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Like the long, warm summer campout festivals his band used to play, 'Just Be Kind' is a multi-night marathon of live music honoring Kind Country singer and mandolinist Graham, whose death at age 30 underlined pressing mental illness needs during the pandemic. It's free, but reservations must be made online, where you can also donate, if you like.

William Shakespeare's shortest play is being presented by Ten Thousand Things with a cast that includes Sally Wingert, Sarah Agnew, Mo Perry, Sun Mee Chomet and Cristina Florencia Castro. There's mistaken identity, romantic confusion and two sets of twins in 'The Comedy of Errors,' which an all-star, all-female cast is performing in live, virtual readings. In a livestream from the Dakota, Sterling will read from the book and sing a few songs.

Whether discussing the stillness of Christmas or Prince joining him onstage, Sterling's plain-spoken philosophizing and storytelling connects with Midwestern sincerity. Now comes his second book, 'And Else,' a collection of short essays about everything from learning to play your first song to dealing with the death of your adult child. 21.)ДЄs a performer and producer of tribute shows, Sterling probably has done more Twin Cities gigs in recent years than any other Minnesota musician. He similarly 'bridged' his homeland and adopted home, a familiar immigrant experience. He came to Minnesota from Iran in 1960 for college, and for political reasons could never return. His politically charged practice encompasses site-specific installation, sculpture, drawing and architecture. This new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art opens less than a year after his death at age 81. This idea may not be what people want to hear-after all, who would want to give up the idea of going to HawaiiвЂ¦ to go Nowhere? But, when you look a little closer at the dynamics of far and distant travel, the notion of вЂњNowhereвЂќ may begin to make more sense.Philosophical artist Siah Armajani was fascinated by how a bridge separates what is above and below, yet brings together what lies on either end. Rather than taking the time to venture off to far and distant lands, he makes an argument for the opposite-adventuring to nowhere in particular and taking that time to turn inward. In his book, The Art of Stillness, Pico Iyer writes about an unconventional approach to adventure that involves, not traveling to New Orleans or Hawaii, but to вЂњNowhere.вЂќ And yes, thatвЂ™s exactly what he means.

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But if you want to come back feeling new вЂ“ alive and full of fresh hope and in love with the world вЂ“ I think the place to visit may be Nowhere.вЂќ Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness Beyond the Quote (101/365) You can go on vacation to Hawaii or New Orleans three months from now, and youвЂ™ll have a tremendous time, IвЂ™m sure. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. вЂњIn an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating that going slow.