saturday, March 16, 12-3pm<br />Where: MN Firefighters Museum, 664 22nd Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">What to Expect:<br />Explore
and sketch over 12,000 sq. ft. of historic items from Minnesota fire
departments dating back to the 1860's. They also feature a Minneapolis
Police Museum section.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Admission:
There is an admission for this event to support the museum. The cost
is $7 per person. The senior rate is $6. Children under 12 $4.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Parking:
The entrance to the museum is located on the parking lot side. The
admission desk is located next to that main door. Pay your admission,
and we will gather at noon at the large table located in the room in
back of the admission counter.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Directions:<br />The
MN Firefighters Museum is located 2 blks south of Lowry Ave NE at the
intersection of 22nd Ave & Madison St in NE Minneapolis. From I-94
take the Broadway St exit. Go east on Broadway 1 mile to Washington St.
Go north on Washington St to 22nd Ave NE. Go east 1 block.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo Credit and host for the event: Christy Hradek </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFftTVNBdDlpcKSwmup9Nlvc7_7iBDSWtpPnkZB3i8hNoQjjvvi7FbcC74swIrrAeDya-mw4O2cIwjFjK7Df2HcDBJh7KYLH67gfvWqofty9QRPnUX-jkwPDGxF0sw9Dtl4wzNWg12Q59fDWsnSiN47GaezohXi0ZoVJST4vLJcVRS5GLeSasRh7bgvqQ/s743/422961721_10228377750886255_1663859846205433162_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFftTVNBdDlpcKSwmup9Nlvc7_7iBDSWtpPnkZB3i8hNoQjjvvi7FbcC74swIrrAeDya-mw4O2cIwjFjK7Df2HcDBJh7KYLH67gfvWqofty9QRPnUX-jkwPDGxF0sw9Dtl4wzNWg12Q59fDWsnSiN47GaezohXi0ZoVJST4vLJcVRS5GLeSasRh7bgvqQ/s320/422961721_10228377750886255_1663859846205433162_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2. February 28th Coffee Sketch Meet:</b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><br /></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">When: Wednesday, February 28, 10am-12pm</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where: 515 Washington Ave. N, Minneapolis, Website: https://www.noloskitchen.com/<br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">NOLO
is a restaurant in the historic Gardner Hardware store, located in the
Maytag Co. building. We have two tables for up to 15 people reserved.
After that seating is on your own. Parking is metered-street parking.
Also, across the street is Backstory Coffee Roasters. Sketchers who
didn’t make it to last week’s sketch can check them out, too, before or
after! Thank you all who are making these events inspiring. This will
be our fourth coffee sketch of this year. Our goal is to have two a
month throughout the metro. Days of the week will vary with the hope of
creating morning sketch opps for all who desire. We have been seeing
11-15 sketchers at the events. Hosted by Lori Tolonen.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Sketch Credit: Matt Blythe</span></span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN6XEB-ddU6ACKnrhH8DZkjWnLz4mn6u5FiLMJF3ocapAiZs2l6d_7uGxe4l6BaZLryCpOWAAwnm0GsypxodZi4-t7Q4uKyPnIPZTW4EBKQ-6OSHsStd-XdLlW8pYQuGONZDifEF13G00wQsqAbZBU25is8jowOtZuWoWibvS22OKdQxE-JXiDM66nOY/s800/save%20the%20date%20paints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN6XEB-ddU6ACKnrhH8DZkjWnLz4mn6u5FiLMJF3ocapAiZs2l6d_7uGxe4l6BaZLryCpOWAAwnm0GsypxodZi4-t7Q4uKyPnIPZTW4EBKQ-6OSHsStd-XdLlW8pYQuGONZDifEF13G00wQsqAbZBU25is8jowOtZuWoWibvS22OKdQxE-JXiDM66nOY/s320/save%20the%20date%20paints.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b>3. Save the Date for Spring Events: </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">-April-- being arranged, details to come soon. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">-Science Museum of MN- Save
the date (May 4th at 12pm) for a sketching event at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St
Paul. More details to follow. May the 4th be with you!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">-May Sketch Walk at Doors Open Minneapolis- Sat. May 18th, in Minneapolis. Likely hours: 10am-5pm. Watch for details to come. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b>4. Other News:</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbTCCtrMQfBq6u0zPRRbpBE7Ptf4SFSctZ_p_DlEbXhvMrHZt9JRHJl2xTmM77rsluhpwi3WNbkf97YaJrlLVqiEvW1kpNk_YzwyfZLRv-xElQP0NPcnzYjgjwU_FIuc679Jr7FFLmzO52PaEhKCcsKZI07b3cyftJpWL0-RjM9PRH-RCyNKaiKxFd6M/s482/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-22%20at%203.56.31%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="482" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbTCCtrMQfBq6u0zPRRbpBE7Ptf4SFSctZ_p_DlEbXhvMrHZt9JRHJl2xTmM77rsluhpwi3WNbkf97YaJrlLVqiEvW1kpNk_YzwyfZLRv-xElQP0NPcnzYjgjwU_FIuc679Jr7FFLmzO52PaEhKCcsKZI07b3cyftJpWL0-RjM9PRH-RCyNKaiKxFd6M/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-22%20at%203.56.31%20PM.png" width="320" /></a><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b> </b></span></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">-Interested in the Urban Sketchers International Symposium in Buenos Aires in October? Registration opens March 2nd. Learn more<a href="https://urbansketchers.org/2024/02/03/announcing-the-usk-symposium-buenos-aires-2024-program-schedule-workshop-instructors-and-activity-demo-presenters/?fbclid=IwAR0hE-WY3-1XOX79EYSbScj13xgeLuPNrYjq7jBV0V7bewJMbq7KZbuxmQU"> here</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><br /></p>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-63726303087758591892024-02-03T16:00:00.000-08:002024-02-03T16:00:57.856-08:00February Sketchout at Fiorentino Museum, 2/17 12-3pm<p><b>Februrary Monthly USK Twin Cities sketchout at the Fiorentino Museum</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy95VJR2Hx5qSBb7-sFB0l1qEs-m-q8pIAdXaqlAlsX81g5HlnKsBScxXBVxiFyyACVQd9QWn5Ex5QXIVMpvCBky9OxIYV7Em577L9-lVb923-1ht2aoRQrVLfV7FDXULACat4G707Lu8Cu5ti8pQHoWadmcUVi2NEedHlkHd6KG6PbGT00_6bMMjM2i6a/s4032/IMG_8746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy95VJR2Hx5qSBb7-sFB0l1qEs-m-q8pIAdXaqlAlsX81g5HlnKsBScxXBVxiFyyACVQd9QWn5Ex5QXIVMpvCBky9OxIYV7Em577L9-lVb923-1ht2aoRQrVLfV7FDXULACat4G707Lu8Cu5ti8pQHoWadmcUVi2NEedHlkHd6KG6PbGT00_6bMMjM2i6a/w400-h300/IMG_8746.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Saturday February 17, 2024 12:00-3:00PM<p></p><p>Urban Sketchers Twin Cities sketchers will have the wonderful opportunity to sketch in the James J Fiorentino Museum for our next sketchout. <a href="https://www.clocksandstuff.org/">https://www.clocksandstuff.org/</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIWXVKI5cm8goupZwQagoyb_q0V6AK-HTGJ3WqtM_MUHb58zJ7UQTqMNda5KeLiP1NyWNko0cX2-EhEYZfRMtlBOZOnEQscCMaeExY3UwMgz8xb3ql_OEUshtJOUN0NK6ZHUfOqQ5tjdNiv51DQSnntWlnlLZ8wtzS6grd3INyknQu-9r_0gcIj1Yrh39/s4032/IMG_8748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIWXVKI5cm8goupZwQagoyb_q0V6AK-HTGJ3WqtM_MUHb58zJ7UQTqMNda5KeLiP1NyWNko0cX2-EhEYZfRMtlBOZOnEQscCMaeExY3UwMgz8xb3ql_OEUshtJOUN0NK6ZHUfOqQ5tjdNiv51DQSnntWlnlLZ8wtzS6grd3INyknQu-9r_0gcIj1Yrh39/w200-h150/IMG_8748.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5GTegC8k9qdi8q9-IrBgJkKz_8WwH_a1MMPsfLimkN1QtcIq32K1jtCMR2ZyrwqPn28wa8u1Vyupu42-8g7ginTymJbRlXnoiIDgJJY6GCV7VJT5CbAkkKb9XKjkEGOQBClQ1heMQcKBbNPAYNsCSHS_0bQz5CYC_IHsNvjeMqIfYc8NLmQb_EUSqjU0/s4032/IMG_8754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5GTegC8k9qdi8q9-IrBgJkKz_8WwH_a1MMPsfLimkN1QtcIq32K1jtCMR2ZyrwqPn28wa8u1Vyupu42-8g7ginTymJbRlXnoiIDgJJY6GCV7VJT5CbAkkKb9XKjkEGOQBClQ1heMQcKBbNPAYNsCSHS_0bQz5CYC_IHsNvjeMqIfYc8NLmQb_EUSqjU0/w200-h150/IMG_8754.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></div></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">This museum is open by appointment only and Urban Sketchers Twin Cities is thrilled they will be opening especially for us on Saturday 2/17. Join us in the Warehouse District for an afternoon sketching antique and restored cuckoo clocks, beer steins, phonographs, and much more. The building housing the collection is also very sketchable. </div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Things to know: bring your own sketching stool or seating, no charcoal is allowed in the museum. And, as always, be tidy as we're guests in this space.<br /></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u>Getting There</u></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">126 N 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401. Enter the building through the black door on N 1st Street for a welcome from chapter admins and museum staff <span style="font-family: inherit;">at 12:00. We will meet again at 2:45 to share sketches.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCa7LYaOe2m67D1OFTM_TiFpMyZ-Bdx73-TRJTYYDs__z7xBfRJTWB9twRprt-Rbn4fpXSp2bqAUYRlc0pvI1IGTUPVBjSz-CwxqjP_n1RRlfvDXie5cnhVWwVXUGlfEDojotpIA3LUkKv6NG82xCyyFDr4QHm2NOr0S2Nyim8YG6n0dVOUvMIUZz_iVMH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="980" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCa7LYaOe2m67D1OFTM_TiFpMyZ-Bdx73-TRJTYYDs__z7xBfRJTWB9twRprt-Rbn4fpXSp2bqAUYRlc0pvI1IGTUPVBjSz-CwxqjP_n1RRlfvDXie5cnhVWwVXUGlfEDojotpIA3LUkKv6NG82xCyyFDr4QHm2NOr0S2Nyim8YG6n0dVOUvMIUZz_iVMH" width="320" /></a></div><u>Public transit</u><br />There are many buses that will drop you close by on Hennepin Ave or Washington Ave, just two blocks from the museum. The light rail line is another good option that increases your walk by a few blocks. Find your route use MetroTransit's Trip Planner. <a href="https://www.metrotransit.org/trip-planner">https://www.metrotransit.org/trip-planner</a> </div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u style="font-family: inherit;">Parking</u></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">There is no dedicated parking for the museum. There is metered parking on neighborhood streets and several parking ramps nearby. If you're using metered parking, consider getting the parking app to make re-upping the meter simple. <a href="https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/#d.en.135121">https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/#d.en.135121</a></div><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x4zkp8e x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; margin-top: 16px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"></span></p><div class="x78zum5 x1a02dak" style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: inherit; margin-top: 16px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1heor9g xt0b8zv" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/explore/falcon-heights-minnesota/108061319214120/" role="link" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"></a></div></div>Amber Sausenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187485747082379507noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-18328286392668135482024-01-26T10:32:00.000-08:002024-01-26T10:34:00.245-08:00Coffee and Sketching at Spyhouse Coffee (Feb. 2), "Loosen Up Your Sketches" (Feb. 1), And Other News<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAniCrBmPYhdgrmtS9TQot6-Ge6ai0uooA5dx9eaKyxilirILJH-EF8QYgihks_GVfRlA4cc4JYCOVWCG0LEUDNnma2zSL3cNt_XJXCB1t1viL_lg98yZnrhbV7rUwaOibpYgsxh8XrGPsdg9CTBCXhi2jw0-i1oi1EB8p5qv-_tcHUly5sg1owAoiGVw/s743/422961721_10228377750886255_1663859846205433162_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="418" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAniCrBmPYhdgrmtS9TQot6-Ge6ai0uooA5dx9eaKyxilirILJH-EF8QYgihks_GVfRlA4cc4JYCOVWCG0LEUDNnma2zSL3cNt_XJXCB1t1viL_lg98yZnrhbV7rUwaOibpYgsxh8XrGPsdg9CTBCXhi2jw0-i1oi1EB8p5qv-_tcHUly5sg1owAoiGVw/w260-h463/422961721_10228377750886255_1663859846205433162_n.