Mother's Day 2016 Brunches, Lunches and More

Every day is Mother's Day, but these Lowertown and Downtown St. Paul establishments really step it up on May 8 with fabulous menus, specials, and events worthy of making the whole weekend an eventful one!  If there's a specific date listed, reservations are encouraged.

Flash the pass at one of our Pioneer Pass partners!

Where: Rival House Sporting Parlour

When: May 8 from 11:00am to 2:00pm

What: Chef Andy brings something special. Menu TBD

Reservations: 651-255-0645

Where: Dark Horse Bar & Eatery

When: Weekends from 10:00am to 3:00pm

What: Putting the giddyup in brunch!

651-313-7960

Where: Ox Cart Ale House ROOFTOP

When: Saturday 3:00pm to 11:00pm & Sunday 1:00pm to 11:00pm

What: Put Mom on a pedestal high above Lowertown!

Where: SW Craft Bar
When: Saturday, May 7 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm
What: LIVE MUSIC featuring the Jazz Bridge Project.  FREE w/Late-Night Happy Hour Specials

Jazz Bridge Project at SW Craft Bar

Where: Details Style Lab
When: Saturday 9:00am to 7:00pm
What: Just about everything Mom would like!

Where: Legacy Chocolates
When: Saturday from 12:00pm to 4:30pm
What: Chocolate Decadence Tour - Join Taste Twin Cities as they tour chocolatiers & bakeries in St. Paul with two wine tastings. Transporation provided.
Tickets: $65 - Pick up at InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront Hotel Lobby CLICK HERE

More fantastic Mom's Day ideas 'round town'

Where: Citizen Supper Club
When: Sunday from 10:00am to 3:00pm
What: Bottomless Champagne or Mimosas for $15 (and other good things)
Reservations: 651-605-0190

Where: St. Paul Grill
When: Mother's Day Brunch from 9:30am to 2:00pm
When: Mother's Day Dinner from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
What: An a la carte brunch & Chef specials for dinner
Reservations: 651-224-7455

Make sure to follow us for more great ideas as we learn about them! @pioneerendicott

Work of Art - Saint Paul Art Crawl 2016 - Lowertown and Downtown #crawlthere Guide

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Welcome to the reboot of Talia's beautiful post from last year.  Remember that we are number 14 on your Saint Paul Art Crawl Locations.  We look forward to seeing you!

A sure sign of spring for the folks living in Lowertown is the Saint Paul Art Crawl. Taking place this weekend, April 22 - 24, the SPAC will bring thousands of visitors to St. Paul (around 20,000 to be more exact) in search of one-of-a-kind artworks, jewelry, sculptures, photographs, ceramics, and so much more. In fact, a study released by Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) found that nearly 19 million people attend nonprofit arts and cultural events each year in Minnesota, generating $1.2 billion annually in economic impact. The study highlighted the SPAC as a national model for showing how "culture enhances our quality of life, brings diverse communities together, and makes our state a magnet for jobs and businesses." The artists showing their work at the SPAC do so as an effort to contribute to the city, in an interdependent relationship benefiting everyone involved.

In order to help you get involved, we've created a simple guide full of information, links, and helpful tips for this spring's Art Crawl. Take a look below before heading out this weekend. Happy art hunting!

Winner of this year's SPAC poster contest, DeAnne L. Parks

Pioneer Endicott is a proud district spotlight sponsor and privileged to co-host the Honors Visual Art Exhibition + CreatorKids with MMAA

This special exhibition is part of a collaborative partnership by the MMAA, Saint Paul Public Schools, and Ordway Center for Performing Arts to recognize the talents of high school students within the SPPS.  Honors will feature 51 artworks selected from original paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and other works submitted by SPPS visual art teachers.

Honors Visual Art Exhibition April 21 - May 1

Information For This Spring's Event:

When: April 22nd, 6-10pm.   April 23rd, 12-8pm.    April 24th, 12-5pm.

Where: Throughout St. Paul, mainly Lowertown. View locations here.

Who: Over 300 local artists! View participants here.

View photos from past events here.

This Spring marks the end of a SPAC staple as our neighbors in the JAX Building experience a renessaince (of sorts) and bid farewell to Lowertown.  Make sure to send them off with enough good karma to last a lifetime.

When: April 22th, 6-10pm.

Where: The Show Art Gallery

Who: Live statue piece "Amor del Momento" with Bharatanatyam artist, Suchitra Sairam

When: April 23rd, 2-4pm & 5-7pm

Where: Golden's Lowertown

Who: Lowertown Dance Showcase

FREE FAMILY EVENT (donations welcome)

Artist Highlights - Lowertown & Downtown:

Robert Najlis Robert believes that the viewer's eye, heart, and soul should move through the painting, joining in the movements and rhythms of a new world. Showing at the Northwestern Building.

Robert Najlis

Patricia Rosenker Fine Art Expressionism: Oil and Acrylic Painter. Showing at the Northwestern Building.

Patricia Rosenker - studio

Jeremy Downie Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media. Showing at the Northwestern Building.

Jeremy Downie

Make this the first of many trips to Union Depot as they celebrate 90 Years!

