
Stories by HOTTEA
The Great Northern and Lake Street Lift have teamed up to present Stories, by Twin Cities-based installation artist Eric Rieger, also known as HOTTEA. The project, a large-scale public art piece inspired by the artist’s conversations with community members who live or work along East Lake Street, features Rieger’s signature street art style and incorporate yarn as a featured medium. The work is a celebration of the stories and experiences of all those who call this area home.

The Last of the Sea Women - Film Screening
This event is sold out.
In The Last of the Sea Women, an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle against vast oceanic threats. Peering into what drives haenyeo young and old, this moving documentary zeroes in on their tight-knit friendships, savvy independence, and infectious sense of empowerment, unfolding into an uplifting tale of women taking on world powers to protect their beloved ocean and inspiring a new generation.

Floresta: Soundbath
Inspired by trees’ underground communication network, composers/performers Angélica Negrón, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Raquel Acevedo Klein collaborate in an evening of live unfolding soundscapes using voices, violin, plants, flowers, bells, synths, accordion, water, found objects, and mechanical percussion. Floresta also features technology from MIDI Sprout, which will be used during the performance to translate plant biodata into music.

Floresta: Soundbath
Inspired by trees’ underground communication network, composers/performers Angélica Negrón, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Raquel Acevedo Klein collaborate in an evening of live unfolding soundscapes using voices, violin, plants, flowers, bells, synths, accordion, water, found objects, and mechanical percussion. Floresta also features technology from MIDI Sprout, which will be used during the performance to translate plant biodata into music.

Floresta: Soundbath
Inspired by trees’ underground communication network, composers/performers Angélica Negrón, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Raquel Acevedo Klein collaborate in an evening of live unfolding soundscapes using voices, violin, plants, flowers, bells, synths, accordion, water, found objects, and mechanical percussion. Floresta also features technology from MIDI Sprout, which will be used during the performance to translate plant biodata into music.

Expanding Landscapes & Impossible Futures
Augsburg University’s Schwartz School of the Arts hosts an evening of narrative, performing, and visual arts that explore the impact of climate change on our physical and psychological worlds.

Mary Prescott: Mother Tongue
Join us for an evening of film, food, and conversation with Minnesota composer Mary Prescott at the premiere of Mother Tongue, a new work commissioned by The Great Northern.

Chasing Time - Film Screening
Thoughtfully helmed by acclaimed director Jeff Orlowski-Yang (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma) and first-time filmmaker Sarah Keo, Chasing Time is a meditative exploration of time and mortality, following James and his crew as they bring the decades-long project to a close, cataloging more than one million images in the process.

Jeremy Dutcher: Motewolonuwok ᒣᑏᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐁᒃ
Indigenous Two-Spirit singer and composer Jeremy Dutcher (Tobique First Nation) makes his Minnesota debut at the Great Northern 2025 with a show at Ice House.