With the Great Northern fest, Minnesota winters just got a little cooler Great Northern Festival expands its reach, even in a pandemic year. January 22, 2021 9:33am Text size Copy shortlink:
Kate Nordstrum had pictured gatherings. Side-by-side, shoulder-to-shoulder, around a fire, inside a theater.
Instead, people will experience her first Great Northern Festival solo and staggered, from their homes and in shifts. We ve had to repackage so much, said Nordstrum, the new executive and artistic director of the 11-day fest, which starts Thursday.
Still, Nordstrum knew that Minnesotans would welcome a bright light during a winter dimmed by a pandemic, so she packed the festival s schedule with all that s possible.