A list of Hopkins residents and students who’ve been recognized at The Great Minnesota Get-Together.
The following Hopkins residents and students were listed as award winners at the Minnesota State Fair. Click here to see more of your neighbors who have received recognition at The Great Minnesota Get-Together. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free daily newsletter
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C.J. Renner’s work, ‘With Apologies to Beside the Sea,’ was selected for the State Fair Fine Arts show.
Hopkins artist C.J. Renner isn’t oblivious to what many people might think about the process he used to create “With Apologies to Beside the Sea”—a charcoal and pastel work he showed this year at the State Fair. Renner’s work is inspired by a piece from Robert Motherwell’s “Beside the Sea” series—a group of paintings the artist made by splashing oil paint against rag paper. While Motherwell crafted those works in a moment, Renner painstakingly duplicated each of those paint splashes. “In a way, it’s an absurdity,” Renner said. Renner, who’s also a writer, has always had a fondness for Motherwell because of the way he chronicled the same Expressionism movement in which he participated. But while Motherwell and his colleagues used doodling …
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The candidates discussed a wide range of issues at a forum sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Republican challenger Chris Fields met at the State Fair on Wednesday for a spirited debate about who would be the best person to serve the 5th District in the U.S. House. With the audience cheering, booing and catcalling, the candidates discussed their stances on issues such as tax policy, healthcare reform and job creation. The nine videos above contain highlights from the debate arranged by topic. Check out what the candidates had to say and then share your thoughts in the comments below. Click here to watch the full debate.
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Youth from across the county compete in everything from fishing sports to clowning.
4-H is as much a part of the Minnesota State Fair tradition as corndogs and cotton candy. This year, 5,866 young people will exhibit a variety of projects at the fair, competing in categories ranging from aquatic robotics to clothing and textiles. Barb Tiegs, a 4-H judge in fabric arts and a Maple Grove resident, has been involved in the state fair 4-H competition since she was 11 years old. When judging, Tiegs says she looks for students who can explain how they executed their project and what completing the project taught them. “They learn how to present themselves, how to communicate,” said Tiegs. “It really pays off as a lifelong skill.” Check out the highlights from Hennepin County’s 2012 4-H competitors in the gallery above. To see …
Hopkins artist and State Fair Fine Arts Superintendent Jim Clark views the annual show as a chance to teach fair-goers.
For Hopkins artist Jim Clark, producing a great work is as much about perspiration as inspiration. Artists must have the dedication to put in long hours, often accompanied by false starts, before they craft a moving work. “Even the initiated may have the perception one waits for the muse or a lightning bolt to go off and—flash!—a pristine work emerges,” he said. “But quality art is most often the result of labor, reflection and research.” Clark aims to introduce that aspect of art to those visiting the Minnesota State Fair. As the fair’s fine arts superintendent, he arranged for this year’s special exhibition to present a peek into the artist’s studio by having 12 different artists over the fair’s 12 days each spend 12 hours working on …
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6:08 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
How neat! Any idea where on the fairgrounds? Heading out Friday. more ›
Craig Kossen finished with a time of 31:46 in the annual race.
Craig Kossen was Hopkins’ lone finisher in the Minnesota State Fair Milk Run 5K. Kossen finished Sunday’s race with a time of 31:46, a pace of 10:34 per mile. The race starts at the State Fair Blue Ribbon Picnic Area and continues through St. Anthony Park and the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, before returning to the picnic area. Kossen’s finish earned him 369th overall and 46th in his division. Nathan Campeau, of Minneapolis, won the race with a time of 17:32. In all, there were 580 men and 791 women who finished the race. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free daily newsletter
The Golden Valley-based skate park and shop—which operates Hopkins’ Overpass Skate Park—will host an amateur skateboard competition at the fair beginning Monday.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter When Mark Rodriguez was 8 years old, he received a skateboard as a gift. From that moment on, Rodriguez, otherwise known as "Mrod," was hooked. Today, Rodriguez owns Golden Valley's 3rd Lair, which operates Hopkins’ Overpass Skate Park, and has managed to turn his passion for skateboarding into a full-time job. While his skate shop and park is bustling with activity all summer long, the Great Minnesota Get-Together marks the peak of the season. Beginning Monday, some 40 skateboarders will show off their skills at the Minnesota State Fair during the finale of 3rd Lair's Summer Series—with the first competition hosted June 2 in Hopkins. "The whole goal behind …
A list of Hopkins residents and students who’ve been recognized at The Great Minnesota Get-Together.
The following Hopkins residents and students were listed as award winners at the Minnesota State Fair. Check back with Hopkins Patch each day of the fair to see which of your neighbors have received recognition at The Great Minnesota Get-Together. Stay up to date on all your local news. Sign up for the free Hopkins Patch newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Editor James Warden's Pinterest boards. Do you own a local business? Click here to learn about five easy ways your business can use Patch.
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If you don’t want to drive to the ‘The Great Minnesota Get-Together,’ here are some shuttle bus options in and around Hopkins during the fair, Aug. 23 to Sept. 3.
The Minnesota State Fair will be providing the State Fair Express Service during the 2012 event. Here are some of the scheduled pickup and dropoff locations, according to the Minnesota State Fair website. Minnesota State Fair Shuttle Service Near Hopkins Every day Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2012 Buses operate approximately every 15 minutes from 8 a.m. to midnight Shuttle Service Details For automated State Fair Express information, call 612-341-4287. Visit the State Fair Express bus Web page for additional transportation details. Minnesota State Fair Express Service by SouthWest Transit Weekdays only Buses leave every half hour between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Buses return every half hour beginning at 10 a.m. The last bus leaves the fairgrounds at 11:30 p.…
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The deal is available through Wednesday.
Hopkins residents looking to go to the Minnesota State Fair might want to stop at Cub Foods first. The local store, located at 3620 Texas Ave. S., just across the Hopkins-St. Louis Park border, is selling discounted fair tickets, as well as dicounted ride/game tickets and Blue Ribbon Bargain Books. The deals will last through Wednesday. The Minnesota State Fair starts on Thursday and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 3. If you're out and about, Cub locations across the metro are selling the discounted tickets.
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3:56 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
Ellison has done nothing for the district in my 3 years here!!...can someone please let me know what he has done so far?? His website is useless... more ›