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out our upcoming events next week:<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1. Coffee and Sketching at Spyhouse Coffee<br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When: </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday, February 2nd, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">10am-12pm</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Where: Spyhouse
Coffee, 2451 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Mn. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Details: Use street parking. There is
not a dedicated lot. The building is old brick and features full
windows on two sides to let in plenty light and provide street views,
too. Plenty of seating in a fairly large space. MIA, the American
Swedish Institute and Eat Street Crossing are all nearby in case you
have an urge to visit or do more sketching. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you @MattBlythe for
lending a coffee sketch for our event notice and to Lori Tolonen for organizing this event. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-upw4o5cYJL5KN1kxdqv8hVGICJKi88YA3VAc8-bGAlqyUEO2ovDYFMlDOsRxdPTJ1oj-qbjKKskzrncXGQNHa0SgeqXZKKTRRgREodD7nqGaSqUZRM6C6VJTlMsK7TR9-rSeXdaTnvuOVzuzwrU1MYw2FrYGekx-g8li4yYsq4ZD3TDa11_8KkXmVJg/s1000/como%20park%20pavillion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1000" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-upw4o5cYJL5KN1kxdqv8hVGICJKi88YA3VAc8-bGAlqyUEO2ovDYFMlDOsRxdPTJ1oj-qbjKKskzrncXGQNHa0SgeqXZKKTRRgREodD7nqGaSqUZRM6C6VJTlMsK7TR9-rSeXdaTnvuOVzuzwrU1MYw2FrYGekx-g8li4yYsq4ZD3TDa11_8KkXmVJg/w566-h362/como%20park%20pavillion.jpg" width="566" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2. Let's Share-- "Loosen Up Your Sketches!" (Zoom Event)</b><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When: Thursday, February 1st, 7-8 pm (on Zoom)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Details:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.
Dig out your urban sketches (done on location, not from photos or
memory) where you have tried to work more loosely. Examples: using
continuous lines, sketching with non-dominant hand, lost edges, holding
pen loosely, using limited color, etc... If you haven't tried these
things but are looking for ideas, join us!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />2. Post 2 sketches on the
Discussion tab of this event on our Urban Sketchers Twin Cities Facebook page by 7pm on February 1st. You do not have to
post sketches to join this event.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />3. Join us at the Zoom link at 7pm to share and get tips. Hope you can join us!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Join Zoom Meeting<br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86950301092?pwd=bDd4dThTUjlmVFhJL29aSi9SSW12UT09&fbclid=IwAR09GsOaYQwCZPdYtS1TKuYIo66QoH9mmVWfDRiPqeOVM2nM5cAyZ-gkp04" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86950301092...</a></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meeting ID: 869 5030 1092<br />Passcode: 397556</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>OTHER NEWS.... </b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a wonderful turnout at our recent Sketch meet at the U of M Plant Facilities and Botanical collection in St. Paul. Great fun was had by all sketching plants, people, and whatever grabbed our attention! Thanks to all organizers for this fantastic event! Gary Bingner created a fabulous video for our group of this outing. Please check it out <a href="https://vimeo.com/905116005?share=copy&fbclid=IwAR2r6RZFGizpTIvhm-j3jy_1x_WGOm-7agrocJ-aMrrWHiWbSyeBobeP6Pg">HERE</a>.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br /></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz71bZUclD0OcvlxWifrixPEfopWIHT7p0k-HqfFcz0uWySafANLA2hOKlE5tVgXUhQ7mlcAdh4go5YXUoAPXSnTIX_n7OPmlh2x1qvhGBOYOJgdNj6SIY9JCprqTpvgnsDMer5imn9rkubC-3rTu0aHvbWDc-rjMKpQhxqlobONAcsIDgsvGK06gd3E/s1200/Plant%20Facility%20sketch%20out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz71bZUclD0OcvlxWifrixPEfopWIHT7p0k-HqfFcz0uWySafANLA2hOKlE5tVgXUhQ7mlcAdh4go5YXUoAPXSnTIX_n7OPmlh2x1qvhGBOYOJgdNj6SIY9JCprqTpvgnsDMer5imn9rkubC-3rTu0aHvbWDc-rjMKpQhxqlobONAcsIDgsvGK06gd3E/w654-h444/Plant%20Facility%20sketch%20out.jpg" width="654" /></a></div><b></b><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /> <p></p><div class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" role="button" tabindex="0"><br /></div><p> </p>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-68082301190631612822024-01-13T08:38:00.000-08:002024-01-13T08:38:09.436-08:00January 18th Coffee Sketch Out and More January Events!<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblovsTRbb7F0ITeCe8uLujpQWHaAAIPrSVxKOvaiX-EC9TgviiJ7-BkEsO6_Q4_A2WNDbcSxWblI_9mCQK2zncDs6stDQkx-Z8Zhq4KBcE2j3guEV591ExpEA1S-iT5p2jYZc_yv07zx3qYBgNY36bYFu-rX-V7pnp5g1NvZIT_Htqm77MauHz7LyCzg/s1000/coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblovsTRbb7F0ITeCe8uLujpQWHaAAIPrSVxKOvaiX-EC9TgviiJ7-BkEsO6_Q4_A2WNDbcSxWblI_9mCQK2zncDs6stDQkx-Z8Zhq4KBcE2j3guEV591ExpEA1S-iT5p2jYZc_yv07zx3qYBgNY36bYFu-rX-V7pnp5g1NvZIT_Htqm77MauHz7LyCzg/w491-h326/coffee.jpg" width="491" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities!</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out these fun sketch events coming up soon:<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"> <b>Thursday, January 18th, 10am-12noon:<br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Join
us for a Thursday Coffee sketch at the Smith Coffee and Cafe in Eden
Prairie, MN. The cafe is housed in a two-story historic house that
dates to 1877. It also has stained glass windows, a huge copper
roasting apparatus, an arbor and numerous eye-catching scenes. The
address is 8107 Eden Prairie Road, Eden Prairie, MN. Website is https:<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://www.smith1877.com/?fbclid=IwAR0SwTVoZxVN0u7Nmr48qxEcXmW0KDkCZ1kiIlSV7w76ekx-SKNx6aOlpyA" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.smith1877.com</a>. Many thanks to our group member Lori Tolonen for organizing this event!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhJhyphenhyphentsmKtN8_GU2rFRWm0NVZ13HtW5x4E8GKrbg7g4FMcCpA0wxHlM5VVBSca1oyggvbMmtDWeaL921URsTyXhMJc3wfIUHczxcd7O4zI6NanHPrKEFKVIOyZjKc-MBoPCjxQmvxWgHeY9B2F1dS3l-7Vcooskob-5AeCDE3OGYT3YxhkJq2lcA_57g/s2048/416707220_10223168904946099_5681695068478530169_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhJhyphenhyphentsmKtN8_GU2rFRWm0NVZ13HtW5x4E8GKrbg7g4FMcCpA0wxHlM5VVBSca1oyggvbMmtDWeaL921URsTyXhMJc3wfIUHczxcd7O4zI6NanHPrKEFKVIOyZjKc-MBoPCjxQmvxWgHeY9B2F1dS3l-7Vcooskob-5AeCDE3OGYT3YxhkJq2lcA_57g/w443-h332/416707220_10223168904946099_5681695068478530169_n.jpg" width="443" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><b>Sunday, January 21st, 12-3pm:<br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Monthly Sketch Meet at CBS Conservatory and Botanical Collection<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Join us for a wonderful
opportunity to sketch in the CBS Conservatory & Botanical
Collection located at 1534 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 inside of
the Plant Growth Facilities West Building on the Saint Paul Campus of
the University of Minnesota. Learn more details <a href="https://urbansketchers-twincities.blogspot.com/2024/01/monthly-usk-twin-cities-sketchout-at.html#more">here</a>.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnoxQgDqEyofzpw5m4pr9EDMss5jWeK3cNmoN58piKO-N20XdzsjGlIhRLfSlCD4OfX6B-4cQyvr7JJ6QEh9IDOEOn5yOFdLtB3xv_X1uyZPOb6-CpWbj9-ourIMlnMA5XBfUJf-4jQ1Y8ye9DXKm12QqJR0eiNvHKgVud0bVAa7jk2L05sxq1jUUPYg/s1200/STC2324-1200x638-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1200" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnoxQgDqEyofzpw5m4pr9EDMss5jWeK3cNmoN58piKO-N20XdzsjGlIhRLfSlCD4OfX6B-4cQyvr7JJ6QEh9IDOEOn5yOFdLtB3xv_X1uyZPOb6-CpWbj9-ourIMlnMA5XBfUJf-4jQ1Y8ye9DXKm12QqJR0eiNvHKgVud0bVAa7jk2L05sxq1jUUPYg/w459-h244/STC2324-1200x638-4.jpg" width="459" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b>Thursday, January 25th, 6:30pm:</b><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> <br /></span></span><p></p><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">We are invited to an impromptu (at your leisure)
sketch opportunity at the Stages Theater in Hopkins on Thursday,
January 25th, for a preview showing of Dragons Love Tacos: The Musical.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"></span></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><ol class="x1e56ztr x1xmf6yo x1xfsgkm x3yw8vx"><li><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">You're
welcome to come at 6:30pm and sketch the stage/set and if you want to
sketch actors in their amazingly fun Dragon costumes while they are
