‘Arts’ Archives
Get Dick Bancroft!
Dick Bancroft, Storyteller, July 21, 1927 ”“ July 16, 2018 COURTESY OF BANCROFT FAMILY BY LAURA WATERMAN WITTSTOCK Dick was born in St Paul, MN on July 21, 1927 to parents who were both industrious and creative, and they wanted their son Dick to be the same. He shoveled walks and did many other chores for nickels, following his father”'s admonition of saving half of what he earned. Along the way he learned to care for farm animals and milk cows. But these were chores. Dick had ideas and wanted to express them in images. As a child, Dick earned a small plastic Kodak camera. He began to take his own pictures. They were no more than two inches square, but they were so cherished, that he had them in his collection at life”'s end. There were pictures of the family, the dog, and the car. But Dick wanted more than that. Above all, he wanted a real camera. At that time his family subscribed to the magazine “LIFE,” with its brilliant pictures of famous [...]
Open Streets MPLS 2018 on E. Lake Street
TIMOTHY MCCALLMembers of the Living History Society at Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery Lake Street gate demonstrate toys as they used to be”“when "Legos" (and pretty much all other toys) were made of wood. Kids marvel at hoop skirts and bonnets. TIMOTHY MCCALLThe Alley Newspaper “Did You Know” History Exhibit and survey table while left to right Dave Logsdon of Veterans for Peace talks with Harvey Winje and Lee Leichentritt conducting surveys and inquiring passersby about familiarity with The Alley. Folks who completed a survey were entered into a drawing for a $10. Gift Certificate at Welna Hardware. TIMOTHY MCCALLOPEN STREETS MPLS 2018 on E. Lake Street Sunday July 22nd extended from Elliot Avenue West of the Midtown Global Market (the tower in the distance) seven blocks east to the Avalon Theatre””home of In the Heart of the Beast Theatre””where, outside its doors, was a performance bandstand, HOBT info presenters [...]
Movie Corner – August 2018
BY HOWARD McQUITTER II oldschoolmovies.wordpress.com howardmcquitter68@gmail.com A few summer movies for 2018 worthwhile and inspirational "I Can Only Imagine" (2018) Roadhouse Pictures 5/5 Stars I read about "I Can Only Imagine" back in March, I believe in USA TODAY, one of a handful of films with inspirational-religious theme films such as "God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness," "Paul, Apostle of Christ," and "Samson." I have known for a long time that religious (Christian in particular) films have audiences out there across America although Hollywood for years has pretended the audiences hardly existed, if at all. Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" (2004) more than proved the naysayers, the cynical secularists, wrong. When I viewed "I Can Only Imagine" (encouraged by my friend, Marvin Windom) I can say the film is one of the most inspirational films of the year. It doesn't hit one over the head with Christian thunderbolts, as one might think. In the midst of [...]
