Arts & Culture Expert Dominic Papatola to headline 56th Annual Dinner April 13

April 13, 2010 5:30pm

Town & Country Club
300 Mississippi River Blvd. N.
St. Paul, MN

Minnesota’s parks, trails and other assorted wild outdoor places have long been celebrated as part of our state’s Great Outdoor heritage. On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at the Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Arts & Culture Expert Dominic Papatola of St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota Public Radio and TPT Almanac fame will help us celebrate this heritage by headlining an arts-filled, multimedia extravaganza featuring the stories behind some of Minnesota’s most beloved outdoor treasures.

With the Mississippi River as our backdrop, Papatola will kick the evening off with an inspirational monologue on the
motivation by Minnesota voters to overwhelmingly pass the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in November
2008.

  • Keynote Speaker Dominic Papatola is one of Minnesota’s most well known arts and culture experts. He worked as a columnist for Saint Paul Pioneer Press from 1999 to 2009 and has been a regular fixture on Minnesota Public Radio and TPT’s Almanac, and Almanac: At the Capitol. Papatola will share his observations on the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment and tell the behind-the-scenes stories that led to the creation and protection of Minnesota’s most beloved parks and trails.
  • 2010 Reuel Harmon Award Recipient Terry McGaughey: Known throughout the Upper Midwest as Mr. Paul Bunyan Trail, Terry McGaughey has spent a quarter of a century working to make the 110-mile trail connecting Brainerd and Bemidji a reality.
  • Silent Auction: Support Parks & Trails by bidding and winning exclusive multimedia works from Minnesota's most prominent nature photographers and artists, including: Rick Allen, Craig Blacklock, Jim Brandenburg, Richard Bresnahan, Josephine Geiger, Rudi Hargesheimer, Travis Melin, Kerry Mayer, Gary Alan Nelson and Nick Wroblewski. Take a sneak peek at the featured art at www.parksandtrails.org/auction. Proceeds from the 56th Annual Dinner will go toward fulfilling the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota’s mission to acquire, protect and enhance critical lands for the public’s use and benefit.

Invitations to the Parks & Trails Council’s 56th Annual Dinner were mailed to all members the first week of March. Individual tickets can be purchased for $50 and regular tables of 8 for $400. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, April 5. Premier level tables are also available. The event is sponsored by Great River Energy, QBP, Sivertson Gallery and Cove Point Lodge.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS NOW CLOSED.

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