CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks - Half Past Autumn
2022-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
SoulTouch Productions and Landmark Center, in partnership with Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF), present “CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks”, a screening of films by legendary artist Gordon Parks. The selection of films includes Half Past Autumn at 1 pm on Saturday, May 7; The Learning Tree at 3 pm on Sunday, May 8; and Leadbelly at 7 pm on Friday, May 13 in Landmark Center’s F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium.
Each screening will be followed by conversations with special guests from the Black community of filmmakers to examine the themes of the films and how they are relevant in the Black community today.
Half Past Autumn is an intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musician, and filmmaker. Special VIP guests for the post-film discussion include Director Craig Rice and Producer Robin Hickman-Winfield. Craig Rice is an award-winning producer and director who is nationally recognized for his distinguished career in music video, commercial, television, and film industry. Robin Hickman-Winfield is the Executive Producer and CEO of SoulTouch Productions. Hickman-Winfield is the great niece of Gordon Parks and is honoring her great uncle’s legacy with the “CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks.”
About Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks’ films are recognized for their cultural significance and present positive and powerful media representation of young Black men. Parks used his camera as his “weapon” of choice to fight poverty and racism. His work not only gave the rest of the world a glimpse into the life of a person of color, but offered hope, choice, opportunity, and a platform to many in the Black community. As a nationally recognized photographer, musician, writer, and film director, Gordon Parks’ influence has extended through multiple generations and throughout our nation, beginning in St. Paul with his skill in photography.
This series honors Gordon Parks’ legacy, his choice to use film and photography to portray the Black experience and be a catalyst for societal change. It will feature themes that remain relevant today, including mass incarceration, racism, and coming of age. For many in the Black community, it will be an opportunity to feature stories and narratives not often seen or represented in the mainstream, while for non-Black communities, it will further the understanding of the Black experience, break down barriers and stereotypes, and provide a fuller context to Parks’ work.
“Choice Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks” is supported by the Saint Paul Cultural STAR Program. For more information on the series, visit the CHOICE Cinema page on landmarkcenter.org or call 651.292.3063.

Sundays at Landmark: St. Paul Civic Symphony Concert
2022-05-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The annual Mother’s Day concert is the perfect way to spend time with the mothers in your life. This year’s concert features the world premiere of Saint Paul composer Steve Heitzeg’s Green Hope after Black Rain (SPCS’s 75th anniversary commission), with Grieg’s Piano Concerto, performed by Jacob Taggart, and Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Visit the St. Paul Civic Symphony’s website for more information on this annual signature event.

CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks - The Learning Tree
2022-05-08 15:00 - 17:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
SoulTouch Productions and Landmark Center, in partnership with Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF), present “CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks”, a screening of films by legendary artist Gordon Parks. The selection of films includes Half Past Autumn at 1 pm on Saturday, May 7; The Learning Tree at 3 pm on Sunday, May 8; and Leadbelly at 7 pm on Friday, May 13, shown = in Landmark Center’s F. K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium.
Each screening will be followed by conversations with special guests from the Black community of filmmakers to examine the themes of the films and how they are relevant in the Black community today. Actor Kyle Johnson is the special guest for the post-film discussion of The Learning Tree.
About The Learning Tree
As an African-American teen in small-town Kansas in the 1920s, Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson) largely shrugs off the racial prejudice of his time and place. His calm and self-controlled perspective is in direct opposition to that of his quick-tempered friend, Marcus Savage (Alex Clarke). But when Marcus‘ father, Booker (Richard Ward), murders a man — and Newt witnesses the crime — Newt realizes that going to the police could jeopardize both his friendship and his life.
Actor Kyle Johnson, the special guest for post-screening discussion of The Learning Tree, has appeared in multiple TV shows such as The Fugitive (1963-1967) and Mod Squad (1968-1973). He played the son of Simon of Cyrene in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and appeared in Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) and Brother on the Run (1973). His most notable performance is from The Learning Tree, where he portrayed Newt Winger, a young Black man attempting to adhere to his morals through the experience of racial injustice.
About Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks’ films are recognized for their cultural significance and present positive and powerful media representation of young Black men. Parks used his camera as his “weapon” of choice to fight poverty and racism. His work not only gave the rest of the world a glimpse into the life of a person of color, but offered hope, choice, opportunity, and a platform to many in the Black community. As a nationally recognized photographer, musician, writer, and film director, Gordon Parks’ influence has extended through multiple generations and throughout our nation, beginning in St. Paul with his skill in photography.
This series will honor Gordon Parks’ legacy, his choice to use film and photography to portray the Black experience and be a catalyst for societal change. It will feature themes that remain relevant today, including mass incarceration, racism, and coming of age. For many in the Black community, it will be an opportunity to feature stories and narratives not often seen or represented in the mainstream, while for non-Black communities, it will further the understanding of the Black experience, break down barriers and stereotypes, and provide a fuller context to Parks’ work.
“Choice Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks” is supported by the Saint Paul Cultural Star Program. For more information on the series, visit the CHOICE Cinema page at landmarkcenter.org or call 651.292.3063.

MSP International Film Festival: Alegría
2022-05-09 19:00 - 21:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

Alegría is a proudly independent woman, living in the family’s ancestral home in the Spanish city of Melilla nestled on the Moroccan coast. When her niece is set to marry, Alegría reluctantly agrees to host the event. Supported by Dunia, her bubbly Moroccan housekeeper, and Marian, her chill Christian best friend, Alegría must open her home and revisit her Jewish roots.
Control is a guiding principle in Alegría’s life, and the chaos of the wedding and all its attendant rituals–not to mention a hopeful reunion with her daughter, absent now for 5 years–leaves her feeling adrift. But Alegría has friends, she has family, and even after a rocky start, the love and respect begins to shine through as she begins to embrace her family’s Jewish past. Violeta Salama, with her directing debut, makes the city of Melilla (where she grew up) as much a part of this family as the characters themselves.

MSP International Film Festival: Sweet Disaster
2022-05-10 16:30 - 18:30 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

Frida is a 40-year-old painting therapist who finds herself pregnant. When Felix, her boyfriend, (who hasn’t been her partner for very long), hears this, he’s gone and back with his ex. What is Frida to do but launch a full-scale, sometimes outlandish plan to keep him in her life?
After a chance encounter and whirlwind romance between Frida and Felix results in a stunning pregnancy, the two parents-to-be reevaluate their lives. For Felix, this means hightailing it out of there. But for Frida, it is a challenge–with the help of her friend, a teenage neighbor, she concocts plans to win Felix back that are at once clever and totally bonkers. Laura Lehmus’ bold use of color, magical realism, and a brilliant comic performance by Friederike Kempter make Sweet Disaster a genuine crowd pleaser.

MSP International Film Festival: Broken Keys
2022-05-10 19:00 - 22:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.
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In this gripping drama inspired by real events, an endangered musician in a Syrian town controlled by ISIS must sell his beloved piano in order to escape the country. The film marks the feature debut of Columbia University-trained, Lebanese writer-director Jimmy Keyrouz and is an expansion of his 2016 Student Academy Award-winning short “Nocturne in Black.” Boasting a score by Keyrouz’s famous compatriot Gabriel Yared and a Cannes 2020 label designation, the film combines real-life crisis, potent emotion and an ending of stunning defiance.
In Sekka, 20-something pianist Karim shares a bombed-out building with his cousin Maya, and many other neighbors of assorted ages and occupations, some of whom belong to an underground resistance opposing ISIS. Since playing or listening to music is one of many things forbidden by the extremist group, Karim plans to pay a smuggler to get him to Europe, where he hopes to fulfill his dream of performing with an orchestra.

Courtroom Concert featuring Classica Chamber Players
2022-05-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, our popular Courtroom Concerts take place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.
Concerts are currently being held in the Landmark Center Cortile on the 1st floor.

CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks - Leadbelly
2022-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
SoulTouch Productions and Landmark Center, in partnership with Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF), present “CHOICE Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks”, a screening of films by legendary artist Gordon Parks. The selection of films includes Half Past Autumn at 1 pm on Saturday, May 7; The Learning Tree at 3 pm on Sunday, May 8; and Leadbelly at 7 pm on Friday, May 13 in Landmark Center’s F. K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium.
Each screening will be followed by conversations with special guests from the Black community of filmmakers to examine the themes of the films and how they are relevant in the Black community today. Actor Art Evans is the special guest for the post-film discussion of Lead Belly.
About Leadbelly
A biography of Huddie Ledbetter (Roger E. Mosley), this drama follows the life of the highly influential African-American blues singer and guitarist, who was better known as “Leadbelly.” The trouble-prone musician frequently ended up working on chain gangs, and, when not incarcerated, he sometimes traveled around with fellow renowned blues man Blind Lemon Jefferson (Art Evans). The film shows how Leadbelly dealt with the racism of his era and found some degree of peace in his music.
Actor Art Evans will be the special guest for Leadbelly. Evans is known for his roles in A Soldier’s Story (1984), Die Hard 2 (1990), Ruthless People (1986), and Trespass (1992). He portrayed Blind Lemon Jefferson in Gordon Parks’ Leadbelly, where his ability to play a number of musical instruments by ear came in handy. Evans studied drama at the Theater of Being under the tutelage of Frank Silvera. Evans will be in conversation with Kokayi Ampah, acclaimed film industry Location Manager and Producer who was mentored by Gordon Parks in his early career, assisting on Shaft (1971) and Leadbelly. Ampah’s illustrious career spans over 50 years, with 40 films to his credit such as Poetic Justice (1993), The Color Purple (1985) and Shawshank Redemption (1994).
About Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks’ films are recognized for their cultural significance and present positive and powerful media representation of young Black men. Parks used his camera as his “weapon” of choice to fight poverty and racism. His work not only gave the rest of the world a glimpse into the life of a person of color, but offered hope, choice, opportunity, and a platform to many in the Black community. As a nationally recognized photographer, musician, writer, and film director, Gordon Parks’ influence has extended through multiple generations and throughout our nation, beginning in St. Paul with his skill in photography.
This series will honor Gordon Parks’ legacy, his choice to use film and photography to portray the Black experience and be a catalyst for societal change. It will feature themes that remain relevant today, including mass incarceration, racism, and coming of age. For many in the Black community, it will be an opportunity to feature stories and narratives not often seen or represented in the mainstream, while for non-Black communities, it will further the understanding of the Black experience, break down barriers and stereotypes, and provide a fuller context to Parks’ work.
“Choice Cinema Series: In the Footsteps of Gordon Parks” is supported by the Saint Paul Cultural STAR Program. For more information on the series, visit the CHOICE Cinema series page at landmarkcenter.org or call 651.292.3063.

MSP International Film Festival: Mija
2022-05-14 12:00 - 14:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

Indie music manager Doris Muñoz looks back on childhood experiences with her close-knit family and her early career launching the pop star, Cuco. Being the first American-born member of her undocumented family means coming of age is complicated by the added responsibilities of green card processing and family reunification. In spite of the crushing pressures, Doris hustles to find new musical talent amongst a community of children of immigrants for whom success is more than an individual dream, it’s a collective lifeline.
Mija is an emotional and moving portrait of an ambitious young woman moving up in the music world while staying deeply connected to her parents as they struggle for secure permanent residency status, financial stability, and the freedom to safely visit their beloved family in Mexico. As the only family member who can traverse the border safely, Mija represents the hope, guilt, and challenges of first generation youth.

