There was good energy in the room at the first potluck gathering of the “Friends of the Arts District Welcome Center.” With over a dozen people around the table, the discussion felt like a preview of the kind of roundtable magic the project is all about.

In Making Climate Change Visible, Carolyn Halliday accomplished her goal with loosely knitted wire and installation space telling the stories behind the pieces to visitors as she readied the explanatory tags for the show at Kolman and Reeb Gallery, #395...

Whether this is asked in jest, critique or true curiosity, “what does the Arts District do?” is a question that bears answering. Regular readers of this monthly e-newsletter know that the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District is more than a place on a map.

In the blocks north of Broadway, Quincy Street’s occupants like how its bumpy patchwork of asphalt and puddle-gathering ancient pavement depressions makes drivers slow down. And they like the original pavers’ look.

Northeast Minneapolis Arts District welcomed two new board members in the last two months, Andrew MacGuffie and Sarah Bogenreif. And, with the March 13 annual meeting, we thanked Sue Sjoselius

- Writers, event helpers needed - The Great Northeast Scavenger Hunt - Doors Open is same weekend as Art-A-Whirl - Welcome Michael Fallon to ACC - Cobblestone streets may be no more - Art to Change the World to expand...