performing, the show begins at 7pm. </span></span></div></li><li><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">Contact Megan Torbert (mtorbert@stagestheatre.org) for more information and to let her know you are coming to sketch.</span></span></div></li><li><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">Click <a href="https://www.stagestheatre.org/">here </a>to learn more about the show.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> </span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-swlnKG-FlehCfP99-jyXom2pel6njXf2hnBn9RdS9p3RNWyDHm0mOy_OMA5LRrspCDzoK133_V6eQa1AW_siKs_0nE3VJF4dBr0I-6aBIDYQtJu4PQvvZQMB0e-O9WP58q4AgHVPbBtipmdrarbBL09IQYJ9Ta13zCOq6a-WTxH987ntb5aO59-9nhg/s1536/fire%20truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1536" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-swlnKG-FlehCfP99-jyXom2pel6njXf2hnBn9RdS9p3RNWyDHm0mOy_OMA5LRrspCDzoK133_V6eQa1AW_siKs_0nE3VJF4dBr0I-6aBIDYQtJu4PQvvZQMB0e-O9WP58q4AgHVPbBtipmdrarbBL09IQYJ9Ta13zCOq6a-WTxH987ntb5aO59-9nhg/w468-h380/fire%20truck.jpg" width="468" /></a></div></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> </span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>SAVE THE DATE: <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"> </span></b><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"> <br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Join us for our March Sketch Meet: <br />When: Saturday, March 16, 12-3pm<br />Where: MN Firefighters Museum, 664 22nd Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. </span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">More info. to come...<br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> </span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"></div></span></div></li></ol></span></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-6006539157593754912024-01-03T09:10:00.000-08:002024-01-03T09:13:06.117-08:00<p> January Monthly USK Twin Cities sketchout at UofM Plant Growth Facilities</p><p>Sunday January 21, 2024 Noon -3:00</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBhbdLCOe7lfclAtFNA6mNTHe_sZ7WCBI0IpZU1ik0lmK08HZYKRNSs1DM8D6xb7JSaCmwuU1PB6GGj00UyaOhFj3AwqG8EaEIW57lUgrqnnULLc17RdaXOiNxDM2PbXCbXuTnW5YMixv2uSGzyd6lFcPDpceXVvW_7tILR6gPWLBSREDFyF9F1RLmSp6/s4032/6B62E72D-B6BA-410D-AB03-63E5CCE88CE0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBhbdLCOe7lfclAtFNA6mNTHe_sZ7WCBI0IpZU1ik0lmK08HZYKRNSs1DM8D6xb7JSaCmwuU1PB6GGj00UyaOhFj3AwqG8EaEIW57lUgrqnnULLc17RdaXOiNxDM2PbXCbXuTnW5YMixv2uSGzyd6lFcPDpceXVvW_7tILR6gPWLBSREDFyF9F1RLmSp6/s320/6B62E72D-B6BA-410D-AB03-63E5CCE88CE0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Wonderful opportunity to sketch in the CBS Conservatory & Botanical Collection located at 1534 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 inside of the Plant Growth Facilities West Building on the Saint Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Meet inside the building at 12:00 where we will have a classroom reserved for us to leave some of our things while we go in to sketch. We will meet back in the classroom at 2:45 to share sketches.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u>Public transit</u><br />The University’s Campus Connector stops at the corner of Dudley and Buford. Walk one block north along Gortner Avenue to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The University’s St. Paul Circulator stops on Gortner in front of the Christensen Laboratory. Cross Gortner to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The northbound 87 bus stops at the corner of Gortner and Dudley. Continue north along Gortner Avenue to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The southbound 87 bus stops on Gortner in front of the Christensen Laboratory. Cross Gortner to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u>Direction From Minneapolis or St. Paul via I-94</u><br />Take exit 236 for MN-280 N, then take the Larpenteur Ave Exit. Turn right (east) onto Larpenteur Avenue and continue to Gortner Avenue. Turn right (south) on Gortner and continue to 1534 Gortner Ave Plant Growth Facilities West<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u>Parking</u><br />There is no dedicated parking for the CBS Conservatory & Botanical Collection on the university campus. Parking is generally available in the Gortner Avenue Parking Ramp. After parking, walk three blocks north along Gortner to the Plant Growth Facilities West Building and follow the Conservatory signage.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">There are often metered spaces available on Gortner Avenue directly across from the Cargill Building.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">See the Campus Parking Maps for more information, and note that lot 161 is a contract lot only; if you park there without a permit the university will ticket you.</div><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x4zkp8e x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; margin-top: 16px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"></span></p><div class="x78zum5 x1a02dak" style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: inherit; margin-top: 16px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1heor9g xt0b8zv" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/explore/falcon-heights-minnesota/108061319214120/" role="link" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><div class="x6s0dn4 x1qhmfi1 x1lcm9me x1yr5g0i xrt01vj x10y3i5r x9f619 x78zum5 xl56j7k x12nagc x1gslohp x1y1aw1k x1sxyh0 xwib8y2 xurb0ha" style="align-items: center; border-radius: 4px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font-family: inherit; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 8px;"></div></a></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-32093422938300002042023-12-29T09:51:00.000-08:002023-12-29T09:51:30.056-08:00Bakken Sketch Pick Up and Conservatory and Botanical Sketch Out (1/21)<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0wJCrZyVXzjhmsu9w_ad443DwkB7DZSVE6MoKR_bBAM4nxg4BvthD3dszAZ7IMls5v5bbw3A-SiEIqkvXKQh4-Q0DrH61MvNDtvX7CJ_mgyuSYOkfDwD9ugvYRGUaW6EoFjOVJy_VXk0GQsqB4ECVs54yLSd3g_FiOCnBW3geqXlRs2RnlPbNW15f5SA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="740" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0wJCrZyVXzjhmsu9w_ad443DwkB7DZSVE6MoKR_bBAM4nxg4BvthD3dszAZ7IMls5v5bbw3A-SiEIqkvXKQh4-Q0DrH61MvNDtvX7CJ_mgyuSYOkfDwD9ugvYRGUaW6EoFjOVJy_VXk0GQsqB4ECVs54yLSd3g_FiOCnBW3geqXlRs2RnlPbNW15f5SA=w577-h303" width="577" /></a></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Hi
Urban Sketchers Twin Cities! </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><b>Bakken Sketch Pick-Up<br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">If you have sketches at the Bakken Museum, please pick
them up on Tuesday 1/16 (2-4pm) and Wednesday 1/17 (10am-2pm). Jodi
will be there to assist you. Thanks for a great show!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mByqFTOB3OTyQ4EplL-EykvJH2RUVENFo40sGT-gyZU42FVGUkGKQOgs9c7f_XKM16rycgFT8htBOzc1UZ1fD0M8uXjkwdQgTI119ADcaeIPPw-KKaKPUMDXYQFX65-gsMpdBBzHbUyP7GR0EbZlHIyDOQo163krwi8kstPTAVvp66uZfggPRYScj3A/s2100/events_12732ac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2100" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mByqFTOB3OTyQ4EplL-EykvJH2RUVENFo40sGT-gyZU42FVGUkGKQOgs9c7f_XKM16rycgFT8htBOzc1UZ1fD0M8uXjkwdQgTI119ADcaeIPPw-KKaKPUMDXYQFX65-gsMpdBBzHbUyP7GR0EbZlHIyDOQo163krwi8kstPTAVvp66uZfggPRYScj3A/w436-h289/events_12732ac.jpg" width="436" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Coming In January 2024... </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br /></div><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r12j:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Save the date for our January 2024 monthly meet up: Sunday January 21, 2024 at the CBS Conservatory & Botanical Collection inside the Plant Growth Facilities on the U of M St. Paul Campus.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">All the details will be posted soon!</div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><br /> </span></span><p></p>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-12126399949386074752023-12-07T06:15:00.000-08:002023-12-07T06:16:43.666-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC7pz2TYau14FIJiiJ55AWaGfgJARSsXc4s0hO3v9IArnp0ULL7NjGTPpIdQME2TQLUCOoahsjcJihB7RmqHNkXvGjGDSkHAESTSKz9GUQVK8uAX52zwkOc1LWzoVpxqFa1RfqaRweq5z2qvocG9SvHcy1tUTh8kOpzIJt1zDSwvJU7tY1eSZ3HHugk91/s3024/EBC4088D-6DA8-4847-B399-C70CA04FE292.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC7pz2TYau14FIJiiJ55AWaGfgJARSsXc4s0hO3v9IArnp0ULL7NjGTPpIdQME2TQLUCOoahsjcJihB7RmqHNkXvGjGDSkHAESTSKz9GUQVK8uAX52zwkOc1LWzoVpxqFa1RfqaRweq5z2qvocG9SvHcy1tUTh8kOpzIJt1zDSwvJU7tY1eSZ3HHugk91/s320/EBC4088D-6DA8-4847-B399-C70CA04FE292.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Monday Morning Midweek Sketch </p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Frgmnt Cafe - 43 SE Main St., Minneapolis</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Monday December 11</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">10:00 meet inside entrance Frgmnt Cafe for coffee & sketching</span></p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">11:45 meet again to share sketches</span><div><br style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Note: This is the Frgment location at St. Anthony Main. Parking is on street/meters. The entrance to the cafe is just to the right of the stairs that lead up to the church.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-82263042546254004412023-11-21T17:29:00.000-08:002023-11-21T17:29:03.956-08:00Fort Snelling State Park Mid-Week Sketch Meet (11/28) and An Evening Sketching at Jungle Theater (12/5)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JsAjZWABsLquDAYX3xrsS-E_6pEzGgBN3bG6SvzkYbyXJJDKPpUiCcZotXeAIchyWEtrqzdI2Zd24xNKQUrZz3Iyben2-j7AG-VpVJXAceL2pajmz3uqn7AKkQtV0dQ-cKGxRCOVnJGywcMnzAw9JYrPnpGHxCIqMXIwaZG5yuWaJTeGjDeurAQwYf0/s646/Picnic%20island.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="646" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JsAjZWABsLquDAYX3xrsS-E_6pEzGgBN3bG6SvzkYbyXJJDKPpUiCcZotXeAIchyWEtrqzdI2Zd24xNKQUrZz3Iyben2-j7AG-VpVJXAceL2pajmz3uqn7AKkQtV0dQ-cKGxRCOVnJGywcMnzAw9JYrPnpGHxCIqMXIwaZG5yuWaJTeGjDeurAQwYf0/w633-h289/Picnic%20island.png" width="633" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities, <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Join other sketchers and Amy Mester, a park naturalist,
at Fort Snelling State Park for an OUTDOOR Mid-Week sketch out to
exercise your observation and drawing skills. <br /></span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>When: Tuesday, November 28th, 1-3pm</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Where: Fort Snelling State park (101 Snelling Lake Road<br />St. Paul, MN 55111), Shelter A located on Picnic Island. <br />Directions:
On Post Rd. off State Hwy. 5, just west of MSP International Airport.
