MMAM: Minneapolis artist Sonja Peterson creates large-scale artworks, sculptures and installations from complex and intricately cut paper. The interplay between her colorful negative backgrounds, shadows, and foregrounds of paper provide a sense of movement and vibrancy to her subjects. Her works explore the flora, fauna, and the history of travelers above and below the world’s waters.
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Sonja Peterson, Ghost Ship, 2016. Hand cut paper & acrylic on wall. (detail)
From contemporary exhibitions to historic works of art, MMAM engages visitors and the community with great art inspired by water.
This exhibition project is presented by the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, a nonprofit public art museum with additional support from Dr. Phillip and Kate Perry, and other generous contributions from foundations, corporations, individuals, members and volunteers.
We first introduced the North Hat in 2013. And with them, an idea defined by hard work, creativity, cold winters, and year-round exploration. We made 150 hats that year, which sure seemed like a lot at the time. They sold out in four days, and the rest is history.
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Huzzah! Welcome to our Village and to our Festival Day. Queen Katherine has lost her mirth; life in London – the stuffy politics, the stiff codes of etiquette and decorum, and the pointless palace intrigue – has drained away her joy. To raise her spirits, King Henry has charged the Master of the Revels to arrange a Festival day. Today is that Festival day! The Queen is coming to this Village to take a hiatus from the stoic and worrisome world, and instead, to enjoy the simple pleasures of music and dance, the deliciousness of good food and beverage, and the uncomplicated camaraderie of the common people whom she loves so much. And, like the Queen, we invite you to escape from your everyday world and revel with us in this frivolous and frolicking Festival day!
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THE SHAKESPEARE EXPERIENCE
Shakespeare at the Festival
William Shakespeare is credited with the most influential canon in all of literary history. The plays are still being performed and are still relevant more than 400 years after they were written and first performed at the Globe Theater in London.
Shakespeare Shorts
This season the Festival is presenting two Shakespeare Shorts. A condensed version of Romeo and Juliet will be presented on the Bakery Stage at 1:00, and the Pyramus and Thisbe scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented on the Witchwood Stage at 11:30 and 3:00.
Shakespeare Guild
Many of our performers are members of the Festival’s Shakespeare Guild by virtue of having committed to memory a Shakespearean character speech. Guild members perform Shakespearean passages each Festival day at 12:30 on the Witchwood Stage, and 4:30 at the King’s Arbor, where new members to the Guild may be presenting their initiation passages. Guild members wear a Shakespeare Guild medallion on their costumes and can be stopped anywhere in the village and are obligated to present their piece to you upon request.
The Queen’s Gambit Royal Chess Match and Champions’ Battle
Our fair Queen Katherine and the Vikings’ Jarl Aesa have agreed to a royal chess match – a champions’ battle – a Queen’s Gambit, so to speak. Each of these powerful women have brought a treasured weapon from their personal armory to put into the hazard; winner take all in this friendly, but earnest competition of arms. Three of Jarl Aesa’s Vikings and three of Queen Katherine’s subjects will meet in one on one battles as the Jarl and the Queen play out their wager across a chess board. Don’t miss the Queen’s Gambit Royal Chess Match and Champions’ Battle at 5:00 in Bad Manor Green.
The Wizard’s Cote
The renaissance era heralded a rebirth of the arts and sciences – painting, astronomy, sculpture, chemistry, performance, and physics. The magical arts also experienced a resurgence, offering a contrast to science and belief. Wizards, magicians, alchemists, and enchanters conjured events and experiences that seemed to challenge what they knew and what they believed. Our Festival is honoring this age old tradition at the Wizard’s Cote, a little cottage where you can find our Festival’s wizards and magicians in residence throughout the day. Stop by and see Brother Paul, Fez the Fantastic, Vincenzo, and Paul Cook amaze and baffle you with their prestidigitati
England’s first female monarch was Mary Tudor, who reigned from 1553 to 1558, when she was succeeded by her half sister, Queen Elizabeth I, who reigned for 45 years through the Elizabethan and Shakespearean era. As queen, Mary ordered the execution of nearly 300 people for heresy, earning her the nick-name Bloody Mary. Our Festival celebrates this notorious queen by holding a Sunday morning Bingo Tournament at which her signature cocktail is featured – the Bloody Mary! Prizes awarded for all the bingo winners. A great way to start your Festival day!
Hosted by: Fitz & Jane the Misfortune Teller
Sundays @ 10am
A Wake O’Wine
We are gathering at the Celtic Cottage for Old Uncle Fergus O’Hara’s wake. Although Uncle Fergus hasn’t actually passed over to the other side quite yet, despite his protestations from upstairs, we’ve decided to celebrate his life and imminent passing with Irish tales and songs. Come and join us for A Wake and O’Wine at the Celtic Cottage. Sample four wine varieties from Menage a Trois wines and some family style snacks as we celebrate the life of Old Uncle Fergus.
Daily @ 1:30pm
Sponsored By
New Food & Beverage
Vikings Valhalla Mead Hall
Monks Craft Beer Pub
CrosSwords Tavern
About
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Minnesota’s History with the Festival
The Minnesota Renaissance Festival began its journey in September of 1971 on a 22 acre field in Jonathan, MN. More than 25,000 people visited the two weekend grand opening of the festival then named A Celebration of Nature, Art, and Life! That celebration has since relocated to Shakopee, MN and has grown to be the largest Renaissance Festival in the United States with an annual attendance of 300,000.