MSP International Film Festival: Juniper
2022-05-14 15:00 - 17:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

Sam, all of 17-years-old, has been kicked out of boarding school. A spiraling student, he’s suffering from a crushing depression brought on by the death of his mother. When his father brings him home, there’s a surprise – his long-absent, icy and reluctantly dependent grandmother Ruth (a spirited Charlotte Rampling) has moved in.
Sharp as a needle but as self-destructive (and perhaps self-delusional) as her grandson, Ruth is trapped in a wheelchair, needing someone to feed her, listen to her, and most importantly, pour her enormous pitchers of gin. Slowly, over time, the pair begin to connect, sharing their grief and their dreams, and a genuine family, warts and all, begins to emerge. Matthew J. Saville’s smart, touching dramedy is a tour de force for Rampling, who meets her match in George Ferrier’s Sam.

MSP International Film Festival: Dear Future Children
2022-05-15 12:00 - 14:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

A film about the next generation, made by the next generation, tells the story of the growing surge of young activism worldwide. Join three Gen Z activists on the frontlines of social and environmental change. Meet Pepper, on strike for democracy in Hong Kong; Hilda, protesting the effects of the climate crisis created by rich countries on poor women and children in Uganda; and Rayen, fighting for social equality and human rights in Chile. Winner of the Audience Award at Hot Docs, Dear Future Children is made by Gen Z filmmakers, who tell the stories of their subjects as comrades and peers with shared humor, anxieties, idealism, and concerns. Their intimate portraits show the inner struggles of choosing every day to fight. Bearing witness to the complex ways activism changes young lives, these counter narratives capture the energy, anger, and ingenuity of young activists who risk their lives for our future children.

MSP International Film Festival: The Emigrants
2022-05-15 14:00 - 16:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

This big-budget epic drama offers a new version of Vilhelm Moberg’s series about impoverished Swedes who left misery behind to create a better life for themselves and their children on free land in Minnesota in the mid-19th century. The four books in Moberg
’s series published between 1949 and 1959 are considered Swedish literary classics. In 1971 and 1972, director Jan Troell adapted the four tomes into two acclaimed movies starring Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullmann. Now, in his sensitive adaptation, Norwegian director Erik Poppe (The King’s Choice) reinterprets the story, showing it through the eyes of Kristina Nilsson (Lisa Carlehed). Despite not really wanting to leave everything she knows behind, she is such a devoted wife and partner to the stubborn Karl-Oskar (Gustaf Skarsgård) that she allows herself to be persuaded. Kristina’s friendship with the prostitute-turned-fine lady Ulrika (Swedish pop sensation Tove Lo in her film debut) also gets more screen time.

MSP International Film Festival: Magnetic Beats
2022-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

1981 and electronic music is all the rage. Jeróme is a DJ and Philippe, his shy brother, engineers their radio show. When the latter gets called up to military service in West Berlin, he worries that he’s missing out on big opportunities in Vincent Maël Cardona’s brilliant period music film.
The brothers have a hugely popular show on pirate radio in Brittany, Jeróme being the voice (and face) and Phillippe using his considerable talents to engineer and create stunning dance remixes of the top hits of the day. His older brother is dating Marianne, whom Phillippe secretly loves… and who may feel likewise. It’s a stunning moment in European political and musical history, and when Phillippe is called to military duty, he worries that he’s going to miss earth-shaking events, not to mention incredible shows. Boasting an incredible soundtrack and winning performances, Magnetic Beats (Les magnétiques) is a joy to behold.

MSP International Film Festival: Drunken Birds
2022-05-17 16:30 - 18:30 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

Willy works for a Mexican drug cartel and, unwisely, falls in love with Marlena, the boss’s wife. When Marlena disappears, a desperate Willy, still in love, searches for her in vain for four years, then follows a rumor of her living in Montreal in the hopes of reconnecting. Ivan Grbovic’s stunning feature was Canada’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
Narrowly escaping a death sentence for his transgressions, Willy’s flight from Mexico to the North brings opportunity and renewed hope. While working as a migrant field hand, Willy becomes inextricably caught up in his host family’s turmoil and secrets, that begin to entangle with his own. A collaboration with the production teams behind the acclaimed Roma and Incendies, Drunken Birds explores how destinies intersect and tensions swell amongst those dreaming for a better future.

MSP International Film Festival: Greener Pastures
2022-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
MSP Film Society presents the 41st Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF41) from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, May 19, 2022. The MSPIFF41 theme, SHINE THROUGH, invites us all to resume gathering in-person to enjoy more than 200 films from around the world and a full array of exciting parties, panels, and filmmaker networking events and discussions. Many MSPIFF41 films will also be available to screen virtually, in keeping with MSP Film Society’s mission to increase audience access to these wonderful films. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL HERE.

It’s the time of year when a clever humanist comedy goes over really well and we have a new one for you from busy producer Adar Shafran, the production exec responsible for Maktub (MSPIFF 2018). Widower Dov (the wonderful Shlomo Bar-Abba) moves into a nursing home but he can’t stand it. He dreams of buying back his old house and returning to live there, but he has no money since losing his post office pension and he blames the State. When he realizes that everyone in the nursing home uses state-sponsored medical marijuana, he hatches an inspired plan. Weed will be his salvation – selling it, not smoking it. He will become a cannabis entrepreneur. But when love, the police and the local mafia enter the picture, Dov finds himself at a crossroads where he has to decide whether he would be willing to risk everything for what really matters to him.

The First Minnesota Qeej Fesitval!
2022-05-22 11:00 - 17:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Hmong Cultural Center presents The First Minnesota Qeej Festival! Come and enjoy Hmong Qeej and instrumental performances, Hmong cultural activities, and Hmong & South East Asian food vendors on May 22, 11 am-5 pm at Landmark Center.
For more information contact kangvang@hmongcc.org.
Supported by FY 2020 Folk and Traditional Grant by MN States Arts Board, Legislative Appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, City of Saint Paul Cultural Star Grant

CARE: Exquisite Crankies
2022-05-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Andrew Young is Landmark Center’s 2021-2022 CARE Artist-in-Residence and invites you to explore Landmark Center like you never have before while answering the question: What is beyond the five senses?
A crankie is a form of puppetry used to tell stories via a moving scroll. An exquisite corpse is a drawing game used to connect drawings made by different people. So, exquisite crankies are combining the two! Come visit Courtroom 317, where you’ll learn how a crankie works and get to create a part of one that everyone who visits will create together! Do you have a story about the Landmark Center? Or a building? It could be your house, your school, or any building in St. Paul. A good story, a funny story, a mysterious story? Come draw it and have it be a part of a crankie, which will be displayed in the Landmark center once everyone stories are connected!
Sense explored: Imagination
Reservations encouraged, walk-ins welcome! Reserve your tickets here.

Saint Paul Walking Tour - It Happened Right Here: Saint Paul's Origins
2022-06-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-07-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Kellogg Park
Stand where Saint Paul began and walk through its origin tales and historic towers into its anticipated future. Downtown shaped the state of Minnesota through its booming population, architecture, and businesses. Learn of Saint Paul’s first murder, first mystery, and many stories of the first settlers.
July tour date reservations will be open on June 1st, and August tour date reservations will be open on July 1st. Reservations required and available online at It Happened Right Here: Saint Paul’s Origins Tickets in Saint Paul, MN, United States (ticketleap.com).

OPENING RECEPTION: XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival Art Exhibition | Mākslas Rija | Artists from the US and Latvia
2022-06-02 17:00 - 19:00 | North Gallery – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Join gallery and festival organizers for an opening reception on June 2 from 5-7 pm in the North Gallery. In conjunction with the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Landmark Center and the Festival are co-hosting an exhibit to celebrate Latvian visual arts!
The art exhibition will take place in the North Gallery from June 2-July 3. The Twin Cities were the long-time home of world-renowned expressionist painter Jānis Kalmīte. He is best known for his iconic paintings of “rijas,” or “threshing barns,” that played a central role for Latvian homesteads and farm families for generations. This exhibition encompasses the idea of “place” within works of art created by American Latvian artists in recent years in both daily and cultural life. The exhibit is a juried show that includes paintings, drawings, graphics, photographs, and sculpture; including Latvian artists from across the US, and even from Latvia.
Mākslas Rija is open during Landmark Center’s normal business hours.

