Sneak Preview: A Look at the Works Available at Third Annual Rotary Art Auction

With a focus on local artists, the St. Michael-Albertville Rotary Club is back with its celebration of art and Rotary. Here's a peek at what will be up for auction Thursday night.

More than 60 St. Michael-Albertville students from all schools and grades who are donating pieces of art to the St. Michael-Albertville Rotary Club's art auction (see preview video here). The third annual event will raise money for an art scholarship. Joining in with the students are local artistans, who have donated more than a dozen pieces to the show, which can be seen in the attached PDF.  The event is set for Thursday, Feb. 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Michael City Hall. The preview will take place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Some of the pieces are on display at St. Michael-Albertville High School's main office until the event. "It's fun to see the variety of art work (in the office)," said STMA High School art teacher and department …

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Back from the Brink: St. Michael-Albertville Student Taber Tang Home From Japan

Student’s yearlong exchange through St. Michael-Albertville Rotary was cut short by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Taber Tang could only smile as Chad Vitzhum, the man from St. Michael-Albertville Rotary who had made Tang’s yearlong student exchange possible, told those gathered that “Taber’s home, safe and sound … though somewhat reluctantly.” After all, Tang’s dream to study abroad had been cut more than five months short. “I think I’m over it. Well, sort of. The thing is, I’m here safe. And I guess that’s what really matters,” he would said later. “It was really disappointing at first.” Tang was in class when the catastrophic 9.o magnitude quake hit Japan, just seven months into his stay in Kiryu, a city he compared to Burnsville. “There had been earthquakes before, but you could tell this one was different. It was like someone took you by the …

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Editor's Notebook

Rotary Raises More Than $3,000 with Art and Wine Event

Appreciate Art, Appreciate Rotary was a huge success for local club

There was concern among some St. Michael-Albertville Rotary members that a new event might not bring about the attention it richly deserved. E-mails were sent, stories were requested and attempts were made to rally former Rotary members as well.  But it was evident early on Thursday, Feb. 3, that the club's newest endeavor was a huge hit, as the crowd began to fill the council room at the St. Michael City Center. In the end, Appreciate Art, Appreciate Rotary raised more than $3,000 via its art auction and wine tasting event, making the night a success.  "It's exciting," said Linda Borchardt, a Rotarian and organizer of the event. "It's so great to see so many people." There was plenty of art auctioned, and the local artists also brought in…

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St. Michael-Albertville Artist Will Be Featured at Auction

Alex Jossart's pencil drawing will be a local piece auctioned off by State of the Art at the inaugural "Appreciate Art, Appreciate Rotary" event.

For any artist, it's a humbling experience to have a piece purchased. At an auction, however, a totally new ingredient is added, as people sort of, well, fight over a prized piece with their bids. "I'm really interested to see what happens," said Alex Jossart, who, at the ripe age of 18 will see a piece of his own auctioned at the first-ever "Appreciate Art, Appreciate Rotary" event. Following a suggestion by State of the Art, the auction company that will conduct Thursday night's live auction, St. Michael-Albertville Rotary approached the high school art department for one, local piece to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Art teacher Kari Halker thought Jossart deserved the honor. "He's worked so hard to become the artist he is …

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Mike Schoemer

12:40 pm on Monday, February 7, 2011

Great news and thanks for the follow-up, Amy!   more ›

Appreciate Art, Appreciate St. Michael-Albertville Rotary

The community's Rotary club is hosting a night of wine, food and art Thursday, Feb. 3. Proceeds will help fund several Rotary causes.

St. Michael-Albertville Rotary is ready to host a new event in a building they stepped forward to help make possible. The first ever "Appreciate Art, Appreciate Rotary" evening will be held from 5:30 to about 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 at the St. Michael City Center, which is home to the community's new library and senior center, as well as St. Michael City Hall. The night will include hors d'oevres and international wine tasting, plus an art acution from State of the Art Fundraising Auctions, a traveling auction company that boasts hundreds of prints from dozens of renowned artists. "They have been in the community before," said Linda Borchardt, a Rotarian and also an organizer of the event. The company held a pair of auctions for St. …

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Five Things: Lots to Do in St. Michael-Albertville This Weekend

It's warming up (no, really). So get on out and enjoy the weekend.

It always seems to take a couple of weeks to recuperate from the holidays. But there is no doubt the St. Michael-Albertville community is back in full swing. This weekend has a full schedule of events.  Here's "Five Things" we think you'd enjoy.  • St. Michael-Albertville Boys' Basketball The Knights have not one, but two critical games this weekend, beginning Friday night on the road in Buffalo.  Sure, it's a bit of a drive on a cold night, but both teams are unbeaten in Mississippi 8 play, and both look like they're coming together at the right time. Either team could punch a ticket to state later this year.  If that's not enough, a section opponent comes to town Saturday afternoon. A little roundball matinee, you say? Moorhead is always…

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