In the Creative Spirit. A poetry prompt for January.
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A restaurant is expensive to build. Purchasing commercial kitchen equipment and topping it off with aesthetically pleasing decor that holds up to the wear and tear of customers often exceeds a half million dollars.
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We love our pets and who wouldn’t when they are so adorable, in person and in pictures? We spoke with two local experts, a painter and a photographer, for tips about how to capture our favorite best friends at a special moment in time.
An Artist’s View
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Michael Morgan is a pretty typical (if accomplished) 18-year-old high school senior. His strongest subjects at Maple Grove Senior High School were math and science, and he is planning to study mechanical engineering at the University of St. Thomas.
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Megan Bearce, a Maple Grove resident and member of the Women of Words writing group, is the author of Super Commuter Couples: Staying Together When a Job Keeps You Apart.
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Pipe organ work is not a particularly visible profession these days. Maple Grove resident and organ restoration expert David Engen attributes this to the fact that nowadays, organ repair and restoration is done almost exclusively within churches and colleges and not in private homes.
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Local folk trio Family Three had no intention of performing at the 2015 Minnesota State Fair. According to member Taylor Bongard, a friend secretly signed the group up for an audition, which they successfully passed.
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Anna Shmidov describes her life as a dream come true. She came to Maple Grove from Russia in 1980 as a political refugee, along with her husband and two children, and brought a vast musical knowledge with her.
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Spark Music Studio uses new technology and genre variety in its music lessons. Employing classical, jazz, rock and pop, owner Nick Tucker teaches students ranging in age from 3 to 65.
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Step into Rince Nua Irish Dance studio in Maple Grove and the energy is palpable. On this wooden floor, dancers of all ages come to learn the intricate, centuries-old steps of Irish dance.
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With fame on her horizon, Maple Grove’s very own Lacey Canfield is leaving her mark on the world of country music. Canfield was featured in a 2011 issue of Maple Grove Magazine, and at the time was just emerging as an up-and-coming musician.