Monday-Friday, 8 am – 5 pm
Thursday, 8 am – 8 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, 12 – 5 pm

The Latvian art exhibit is one of several festival events organizers are presenting in Landmark Center during the Festival. This year’s festival will mark the first time in its 70-year history that it has taken place in Minnesota.

XV Latvian Song and Dance Festival Art Exhibition | Mākslas Rija | Artists from the US and Latvia
2022-06-03 08:00 - 2022-07-03 17:00 | North Gallery – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
In conjunction with the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Landmark Center and the Festival are co-hosting an exhibit to celebrate Latvian visual arts!
The art exhibition will take place in the North Gallery from June 2-July 3. The Twin Cities were the long-time home of world-renowned expressionist painter Jānis Kalmīte. He is best known for his iconic paintings of “rijas,” or “threshing barns,” that played a central role for Latvian homesteads and farm families for generations. This exhibition encompasses the idea of “place” within works of art created by American Latvian artists in recent years in both daily and cultural life. The exhibit is a juried show that includes paintings, drawings, graphics, photographs, and sculpture; including Latvian artists from across the US, and even from Latvia.
Mākslas Rija is open during Landmark Center’s normal business hours.

Monday-Friday, 8 am – 5 pm
Thursday, 8 am – 8 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, 12 – 5 pm

The Latvian art exhibit is one of several festival events organizers are presenting in Landmark Center during the Festival. This year’s festival will mark the first time in its 70-year history that it has taken place in Minnesota.

Saint Paul Walking Tour: Rice Park
2022-06-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-07-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Landmark Center, 75 5th St W, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Stroll through one of St. Paul’s oldest public parks: Rice Park, located in the heart of the cultural district in downtown. Flanked by architectural and cultural giants: Landmark Center, the Saint Paul Hotel, the Central Library, and the Ordway, this park is beloved as an oasis of green space, beautiful landscaping, and as a site of public art.
July tour date reservations will be open on June 1st, and August tour date reservations will be open on July 1st. Reservations required and available online at Rice Park Walking Tour Tickets in Saint Paul, MN, United States (ticketleap.com)

CARE: Greenhouse Gallery
2022-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Market Street Porch, 75 5th St. W, St. Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Andrew Young is Landmark Center’s 2021-2022 CARE Artist-in-Residence and invites you to explore Landmark Center like you never have before while answering the question: What is beyond the five senses?
How often do we stop to admire the beauty of the food we eat? When is the last time you admired a carrot, or a tomato? What foods are grown around us, by members of our community? Join us on Market Street, where there will be a gallery of locally crafted produce for you to admire. Decorate a planter by marbling it with wax, and plant a seed. Visit the gallery’s gift shop, where you can buy art from the gallery, and “take home art kits” with recipes from local restaurants.
Sense explored: Taste, Sight
Reservations encouraged, walk-ins welcome! Reserve your tickets here.

Saint Paul Walking Tour: Great River
2022-06-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Upper Landing Park, 206 Shepard Rd, Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Learn about Saint Paul’s start and its relationship with the Mississippi River. On this tour you will learn great information while observing the beautiful view of the river and its surrounding areas.
July tour date reservations will be open on June 1st, and August tour date reservations will be open on July 1st. Reservations required and available online at Great River Walking Tour Tickets in St Paul, MN, United States (ticketleap.com)

