2022 Events
Ashwini Ramaswamy & Kevork Mourad: Invisible Cities work in progress conversation with Sanjit Sethi
This work-in-progress conversation explores choreographer/dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities’—a reinterpretation of Italo Calvino’s metaphysical/philosophical novel, with interactive projections created by internationally renowned artist Kevork Mourad.
Robert Blake & Tara Houska: 3 Questions
Admirers of each other's work and leadership in climate action, tribal attorney Tara Houska and owner of Minnesota-based Solar Bear Robert Blake will each prepare three questions for a wide-ranging mutual interview, ending with audience Q&A.
Talking Climate Impacts and Solutions in Minnesota with Katharine Hayhoe
Join atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe as she shares high-impact solutions to climate change in Minnesota and beyond.
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.
Orfield Labs: Anechoic chamber experience
Experience enveloping quiet. The Great Northern invites participants into one of the quietest places on Earth—the “anechoic chamber” at Orfield Laboratories.
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.