September 2011

Wedding Experts | Arts Guide

Three years of hard work will finally come to fruition on the big screen for Matt Cici and David Marketon. The Maple Grove duo’s vision will come to life for the first time in front of a public audience on Friday, September 23 as part of the second annual Twin Cities Film Fest.

 

For the second consecutive year, Maple Grove will have a voice—four of them, actually—at the Minnesota State Fair Talent Show.   

 

With summer slowly slipping away, it’s important to saver every last glimpse of the fleeting season. After the beauty of the fall foliage fades into the dead of a Minnesota winter, this image by local photographer Tim Brown is going to come in handy for some much-needed inspiration.

 

Has it been one of those frantic days when meals have been merely an afterthought? Maybe your cell phone is blowing up, you’ve had your nose to the grindstone for an important deadline, or you’ve been buried in back-to-back meetings?

 

Pink is in the air this October—or, more specifically—pink is at The Shoppes. To honor Breast Cancer Awareness next month, The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is hosting its third annual Girls’ Night Out event October 6 and allocating all proceeds to benefit the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer.

 

Writing self-deprecating stories about stumbling in a Jazzercise class or tapping out in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu workout come easy to me—for some strange reason.

 

Helping your 2-year-old daughter put on shoes before leaving the house is a perfectly understandable parental task. Reminding your 31-year-old husband to do the same? Now that’s strange. But that’s life for Amy Peterson, the wife of The Maple Grove Barefoot Guy.

 

When planning one of the most important days of your life, you need to surround yourself with people who know weddings inside and out. When it comes to expertise in the field, look no further than your own backyard.

 

What if you could provide an extra bit of happiness to two people you have never met while at the same time supporting breast cancer research?

 

To Rebecca Ross, giving back means much more than just providing beautiful flower arrangements for brides on their wedding day.

 

The fall foliage may soon be flaunting its colors, then slowly dying, but the Maple Grove autumn is alive with the arts. Here’s a guide to area art shows, fairs, concerts and plays for September through November.

 

A decade after the September 11 attacks, the city of Maple Grove will team up with Duane Hendrickson to honor the 10th anniversary of the tragedy and remember the lives lost.

 

Back to school time is stressful for all involved—parents, students and teachers—and sadly there’s one common crisis that can’t be solved with an organized checklist: bullying. 

 

Adam Ward is on a mission to be the strongest man in the world. What’s even more surprising is that he isn’t all that far from succeeding.