Follow signage to Picnic Island and meet at Shelter A.</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>NOTE: This
is NOT the Fort Snelling Historic Park area. We will be sketching views
of the backwater channel of the Minnesota River, the tall cottonwood
trees, and wildlife. </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Additionally,
hear from Amy about the history and ecology specific to Fort Snelling
State Park. Sketchers of all ages and skills are welcome and encouraged
to join!</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>No registration required. Dress for the weather, there will be a fireplace fire at the Shelter to warm up. </span><span>Daily
passes will have to be purchased at the front office, the first
building upon entering the park. They are $7/daily and $35/annual.</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Questions? Contact Amy Mester at 612-279-3563 or by email at amy.mester@state.mn.us. Learn more here: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/event.html?id=75440&fbclid=IwAR2qsgt2ymFw5c1bp5pwptqtSXV9NKPef62xr7nWoc1DjNjTQafh86konnI" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/event.html?id=75440</a>. Photo credits: Fort Snelling State Park<br /></span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Hope you can join us!</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Other News</b>: Don't Miss Our December Jungle Theater Sketch Meet!</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SB4Yqif-O4W1E77gw7GFr4xgoWu_HYFf05mj85ccYvDJsCTmo_ubRnqfwZmr1bLgIF94N4PuOcDaJw9fmOtMMFzCuB-y3X9jG4JlpbxdfjXt7-UXNxTZLIyDM-aa6cQM8Cvn8v1I_6CoYVpM9QijNFkSBelziFXXZFrLX9_4hpy-uTtFCprBUb-41Zc/s1200/dinner%20for%20one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SB4Yqif-O4W1E77gw7GFr4xgoWu_HYFf05mj85ccYvDJsCTmo_ubRnqfwZmr1bLgIF94N4PuOcDaJw9fmOtMMFzCuB-y3X9jG4JlpbxdfjXt7-UXNxTZLIyDM-aa6cQM8Cvn8v1I_6CoYVpM9QijNFkSBelziFXXZFrLX9_4hpy-uTtFCprBUb-41Zc/w642-h427/dinner%20for%20one.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">Join the Urban Sketchers Twin Cities for a unique opportunity to sketch in a theater. </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">When: Tuesday, December 5th, 5-7pm<br />Where: The Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Jungle Theater has invited us to sketch the sets and rehearsing actors for an upcoming play, Dinner For One.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Based
on an iconic slapstick sketch comedy, Dinner for One will be a holiday
themed performance that will feature a small cast. The entire theater
and set design will be decked out for the holiday season and whether you
choose the stage and moving actors or one of the many unique sights in
the lobby, there will certainly be something to catch your sketching
eye. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">In addition, that evening Jungle Theater will be hosting an invited
dress rehearsal at 7/7:30pm which we are also welcome to stay for and
attend.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Jungle Theater is a neighborhood performance space that creates
courageous, resonant theater that challenges entertains, and sparks
expansive conversation. It is deeply rooted in its Lyn Lake neighborhood
and plays a vital role in the economic and cultural development of the
area. It is that connection to the community that enabled Urban
Sketchers to obtain this unique opportunity. Learn more about the
theater: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jungletheater.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0FD6VeRSm_AX7E9GnqZ2cXOvOZJTRvICeLVgGpsz1YU7b0ayicrznmWb8&h=AT2LOwvmHN37kBnkVqibEIk85_Ek-NkykS5CkHZphfkFu-nJTziOHbGJRZeNnmrFdPB3FGL1fEZoYlHmJdjoZPHTMRS-YYdF14VaR3gLjIVc43zDRkdFB4No_gWvTL7rTAw-1OZBlccvkfw5cV1XkAjhcw&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT2Lcls9Q5mbDlpyQyybXfxjOWZLOEyFRubdttl0To146N-344hI5kUvWQoSAeGGrGDKgLuy5zAO-Lmwx6iQKFTTBUShmubx8LAaYCy8NI_xuNkXG0Mgw_4z6EpjKaWKNSs" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.jungletheater.org/</a></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">~USk TC member Lisa Schlosser</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo Credit: Jungle Theater website</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Recent Sketch Outing--</b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">We had a great time sketching at Asia Mall this past Saturday. A big thank you to member Lori Tolonen for organizing this sketch event for us!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"> </div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRmBWNbkSpgCag4oWIR4fi4d-E2bhxE3CxM5jqjUSMq6R2wR4GxynYTXgtkejcJIeTMgYgScwzin_sJg0EJmT_9s8xqxrffIQPMk_YoxtyqwVWGbh5Wfs1iREZWUtX7JKF4wrmkw0ytyGj1tfhFQBFgV2Vmd7BVz_qGbeEKRMfBxMwIM2XcuewpKC8uk/s1200/Asia%20mall%20group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRmBWNbkSpgCag4oWIR4fi4d-E2bhxE3CxM5jqjUSMq6R2wR4GxynYTXgtkejcJIeTMgYgScwzin_sJg0EJmT_9s8xqxrffIQPMk_YoxtyqwVWGbh5Wfs1iREZWUtX7JKF4wrmkw0ytyGj1tfhFQBFgV2Vmd7BVz_qGbeEKRMfBxMwIM2XcuewpKC8uk/w633-h475/Asia%20mall%20group.jpg" width="633" /></a></div><br /> <br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-23728460156332636762023-11-03T10:08:00.000-07:002023-11-03T10:08:05.245-07:00Get Set For Upcoming Asia Mall (11/18) and Fort Snelling State Park (11/28) Sketchouts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yB3Za5DXMltkNAW30_dEvRHjkYhWE4S9dOGs6BQgU0yJodX_iVt6P__Oe0NOlaS5TM35JMZ5MRX6lzMVBcHwLNJiLEXqwCd-pcdG112t7d6o3BK3ft42bjK5FdmTKCe0qKL-RnOeiYeTytN7KXMOxWjS26eTRBZt_j6xHZ4JX9YSzI6gNXAx47y0PWU/s1536/asia%20mall%20outside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1536" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yB3Za5DXMltkNAW30_dEvRHjkYhWE4S9dOGs6BQgU0yJodX_iVt6P__Oe0NOlaS5TM35JMZ5MRX6lzMVBcHwLNJiLEXqwCd-pcdG112t7d6o3BK3ft42bjK5FdmTKCe0qKL-RnOeiYeTytN7KXMOxWjS26eTRBZt_j6xHZ4JX9YSzI6gNXAx47y0PWU/w513-h348/asia%20mall%20outside.jpg" width="513" /></a></div><p></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities! </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Join Lori Tolonen and Heather Hultgren at the Asia Mall in Eden Prairie for our November Sketch Meet. </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">When: Saturday, November 18, at 12-3 PM<br />Where: 12160 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">What to Expect:</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meet
at noon and again at 2:45 pm for sketchbook viewing inside the main
entrance on the first floor. We’ll gather just to the right of the
stairway. The stairway is easily seen upon entering the mall. To orient
you, Western Union is on the left of the stairs.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is ample parking in the free parking lot and no fees for entrance.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Asia Mall opened last year to huge crowds. It is a two story building
which is a festival for the sketcher’s eye with its open architecture,
décor, many restaurants and long aisles of snack food and groceries, as
well as seafood market. There are several full-service restaurants as
well as quick service. One of the restaurants has robot servers! Learn
more about the mall here: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asiamallmn.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR09IhjJwBVpT7OPoQ_pv1fQPCCYllR05o8nYU1vOPxUKngZDAPd4nbnSzo&h=AT1pM8wH4Kn4N2_Cezy5q7a89ceDu5dtcJblPKdn41cJWI9fecl36RBOYK1fgCR4az_wzPVsYO-ynMVp5Yh2u9KL3Djlc7pjC9pT_yWuo-IrAyAwMTRa8YrZ9RC3KWJ0zE0eNqfBhUWup_iRKytZALeTWA&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT3LZRPYNYwfRCHHmxvo0WXvC2a1fuDVGSOVd3Mz6kLihcsNJAJQHC72PP34bQLJw7Eg_tBNKPDpyblPDUi-_Y3f0sZ7-G3FhUkK58tnY2VMYuSg4zoCOGeUdKiXgR8R-FA" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.asiamallmn.com/</a></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Folding
chairs and watercolors are ok as long as you are respectful of
shopper's space. There is ample space for sketchers to find places to
sketch.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many thanks to Lori (USk TC member) for organizing this event. Photo Credit: Asia Mall Facebook page.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Other News--</b></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mark Your Calendars for our November Mid-week Event at Fort Snelling State Park!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsT1pPSD-QD6Hnzthtv9b6n4BNRqig2Jgu0NSBakDM2oIxZtLP_vnA9cSD2LYgOYkGbuHKLjxlTbOG1-BJO4C8TmcN6js5jKNtmB9WFk7SsucaczP-qobHPdWtJOs09OeZ6JNpodn55dR8AhyphenhyphennmnH0pS_XzEDLCOi_vHHo7oxYJtxQtYJ3pz4IGX_ax4/s646/Picnic%20island.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="646" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsT1pPSD-QD6Hnzthtv9b6n4BNRqig2Jgu0NSBakDM2oIxZtLP_vnA9cSD2LYgOYkGbuHKLjxlTbOG1-BJO4C8TmcN6js5jKNtmB9WFk7SsucaczP-qobHPdWtJOs09OeZ6JNpodn55dR8AhyphenhyphennmnH0pS_XzEDLCOi_vHHo7oxYJtxQtYJ3pz4IGX_ax4/w629-h286/Picnic%20island.png" width="629" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Join other sketchers and Amy Mester, a park naturalist,
at Fort Snelling State Park for an OUTDOOR Mid-Week sketch out to
exercise your observation and drawing skills. <br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">When: Tuesday, November 28th, 1-3pm</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where: Fort Snelling State park (101 Snelling Lake Road<br />St. Paul, MN 55111), Shelter A located on Picnic Island. <br />Directions:
On Post Rd. off State Hwy. 5, just west of MSP International Airport.
