AGP Executive Report
Last update: 30 minutes agoHoliday Arts: Jenny Oaks Baker’s “Joy to the World!” tour makes its Minnesota debut in St. Paul on Dec. 11, bringing a new stop to a nine-city holiday tour. Community Care: St. Paul’s Neighborhood House, founded in 1897 to help refugees, now serves nearly 10,000 households a year with food, housing support, English classes and youth programs. Education: Minnesota State Mankato received a $1.735 million, five-year grant to expand college and career guidance for students across southern Minnesota, including new services in Waseca. Onstage: Bemidji Community Theater stages Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” Nov. 13–15 and 19–22, while the Owatonna Symphony Orchestra’s Nov. 15 fall concert salutes veterans. Culture & Nature: The Science Museum of Minnesota received $2.5 million to build five regional STEM educator resource centers, extending its teaching resources to rural schools. In the Northland, longtime Cable Natural History Museum educator Emily Stone will leave her post at year’s end and move to Silver Bay. Great Lakes Heritage: The enduring online fascination with the Edmund Fitzgerald reflects a deeper regional connection to the shipwreck and the 29 lives lost.
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