Lisa Michaux, former curator at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, speaker, collector and art aficionado; opens her home gallery to guests on November 11th! Don't miss it!

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterNovember 5, 2017Lisa Michaux, Autumn Open House, Home Gallery Show, Prints Drawings Paintings Decorative Arts, michauxfineart.comComment

W3 Book Club-"The Children Act" by Ian McEwan

The W3 Book Club celebrates the story, dress and food within each chosen book. We decided to celebrate our inner British barrister, donning white curly haired wigs, for Ian McEwan's novel "The Children Act."

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterOctober 31, 2017Teri E. Popp, Laura Chin, W3BookClub, BookClubIdeas, TheChildrenAct, IanMcEwan, Atonement, FamilyCourt, ReligiousFreedom, BritishFood, BritishBarristers, EnglandComment

Oktoberfest Parties-Prost!

Oktoberfest and football are two of my favorite ways to celebrate fall! Here's my favorite Oktoberfest party, but don't fret; I'm providing 20 more Oktoberfest parties that begin in the next 7 days! PROST!

W3 Book Club-"Caring for Creation" by Paul Douglas and Mitch Hescox

The W3 Book Club celebrates Caring for Creation with author Paul Douglas, meteorologist and owner of AerisWeather. He explained the various facts, figures and nuances of this complicated topic.

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterSeptember 2, 2017Teri E. Popp, W3 Book Club, Caring for Creation, Paul Douglas, Mitch Hescox, AerisWeather, Evangelical's Guide to Climate Change & a Healthy Environment, ClimateChange, WCCORadio, JordanaGreen, TalkRadio, BookClubIdeas, WeatherRelatedMenuIdeasComment

W3 Book Club-"Murder on a Stick" by SL Smith

For W3 Book Club's summertime read, and to honor our Minnesota State Fair roots, our host chose S.L. Smith's "Murder on a Stick."

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterAugust 8, 2017Teri E. Popp, Laura Chin, Murder on a Stick, SL Smith author, MN State Fair, W3 Book Club, Book Club Ideas, MN State Fair Aug 24-Sept 4 2017Comment

Hospitality

Gala in the Gardens at the MN Landscape Arboretum made you truly feel like you were in the gardens!

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterJuly 23, 2017Cindi Sutter, Gala in the Gardens, MN Landscape Arboretum, Hospitality, Culturally Inspired HospitalityComment

W3 Book Club-"Suddenly Sixty and Other Shocks of Later Life"

Teri E. Popp & Laura Chin celebrate Suddenly Sixty and Other Shocks of Later Life with their W3 Book Club! For information on how to start your own version of the W3 Book Club, see W3 Book Club; The Back Story.

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterJuly 15, 2017Teri E. Popp, Laura Chin, W3 Book Club, Suddenly Sixty & Other Shocks of Later Life, Judith Viorst, Lake Minnetonka, #Jean Echtenkamp, #Bella, Bees, Minnetonka Gold Honey, Fun in the sun, Book Club Ideas, The Big 60, Birthday Comment

Celebrating the Life of Heather Anne Swanson

Heather Anne Swanson is in heaven today, but she left us with so many smiles, so many laughs, sooo... much gardening and berry picking, and was a light to those she touched. We love you Miss Heather!

Parties, CelebrationsCynthia SutterJuly 9, 2017Cindi Sutter, Heather Anne Swanson, Eulogies, Madeline IslandComment

W3 Book Club-"Finding Vivian Maier"

Teri E. