Creative City Challenge Discovery Day invites exploration on the plaza Aug. 16
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Creative City Challenge Discovery Day invites exploration on the plaza Aug. 16
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2014 -- Discovery Day, the second of three Creative City Challenge events at the Minneapolis Convention Center (MCC) Plazas Balancing Ground public art space, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Discovery Day offers free activities for all ages and performances on the Balancing Ground stage, and is a chance to explore new ideas and discover new ways of experiencing the environment around you, from a cell phone-based mystery to milkweed plants.
Performances on the Balancing Ground stage:
The Eclectic Ensemble
The music of The Eclectic Ensemble occupies a middle ground between abstract and popular, familiar enough that people can relate but unique to the point of being unpredictable. It is an instrumental music that sparks the imagination of the audience through an unusual arrangement of rhythm, timing, texture and presentation. A different kind of music without a preconceived role.
Leah Nelson, Discover Dance Steps
Join Leah Nelson as she improvises modern dance to a variety of musical styles from hip hop, to funk, to soul. Discover new ways to move your body as you learn new dance steps from many dance traditions.
Projects and activities:
This free event features many fun activities for all ages, including Dowsing the Plaza (Philip Blackburn), Buttons of Eclectic Mystery Music (Tim Donahue), Big Red Party Button (Justin Heideman), The Land of Parcheesopoly (Robyn Hendrix), sPARKit Mobile Unit (Soozin Hirschmugl), Mobile JXTA (Juxtaposition Arts), Pollination Education Station (Amanda Lovelee) and Mystery Phone; Art of Darkness (Monkey with a Moustache). Detailed descriptions for these projects are at http://northern.lights.mn/projects/creative-city-challenge/discovery-day/.
More information:
Concessions will be available. In case of inclement weather, Discovery Day will be moved under the front entrance arcade of the Convention Center, located at 1301 2nd Ave. South, Minneapolis. Severe weather cancellations will be announced at www.minneapolisconventioncente... and via social media.
Balancing Ground is the 2014 winner of Creative City Challenge created by Amanda Lovelee, Christopher Field, Kyle Waites and Sarah West. Creative City Challenge is an annual competition for individuals of all backgrounds to create and install a public artwork at the MCC Plaza for display throughout the summer. Balancing Ground debuted June 14 and will be available for viewing and interaction through early October.
The next Creative City Challenge event is Maker Day on Sept. 13. More information about the Creative City Challenge events on the plaza can be found at http://www.minneapolis.org/min....
PHOTO ATTACHED/CUTLINE
Pollination Education Station by Amanda Lovelee can be discovered at at the Creative City Challenge Discovery Day on Aug. 16. Photo courtesy of Northern Lights.MN.
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