So the beautiful weather is going to continue all weekend — get out, enjoy it, and hit the Saint Paul Art Crawl!

Lowertown Saint Paul has been hard hit by the light rail construction, and the artists and businesses down there are working extra hard to make this art crawl worth the trip! Parking is actually pretty easy in the surface lots (which are usually about $1 at night and on weekends), and there are shuttle busses and such as well. Besides, when do you get to see art and big diggers at the same time?

If you go Friday night Nautilus Music-Theater (who I still consult with) will have free performances by three of my favorite performers (Ann Michels, JP Fitzgibbons, and George Maurer), plus great food. If you go Saturday or Sunday, you can hit the farmer’s market as well.

No matter when you go, be sure to stop by my friend Kelly’s store PLAY BY PLAY BOOKS on the 2F of the Northern Warehouse (above the Black Dog). She just opened and has wonderful books, great gifts, and a really welcoming atmosphere.

http://www.stpaulartcrawl.org/ for more information.

Come for the spectacular view from StoneArch’s Mill Ruins office and talks from Minnesota’s outstanding scientists and biotech leaders — and for a little bit of art.

The BioBusiness Alliance invites you to witness the unveiling of “Unfolding the Natural History and Science of Life,” by local artist Lynn Fellman. For Minnesotans with a stake in the biosciences, the spirit and concept of Unfolding the Natural History and Science of Life is a visual representation of our shared scientific achievements and the promise for our health and our planet.

The event will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Doris Taylor, Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular Repair, an opportunity to view and win samples of the art, and light refreshments.

Program speakers for the September 30 event
• Dale Wahlstrom, CEO of The BioBusiness Alliance
• Keynote – Dr. Doris Taylor, Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular Repair
• Dr. Eric Wieben, Director of Mayo Genomics Research Center
• Lynn Fellman, Fellman Studio Inc. will speak about the ideas in the art

Based on his book The Myth of Religious Violence (Oxford University Press, 2009), Cavanaugh will argue that the idea that there is something called “religion” that has a tendency toward violence is a piece of secularist folklore that in fact underwrites violence on behalf of Western social orders. The myth of religious violence helps construct a religious “other,” prone to fanaticism, to contrast with the rational, peacemaking secular subject. In domestic politics, the myth underwrites the triumph of the state over the church in the early modern period, and the nation-state’s subsequent monopoly on its citizens’ willingness to sacrifice and kill. In foreign policy, the myth of religious violence reinforces the superiority of Western social orders to non-secular—especially Muslim—social orders.

September 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Room 331, Smith Hall, 207 Pleasant Street SE, University of Minnesota

Saturday, August 14, 1:30pm Science Museum and The Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 W. Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul
Afterwards, about 4:30, the group will head to Cossetta’s for dinner.

Sunday, August 15, 10:30am Blasphemers’ Brunch
QCumbers, 7465 France Ave. S., Edina

Sunday August 15, 12:00pm Freethought Picnic for all Interests and Ages!
Columbia Park, 800 Columbia Blvd., Minneapolis
The third of three summer picnics, this one sponsored by Minnesota Atheists The picnic is a potluck. Please bring some edibles to share. The shelter has electricity and a sink.

Sunday August 15, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous
Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Ave. S., Suite #55, Minneapolis
This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm. Location in Men’s Center basement. Open to all genders. For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 16, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour
Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville
This event takes place every Monday. Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Monday August 16, 6:00pm Freethought Toastmasters
Larpenteur Estates Party Room, 1276 Larpenteur Ave. W., St. Paul
This group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month. Contact George Kane, nup@Minn.net for more information.

Wednesday, August 18, 11:30am-2pm Lunch at Dragon House Restaurant
Dragon House Restaurant, 3970 Central Ave., Columbia Heights
This event occurs every third Wednesday. Come out for lunch with fellow freethinkers, private room reserved. Please contact Bill Volna 612-781-1420.

Wednesday August 18, 6:30pm Minnesota Atheists Monthly Board Meeting
Party Room, 1276 Larpenteur Ave., St. Paul
Open to all members.

Sunday, August 22, 10:30am Blasphemers’ Brunch
QCumbers, 7465 France Ave. South, Edina

Sunday, August 22, 1:30pm Confessions of a Ghost Hunter
Roseville Public Library, 2180 Hamline Ave. N., Roseville
Todd Torkelson presents the testimony of a former diehard ghost hunter and parapsychology undergrad turned skeptic. Afterward, an early dinner at Panda Garden Buffet, 1706 Lexington Ave. N., Roseville.

Sunday, August 22, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous
Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Ave. S., Suite #55, Minneapolis
This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm. Location in Men’s Center basement. Open to all genders. For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 23, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour
Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville
This event takes place every Monday. Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Monday August 23, 5:00pm-7:00pm Freethought Dinner Social
Davanni’s, 2312 West 66th Street, Richfield
Dinner social takes place every 2nd and 4th Monday. For more information call Bob or Marilyn Neinkerk at 612-866-6200.

Wednesday, August 25, 6:30pm Newbie Night
Common Roots Cafe. 2558 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis

Wednesday, August 25, 7:30pm Meal & Reel: TBD
Lagoon Cinema 1320 Lagoon Ave., Minneapolis
Meal beforehand next door at Uptown Drink, 1400 Lagoon Ave.
RSVP to George Kane, nup@Minn.net
This event occurs on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

Saturday, August 28, 10:00am-Noon West Metro Critical Thinking Club
Ridge Pointe Apartments, 12600 Marion Lane W, Minnetonka
This month’s presentation: “Energy resources and the dilemma it presents for America” by Dale Stenseth

Saturday, August 28, 9:30am Hike in Lilydale Park
Intersection of Lilydale Road and Water Street, St. Paul

Saturday, August 28 1:00pm Star Trek History: The Animated Series, an overview
North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Av N, Minneapolis
Presentation by Scott Lohman, President of the Humanists of Minnesota

Sunday, August 29, 1:30pm Presentation & Discussion: Reason and Depression
Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave. S., Edina
Nick Pease will introduce the topic and then moderate an open discussion.

Sunday, August 29, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous
Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Ave. S., Suite # 55, Minneapolis
This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm. Location in Men’s Center basement. Open to all genders. For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 30, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour
Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville
This event takes place every Monday. Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Summer Camps

Science Discovery Day Camps – Open Registration

Registration Available through August 13, 2010

Sign up a kid you know for the museum’s popular summer science camps for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade completed.

Exhibits

Through September 5

Nature in Art Across the Generations
The Shape of Nature: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques

and

An Archive, A Forest

This unique pairing of exhibits showcase nature-inspired art across the generations and the decades from the self-taught 20th-century artist Francis Lee Jaques to contemporary interpretations by three Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduates.

Through September 12

Flights of Fancy: A History of Feathers in Fashion

“Flights of Fancy” explores the historical and contemporary use of feathers in western fashion. In addition to wearable art from the University’s Goldstein Museum collections, the exhibit also features bird study skins, mounts and prints from the Bell Museum, including a hand-colored engraving of a Louisiana heron by John James Audubon and an oil painting of ring-necked pheasants by Richard Bishop.

Special Events

Thursday, July 29, Noon

Exhibit Walkabout: The Shape of Nature: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques

Join us for a guided exhibit tour and learn about the life, times and legacy of one of Minnesota’s most important artists from curator of exhibits and resident Jaques expert Don Luce. Luce is author of “Francis Lee Jaques: Artist-Naturalist” and has curated numerous exhibitions of Jaques’ work, some of which have traveled nationally.

Sunday, August 29, 2 p.m.

Exhibit Walkabout: The Shape of Nature: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques

Curator of exhibits Don Luce leads a guided tour and discussion of the important role Jaques played in the intersection of art, science and conservation. Learn about the life, times and legacy of one of Minnesota’s most important artists and the role he played in the intersection of art, science and conservation.

Field Trips

Sunday, July 18, 2 to 4:30 p.m..

Exploring a Woodland with a Pro

With old growth trees dating back 120 to 400 years, Wood Rill in Orono is a glimpse of Minnesota’s 19th century woodlands. Habitats here range from upland and lowland forests to wet meadows, wetlands, a lake, ponds and tamarack bogs. There’s no better guide than professor emeritus Ed Cushing of the University’s department of ecology, evolution and behavior, whose command of the lore of Minnesota ecology is matched only by his skills and enthusiasm as a tour leader.

Monday, August 2, 8:30pm Movie Night:  “The Invention of Lying”

Brit’s Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Sunday August 1, 10:15am Blasphemers’ Brunch

Q. Cumbers, 7465 France Avenue South, Edina MN 55435

Sunday, August 1, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous

Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Avenue South  Suite # 55, Minneapolis

This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm.  Location in Men’s Center basement.  Open to all genders.  For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 2, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour

Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville, MN.

This event takes place every Monday.  Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Monday August 2, 6:00pm Freethought Toastmasters

Larpenteur Estates Party Room, 1276 Larpenteur Ave. W, St. Paul 55113

This group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month.  Contact George Kane, nup@Minn.net for more information.

Tuesday, August 3, 11:30am-1:00pm Freethought Lunch

Old Country Buffet, County Road B2 between Fairview and Snelling.

This event takes place on the first Tuesday of each month.  Call Bob or Marilyn Nienkirk at 612-866-6200.

Wednesday, August 4, 5:30pm Meal & Reel:  Agora

Uptown Theater, 2906 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408.

Meet at 5:30 for dinner at Uptown Drink 1400 Lagoon Ave.,  or at the Uptown Theater at 6:50 for the 7:00 curtain.

Wednesday, August 4, 7:00pm Minnesota Atheists Burnsville Book Club

Davanni’s, 14639 County Road 11, Burnsville MN 55337.  Meet in the Party Room.

This month’s book:  Irreligion” by John Allen Paulos.

Thursday, August 5, 7:00pm Humanist Newbie Night

42nd Avenue Station, 4171 Lyndale Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55412

Thursday, August 5, 6:00pm-9:00pm Minnesota Atheists Taping — Atheists Talk TV

MTN Studio A, 125 SE Main Street, Minneapolis

This event takes place on the 1st Thursday of each month.  For information call Steve Petersen at 651-484-9277.

Sunday August 8, 10:00am-12:00pm St. Paul Critical Thinking Club

Kelly Inn off Marion Street, St. Paul

This club meets the 2nd Sunday of every month.

Breakfast and Presentation:  $10.00  Presentation Only:  $3.00

This month’s topic:  PZ Myers discusses “A conversation about faith and science – and how one sucks (guess which one).”

Sunday, August 8, 1:00pm Minnesota Atheists Little Canada Book Club

Caribou Coffee  3354 Rice St,  Little Canada, MN 55126

This month’s book:  “Supersense” by Bruce M. Hood.

Sunday, August 8, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous

Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Avenue South  Suite # 55, Minneapolis

This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm.  Location in Men’s Center basement.  Open to all genders.  For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 9, 5:00pm-7:00pm Freethought Dinner Social

Davanni’s, 2312 West 66th Street Richfield 55423

Dinner social takes place every 2nd and 4th Monday.  For more information call Bob or Marilyn Neinkerk at 612-866-6200.

Monday August 9, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour

Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville, MN.

This event takes place every Monday.  Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Monday, August 9, 7:00pm Stillwater Critical Thinking Club

Family Means Building, 1875 Northwestern Ave Stillwater MN

This club meets the 2nd Monday of every month.

Topic:  PZ Myers presents Where Would We Be Without Evolutionary Theory?

Thursday, August 12, 5:00pm Minneapolis Skeptics – Drinking Skeptically

Be’Wiched Deli, 800 Washington Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Sunday August 15, 12:00pm Freethought Picnic for all Interests and Ages!

Columbia Park  800 Columbia Blvd. Minneapolis

The third of three summer picnics, this one sponsored by Minnesota Atheists  The picnic is a potluck. Please bring some edibles to share. The shelter has electricity and a sink.

Sunday August 15, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous

Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Avenue South  Suite # 55, Minneapolis

This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm.  Location in Men’s Center basement.  Open to all genders.  For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 16, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour

Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville.

