
2022 Events

An evening with McKnight Composer Fellows Ashley DuBose, Ritika Ganguly, George Maurer and Mary Prescott
Capping off The Great Northern 2022 is a showcase of ACF’s most recent cohort of McKnight Composer Fellows: Ashley DuBose, Ritika Ganguly, George Maurer, and Mary Prescott.

Lunar New Year for families with the Minnesota Orchestra
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Minnesota Orchestra as part of The Great Northern 2022. This one-hour Relaxed Family Concert is designed for audiences of all ages and abilities.

Aaron Dysart: Passage
Join St. Paul-based artist Aaron Dysart for a conversation about his current exhibition, Passage, on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art through Feb 27, 2022.

City of Lakes Loppet
The Loppet Foundation’s City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival encompasses a variety of unique outdoor activities in and around Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis.

Black Light a re:Search performance by Alanna Morris and Collaborators
A natural world-inspired performance of interwoven local and global identities by Minnesota-based dancer-choreographer Alanna Morris and collaborators. Copresented with The Cowles Center and Northrop.

Molly Joyce: Perspective
One of the "most versatile, prolific and intriguing composers working under the vast new-music dome" (The Washington Post), Molly Joyce's Perspective is an ongoing multimedia project featuring words and stories of disabled interviewees set within a complimentary soundscape.

Jovan C. Speller & Andy DuCett: Conservatory
A physically immersive and visually captivating experience designed to center Black life. Surrounded by solid ice, a thriving greenhouse garden wedged between two buildings in a downtown Saint Paul alley will flourish with hundreds of deeply hued plants.

Saint Paul Winter Carnival
The Great Northern founding partner Saint Paul Winter Carnival has brought family-friendly events and community pride to Saint Paul and the Twin Cities metro area since 1886.