Earth Day, celebrated in the US on April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. This date is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Come celebrate with Franconia Sculpture Park!
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Meet at the information booth. Donations encouraged and welcomed!
Tours are led by resident artists.
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1781 Jefferson St. NE
Minneapolis, MN  55413
651-257-6668
info@franconia.org

Exhibition & reception @ our new city site Friday May 18th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. Please come celebrate the new Franconia City Sculpture Park and the exhibiting artists: Amy Toscani, Aaron Dysart, Andrew MacGuffie, and Peyton.

Saturday May 19th from 12 noon to 4pm, we will have a Spin-Art Workshop, Face Painting, a BBQ, and music at the Casket Building.

Art-a-Whirl organized by NEMAA

All people are warmly invited to a series of lively evenings for a free dialogue and an interchange of ideas between artists and everyone interested in art of three dimensions. Franconia Sculpture Park artists and alumni converge at the park twice a month, from June through October, for Three Dimensional Thursday Symposiums. The evenings’ events will include dinner with Franconia resident artists ($10 donation for dinner), examples of alumni and/or resident artists’ current artwork and a freewheeling discussion between artists, critics, philosophers, poets, and you!.
Please RSVP or for more information, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Come one come all to Franconia to celebrate the longest day of the year! Enjoy dinner with Franconia resident artists ($10 donation for dinner). At sunset, there might be a dance with the disco ball rearing its infamous self.
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Franconia’s second annual 3-D Music series invites musical artists to the Franconia Sculpture Park to perform bi-monthly on Saturdays from July until October. The musicians perform in the Franconia Earthen Amphitheater, which was completed in July of 2009. The 3-D Concert series exposes our community to a wide range of musical artists over the course of four months, while featuring tours and the continuous exhibition of world-class sculpture on view at Franconia. Event organizer Woody McBride has coordinated the diverse mix of musical artists for the 8 performances that comprise the 3-D Concert series. This music series encompasses a wide range of musical genres to create a diverse family friendly art and music cultural event for our entire community. The 3-D Concert series significantly expands the park’s existing cultural event programming with a summer-long series of musical performances on June 11th and 25th , July 9th and 23rd , August 13th and 27th , September 10th and October 8th . From 4 to 8PM. Food will be available at the Lizard Lounge, Franconia's own " you betcha brat shop " Tours of the Park will be given during the break.


For more information please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org.

Reservations required, with a non-refundable, pre-paid fee of $25 per student per class.
Limit 30 students per class. All are on Saturday. We start taking reservations June 1. Call 651-257-6668 or e-mail kidsmakesculpture@franconia.org.

This activity is made possible, in part, by the St. Croix Valley Foundation through a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and all of our patrons. Thank you!

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