This event takes place every Monday.  Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Monday August 16, 6:00pm Freethought Toastmasters

Larpenteur Estates Party Room, 1276 Larpenteur Ave. W, St. Paul 55113

This group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month.  Contact George Kane, nup@Minn.net for more information.

Wednesday, August 18, 11:30am-2pm Lunch at Dragon House Restaurant

Dragon House Restaurant  3970 Central Avenue  Columbia Heights

This event occurs every third Wednesday.  Come out for lunch with fellow freethinkers, private room reserved.  Please contact Bill Volna 612-781-1420.

Wednesday August 18, 6:30pm Minnesota Atheists Monthly Board Meeting

Party Room, 1276 Larpenteur Avenue, St. Paul, 55113.

Open to all members.

Sunday, August 22, 1:30pm Confessions of a Ghost Hunter

Roseville Public Library, 2180 Hamline Ave. N. Roseville, 55113

Todd Torkelson presents the testimony of a former diehard ghost hunter and parapsychology undergrad turned skeptic.  Afterward, an early dinner at Panda Garden Buffet, 1706 Lexington Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113.

Sunday, August 22, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous

Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Avenue South  Suite # 55, Minneapolis

This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm.  Location in Men’s Center basement.  Open to all genders.  For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 23, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour

Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville.

This event takes place every Monday.  Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Monday August 23, 5:00pm-7:00pm Freethought Dinner Social

Davanni’s, 2312 West 66th Street Richfield 55423

Dinner social takes place every 2nd and 4th Monday.  For more information call Bob or Marilyn Neinkerk at 612-866-6200.

Wednesday, August 25, 6:30pm Newbie Night

Common Roots Cafe. 2558 Lyndale Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55405

Wednesday, August 25, 7:30pm Meal & Reel:  TBD

Lagoon Cinema 1320 Lagoon Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55408.  Meal beforehand next door at Uptown Drink, 1400 Lagoon Ave.  RSVP to George Kane, nup@Minn.net.

This event occurs on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

Saturday, August 28, 10:00am-Noon West Metro Critical Thinking Club

Ridge Pointe Apartments, 12600 Marion Lane W, Minnetonka MN 55305

This month’s presentation:  “Energy resources and the dilemma it presents for America” by Dale Stenseth.

Saturday, August 28, 9:30am Hike in Lilydale Park

Intersection of Lilydale Road and Water Street, St. Paul, MN 55108

Saturday, August 28 1:00pm Star Trek History: The Animated Series, an overview

North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Av N, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Presentation by Scott Lohman, President of the Humanists of Minnesota.

Sunday, August 29, 6:00pm-7:00pm Atheist/Agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous

Men’s Center, 3249 Hennepin Avenue South  Suite # 55, Minneapolis

This event takes place every Sunday at 6:00pm.  Location in Men’s Center basement.  Open to all genders.  For more information, please contact tcAgnostic@gmail.com.

Monday, August 30, 5:00pm-6:30pm Atheists for Human Rights Happy Hour

Ol’ Mexico restaurant, on Lexington Ave., two blocks north of Larpenteur, Roseville.

This event takes place every Monday.  Tables on terrace level by fireplace. Schedule may change, so new attendees should call Paul Craven at 763-788-8918.

Quiche Moraine is closely affiliated with the radio show “Atheists Talk” because two of the writers have been the regular hosts.  Those would be Stephanie and Mike.  Greg, Stephanie and Mike also played the role of interviewer, and Greg was a guest on occasion.  So, as a blog we are rather thrilled to announce the resurrection, as it were, of the show from its hiatus.

Sunday mornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., you can listen to us live.  Mike will be hosting for now, and we are looking for a backup host.  There is a more detailed write up at the Minnesota Atheists page. Please follow the link and enjoy the show.

It’s good to be back on the air!

