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Festival of Nations (Minnesota)

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The Festival of Nations is an annual multicultural festival in the American Midwest, organised by the International Institute of Minnesota. Since 1932, its goal has been to inspire people to discover more about their world and embrace the rich cultural diversity in their community. Nearly 100 ethnic groups come together for a unique, 4-day experience that celebrates cultural heritage through dancing, performances, exhibits, demonstrations and cuisine. Nearly 100 ethnic groups participate in this unique, 4-day event that features dancing, performances, exhibits, demonstrations and cuisine from all over the world. It is a program of the International Institute of Minnesota, whose mission is to "assist New Americans in becoming self-sufficient and participating fully in American society." As Minnesota's cultural landscape expands to include more immigrants, the community benefits both culturally and economically. Through the provision of a stage and platform for the new artists, and the sharing and documentation of this heritage. As the Festival evolves every year, they welcome new ethnic groups and offer programming that reflects the diversity of their community. Festival of Nations is currently directed by Aisling Reynolds.

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Church of the Assumption (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
Church of the Assumption (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

The Church of the Assumption Catholic Church was dedicated in 1874 and is the oldest existing church in Saint Paul. It is located at 51 West Seventh Street, in downtown Saint Paul. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The parish was founded in 1856 by Bishop Joseph Crétin. At that time, immigrants from Germany were arriving, and the single Catholic parish in St. Paul mainly served French and Irish settlers, with services in Latin and sermons in their own languages. The first building was a plain stone structure with a wooden steeple on West Ninth Street. The founding pastor was Father George Keller. After Fr. Keller was transferred to Faribault, Minnesota in 1858, staffing of the parish was met by priests and brothers from St. John's Abbey (Order of St. Benedict) in Collegeville, Minnesota. By 1869 the parish had outgrown the small chapel and a new building was urgently needed. The church's construction was ordered by then-Archbishop John Ireland, who wanted the city's growing Catholic German immigrant population to have a parish of their own. It was built in a plain Romanesque style of Lake Superior limestone by German Catholics, and is said to have been modeled after the Ludwigskirche in Munich. The architect, Joseph Reidel, was a court architect for the Wittelsbach family in Bavaria, Germany. It was built, according to the plans of the Bavarian Joseph Reidel, by the Germans in 1869-1874 in a neo-Romanesque, stone-washed style of Lake Superior. The interior design of the church has remained substantially unchanged since the late 19th century. The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the high altar came from the first church. There are shrines to Thérèse of Lisieux and Maria-Hilf; altars for the Blessed Mother and St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph, and St. Lawrence; tapestries of the Good Samaritan and the Sts. Peter and Clemens Society; and other works of art.As the parish grew, five daughter churches were spun off: Sacred Heart, St. Francis de Sales, St. Matthew's, Church of St. Agnes and Church of St. Bernard.

Landmark Center (St. Paul)
Landmark Center (St. Paul)

St. Paul's historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke, who served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department in 1891–92. Edbrooke designed a body of public architecture, much of which, like this structure, was completed after his 1896 death. Landmark Center stands at 75 West Fifth Street in Rice Park and is now an arts and culture center. The exterior is pink granite ashlar with a hipped red tile roof, steeply pitched to shed snow and adorned by numerous turrets, gables and dormers with steeply peaked roofs; cylindrical corner towers with conical turrets occupy almost every change of projection. There are two massive towers, one of which houses a clock. The exterior is almost devoid of carved detail. The interior features a five-story courtyard with skylight and rooms with 20-foot ceilings, appointed with marble and carved mahogany and oak finishes. Its Romanesque Revival architecture is similar to Edbrooke's Old Post Office Building in Washington D.C. John Dillinger's girlfriend Evelyn Frechette, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, "Doc" Barker and other members of the Barker-Karpis gang were tried in the building when it served as a federal courthouse.Judges Walter Henry Sanborn and John B. Sanborn Jr. kept their chambers here while serving on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun worked in the building as a law clerk to the younger Sanborn in 1932–33. In the 1970s, a citizens' group saved the building from demolition and restored it to its previous grandeur. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and reopened to the public as Landmark Center in 1978. After its comprehensive 1972–78 renovation, the center became home to many prominent Twin Cities arts organizations, now including: American Association of Woodturners and the AAW Gallery of Wood Art Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery and Research Center – changing exhibits and research area for local history topics The Schubert Club Museum of musical instruments Landmark Gallery – permanent and temporary exhibits from its local history collection "Uncle Sam Worked Here" – a permanent interactive exhibit opened in 2007 about activities in Landmark Center over its history [1] Exhibition space for music, dance, theater, and public forums.For a time the high school St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists also held classes on the fifth floor. It has since moved to 16 West 5th Street. The fifth floor now houses the offices of the American Composers Forum. Owned by Ramsey County, Landmark Center is managed by Minnesota Landmarks, a not-for-profit organization. Landmark Center also houses Anita's Cafe, Landmarket Gift Shop, and five galleries.