Early May Newsletter: A night with the river

Author
Sarah Peters
Post
05.8.2023
 

An animated gif of a yellow moon with three turquoise lines waving diagonally in front of it, flowing like a river.

A night with the river

Saturday, June 10, 2023
9pm – 1am
Upper Landing Park
Downtown St. Paul
Facebook event

Gather with friends and strangers for a final night with Northern Lights.mn. Wander through installations by artists Bayou Bay and Studio Strange. Linger at the Northern Spark Memory Station and contribute your remembrances from long nights of art in the city.

Slow down to be with water.

In contrast to the energetic flurry of past Northern Spark festivals, this final event invites you to slow down and spend a quiet evening of collective listening and remembering. Bring a blanket, lay supine and listen. From sunset to late night, we’ll reflect, rest, wander, and send wishes to the water.

Read more about each project on our website, and RSVP to the Facebook event here.

This final program is made possible by grants from Capitol Region Watershed District and St. Paul’s Cultural Star program.

Three people wearing blue Northern Spark t-shirts stand on a sidewalk at night and smile at the camera.

Volunteers at Northern Spark 2017 in front of an enthusiastic attendee. Photo: Dusty Hoskovec.

Two volunteer opportunities

Volunteers have been at the heart of Northern Lights.mn programming for all of our 15 years of existence. We have two final opportunities for you to volunteer with us.

A night with the river
We’re looking for volunteers to tend to an experience of sound, light and reflection at our final program on June 10. We have two volunteer shifts available – “early” (8:30 – 11:30pm) and “late!”  (11pm – 1:30am). Fill out a brief interest form to sign up, or email volunteers@northern.lights.mn with any questions. We are excited to make art + outdoor magic come alive with you one more time!

Merch Sale Fulfillment
If you’re not a night owl, we have a daytime project we’d love some help with. We’ve been getting lots of orders from our Northern Spark Merch Sale, and it will soon be time to pack up the goods and ship them out. We’ve reserved a room at Rondo Library on Saturday, May 20th from 2:30 – 4:30pm. Snacks, seating, and good conversation will be provided. Email volunteers@northern.lights.mn if you’re interested.

A framed image of a black-and-white letterpress print of a head in profile, with projections of a city along the edges and the words "from dusk to dawn" hangs on a wall behind an arrangement of flowers.

Piotr Szyhalski, From Dusk to Dawn, 2015.

Piotr Szyhalski Letterpress Prints

One of the gems of the Northern Spark Merch Sale is a limited-edition letterpress print created by beloved Northern Spark artist Piotr Szyhalski. The iconic black-and-white print, From Dusk to Dawn, was printed in collaboration with Lunalux to commemorate the 2015 Northern Spark festival.

A limited number of prints are still available, now through May 15 on our Etsy store.