How Minnesotans are finding ways to socialize outdoors, even in winter Patio heaters, hot tubs, ice bars and more create winter outdoor gathering spots. February 12, 2021 1:29pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Heather Vick was one of them.
She lives in a sociable neighborhood in southwest Minneapolis, where neighbors had regularly been getting together outdoors. In fall, everybody was getting worried, she said. What s going to happen in winter?
Heather and her family provided the answer: Son Christopher Vick, with an assist from dad Tom Vick, built an ice bar in their front yard. We wanted something to get the neighbors together where they could be outside, be safe, Heather said. People are looking for anything to get together with folks.
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25th DC Festival of Films from Iran
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The Smithsonian museums may be closed due to the pandemic, but that isn’t stopping the Museum of Asian Art from hosting its 25th annual Festival of Films from Iran. The festival is now online with a slate of eight films which explore how people cope with subjects including environmental destruction, terminal cancer, the 1953 coup in Iran, and the death penalty. When the museum introduced the Iranian Film Festival in the 1990s, the event focused on what was referred to as the second new wave of Iranian cinema. The museum’s c