The Reif Arts Council is announcing a jam-packed line-up of entertainment as part of their summer/fall 2021 seasonânot an easy feat on the heels of a global pandemic.Â
âOver the past year, we really made lemonade out of lemons. From drive-in and boat-in concerts and socially distanced music, to movies in the Reif parking lot, virtual shows, and several concerts at the outdoor IRA Civic Center pavilion,â said Reif Arts Council Marketing Director Paul M. Gregersen. âPeople have certainly taken notice and have appreciated our efforts to continue our mission of stimulating the arts in northern Minnesota. We maintained a schedule of 60-plus shows and educational programs throughout the pandemic, mostly flying by the seat of our pants. Our end goal has always been to formally announce a schedule of upcoming shows featuring local and national acts, and then execute that schedule like we did before the pandemic. Weâve finally made it to that point and are so happ
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Rachel Ries, the writer, multi-instrumentalist and producer behind
Her Crooked Heart, demonstrates immense vulnerability and multifaceted musical craftsmanship in delivering personal and profound musical soliloquies on love, leaving and the life that follows after burning it all down. Ries has enlisted a powerful group of women; women who can, in their way, take on the feminine, humanist mantle of Her Crooked Heart and make it their own: Siri Undlin (Humbird), Adelyn Strei (Adro), Hilary James (We are the Willows, Bathtub Cig). The quartet blends classical and electric guitar; piano and vintage synths; cello, woodwinds and drum triggers. This merging of acoustic and synthetic sounds is all in service of the voice: four-part vocal harmonies that shift from ethereal to an elemental wail, always telling a story of transformation.
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Haulage trucks near Dover. The split from the EU is fuelling an increasingly frenzied demand for goods, creating traffic jams at ports and highways on both sides of the English Channel
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SIR – I voted for Brexit and still strongly believe it will be to the benefit of our country in the medium to long term. What staggers me, however, is the blind belief by our politicians that the European Union would agree a deal that gives us unfettered access to its market with none of the obligations.
If for no other reason, pure vindictiveness by the EU will make sure we are punished for our decision to leave in order to deter others from following suit. It was clear, therefore, that trading on World Trade Organisation terms was the most realistic outcome. Our Government should have been preparing for this for the past four years, not scrambling to make provision at the last minute.