Follow signage to Picnic Island and meet at Shelter A.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">NOTE: This
is NOT the Fort Snelling Historic Park area. We will be sketching views
of the backwater channel of the Minnesota River, the tall cottonwood
trees, and wildlife. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Additionally,
hear from Amy about the history and ecology specific to Fort Snelling
State Park. Sketchers of all ages and skills are welcome and encouraged
to join!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">No registration required. Dress for the weather, there will be a fireplace fire at the Shelter to warm up. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Daily
passes will have to be purchased at the front office, the first
building upon entering the park. They are $7/daily and $35/annual.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Questions? Contact Amy Mester at 612-279-3563 or by email at amy.mester@state.mn.us. Learn more here: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/event.html?id=75440&fbclid=IwAR2qsgt2ymFw5c1bp5pwptqtSXV9NKPef62xr7nWoc1DjNjTQafh86konnI" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/event.html?id=75440</a>. Photo credits: Fort Snelling State Park<br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you need an accommodation, please call or email Amy by two weeks prior to the event. Hope you can join us!</span><br /></div></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-69336606416644953682023-11-01T17:58:00.000-07:002023-11-01T17:58:06.768-07:00<p>Hi Urban Sketchers Twin Cities! </p><p>Saturday November 11, 10:00 - 11:30</p><p>Travel Sketchbooks/Carnets de Voyage</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXYVi4YHlYtDt-IZZo9KQvyx7-JQ72Btb4g4-kbvYOccvdRTO3HDz9ZWiSHxS2sDed69sAonnxaoNn0wzH9lNHlVRmXIuKXh2FO8zw9QSLa1I7GSb8Rqive7QfXiEjf2RMsHdtOf9vb4G_a9rHPzrzn6uO2HT1b_8Kp1VWFaO3JOgvMH9TSAdyeUFsoM/s2443/3FF6826D-8D77-4839-BFD1-0EFCF9B5E6BD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="2443" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXYVi4YHlYtDt-IZZo9KQvyx7-JQ72Btb4g4-kbvYOccvdRTO3HDz9ZWiSHxS2sDed69sAonnxaoNn0wzH9lNHlVRmXIuKXh2FO8zw9QSLa1I7GSb8Rqive7QfXiEjf2RMsHdtOf9vb4G_a9rHPzrzn6uO2HT1b_8Kp1VWFaO3JOgvMH9TSAdyeUFsoM/s320/3FF6826D-8D77-4839-BFD1-0EFCF9B5E6BD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><br />Join us for a group expo featuring sketches by artists who have traveled to France and around the world! On Saturday November 11 from 10:00 - 11:30 in the gallery at the Alliance Française, three artists will have their journals on view! Sip a coffee from Le Café as they each share their travel sketchbooks (carnets de voyage) and talk about their processes, tools, and tips for creating memorable images!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alliance Française of Minneapolis/St. Paul<br />227 Colfax Ave N<br />Minneapolis, MN 55405<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-61070608095425604282023-10-28T09:05:00.000-07:002023-10-28T09:05:18.255-07:00Upcoming November Events and Other News...<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kYkWP_-iUufEp2jiZX8_QNzvj-k0ZHmsaJP3A2C68QTGGur-IKaqopSQKZclU3dVGcEsZC4-qdMnSPT-nIfi6DAw4otqPCbUbRhs2JgGyuFKN7XkAUlTBzgT-DKwGqtL6A6yRewIiFiflRY1V-e0MMyysmJwibNW2t8DdhVq6iHSUjVvmtGvpF7A1Is/s1200/colored%20pencils.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1200" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kYkWP_-iUufEp2jiZX8_QNzvj-k0ZHmsaJP3A2C68QTGGur-IKaqopSQKZclU3dVGcEsZC4-qdMnSPT-nIfi6DAw4otqPCbUbRhs2JgGyuFKN7XkAUlTBzgT-DKwGqtL6A6yRewIiFiflRY1V-e0MMyysmJwibNW2t8DdhVq6iHSUjVvmtGvpF7A1Is/w604-h383/colored%20pencils.jpg" width="604" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities, <br /></span></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r11f:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mark Your Calendars for our November upcoming events:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">-Saturday, Nov. 18, 12-3pm, our Monthly Sketch-Meet will be at Asia Mall in Eden Prairie (more info to come).</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">-Tuesday, Nov. 28, 1-3pm- Midweek outdoor Sketch Out at Picnic Island, Fort Snelling State Park (more info. to come).</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Another News:</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our friends at Metrosketchers have invited us to sketch with them at the George Latimer Central library in St. Paul, Sunday, November 12th, 1:15-4:15pm. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn more and sign up here: <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://www.facebook.com/events/24146795384965117/?ti=ls</span></div><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r11f:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2QjfRciByrALb61M0GO86uz_dpsCgZQ6mZnsqznwQ0i3BjL_a4pSA9Kpu3VCai55mdnfXVjv_jM8SCo2z9L2sAPjA0H9ze7cCisQ2xfWE6sn3zD32O3ZLnhRlvv7FSx6JgTF6_QgByUUqxK4eqpgLV-x26SITldUePBgwfZXnmr-c3hgkNmLV5gNvp4/s666/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-28%20at%2010.52.10%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="666" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2QjfRciByrALb61M0GO86uz_dpsCgZQ6mZnsqznwQ0i3BjL_a4pSA9Kpu3VCai55mdnfXVjv_jM8SCo2z9L2sAPjA0H9ze7cCisQ2xfWE6sn3zD32O3ZLnhRlvv7FSx6JgTF6_QgByUUqxK4eqpgLV-x26SITldUePBgwfZXnmr-c3hgkNmLV5gNvp4/w499-h262/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-28%20at%2010.52.10%20AM.png" width="499" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We have enjoyed a fun fall of sketching! Hope you can join us soon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Recent Mid-week sketch out at Alexander Ramsey House:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMjWFyHlbp0w_HzHo3hSdZ8Eqp0d7xBc-EUI8a5BXlXGO2gVOkvo0XQpPWh_yUh1cO1SWWcFmGnLY50q6jm__D7OHbRrR9mhlQSIbAze6fZ-7RM8M3cATj4OvX-BruYAD7Jc1-cwZ4TKXCo78w9zz9vWtlaSJd92KeMzCDRf1TWcuSguNHiYLDyWE5z4/s1200/alexander%20ramsey%20group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMjWFyHlbp0w_HzHo3hSdZ8Eqp0d7xBc-EUI8a5BXlXGO2gVOkvo0XQpPWh_yUh1cO1SWWcFmGnLY50q6jm__D7OHbRrR9mhlQSIbAze6fZ-7RM8M3cATj4OvX-BruYAD7Jc1-cwZ4TKXCo78w9zz9vWtlaSJd92KeMzCDRf1TWcuSguNHiYLDyWE5z4/w610-h458/alexander%20ramsey%20group.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><br /> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r11f:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-51565578046706728962023-10-06T13:54:00.000-07:002023-10-06T13:54:32.691-07:00October Mid-week Sketch Out at Alexander Ramsey House, 10/25, 12-3pm<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRWQDXdbNSFq7Tocx8nqAX4FE6sXk43opOJgjvG3Iv9W7T_p6ow57sYejSmBVLnR2SwBSCmsxe7X-E7umP_rwJFWQ0Xt5UQoyx2pSH9Td3o3juJ3e_0mcsTzgHXwwyHYyYtqzDXwHorX4KDL4ZUVLOgOvoA7sWfIYKipiCrRMh1y6DFBy3hN7IXWhLc8/s1200/Alexander%20ramsey%20house%20resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRWQDXdbNSFq7Tocx8nqAX4FE6sXk43opOJgjvG3Iv9W7T_p6ow57sYejSmBVLnR2SwBSCmsxe7X-E7umP_rwJFWQ0Xt5UQoyx2pSH9Td3o3juJ3e_0mcsTzgHXwwyHYyYtqzDXwHorX4KDL4ZUVLOgOvoA7sWfIYKipiCrRMh1y6DFBy3hN7IXWhLc8/w524-h349/Alexander%20ramsey%20house%20resized.jpg" width="524" /></a></div> <p></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities,</span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please join us for a Mid-week sketch out at Alexander Ramsey House (<span class="LrzXr">265 Exchange St S, St Paul, MN 55102)</span></span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">Date: Wednesday, October 25th </span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time: 12-3pm</span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;">What to Expect: Meet at noon and again at 2:45 at house entrance.</span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fees:
there is no admission fee for sketchers at this event. We can only
bring 30 people, so please make sure you respond "Going" (vs.
"Interested") on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/802684561656799/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22groups_highlight_units%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D">Facebook page</a> so we can get an accurate head count. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Parking: Free parking at lot off Ramsey St. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">The accommodating staff will pull out artifacts we are interested in sketching and will provide folding chairs for our comfort.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
staff asks us to limit drinks to resealable water bottles and no food.
