An International Spring

Coming up in this spring are two festivals that connect their audiences with the international world:

The 37th annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival returns April 12-28, bringing over 150 new feature films and 100 shorts representing 70+ countries to audiences throughout the Upper Midwest. This year, MSPIFF expands to include select screenings at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, in addition to screenings at its hub at the St. Anthony Main Theatre, the Capri Theater, the Uptown Theatre, Metropolitan State University's Film Space in St. Paul and the Marcus Wehrenberg 14 Theater in Rochester. For tickets, passes, and the full schedule, visti mspfilm.org.

Then, in May, Minnesota's largest multi-cultural celebration gets underway in downtown Saint Paul. Festival of Nations, which is open to the public May 4 - 6, brings together people from a vast array of backgrounds to celebrate their ethnic heritage, learn about other cultures and enjoy great food. The theme for 2018, which will be seen throughout the Festival, is Then and Now: Exploring Historical and Contemporary Cultural Traditions. For tickets and more info, visit festivalofnations.com.

Musical March Madness

From Pirates of Penzance at Park Square Theatre to a brand new JazzMN commission by nationally-recognized jazz composers, March is full of music in the Twin Citeis! Here's what else is coming up:

Northfield-natives Doug Scholz-Carlson and Brian Sostek collaborate on a new rendition of Gilbert and Sullivan's wickedly funny operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, playing through March 25 on the Proscenium Stage at Park Square Theatre. Check out this article in the Northfiled Weekender about the two!

And returning to Park Square's Andy Boss Thrust Stage after a sold out run last year is Lorraine Hansberry's A Rasin in the Sun, playing for a limited run through March 16.

JazzMN Orchestra continues their 2017-18 season with The Comission Project on Saturday, March 10, with specially comissioned works by nationally recongized composers including David Berger, Michael Philip Mossman, John Wason, and others.

Then, on Saturday, April 7, the JazzMN Orchestra concludes their season in concert with a special guest, saxaphonist Bill Evans, performing selections from Evans' award-winning album, Vans Joint.

One of our newest clients, GINKGO coffeehouse, presents an solo concert by singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt on Saturday, March 10. Eberhardt brings his sense of humor, musical talent and energy to GINKGO's intimate listening room.

2017 By the Numbers

"The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period." —Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, April 19, 2017

2017 was a busy year, made all the more enjoyable by the exciting projects we got to work on and the talented people we got to collaborate with.

This past year, we worked on 39 events and with 19 clients:

15	14	4	3	2	1
concerts	plays	cultural celebrations	music festivals	dance shows	holiday meander
9	10	14	1	3	1
new clients	returning clients	arts & culture organizations	business association	independent artists	vineyard

As we look towards the New Year, we are grateful for the many rich relationships that have kept us happy and healthy so far, and we look forward to continuing new relationships in the year to come!

Zach Anderson, MacalesterP.S. On the theme of relationships, Zach Anderson, our 2017 summer intern, brought his guitar to Park Square Theatre earlier this year. He recently learned a cover of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain " and shared it with us. Enjoy!