About Mid-America Festivals
Mid-America Festivals is the nation’s largest producer of outdoor themed events. In 2019, we entertained nearly one million people in a wide variety of locations across the country.
Mid-America Festivals currently devotes its time towards developing some of the best festivals in the country. Mid-America Festivals, along with affiliated entities, owns and operates the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the Trail of Terror (located in Minnesota), the Bay Area Renaissance Festival (located in Dade City, FL, Pasco County), the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, the Michigan Renaissance Festival, the St. Louis Renaissance Festival and many other events. The company demonstrates its event production and promotion leadership by embracing all aspects of event production from specialty merchandise and corporate sponsorship to ticket sales and multi-media marketing.
Based in Minneapolis, Mid-America’s staff is comprised of talented managers’ experiences in all aspects of entertainment. Mid-America Festivals began producing Renaissance Festivals in 1976 as a natural extension of its president’s career in major venue promotion and production. The company’s background ranges from rock and roll events like the Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, and Prince to event management for concerts like Rock the Garden in Minneapolis.
Just like Jeni’s Brambleberry Crisp, this cake boasts the perfect ratio of jammy fruit to crunchy oat streusel
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EATER: Having grown up in Columbus, Ohio, Graeter’s and Jeni’s were always my go-to spots for grabbing a cold, creamy treat on summer nights. While my friends tended to gravitate toward Jeni’s ’gram-ready vibes and unexpected flavors (goat cheese with red cherries, anyone?), my dad has always been an outspoken Graeter’s devotee, preferring their old-school, no-frills setup and simple, classic options (their cookies and cream can’t be beat, in my opinion). Though I’m constantly vacillating between the two (I’m currently in a Graeter’s phase), I remember falling in love with Jeni’s iconic Brambleberry Crispflavor the first time I had it years ago: Each pie-like scoop is swirled with the perfect ratio of brambleberry jam and chunks of brown sugar oat streusel.
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This month’s cake is directly inspired by my favorite Jeni’s flavor and doubles as my ode to long, slow (and quiet) Ohio summers. Made in an 8-by-8-inch pan, the lemon-kissed sour cream cake is topped with ripe summer berries (I use a combination of raspberries and blackberries) that bake up just jammy enough while retaining some of their structure. The whole thing gets showered in an oat streusel, which turned out to be my favorite part of the cake and the bane of my existence during the development process: Iteration after iteration, my streusel kept melting and/or sinking into the cake. While all the testers ended up tasting fine (there were a lot of them), I was determined to create a cake that looked the part, too.
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After some deep-dive research, I increased the flour and cut down on the butter in the streusel, and followed the very knowledgeable Rose Levy Beranbaum’s helpful tip to sprinkle on the topping 30 minutes into baking. The reason behind this, as I learned from my conversation with cookbook author and food stylist Yossy Arefi (another smart, wonderful pastry person), is that it’s imperative for the cake to have enough structure to support the weight of the streusel. Allowing the cake to set in the oven a bit before adding the streusel helps to create a sturdier base that won’t immediately swallow the topping. Thanks to these pastry experts, I ended up with the streusel-laden cake I envisioned.
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This cake celebrates summer in all its ripe, bountiful glory: The crunchy, just-sweet-enough oat streusel gives way to tender cake and baked berries, with cinnamon and lemon zest adding lovely notes of nuance. If you want something a little more over-the-top, serve squares of the cake with a scoop of high-quality vanilla ice cream, lightly sweetened whipped cream — or if you’re feeling extra (basically me, all the time), alongside a pint of Jeni’s Brambleberry Crisp itself. There’s really no better way to soak up this fleeting, delightful season.
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Summer Berry Streusel Cake
Makes one 8-by-8-inch cake
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Ingredients:
For the oat streusel:
¼ cup (50 grams) light brown sugar
⅓ cup (47 grams) all-purpose flour
⅓ cup (30 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
For the cake:
1 cup (140 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
⅔ cup (133 grams) granulated sugar
⅓ cup (67 grams) light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup (114 grams) full-fat sour cream, at room temperature
¼ cup whole milk, at room temperature
6 ounces ripe summer berries (raspberries, blackberries, or a combination)
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Instructions:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8-by-8-inch square cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the sides (to make it easier to remove the cake after baking), and grease the parchment.
Step 2: Make the oat streusel: In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, and salt and mix thoroughly with your hands. Work the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingers until the streusel resembles wet sand and clumps together when you squeeze it (some small bits of butter are fine). Chill the streusel in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Step 3: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Step 4: In a large bowl, beat the butter with an electric hand mixer or in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth. Add the sugars and lemon zest and cream the mixture until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Step 5: Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
Step 6: Add half of the dry ingredients to the bowl and beat until just combined. Carefully beat in the sour cream and milk, scrape down the bowl, then add the rest of the dry ingredients and beat until just combined and the batter is smooth. Take care not to overmix.
Step 7: Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface with a small offset spatula. Sprinkle the berries evenly on top of the batter. The batter will rise around them, so there’s no need to press them down.
Step 8: Bake the cake for 35 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven and quickly but gently sprinkle the streusel on top in an even layer — the cake will be very delicate. Carefully return the cake to the oven and bake for 17 to 20 more minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearly clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Step 9: Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes, then gently run a small offset spatula around the edges to loosen. Using the parchment sling to assist, gently transfer the cake to a rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
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Joy Cho is a freelance writer, recipe developer, and pastry chef based in New York City. Celeste Noche is a Filipino American food, travel, and portrait photographer based between Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco. Recipe tested by Deena Prichep
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