(They were freshmen when we were seniors)

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Enjoy a fun and educational experience as we highlight the history and future of passenger train travel, the historic and current role of freight railroads in our region, and changing transportation trends and needs.  All will enjoy a wide variety of free transportation-inspired activities.  The weekend will include train equipment, musical entertainment, special events and activities for all ages!

Barbara J.C. Musch Oil Paintings, drawings and watercolors. "When life is depleting, marking art fills the well." Showing at Union Depot.

Barbara J.C. Musch

Ralph J. Ryan Art & Design Sci-Fi/Fantasy Art. Showing at Union Depot.

Ralph J. Ryan Art & Design

Lucero Jewelry Brass and copper jewelry with a Bohemian flair. Copper is known for healing and spiritual energy. Showing at Union Depot.

Lucero Jewelry

Gypsy Heart Jewelry Designs Handmade Boho Style Jewelry. Showing at Union Depot.

Gypsy Heart Jewelry Designs

Charles Hezsely Photography St. Paul-based award-winning photographer specializing in architectural photography, photographing businesses, landscapes, events and people. Showing at Union Depot.

Charles Hezsely

Marcia Ward Richie Art is in my DNA. I love looking at my subjects for shape, color, texture, and how to put them together to show the essence of the subject on paper or canvas. Showing at Union Depot.

Marcia Ward Richie

TL Anderson Scratchboard art and oil & encaustic painting. Showing at Union Depot.

The Art of Tracy L Anderson

Luce Quilts Bold Colors Textile Art Patchwork Items. Showing at Union Depot.

Luce Quilts

To Be A Tree Jewelry Brass and birch bark jewelry. Showing at Union Depot.

To Be A Tree Jewelry

Lou Lou Floral Painting. Showing at Union Depot.

Loulure

jhavnen Photography Landscape Photography. Showing at Union Depot.

J Havnen

Lisa C. Mathieson Fine Art and Fused Glass. Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Lisa C. Mathieson

Chris Shockley Painting. Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Hand Painted Portraits from Your Photo

Paul Winger Landscape, Fine Art, & Abstract Photography. "The key is to not let the camera, which depicts nature in so much detail, reveal just what the eye picks up, but what the heart picks up as well." Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Paul Winger

Donald Stephens Silhouette treehouses on glass. Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Donald Stephens

Nancy Stephani Acrylic painting and assemblage. "My paintings have the appearance of glowing from within." Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Nancy Stephani

Wendy Smith Acrylic paintings and mixed media. Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Wendy Smith

Abigail Dillon Original Digital paintings. A giclee (zhee-CLAY), is an individually produced, high resolution, high-fidelity, print done on a special large format printer. Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Abigail Dillon

Perpetuity Contemporary Jewelry. Showing at Tilsner Artists Lofts.

Perpetuity

It's all in the Title!

Susan Davies Oil/Acrylic painting. Showing at JAX Building.

Susan Davies

Kristin Kane Vivid Visionary Watercolors. "My art is a pathway to re-connect with the soul of the world and to re-evaluate our relationship with the cycles of life." Showing at JAX Building.

Kristin Kane

EverArt Designs Sustainable Jewelry. Showing at JAX Building.

Sustainable Jewelry

Barbara Evan Paintings, prints, delightful reused plastic. Showing at JAX Building.

Barbara Evan

Sarah French Clothing Design Custom corsets & historical clothing design. "Clothing fascinates me. It speaks about both an individual and a society." Showing at JAX Building.

Sarah French Clothing Design

DeAnne L Parks 33rd and final crawl in Jax 306. Showing at JAX Building.

Final crawl in Jax 306 Installation

Joni Jurek Representational Oil Paintings. Showing at Lowertown Commons.

Joni Jurek

Lawrenz Jewelry Upcycled and gemstone jewelry. "I find gratification in combining unexpected elements and strive to create meaningful beautiful jewelry that women want to wear every day." Showing at Lowertown Lofts Artists Cooperative.

Lawrenz Jewelry

Ta-coumba T. Aiken Original paintings. Our very own WORLD RECORD holder! Showing at Lowertown Lofts Artists Cooperative.

Ta-coumba T. Aiken

made by kristi Collage/Mixed media. Showing at Lowertown Lofts Artists Cooperative.

Kristi Abbott

Jamie Kalvestran Paintings and Collage/Mixed media. Showing at Lowertown Lofts Artists Cooperative.

Jamie Kalvestran

Addi Johnson Intuitive Abstract Painting. Showing at Rossmor.

Addi Johnson

JimJet Shoots Commercial, Editorial & Fine Art Photos. Showing at Rossmor.

JimJet Shoots

Messing With Metal Custom Metal Artwork. Showing at Rossmor.

Messing With Metal

We are beaming with pride!

District Spotlight sponsor 2016

Important Reminders while you're in Lowertown

1. Leave Lowertown. Dozens of locations throughout Saint Paul feature hundreds of pieces not shown here!
2. Get your Art Crawl Passport for a chance to win an Apple iPad Mini (perfect for reading Pioneer Endicott blog posts on-the go)!

   

   2 or more stamps and you're in!

3. Watch for 'live videos, photos and interview with Artists and 'crawlers' like you, by following us on social media. @pioneerendicott

Share your experience and say "hey!" to your favorite artists in the comment section too!