The Heart of the Beast May Day Parade has been a huge part of my life since I was a young adult. I’ve taken my son nearly every year of his life. Yet there have been rumblings for a while that the organization is struggling, like many other arts organizations locally and nationally. From MPR:
For 45 years, the May Day parade has ranked up there with robins and daffodils as a sign of spring’s arrival in the Powderhorn neighborhood of south Minneapolis. But now, financial setbacks have made the parade’s future uncertain.
I do hope they are able to continue. After traveling to other countries I’ve seen how some value and fund the arts in a more sustainable way. It makes me even more disgusted by what gets prioritized in the US (along with the greater disparities between rich and poor). We already have an incredibly busy weekend ahead but there’s no way I’m going to miss Sunday’s parade. And I will enjoy the heck out of it. Keeping to that theme, how about Five More Things I Have Enjoyed recently:
- Untypical Girls: Early Photographs Of Women In Punk From Between The Late 1970s And Early 1990s
- Free Comic Book Day 2019 is this coming Saturday. My son will be cosplaying as usual, which is always fun. But I’m excited to pick up a copy of Lumberjanes.
- This made me giggle: Seagulls Photobomb Traffic Camera And Fly Away With Viral Fame “We are still waiting for confirmation that the chicken has indeed crossed the road. Back to you,” one Twitter user joked.
- Veronica Mars is kicking asses for the ‘gram in the new trailer for Hulu’s revival series - YESSSSS
- Also Saturday, the opening of First Avenue: Stories of Minnesota’s Mainroom at Minnesota History Center. I’ve spent so much of my life, from age 14 or 15 on up, enjoying shows at First Ave. I’ve been looking forward to this exhibit.
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