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Take me to the river

Take me to the river.

The Mississippi River is an ever-present feature of Saint Paul. These projects reference, honor, re-imagine and call our careful attention to the great river road.

Ananya Dance Theater’s Dance of a Thousand Water Dreams, 7:00 pm procession from Lower Landing to Union Depot, and dawn procession back to the river at 4:30 am

Make a river-inspired cyanotype with Collective Currents by Linda Nguyen and Oanh Vu, 8:58 pm – 1 am, Sibley St.

Walk through Lower Course, light and sound installation about the living system of the river by Students for Design Activism, 8:58 pm – 5:26 am, Sibley St.

Put your ear to the river at Monica Haller’s can you listen to the same river twice?, 8:58 pm – 5:26 am, Lower Landing

Board the Jonathan Padelford for a sunrise cruise with upside down stories of the river by Works Progress, 3:30 – 5 am, Lower Landing.