Music on the Cortile: Purgatory Creek
2022-06-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Music on the Cortile (formerly Music from the Porch and Music in the Café) hosts musicians on Landmark Center’s beautiful Musser Cortile for four Wednesday lunch hour performances. The concerts are a great opportunity to hear talented local musicians and are free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring their lunch to enjoy during the concert.
Purgatory Creek plays Irish and Americana Roots music. The music of Dee Brust, David Perry, Adam Stemple, and Ann Viviano is four lead vocals, tandem guitars, fiddle, bass, and mandolin to take you to the river, the mine, the mystic, the mountain, the shady grove, and the devil’s backbone. Purgatory Creek is the latest from members of the peerless Tim Malloys, Cats Laughing, Boiled in Lead, The Tooles, Tramps and Hawkers, SisterTree, Lilting Banshees, Borderlands, and many more. Friends and comrades for decades.

Twin Cities Jazz Fest: Lee Engele, Reynold Philipsek & Guests
2022-06-25 15:00 - 16:30 | F. K. Weyerhaeuser Aud. – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
The long-running duo of vocalist Lee Engele and guitarist Reynold Philipsek makes a return appearance to the Jazz Fest. A veteran of local big bands, small ensembles, and theater; Lee has released a number of recordings to date, two with Reynold. She has performed in New York and at major Twin Cities and Midwest venues. Reynold Philipsek is one of the area’s most prolific artists and has appeared on nearly fifty recordings either under his own name or in support of other artists His guitar (and voice) can be heard in the ensembles East Side and Side Wall Café. Joining them will be Matt Senjem, Morris Engele and a special appearance by Gary Schulte.
All jazz fest concerts are free to the public, and no tickets are required. Find the full lineup for the Twin Cities Jazz Fest here.
*Music sponsor: Caron Chiropractic

Music on the Cortile: Mother Banjo
2022-06-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Music on the Cortile (formerly Music from the Porch and Music in the Café) hosts musicians on Landmark Center’s beautiful Musser Cortile for four Wednesday lunch hour performances. The concerts are a great opportunity to hear talented local musicians and are free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring their lunch to enjoy during the concert.
Mother Banjo is a New England-raised, Minneapolis-based songwriter. Called “an outstanding poet” (Inside Bluegrass), she was a Midwest Finalist for the prestigious Mountain Stage NewSong Contest and has been featured nationally on SiriusXM Radio and CMT.com. Eyes on the Sky is Mother Banjo’s most fully realized album to date, artfully mixing her signature blend of folk, bluegrass and soulful Americana that has become a hallmark of her live shows.

CARE: Building Rhythms
2022-06-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Courtroom 317 – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Andrew Young is Landmark Center’s 2021-2022 CARE Artist-in-Residence and invites you to explore Landmark Center like you never have before while answering the question: What is beyond the five senses?
How often do you get to hear the sound of drums coming out of a courtroom? Today you will, and you can be part of it! Using simple wood frames and clear packing tape, come learn to make a tape drum that you can take home with you, and learn some simple rhythms you can play together with other people.
Sense explored: Sound, rhythm
Reservations encouraged, walk-ins welcome! Reserve your tickets here.

Music on the Cortile: Amanda Grace
2022-07-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Musser Cortile – Landmark Center, 75 5th St. W., Saint Paul, MN, 55102, United States
Music on the Cortile (formerly Music from the Porch and Music in the Café) hosts musicians on Landmark Center’s beautiful Musser Cortile for four Wednesday lunch hour performances. The concerts are a great opportunity to hear talented local musicians and are free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring their lunch to enjoy during the concert.
Amanda performs as a solo artist, a member of a women’s contemporary folk band called Wildflower, and with her Amanda Grace band. Amanda does not claim a particular genre of music, and in doing so enjoys variety in her music and audiences. She has produced music drifting between folk and rock. With roots as a pianist, her writing is thematically varied with an emphasis on melody and ballads wrapped in warm vocals. She’s released 7 albums. In 2016 she received a “Front Of Line” pass from The Voice. She continues to fully enjoy songwriting, releasing & performing original music while raising a family in the beautiful Mississippi River valley.
