NOW, THEREFORE, WE, R.T. RYBAK, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis and CHRIS COLEMAN, Mayor of the CIty of Saint Paul do hereby jointly proclaim June 4, 2011 as: NORTHERN SPARK NIGHT IN THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL

Proclamation

WHEREAS, the Mississippi River is one of the natural marvels of the world; and

WHEREAS, the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are two of the most marvelous cities of the world; and

WHEREAS,the inaugural Northern Spark “nuit blanche” Festival is a dusk-to-dawn participatory art event along the Mississippi River and in Minneapolis and Saint Paul; and

WHEREAS, more than 40 organizations from around Minneapolis-Saint Paul will participate in Northern Spark; and

WHEREAS, more than 60 public art projects will turn Minneapolis and Saint Paul into all night “cities of light”; and

WHEREAS, Northern Spark will include a wide diversity of art forms and projects including multi-story projections, audio environments with vistas, installations traveling down the Mississippi on barges, houseboats and paddleboats, headphone concerts, and the use of everything from bioluminescent alge and sewer pipes for organs to more traditional media such as banjos and puppets; and

WHEREAS, Northern Spark expands the boundaries of contemporary art by transforming the urban environment into a city-wide art gallery; and

WHEREAS, Northern Spark showcases the natural and urban splendors and the cultural magnificance of Minneapolis-Saint Paul;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, R.T. RYBAK, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis and CHRIS COLEMAN, Mayor of Saint Paul do hereby jointly proclaim June 4, 2011 as:

NORTHERN SPARK NIGHT

IN THE CITIES OF

MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT

PAUL