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What's the Difference? Travels to Edina and St. Cloud
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<br /> If you missed the highly-praised What's the Difference? exhibit when it was here in Elk River, you still have oppor-
<br />tunity to see it. The show, which features works from 28 regional artists, will be open to the public at the Edina Art Center,
<br />4701 West 64th Street, from July 11 through August 24 and will then travel to the Paramount Theater, 913 West St. Germain,
<br />St. Cloud from September 5 through September 30.
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<br />What's the Difference? recently completed its second showing at the Myles Reif Center for the Performing Arts during May.
<br />The first was at Salina Spa and Salon in April. Using their chosen medium, each artist created an original work for the exhibit,
<br />loosely based on their copy of the same black and white photograph. The show features paintings in oil, watercolor and pas-
<br />tels, clay and metal sculpture, stained glass, mixed media, music, literature and drama. The Reif Center adjoins the Grand
<br />Rapids High School building, where the school's English and Art teachers were drawn to the educational nature of the exhibit.
<br />These instructors brought their students to study the artwork, comparing each piece to the "subject photo". Examining the
<br />differences, the students discussed how the personality or mood of each artist was revealed in their art. The teachers and
<br />David Marty, the Reif Center's Director, expressed to us that the value of the show was extraordinary for both the students
<br />and the many visitors at the center.
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<br />Karen Kiefer, the exhibit's project director, and her "mounties" (the inexhaustible crew enlisted to move and hang the exhibit
<br />from site to site), have been receiving accolades on behalf of the show from many people who have seen it. Kiefer was even
<br />featured on Grand Rapids television and radio broadcasts, discussing the creative process and challenges the artists under-
<br />went as they created their works. They are proud of the acclaim the traveling show is bringing to Elk River across the region,
<br />encouraging YOU to engage in "the difference" and to offer your own creative insights. For additional information regarding
<br />the exhibits, call the ERAAA office at 763-441-4725.
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<br />What's the Difference?
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<br />Pickin' through the pieces of someone else's broken dream
<br />Finding all the common threads that bind these souls to me
<br />Reaching back into the past, a box of memories
<br />Every one a loving stitch in life's rich tapestry
<br />And yet, I hear it said around me every day
<br />Seems like every time I turn around, I hear someone say
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<br />What's the difference, if I walk away from this?
<br />To know too much is painful, sometimes ignorance is bliss.
<br />How will I find the strength to carry all this truth with me somehow?
<br />The difference is here, the difference is now.
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<br />Living in the present, learning from the past
<br />Dreams like dust slip through my hands, life slips away so fast.
<br />A higher voice is calling you, A higher truth in answer to
<br />Every wish and every prayer and every dream you've ever had
<br />And if we act like we don't care and we don't see
<br />How will the choices we make change the course of our life's history?
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<br />What's the difference, if I choose not to respond
<br />To the gifts that rye been given when that crucial moment comes?
<br />Or could I choose to be a shining light for all the world to see?
<br />The difference is you, the difference is me.
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<br />And if I put myself into your picture, we both might be surprised
<br />To find we share the same dream looking through each other's eyes.
<br />What's the difference, if I choose not to respond
<br />To the gifts that I've been given when that crucial moment comes?
<br />Or could I choose to be a shining light for all the world to see?
<br />The difference is you, the difference is me.
<br />The difference is you and me, right here, right now
<br />The difference is you and me, together we can be the difference.
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<br />Strings for Youth Summer Camp
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<br /> There's still time to register for the second
<br />session of Strings for Youth Summer Camp which
<br />will be held August 5 through 9 from 9 AM to Noon.
<br />Students will have the opportunity to learn and play
<br />a variety of musical styles, including classical, folk,
<br />fiddle, and contemporary. This summer camp will
<br />also include some instruction in reading music, music
<br />theory, and the lives of composers. Participants will
<br />be able to listen to various recordings of string music
<br />and to view videotapes of musical performances.
<br />Tuition is $45.00, and the deadline for registering is
<br />August 1. Please call Cindy Soltis, instructor, at
<br />763-441-7708 for information.
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<br />sponsored by Elk Fl~w~r Recreation
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<br />Wednesdays a[ Noon ~n Qrono Park and
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<br /> L~O~a
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<br /> Aii events ~;:re free.
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