Also, to protect the expensive carpets indoors, no watercolors, charcoal or
bottles of ink please.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christy Hradek and Heather Hultgren</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">COMING NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 12-3PM:<br /></span></b></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHUZL1iVP0WVs_fcZUYTcAVSC2oamcXblU8Fgy_khUHyMfhvT9edRQ8gjMhOykCh8rRFEvUk34I6Rx2C2EjSC-xL1oQd9tHsdBvmdUrnVTG5skudnI2xbN1779TvdLoYW9fweTZASc0MMZOoGK1otPPoAe-3AchtLc0Pq4jN5wGhFIMVvxNooXYuNtJo/s1500/zoo%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1500" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHUZL1iVP0WVs_fcZUYTcAVSC2oamcXblU8Fgy_khUHyMfhvT9edRQ8gjMhOykCh8rRFEvUk34I6Rx2C2EjSC-xL1oQd9tHsdBvmdUrnVTG5skudnI2xbN1779TvdLoYW9fweTZASc0MMZOoGK1otPPoAe-3AchtLc0Pq4jN5wGhFIMVvxNooXYuNtJo/w409-h303/zoo%20pic.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't miss our Minnesota Zoo Sketch Meet next Sunday, October 15th. Check out the September 23rd post on this blog to learn more. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sketch credit- Lisa Schlosser</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo credit- Alexander Ramsey House<br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <br /></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-79916639055183926782023-09-23T13:11:00.000-07:002023-09-23T13:11:04.084-07:00October Sketch Meet At the Minnesota Zoo, Sunday, 10/15, 12-3pm<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiYP-0883UC2KZHRP0LDCLF4wOGWeaqiZmRoMBcl20Rn_lfOn8xvNkg5mJRE1i74M14m2jYnmRgXmx_yzmLIrci9owgYBQn2ELsF68ugczl0pYk7i2j-hNDBmky1MSzxBE-HVrLVp93QrhsxMzxO8hCImKnMlZDQLxlt8TFGtZOQUkVqu8qprQELQnjI/s1500/zoo%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1500" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiYP-0883UC2KZHRP0LDCLF4wOGWeaqiZmRoMBcl20Rn_lfOn8xvNkg5mJRE1i74M14m2jYnmRgXmx_yzmLIrci9owgYBQn2ELsF68ugczl0pYk7i2j-hNDBmky1MSzxBE-HVrLVp93QrhsxMzxO8hCImKnMlZDQLxlt8TFGtZOQUkVqu8qprQELQnjI/w440-h326/zoo%20pic.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities!<br /><br />We have the opportunity to sketch at an amazing place for our October Sketch Meet: the Minnesota Zoo.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Address: 13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, MN 55124<br />When: Sunday, October 15th<br />Time: 12-3pm <br />Where To Meet: We will meet at the Lakeside Terrace at 12pm for meet/greet and at 2:45pm for our sketchbook throw down and group photo. See included <a href="https://heatherhultgren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/zoo-map.pdf">map</a> for directions. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If the Zoo is accepting entry at the South entrance, simply check in and walk out the doors just past the entry. Go left and you will see a stage area that has a tarp canopy and large rocks for sitting along the lake. This will be our meeting spot. <a href="https://mnzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ZooMap2023.pdf">Here</a> is a map of the whole zoo.<br /> <br />Cost: We were not able to negotiate a free entry so we will have to pay admission prices. Ticket prices are $21.95 for ages 13-64 and adults 65+ are $15.95. If you are a member, entrance is free. Parking is additional, learn more <a href="https://mnzoo.org/plan-a-visit-2/">here</a>.<br />Tickets must be purchased online. You can purchase before you get to the zoo via their <a href="https://mnzoo.org/">website</a>, or purchase via a QR code once you arrive.<br /> <br />What To Sketch: The Zoo is an amazing place to sketch. It is also a vast area and if you haven’t visited for some time, you may not know about the many opportunities. If you want to sketch…<br /> • Animals in motion – the otters in the Grizzly coast (constant movement) and the dolphins or sharks in Discovery Bay.<br /> • Great posers – The goats at the Farm will sit perfectly still for you for hours. The Penguins just right of the South entry mostly do not move. And, or course, the majestic Bald Eagle on the Minnesota Trail is a favorite.<br /> • Color – The carousel off the northern trail on the way to the Farm or the many tropical fish on the Tropics Trail provide amazing color.<br /> • Nature – The new Tree Top Trail is the premier place to capture nature. It’s a 1.25 mile round trip but the far end provides amazing water and woods views.<br /> • Fan favorite – The Brown Bear exhibit in the Grizzly Coast – if the bears are active, you can get an amazing views of this majestic animal. Watch out for their HUGE claws.<br /> • Architecture – The amphitheater with its tarps and well designed stage is beautiful. Also the tiger exhibit on the northern trail (they are close to each other) has a waterfall and rocks and, of course, tigers.<br /> • Vast open areas – The camels, Asian horses, and American Bison make you believe you are in another country/era.<br /> • Unexpected – the Dino Hideout will bring you up close and personal to animated dinos from yesteryear.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you will join us in sketching animals, engaging enclosures, and families having fun at this event. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">~ Lisa M Schlosser (USK TC member)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sketch Credit: Lisa Schlosser <br /></span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); 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Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-54533138281796418172023-09-17T18:09:00.002-07:002023-09-17T18:09:39.383-07:00<p>Sketch Meetup - September 30</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPWeH-OX1P5vuUto5MIrQRZpX49B9H58LIOzZEhDXkU3NPHH_qm2SfBA70icbjmufc0GVCL-2R01lGW8k6dZ8wcX9P35Fik-Q1ju_w7rL1XC-dFKe7ggZPIpqqYx5srM5jevzTK3XWWvHl80M9bYVJ6xPwnx8GBonocZnTCJuOTEkcMGoz8Cy260g94Feo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="525" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPWeH-OX1P5vuUto5MIrQRZpX49B9H58LIOzZEhDXkU3NPHH_qm2SfBA70icbjmufc0GVCL-2R01lGW8k6dZ8wcX9P35Fik-Q1ju_w7rL1XC-dFKe7ggZPIpqqYx5srM5jevzTK3XWWvHl80M9bYVJ6xPwnx8GBonocZnTCJuOTEkcMGoz8Cy260g94Feo" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Come out to beautiful Gibbs Farm to sketch farm structures, animals, the Apple Festival, and more!<br />1. When: Saturday, September 30th, 11 am - 2 pm. Note the time - we are meeting earlier than usual to be there within the hours of the Apple Festival<br />2. Where: 2097 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul, MN 55113<br />3. Time: Meet and Greet at 11:00 outside the entrance building by the parking lot off Cleveland (the building has the gift shop). If you are a sketcher, you can check in and your admission fee will be waived.<br />4. Everyone should park/enter through the public parking lot of Cleveland Ave.<br />5. We will meet up again at 1:45 p.m. to share sketches and take a group photo.</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Please see the Gibbs Farm website<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://rchs.com/event/apple-festival-3/?fbclid=IwAR3NOJJfU6gSJn1dcsoa4bsDSghOdxMZTJRJwB72_V0eKWmVBC8DODbQm48" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://rchs.com/event/apple-festival-3/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-27012247879406095752023-09-13T18:32:00.000-07:002023-09-13T18:32:10.508-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-CUxbbi1bLJAsXNt2b3MqJRgN1atQdlV40ES8WzCc_jq746XM6ymSpjphynzs6XkJSiSYd1W74BuOU6CFvRW0Gd84J6mZBd6bZn-ifWsi7zgi7wZCbdo31k-zBBRoxA31rmrVGKa0Y8oYYOleJv07V2QCjXdJQqDYsIvzNAIl99L7C1Va7KY1DfMByBD/s3024/B95AD097-B278-41E4-A5DE-91223346386B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-CUxbbi1bLJAsXNt2b3MqJRgN1atQdlV40ES8WzCc_jq746XM6ymSpjphynzs6XkJSiSYd1W74BuOU6CFvRW0Gd84J6mZBd6bZn-ifWsi7zgi7wZCbdo31k-zBBRoxA31rmrVGKa0Y8oYYOleJv07V2QCjXdJQqDYsIvzNAIl99L7C1Va7KY1DfMByBD/s320/B95AD097-B278-41E4-A5DE-91223346386B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Mid-week Sketch Event </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Tuesday September 19, Irving Park, 251 Walnut Street, St. Paul</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Meet at the fountain in Irvine Park at 1:00 then again at 2:45 to share sketches.</span></p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Note: Do not park in the 'square' around the park. Parking is available on other nearby streets (may need to pay a meter)</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><div class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" role="button" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">See less</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-37875516409399706052023-09-02T08:36:00.000-07:002023-09-02T08:36:26.078-07:00September Sketch Meet at Soul Space Farm Sanctury, 9/16, 12-3pm<p> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoPW7kkBfUnmIdoh7dboptj3RMCh8RRQP0rapIgWa8oF4g94dvY-2tMvUp0wbMcbYBAuwH4NHDwdxdurQoIbg9FkFBl6JxNpKVGVSq-LmqAV5tuV3nxLBuCJsqk3X5nELYe01lKVlZezMsw4vQ4L7pQej7uI7tP6e13nBLC--3-3Alcb9XjDzhtbbFMo/s664/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-02%20at%2010.26.56%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="664" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoPW7kkBfUnmIdoh7dboptj3RMCh8RRQP0rapIgWa8oF4g94dvY-2tMvUp0wbMcbYBAuwH4NHDwdxdurQoIbg9FkFBl6JxNpKVGVSq-LmqAV5tuV3nxLBuCJsqk3X5nELYe01lKVlZezMsw4vQ4L7pQej7uI7tP6e13nBLC--3-3Alcb9XjDzhtbbFMo/w564-h244/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-02%20at%2010.26.56%20AM.png" width="564" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"> </div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities! Please join us for our September Sketch Meet at Soul Space Farm Sanctuary on Saturday, September 16th. See details below!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">WHEN: Saturday September 16th, 12-3pm</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">WHERE: Soul Space Farm Sanctuary, New Richmond, WI <br />(approx. 50 min. from Twin Cities metro area & 1 hr 20min from Eau Claire, WI)<br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoulSpaceSanctuary?__cft__[0]=AZUXv9pkCkepAw73quGt5Ftu5L6n_6LZW6oj-bhTEw6-pEIdD767Jj-qBq-SrK0yIDZ0nscUjtFSWYBKSOs4NunVVJ8j0gArmGLgi_atDFJGhA&__tn__=q" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>https://www.facebook.com/SoulSpaceSanctuary</span></span></a><br /><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://soulspacesanctuary.org/?fbclid=IwAR2P74XPCh7rlsymUSIIXnm3qqRGsKiBVM-F_8lnYlmFjWCkpdu_tZmBzM4" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://soulspacesanctuary.org/</a></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">SCHEDULE<br />1. 12:00 pm- We'll meet by picnic tables across from the farm house.<br />2. Have fun sketching. (Please make sure to follow the safety rules mentioned below for humans and critters)<br />3. 2:45 pm- Gather back to the same area to share our sketches and to take a group photo.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please read the following information provided by Ross, a member of USk TC and a dedicated volunteer of the farm. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">WHAT:
Sketch resident farm animals, buildings, and farm scapes on a small
rescue farm for neglected/abused goats, sheep, pigs, donkeys, Llamas,
ducks, chickens, rabbits, pea and guinea fowl, cats, dogs and more! The
animal residents live their best lives at Soul Space in an environment
that encourages human/creature interaction, and most residents are well
acclimated to close proximity to people. The farm includes a late 19th
century farmhouse and several outbuildings that make excellent sketch
subjects.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">BASIC SAFETY/SECURITY<br />Sketchers
are welcome to sketch along any fenced areas. You may also wish to
enter the main paddock area to be in with the sheep/goats/some smaller
pigs and Amos the donkey. They are quite used to people and will often
come up to visit - and see if you brought a snack!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.
Gates: Most resident animals are paddocked together. And they are
SMART. Be sure that no animals try to exit the gate when you enter or
exit. It is good to enter with two people to coordinate and latch the
gate right behind you. <br />2. Goats especially, but all - like to sample
stuff! Many critters explore with their mouths. If in with them, I
suggest keeping extra pads and pencils/brushes etc tucked away.<br />3.
The BIG pig pen! The big pen area to the LEFT/south has Wally, Olivia
and several other LARGE pigs. GREAT to sketch from along their fence but
do not go in with them. They are not aggressive but do not understand
their size.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">RECOMMENDED THINGS TO BRING <br />Aside from your sketch supplies...<br />- folding chair or stool<br />- Garb for outdoor sketching (wide brim hat, sunshade, long sleeve shirt etc) appropriate to the weather<br />-
PRACTICAL shoes or boots. Pens and paddocks are all VERY close to the
parking along the entry drive, but it is a farm so sturdy closed shoes
or boots are best.<br />- It is some distance to restaurants/retail, so snacks/bottled water are suggested.<br />-
Critter snacks! Carrots, apples, celery, sweet corn etc are all
relished by the hooded residents and many of the birds and rabbits as
well. You are welcome to bring some to share with them.<br />- Soul Space operates on a very slim budget. Donations are kindly welcome but not required.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">ACCESSIBILITY <br />- Most areas on the farm are accessible in a wheelchair with some assist in transition points.<br />-
There is a portable bathroom BIFF on site and also a bathroom in the
farm house available. Both may require assistance if in a wheelchair.<br />- Potable water and hand wash/sanitizer is available</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><br /><br /></div><p></p>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-69062356669319131932023-08-10T16:57:00.001-07:002023-08-10T16:57:55.914-07:00Don't Miss the USk Twin Cities Exhibit at the Bakken This Sunday 8/13, and Other August Events<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_eaFcuQZ5H9eIY1YoIpRqPpKwCmALOauG1A821ERteMXdSF1m8TBdTzZ5SRr2M6fSwZ7UizWAAvOMByfYrzbGZIkjB3tTB_XVhEhwaYkXK_Op02JpuP2cgrw9eY8fNO3-MjNBgBQKmT4U0XCoL_yWllZJUxz-Rm-_lcZB2jlO_uMsy5-NR4KCw2WilY/s1000/exhibit%20teaser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="839" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_eaFcuQZ5H9eIY1YoIpRqPpKwCmALOauG1A821ERteMXdSF1m8TBdTzZ5SRr2M6fSwZ7UizWAAvOMByfYrzbGZIkjB3tTB_XVhEhwaYkXK_Op02JpuP2cgrw9eY8fNO3-MjNBgBQKmT4U0XCoL_yWllZJUxz-Rm-_lcZB2jlO_uMsy5-NR4KCw2WilY/w500-h597/exhibit%20teaser.jpg" width="500" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Here's a small sample </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">of our 53-sketch Bakken exhibit!</span> <br /></div></div><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Thanks to all sketchers who sketched at the Bakken Museum in July and August to contribute sketches for our show!</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczvwRFJ3pVJBRoVv0amQoS_-aiYUjVhRZig6P4l57k4A8awHXQetf4KWFWWpMjvNPnBB8ONcyS92m0Z04amfBS2YzaTRCU9t4BDXKNvuGd7-jjZjTtgD5FWgAbR24ViNSj_9csUqp-OP_8lWtPnNwZMbildZbJlCLMM0YQ7N5TYGH9HXPItblG4cftIM/s3264/bakken%20group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="3264" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczvwRFJ3pVJBRoVv0amQoS_-aiYUjVhRZig6P4l57k4A8awHXQetf4KWFWWpMjvNPnBB8ONcyS92m0Z04amfBS2YzaTRCU9t4BDXKNvuGd7-jjZjTtgD5FWgAbR24ViNSj_9csUqp-OP_8lWtPnNwZMbildZbJlCLMM0YQ7N5TYGH9HXPItblG4cftIM/w641-h361/bakken%20group.jpg" width="641" /></a></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Now, we hope
you can all make it to our sketch reception opening this Sunday! Here's a small sample </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">of our 53-sketch Bakken exhibit! </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">It's
sure to be a great show! </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Exhibit Opening Reception:</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Where: The Bakken Museum, 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55416. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. When: Sunday, August 13th, 2-4pm.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Invite family and friends to this exciting exhibit in the gallery/lobby area. Light refreshments will be served. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">There’s
no admission for either the art show or the museum for artists and
their guests on Sunday. There's no admission to see the artwork after the opening
reception either. Artwork will be displayed until the end of November.</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;">UPCOMING EVENTS:</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YU-ml6eCRTvNP-gqaNXC2V-0miP_s03qAaDQ4s0QThdPjes4RcyvlFmWrFI12-yj7ojpAKjJum2QJ0jmKSHhS6TpgZ5loRgRVFbg9g4DUhegIz3oF9sR1yiPcYWG0ccaPszHVImolB3urqnTlRsukSXU1zPbGGHna5SY0UhQBhWLkVaicJ2pRPxnZ9Y/s686/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-09%20at%202.21.29%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="686" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YU-ml6eCRTvNP-gqaNXC2V-0miP_s03qAaDQ4s0QThdPjes4RcyvlFmWrFI12-yj7ojpAKjJum2QJ0jmKSHhS6TpgZ5loRgRVFbg9g4DUhegIz3oF9sR1yiPcYWG0ccaPszHVImolB3urqnTlRsukSXU1zPbGGHna5SY0UhQBhWLkVaicJ2pRPxnZ9Y/w531-h299/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-09%20at%202.21.29%20PM.png" width="531" /></a></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>August Sketch Meet: Please join in the fun as we
sketch the people, places, and activities of Open Streets Minneapolis
Cedar-Riverside. This event will take place on Sunday August 20,
12pm-3pm. See details in the August 8th posting on this blog.</li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y9OqKq64uFoFg46LRgJBA_NGkG0EMHTdFhGjILJhqw7U9HaOSaU2oU5fvJnUCsAAIEr40YrdwQsOhUJQZycc4QDtkrgszr_ICVyFZIx5zxZ929LQqouNHbnNBfW4s2KwwGWp-l3ktOp1IQFrAQry-saphD2AK6943IQeVFqUHOctN-eXEJFiUfxp-s8/s1200/State%20Fair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y9OqKq64uFoFg46LRgJBA_NGkG0EMHTdFhGjILJhqw7U9HaOSaU2oU5fvJnUCsAAIEr40YrdwQsOhUJQZycc4QDtkrgszr_ICVyFZIx5zxZ929LQqouNHbnNBfW4s2KwwGWp-l3ktOp1IQFrAQry-saphD2AK6943IQeVFqUHOctN-eXEJFiUfxp-s8/w477-h358/State%20Fair.jpg" width="477" /></a></div>Sketch At The Minnesota State Fair!<br /><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Tuesday
8/29 and Thursday 8/31, our friends at Metrosketchers have organized
the MN State Fair Sketch-a-Palooza, 9am-3pm both days. Come and sketch or go at a time that is convenient for you! Information is below. Contact Lisa Marie with questions. (https://www.facebook.com/lmnopisme)</span><br /></li></ul></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Greetings Sketchers! This year there's TWO separate sketch outings at the Fair! <br />Tuesday, Aug 29 & Thursday, Aug 31. <br />The plan for both days are identical... gather at 9am & 3pm for chatting & sharing. (BYOS Bring your own snacks) <br />Our
meetup spot will be the same as usual... between the Food Bldg & the
Agriculture/Horticulture Bldg. (Underwood St. & Carnes Ave, near
to the Skyride). Sketch kits always contains an umbrella, stool & a container of ice. And $$ for random calories.
