October 16th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with MC Longshot

October 13, 2014

One of the hardest working and most underrated emcees in the business, MC Longshot is a well seasoned and professional hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois. Aside from his undeniable talent and high quality music, Longshot propels his own life experience through his lyrics to inspire and motivate others.

This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 13–Sunday, October 19, 2014

October 13, 2014

Last week was a big arts week for Saint Paul, with the first three readings of the Almanac Literary Festival and the the Fall Art Crawl. We are pretty busy this week, too. There are more events in the Literary Festival and the second The Way We See It: A Fresh Look at Vision Loss, a groundbreaking anthology from Vision Loss Resources created with the help of the Almanac’s unique editor process.

October 9th, 2014 – Soul Sounds Open Mic – with Downrange Telemetrics

October 8, 2014

This week’s Soul Sounds Open Mic will feature Downrange Telemetrics. They are poet Becca Barniskis and musician Nick Jaffe. Becca is the curator of The Dirty Hands Banfill-Locke 2014 Reading Series. Her chapbook of poems, Mimi and Xavier Star in a Museum That Fits Entirely in One’s Pocket, is also available both in vinyl LP and in digital formats as a collaboration with musician Nick Jaffe.

2015 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival

October 7, 2014

Featuring writers published in the 2015 Saint Paul Almanac reading their poems & stories in venues around the city.  Events are free and open to all ages.

This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, October 6–Sunday, October 12, 2014

October 6, 2014

It was nice to be spoiled by the lovely sun and some warmth so late in the season, but last week’s chill and rain told me two things: one is that I have to go into some warm coffee shops and bookstores for the 2015 Saint Paul Almanac Literary Festival. The second is that we have to hope and pray for great weather for the Saint Paul Art Crawl this weekend!