Outside, in the hot humid weather, here in Minneapolis last week they had a theater festival called "Fridge Fest." Guess they weren't counting on a heat wave this summer! ;)
Taking advantage of the nice (too nice?) weather, we hiked 1.5 miles to the Walker Art Center, hoping that it would be air-conditioned and full of Chuck Close portraits, sculptures, Mark Rothko paintings, movie shorts, and an awesome gift shop.
It was.
On the way there we passed a two-story Target, a club where Prince filmed his Purple Rain video, then we read a paper copy of The Onion (a spoof comedy newspaper), saw the first basilica in America, and cute stores and park areas, complete with bike paths.
Later, at the State Theatre, Garrison Keillor started out by making a few jokes about the heat wave, pasty legs, and the smell of mothballs in the Minnesota air as people brought out clothing articles, like shorts, that they'd had in storage for many, many years. He was wearing a bright red tie, too-short suit pants (he's well over 6' tall), and bright red tennis shoes of which I was envious. The band was entertaining and talented, the story-telling was engaging and full of wild gesticulations, something one would never guess from listening to the radio. The musical guests were affable and enjoyable (Cowboy Jack, and Carrie Rodriguez), a local poet read some of his work, and a cute old woman who won a baking contest handed out samples and explained her recipe. So cute - very fun and regional, and our greeting was actually read on-air! Yay us!
Afterward, we returned to the Crystal Court where our hotel was located, passing through the first floor of a huge Macy's to find half of it covered in designer purses! We're not in Idaho anymore!
Chamomile likes this hotel bed the most. She doesn't know we're getting up super early to start the drive to Chicago . . . and we're not going to tell her.
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Hey guys, Eric and I heard your message on "A Prairie Home Companion" on the air. It was great! Mom & Dad Peterson
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