Conlan Carter
The MN Arboretum: A Year-Round Natural Wonderland
Boasting a whopping 1200 acres of curated landscapes, bike trails, gardens, classes, art and history exhibits, and more, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a must-see for tourists and Twin Cities locals alike to make the perfect summer outing for everyone. Lavender sat down with Sarah Jackson, the Media Specialist for the Arboretum (or “the Arb,”…
LGBTQ Under 40 – Lily McNamara
Lily McNamara is a business owner, Holistic Practitioner, Intuitive Energy Worker, Life Coach, Meditation Guide, and Volunteer Head of Programming for Kids and Teens. In life, they wear many hats, both figuratively and literally, “I do like a good hat,” Lily mentions cheerfully as we sit down to talk. Words like “cheerful” and “charismatic” come…
LGBTQ Under 40 – Storm Novak
Storm Novak is everywhere in the Mankato community–from Minnesota State University, Mankato dorms to the state legislature–and she’s not even out of college yet. On campus, she’s a Student Government Speaker, PR and Marketing Coordinator, and facilitator, as well as a Community Advisor for residence halls, and off-campus, she’s a delegate to the local DFL…
Living with Alopecia: From Awareness to Empathy in Unpredictable Times
Following the events at the 94th Academy Awards earlier this year, it’s safe to say that the slap heard around the world was difficult to miss. (And if you’ve been unaware of the televised slap between Will Smith and Chris Rock that ultimately resulted in the former being banned from the awards ceremony for ten years,…
Golden Valley Pride
With an announcement made that Golden Valley Pride will not return to its normal park event at Brookview Park, there will be cause for celebration, nonetheless. “Celebration comes in many forms,” says Christopher Robinson, Golden Valley Pride Festival Committee Chair, “and we’re excited to spend this year reuniting with our community through smaller events all…
St. Cloud Pride
St. Cloud Pride Week has it all, from Pride parades to drag shows for all ages! Join Pride-goers the third weekend of September for a colorful end to summer. This will run from September 11th-18th. The main event will be St. Cloud Pride in the Park, to be held on Saturday, September 17 at Lake George/Eastman Park…
West Saint Paul – Pride in the Park
West Saint Paul Pride will take place on Saturday, July 9th at the West Saint Paul Sports Complex. The complex is located at the intersection of Wentworth Aveuue East and Oakdale Avenue. The event starts at 11:00 AM and runs until 4:00 PM. West Saint Paul Pride, started as a crowd-funded picnic in 2019 to…
Fargo-Moorhead Pride
Fargo-Moorhead Pride 2022 runs from August 11th-14th. The schedule of events start off with the LGBTQ Trivia & Karaoke event, to be held on Thursday, August 11th at Rhombus Guys (606 Main Ave., Fargo, ND) from 8pm-2am. The place will be for ages 21 and over fropm 9:00 PM that evening. Also that evening will…
Love and Marriage with Mike Augustyniak and Eric Henderson
Like many modern married couples (one in ten, to be precise), Mike Augustyniak and Eric Henderson met at work. Specifically, on Mike’s first day in the WCCO Minneapolis office. He was visiting WCCO to interview for the then-vacant Director of Meteorology position. “It was kind of like an instant crush on my part,” Eric admits…
Nicky Beer – Must We Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves?
In many ways, the modern audience has grown accustomed to trusting in lies. We’ve been suspending our disbelief to enjoy an evening of theatre for millennia—whether we’re witnessing Medea fly away on a chariot pulled by dragons or turning a blind eye to slapdash producorial edit in the latest episode of Drag Race. What matters to…
