August Photographic Opportunities!
Friday, July 30th, 2010Since there isn’t enough room here to show you everything that goes on, don’t forget to check out Holly Kuchera’s Shot Spots Calendar & http://cameracouncil.blogspot.com for more!
August 1st, 2010 ~ Twin Cities Jr Sweeps Regatta ~ 9 am ~ Bryant Lake, Eden Prairie, MN
Twin Cities Youth Rowing will host this regatta at their home location on Bryant Lake, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Racing will be on an 1800 meter, 4-lane buoyed course.
Entries are for Juniors only. In accordance with USRowing requirements: rowers must be 18 years of age or younger or, if older, be a full-time high school student graduating in 2010.
The following events will be hosted:
Junior Men 8+ Varsity * Junior Men 8+ Novice * Junior Men 8+ Dash * Junior Men 4+ Varsity * Junior Men 4+ Novice * Junior Men Pair * Mixed 8+ Dash * Junior Women 8+ Varsity * Junior Women 8+ Novice * Junior Women 8+ Dash * Junior Women 4+ Varsity * Junior Women 4+ Novice * Junior Women Pair * Mixed 8+ Dash
FREE
August 5th, 9th, 12th, 14th & 26th, 2010 ~ MN State Track Championships (Velodrome Bike Racing) ~ National Sports Center Velodrome, Blaine, MN
Check NSC Events calendar for specific start times & more events at the Velodrome.
The Minnesota State Track Championships are held to determine the best rider in many different track cycling disciplines. They are also held for different categories of age and ability. The Elite Minnesota State Championships are also used as National Qualification Events by which riders can qualify to participate in the United States National Track Cycling Championships. In the Elite Men’s division, riders aged 17 and over, in categories 1-4 can participate in the individual timed events. Categories 1-3 may participate in the mass start events. In the Elite Women’s division, riders 17 and over, in categories 1-4 can participate in all events.
FREE
August 13th – 15th, 2010 ~ Irish Fair ~ 10 am ~ Harriet Island, St Paul, MN
Grounds Map
Join in on the banks of the Mississippi River for a three-day celebration of Irish heritage with music, dance, family activities and good craic. Choose from the many activities the festival has to offer, like listening to music on one of the three stages, having a bit of Irish food and drink, learning about the many engaging aspects of Irish culture, taking part in a workshop on how to play the Irish bodhran, watching the incredible Irish dancers, and perusing through the Irish marketplace. And that’s just a start!
FREE
August 15th, 2010 ~ Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival ~ 3 pm ~ Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, St Paul, MN
Taiko drums, martial arts, Ikebana, sushi and other aspects of Japanese culture, will be featured at the annual Como Park Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival, a family-friendly event, reminiscent of Japan’s annual Obon holiday. Obon is an important Japanese cultural and family holiday, at which ancestral spirits are said to revisit their families for three days. Families pay their respects at gravesites and put out offerings of food and drink on a tray before household altars. They also light lanterns or small fires outside the house to symbolically guide the souls to the home. On the last evening of Obon, lanterns again guide the spirits back to their resting places.
The Lantern Lighting Festival encompasses Japanese tradition—through music, dance, crafts, martial arts and lanterns.
Adults: $5
August 20th – 22nd, 2010 ~ Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi (Pow Wow) ~ 1 pm ~ Pow Wow Grounds, 3212 Dakotah Parkway, Prior Lake, MN
The Wacipi is a social gathering where friends and relatives come together to celebrate their culture and way of life. A Wacipi is a homecoming of sorts, with many choosing to return every year to enjoy the dancers in their regalia, the singers at the drum, good food, and booths with arts and crafts for sale. Traditional moccasin games will also be played by Native American teams. The word Wacipi [wah-chee-pee] in the Dakota Language translates as “they dance.” A more common meaning is “Pow Wow.”
Held outdoors in a traditional dance arena, the Pow Wow will feature Native American vendors with arts, crafts, beadwork, jewelry, quillwork, and Native American foods for sale, including frybread, wojapi (berry pudding), wild rice, hominy soup, buffalo burgers, Indian tacos, and much more.
Fireworks will be held at 10 pm on Saturday.
“Can I take pictures at the Wacipi?:
While you are welcome to take pictures, there are times during the Wacipi when it is not appropriate. These include during prayers, Honor Songs, Naming, and Eagle Feather/Fallen Warrior Ceremonies. The MCs will usually announce if photographs should not be taken. If you take pictures outside the Dance Arena of individual dancers, please respect the dancers and ask for their permission first.”
Adults: $5
Other new & ongoing events in August:
Cafesjian’s Carousel – May 1st – September 6th – Como Zoo, St Paul, MN
Blooming Butterflies – June18th – September 6th – Como Zoo, St Paul, MN
Aveda Butterfly Garden – June19th – September 6th – MN Zoo, Apple Valley, MN
Dakota County Fair — August 9th – 15th — Farmington, MN
Carver County Fair – August 11th – 15th — Waconia, MN
MN Renaissance Festival – Weekends: August 21st – October 3rd — Shakopee, MN
MN State Fair – August 26th – September 6th – St Paul, MN
