Grace Heimsness, Author at Austin Daily Herald

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Helga M. Grant, 78

Helga M. Grant, 78, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus-Rochester. Helga Maria Stroebele was born ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 8:31 am

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Warming to Christmas at Home

Those of us who are lucky enough to come home for Christmas may soon land on the tarmac, eyes glued to the seat belt sign, ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, December 11, 2016 10:46 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Katie Stromlund 1 of 2 featured artists

We’re barreling down on yet another gallery show at the ArtWorks Center, and Katie Stromlund is one of two artists featured starting April 8. Katie ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, April 3, 2016 3:01 pm

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Flattery on stage at Paramount

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. They say a lot of other things about imitation, too. In fact, there are so many ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, March 13, 2016 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

I’m some lucky mud

Kurt Vonnegut wrote a novel called “Cat’s Cradle,” and in it there’s a prayer about mud. It starts, “God made mud. God got lonesome. So ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, March 6, 2016 10:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Snowbound and profound

With the snow bearing down on us early this month, the ArtWorks Center closed up shop. That’s not to say that we went home and curled ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, February 28, 2016 1:01 pm

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Dance group to show off athleticism

Zenon to perform at Paramount at 7 p.m. on March 11 Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Saturday, February 20, 2016 5:04 pm

Austin ArtWorks Center

ArtWorks hosting first Youth Gallery Opening

It’s hard figuring out what you want to be when you grow up. Probably because there are so many things to be. But even mired ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, February 14, 2016 7:01 am

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Air Force ensemble performing Feb. 15

Mondays can be rough. There’s a reason that tired “Office Space” quote “Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays!” refuses to sink into ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, February 7, 2016 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Jazzing it up just a little

“Don’t play what’s there. Play what’s not there.” Such was the oft-repeated cryptic advice of jazz legend Miles Davis to his students. One would hardly ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Get to know the AACA’s Kelsey Ritchie

Visitors to the ArtWorks Center often pass through our second floor office and comment on how lucky we are to have such a view. While ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, January 24, 2016 12:23 pm

Austin ArtWorks Festival

Celebrating King with ‘Selma’

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Austin Human Rights Commission will present “Selma” at the Paramount Theatre at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. “Selma” ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, January 17, 2016 6:58 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Sandy Ray to show off works

When it comes to welcoming newcomers, is America a melting pot or a salad bowl? I’ve always been one for the Goldilocks answers, and so ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, January 10, 2016 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

A love letter to the Paramount Theatre

One of my orchestra conductors used to say that no sound ever truly dies. A former classmate recently reminded me of this philosophy, which we ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, December 27, 2015 7:02 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Paramount set for big start to 2016

With the last of our fall season in the books, the AACA is looking forward to a new year and a full spring calendar of ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, December 20, 2015 8:25 am

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