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Gargoyles perform at The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour
THE CHURCH DOOR bangs, the weight of the solid wood slamming against the frame as if decisively shutting out the hot, humid air that oppresses on this sultry Sunday afternoon in August in Minnesota. We...
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Appreciating quilt art at the cathedral
A banner in front of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour along Second Avenue N.W. in Faribault draws visitors to the Rice County Piecemakers Quilt Show. AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED the Rice County...
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Serving up history and pie in Faribault
I EXPECT YOU have no clue what you are viewing above. Perhaps you think this is a piece of art in a gallery exhibit. You would be wrong. Way wrong. Rather, this shows a portion of a Civil War battle...
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The Peach Project
I GREW UP WITH DIRT under my fingernails, banishing weeds from the garden and then, later, harvesting and preparing veggies to eat fresh or preserve. My mom canned some, froze some, storing away...
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Minnesota Sinfonia comes to Faribault & I attend a classical music concert...
Cellist Dmitry Kouzov I WATCHED AS THEIR crooked arms worked the bows back and forth, mostly gliding, sometimes slowing in almost robotic jerks, across the violins tucked under their chins. All the...
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Honoring Bishop Whipple’s “unfailing love & hope for humanity” on a mural in...
The Central Park Bandshell mural on the left honors Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple. The one to the right features the Faribault Pet Parade and was placed there several years ago. THE RECENT...
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A look at Bishop Henry Whipple’s role in Minnesota history
A painting of Bishop Henry Whipple and information about him grace a mural on Faribaults’ Central Park Bandshell. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted file photo June 2020) He was known as “Straight...
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Music & more music on Sunday in Faribault
Concert promo courtesy of Jeff Jarvis, The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour. TWO CONCERTS at two Faribault churches. Same day, November 5. Overlapping times. That’s the dilemma for someone like me...
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