Some folks do ink, some do watercolor, some pencil. Do whatever works
for you. Remember to pack patience & humor & curiosity in your
kit! </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Purchase tickets <a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/2289372/2023-gate-admission-ticket?partner_id=4584">here</a>.</span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-63282833647446035432023-08-08T04:32:00.002-07:002023-08-08T04:32:15.425-07:00August Sketching At Open Streets Minneapolis, 8/20, 12-3pm<p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-streets-cedar-riverside-2023-tickets-602915766287?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: #78ad00; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; text-decoration: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank" title="Open Streets Glenwood on July 16"><img alt="" src="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/mplsbike/pages/6957/attachments/original/1689892492/Open_Streets_MPLS_2023_Banners.png?1689892492" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="100%" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities members!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Please join in the fun as we sketch the people, places, and activities of Open Streets Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside. This event will take plan on Sunday August 20, 12pm-3pm. <a href="https://www.openstreetsmpls.org/ ">https://www.openstreetsmpls.org/ </a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #554b3d; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is Open Streets? "Open Streets Minneapolis is part of a global movement to make streets places that put people first.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #554b3d; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"During these free, family-friendly events, [the City] temporarily closes major thoroughfares to car traffic, opening them to people biking, walking, rolling, and connecting with neighbors and local businesses.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #554b3d; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Open Streets Minneapolis events help us experience streets as public spaces where communities thrive. Congested city streets become vibrant, pedestrian-friendly boulevards where people can dream, play, and explore. Open Streets Minneapolis events aim to fundamentally change in how people think about their city streets.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #554b3d; line-height: 27px; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"At each Open Streets Minneapolis event, local businesses, artists, and community groups transform their streets, showcasing the diversity, creativity, and culture of Minneapolis."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>1. Where: Open Streets Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside. <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/AHxwcv3APy8Edgvw6">https://goo.gl/maps/AHxwcv3APy8Edgvw6</a></span>. <span>We’ll meet</span> in the shady plaza/sidewalk at the north side of Midwest Mountaineering and Mayday Books (3rd St S & Cedar Ave). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. At 2:45pm, we’ll gather at the same area to share our work and take a group photo. Please note that the event runs from 11:00 to 5:00; you’re welcome to come early and continue sketching after our group photo. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Getting There: The streets in this area will be closed. Please consider biking, walking, or talking transit. Our meeting spot is right be a Green Line train stop. If you're driving, consider parking (paid) in the 19th Avenue Ramp.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking forward to seeing you there!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Amber Sausenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187485747082379507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-21741960495115813512023-07-31T07:20:00.000-07:002023-07-31T07:20:08.236-07:00Reminder: Bakken Exhibit Submissions Closing Soon<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Submissions to The Bakken Museum, The Show, and Urban Sketchers Twin Cities exhibit will be accepted through Thursday August 3rd. <b>Please don't miss this chance to share your Bakken museum sketches!</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSOLtum_h3XmtuzQuMV_zOsRGRjZ7zu_ByboSdzfQy66SLDcOM2fRn8JBThW7Wb3GJ5lNYW86GBOJ-UcURKcIms7VD0-ukl1QkOMrbCeg1aqdK2KjiyxnbN9IJZaEiyGGj7c1u59U3ZFKAQL-BmjMNQMwECr5QZ__dA02XPR2iUE6x-Ew5mOmOLmKa28h/s4032/IMG_6916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSOLtum_h3XmtuzQuMV_zOsRGRjZ7zu_ByboSdzfQy66SLDcOM2fRn8JBThW7Wb3GJ5lNYW86GBOJ-UcURKcIms7VD0-ukl1QkOMrbCeg1aqdK2KjiyxnbN9IJZaEiyGGj7c1u59U3ZFKAQL-BmjMNQMwECr5QZ__dA02XPR2iUE6x-Ew5mOmOLmKa28h/w400-h300/IMG_6916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This exhibit and its partners have great alignment with Urban Sketchers' drive to, "show the world, one drawing at a time." The Bakken's mission is to inspire <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">a passion for innovation by exploring the potential for science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place. The Show </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">seeks to create accessibility in the arts, and to promote and unite artists of all abilities. What a great exhibition team! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP OF SKETCHES</b> Artists are responsible for dropping off artwork to the Bakken Museum and for picking up the artwork at the end of the exhibit during the specified drop off and pick up times below. Artists will also need to fill out and sign a separate Artist Agreement for the Bakken/The Show (provided at the Bakken) when dropping off sketches. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Drop-off/Pick Up site is located at the lobby of the Bakken Museum, 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55416. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Drop off days: Wednesday, August 2, from 10AM-2PM and Thursday, August 3, from 2-4PM. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Pick up days: Thursday, November 30, and Friday December 1. A notice will go out prior to the end of the show with a reminder of pick up days and times. </span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>EXHIBIT DATES</b> Sketches will remain on display at the Bakken Museum from August 13- November 30, 2023. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>SKETCH DETAILS</b> Sketches are to be no larger than 12”x18”, un-matted and unframed. You may submit up to 2 original sketches (done on location, not from photos or memory) and we’ll work to accommodate at least 1 sketch per person, based upon space availability and selection by the Bakken curators. Any questions: Contact Jodi Janz at jodijanzart@yahoo.com. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>HOW TO ENTER</b> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7353404724868549520/5837867523755332450#">Read all information</a>, fill out and sign the entry form, and fill out the exhibit ID tag(s) and affix to each sketch entered. There’s no entry fee, no judging, jurying, sales, or awards for this exhibit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>RECEPTION</b> The Bakken Museum will be hosting an opening exhibit reception on Sunday, August 13, from 2-4PM. Light refreshments provided. </span></p>Amber Sausenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187485747082379507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-58682965140858963662023-07-27T10:44:00.000-07:002023-07-27T10:45:41.739-07:00<p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_qGAxgRxaJdN2kAhjM9m7wqDe4Ie53AYjEAVidfCLndUztsfEBp8yS5ywB9sNujtY2SgZM-zLboxwP181yvI6vLVr5486BpVk5tZEPvXJO6ufVVzA0Nk3vyFStpPpkD2SRp3Komu2UpgcUiWN4WiiTrN2FMten-59Yp4gC4ExsYINvWtU365xGglwdj6/s4032/2153AC0D-1A82-4281-8B4D-BF96CE6DA89A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_qGAxgRxaJdN2kAhjM9m7wqDe4Ie53AYjEAVidfCLndUztsfEBp8yS5ywB9sNujtY2SgZM-zLboxwP181yvI6vLVr5486BpVk5tZEPvXJO6ufVVzA0Nk3vyFStpPpkD2SRp3Komu2UpgcUiWN4WiiTrN2FMten-59Yp4gC4ExsYINvWtU365xGglwdj6/s320/2153AC0D-1A82-4281-8B4D-BF96CE6DA89A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Hi Urban Sketchers Twin Cities</b></p><p><b>Midweek Sketch at Lake Harriet - Monday July 31, 2023</b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55409</span></p><p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">1:00 meet in front of the stage at the bandshell</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">2:45 meet again to share our sketches</div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Parking is available in lot or on nearby streets</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-83059870187731866672023-07-17T10:21:00.000-07:002023-07-17T10:21:21.303-07:00Bakken Museum/Urban Sketchers Twin Cities Exhibit Opening, 8/13, 2-4pm<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOJVLNHV5CaDaKt3dutJFG405_fT0dEeXDyy2jeq_9c4zKauEYL7cGPh7fTHAUm2xUYoztoW7NFd0NHoD89xmAKAwx6-RIVaxAfA5leBMF-iN8qd2CzS4QyA5k4Mk92wzgVYp5tV672dwJjMW5mat3LDKguFtZtZ9zAjPHKMxFdJZn3aOPKQDkNLoadY/s740/Bakken%20Sketch%20Exhibit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="740" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOJVLNHV5CaDaKt3dutJFG405_fT0dEeXDyy2jeq_9c4zKauEYL7cGPh7fTHAUm2xUYoztoW7NFd0NHoD89xmAKAwx6-RIVaxAfA5leBMF-iN8qd2CzS4QyA5k4Mk92wzgVYp5tV672dwJjMW5mat3LDKguFtZtZ9zAjPHKMxFdJZn3aOPKQDkNLoadY/w666-h350/Bakken%20Sketch%20Exhibit.png" width="666" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities members!</span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
Bakken Museum, The Show Nonprofit, and Urban Sketchers Twin Cities are
excited to announce an Opening Reception for our sketch exhibit.
Sketches completed at our sketch meet on July 16th will be exhibited. If
you were unable to attend the sketch meet, you may still go on your own
and sketch at the Bakken through July. <br />Sketch Drop-Off Deadlines: Wednesday, August 2nd (10am-2pm) and Thursday, August 3rd (2-4pm).</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />*Information on the show, how to enter your sketches, and other details can be found at: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://heatherhultgren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/USBakkenShow-Call-PDF.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3QXNjFun5iAuqQN7VLhRsL3HVrjRx3eBlFWis0w5F8GyrTdW8W7BfwUCA" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://heatherhultgren.com/.../07/USBakkenShow-Call-PDF.pdf</a>. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">Exhibit Opening Reception:</span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Where: The Bakken Museum, 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55416. </span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. When: Sunday, August 13th, 2-4pm.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Invite family and friends to this exciting exhibit in the gallery/lobby area. Light refreshments will be served. </span><div class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" role="button" tabindex="0"><br /></div>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-58378675237553324502023-07-07T08:19:00.000-07:002023-07-07T08:19:13.911-07:00July Sketch Meet At The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, 7/16, 12-3pm<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr2lQn8e_7wz6GqtFZEWLzFa2kf--lr1oBTa33pKyD6k6Y8ZYTHTz3pwY4NFr7jbvbUr8iFpT_ZjdipG_et_PnfEKwaLZIoc98VQJ_4jFnZdDH3tG2jCdymi6_LRJ4IvTa6pl0SOrylHrfi6cCXHC-HjkAwT7m2wPigIrX4bpGvZScM3PAqo8kdUg3E0/s1024/west-winds-mansion-fountain-and-exterior-building-the-bakken-museum-minneapolis-minnesota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr2lQn8e_7wz6GqtFZEWLzFa2kf--lr1oBTa33pKyD6k6Y8ZYTHTz3pwY4NFr7jbvbUr8iFpT_ZjdipG_et_PnfEKwaLZIoc98VQJ_4jFnZdDH3tG2jCdymi6_LRJ4IvTa6pl0SOrylHrfi6cCXHC-HjkAwT7m2wPigIrX4bpGvZScM3PAqo8kdUg3E0/w584-h389/west-winds-mansion-fountain-and-exterior-building-the-bakken-museum-minneapolis-minnesota.jpg" width="584" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Hello Urban Sketchers Twin Cities members!<br /><br />This month's sketch meet will take place at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis on Sunday July 16, 12pm-3pm. You are invited to sketch and then submit your sketches for an exhibit at the Bakken in August. <br />Information on the show, how to enter, opening reception, and other details can be found <a href="https://heatherhultgren.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/USBakkenShow-Call-PDF.pdf. ">here</a>. We hope you will all participate!<br /><br />1. Where: The Bakken Museum, </span><a href="https://g.page/thebakkenmuseum?share" target="_blank">3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55416</a>. <span style="font-size: medium;">We’ll meet at the visitor entry of the museum at 12pm for a quick meet and greet. <br /><br />2. At 2:45pm, we’ll gather at the same area to share our work and take a group photo. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Visit https://thebakken.org/ for more info about the museum.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing you there!<br /><br />Cover Photo Credit: The Bakken Museum<br /> </span></p>H. Hultgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731696720581389227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353404724868549520.post-35276402575794723462023-06-27T15:28:00.000-07:002023-06-27T15:28:16.855-07:00<p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ubQhYybIbVlU9gPf2JIakDQetujQzqZd_PNqEE4nh0OjiI9kHBdYlTnlkk4BblQtJufZC42OEYMWx8a99fGEm_oVSlxgL0C9_p6EU6fTewre3Zoz5_d2-wAnfQCKqHE2c2AaFnQlto7EYanog-EB3GJxiHevmMP465J8GfxwokfgrTqiIHzKsG5m4kPv/s4032/41A085AA-818E-43F5-85E3-EC72FA3D539B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ubQhYybIbVlU9gPf2JIakDQetujQzqZd_PNqEE4nh0OjiI9kHBdYlTnlkk4BblQtJufZC42OEYMWx8a99fGEm_oVSlxgL0C9_p6EU6fTewre3Zoz5_d2-wAnfQCKqHE2c2AaFnQlto7EYanog-EB3GJxiHevmMP465J8GfxwokfgrTqiIHzKsG5m4kPv/s320/41A085AA-818E-43F5-85E3-EC72FA3D539B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Friday July 14, 2023</span></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">The Alliance Française will be celebrating Bastile Day at their building. There will be lots to sketch: people, food, vintage cars, entertainers</span></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">Alliance Française</span></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;">227 Colfax Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55405</span></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Meet: 5:00 in front of the entrance that faces 2nd Avenue<br />End: 8:00 (Note: the festival runs until 9:00)<br />Parking: parking will be on the surrounding streets</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11396261305666680414noreply@blogger.com0