Minneapolis, MN-No longer just a sideshow and so much more than a freak show, women in hip hop are THE soothsayers, the vandals, the beat contortionists, the ringleaders and the masters of ceremonies…. at B-Girl Be, we are the main event! On Saturday, September 4, 2010, Intermedia Arts invites you to a new spin on our annual event, the B-Girl Be CARNIVAL-where beauty, passion, mystery, movement, culture and creativity collide in a wild celebration of hip-hop and the feminine divine.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
B-GIRL BE: SIDESHOW
Visual Art Exhibition
August 6 – September 18
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 19; 7-10 PM
Featuring: DJ and Hair-Raising Fundraiser by Moxie Salon
($30 haircuts at the opening reception to raise funds for B-Girl Be)

Descend into the underworld in SIDESHOW, the interactive visual arts exhibition where seven Twin Cities-based artists use the distinct aesthetics of hip-hop to mirror, stencil, sketch, paint and project a multi-dimensional landscape and interactive game gallery exploring power, self, identity, and sexuality. Try your skills with the Mandala Circus Wheel; learn the secrets of Live Nude Girls and experience the history of Minneapolis hip-hop for yourself. Curated by local artist and photographer Michele Spaise

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INNAVIEWS
Hip-Hop Theater
Friday, August 27 – Sunday, August 29; 8:00 PM

Performed by internationally recognized hip-hop icons Rokafella and Kwikstep, Innaviews is a once-in-a-lifetime journey into the passionate lifestyle of hip-hop artists that confronts the truths and misconceptions of hip-hop itself.

B-GIRL BE: CARNIVAL DANCE SHOWCASE
Hip Hop Dance
Thursday, September 2- Sunday, September 5

This year’s Carnival Dance Showcase features dance creations from the Twin Cities’ most renowned rising and established hip-hop dancers and choreographers, along with incredibly talented guest artists from across the nation. Curated by Amy Sackett.

FLAVA TAMERS
8PM Thurs Sept 2 & 3PM Sun Sept 5

Flava Tamers features the very best of the Twin Cities’ rising hip-hop dance stars.

BEAT CONTORTIONISTS
8PM Fri Sept 3 & 2PM Sat Sept 4
Beat Contortionists features dance creations from the Twin Cities’ most renowned and established hip-hop dancers and choreographers, along with incredibly talented guest artists from across the nation.

DECIPHER THIS
10PM Sat Sept 4

DeCipher This showcases the very essence of hip-hop dance: the ability to freestyle in the cipher.

B-GIRL BE SOOTHSAYERS: SPOKEN WORD AT THE SUGAR SHACK
Spoken Word Performance
Friday, September 3, 2010; 10PM

A fiery night of poetry and soothsaying by Twin Cities spoken word poets.
Curated by Desdamona

B-GIRL BE CARNIVAL BLOCK PARTY!
Music, Dance, DJ, Graffiti Art, Workshops, Performance, Marketplace
Saturday, September 4; Noon-10 PM

Don’t miss the B-Girl Be Carnival Block Party, the one-of-a-kind festival that runs all day and into the night to bring international, national and local female hip-hop artists together at Intermedia Arts for music, dance, live mural painting, film and an art marketplace!

Intermedia Arts is a catalyst that builds understanding among people through art.
Art. Changes. Everything.
www.IntermediaArts.org

MEDIA CONTACT:
Julie Bates
Literary Programs Manager and Marketing Associate
(612) 874-2815
Julie@IntermediaArts.org

PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
Digital photos, audio, video, interview and photo opportunities are available upon request.

For showtimes, tickets or more information, call (612) 871-4444 or email Info@IntermediaArts.org
ABOUT B-GIRL BE

The first of its kind worldwide, Intermedia Arts’ B-Girl Be multimedia festival encompasses the four elements of hip-hop: MCing, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti. The mission of B-Girl Be is to influence and inspire leadership to change the perceptions and roles of women in hip-hop for current and future generations.
ABOUT INTERMEDIA ARTS

As Minnesota’s premier multidisciplinary, multicultural arts organization, Intermedia Arts builds understanding among people by catalyzing and inspiring artists and audiences to make changes in their lives and communities. We are the only organization in our region that empowers artists and community leaders to use arts-based approaches to solve community issues. From graffiti art to digital technology to performance art to spoken word, we work from the community up to unearth and enliven new and emerging artists and art forms, while exploring and challenging the role of art in our lives. By stimulating civic dialogue and giving voice to the issues and experiences of underrepresented communities locally, nationally and internationally, we contribute to a stronger, healthier society.

www.IntermediaArts.org