Photo album: Harvest documentary premiere
At the Northfield High School last Thursday night, Paul Krause previewed his new documentary of Ray ‘Jake’ Jacobson’s Harvest sculpture. Among the attendees: Wes Jones, president of Casting Creations...
View ArticleAnother idea for whimsical sculpture for the Riverwalk Arts Quarter
Back in the fall of 2008, I blogged some photos of the whimsical bronze sculptures on the Malecón, the oceanside boardwalk in the center of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. I was amazed at the scupltures’...
View ArticleNorthfield to honor Myrna Johnson and Ray Jacobson as our first Living Treasures
Philip Spensley (left), chair of the Northfield Arts and Culture Commission, stopped by my corner office at the GBM this morning to remind me about Monday night’s big wingding at the Grand Event...
View ArticlePhoto album: Living Treasure Award ceremony
Philip Spensley, chair of the Northfield Arts and Culture Commission, was the MC for last night’s Northfield Living Treasures Award Program (PDF) ceremony at the Grand Event Center honoring Myrna...
View ArticleTwin Cities Public Television to air ‘Harvest’ documentary this weekend
Paul Krause, Paul Krause Creative, stopped by my corner office at the GBM this morning to inform me that his documentary ‘Harvest’ will air on TPT’s Minnesota Channel (2.2) this weekend. Scheduled...
View ArticleIs wading in the Sheldahl anniversary fountain on Bridge Square officially...
I noticed workers cleaning out the Sheldahl anniversary fountain on Bridge Square this morning. (Yes, it’ll be ready for today’s 105+ heat index.) It reminded me that Northfielder Brenton Balvin...
View ArticleR.I.P. Ray ‘Jake’ Jacobson. His legacy of public sculptures has helped to...
Sculptor Ray ‘Jake’ Jacobson died earlier this week. Services will be next Saturday, May 12, at Carleton’s Skinner Memorial Chapel, on the Carleton campus. Michael Garlitz at Northfield Patch has a...
View ArticlePaul Krause’s ‘Harvest’ documentary airs on TPT in September
Paul Krause stopped by my corner office at GBM last week to let me know that his Harvest documentary, (which "chronicles the creation of Ray Jacobson’s sculpture of the same title") is scheduled for...
View ArticlePhoto album: Harvest sculpture dedication
I attended yesterday’s dedication ceremony for the ‘Harvest’ sculpture. Included are 3 photos of the fountain on Bridge Square because A) it, too, was created by sculptor Ray ‘Jake’ Jacobson; and B)...
View Article‘Harvest’ documentary premieres this week
A week or so ago, local filmmaker Paul Krause, Dancing Sun Multimedia, previewed his new documentary, Harvest, for local media, including freelancer Alyssa Ford who’s doing a story on it for the Star...
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