August 14, 2019
May 14, 2019 was a typical day at the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center (MMHC). Flowers were in bloom on the campus grounds; spring was scheduled for 2:00–5:00 p.m., after which summer would immediately commence. Typical, that is, until a particular
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May 25, 2018
It was a brisk and sunny October morning in 1957 when the procession of Minnesota Masons, led by Knights Templar, traveled three blocks along Harvard Street in Minneapolis. They were there to witness the symbolic laying of the cornerstone for
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September 20, 2016
In his “SPCO Composer Guide,” former St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Senior Director of Artistic Planning Patrick Castillo describes young Beethoven as precocious pianist who idolized Mozart and inspired his father and teachers to dream that he might be as talented. As
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September 9, 2016
While the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center’s Lodge Room and Museum have been attracting a stream of visitors for the past month, the Gideon S. Ives Auditorium has been quietly waiting for its debut. Finally, at 4:00 p.m. on September 25,
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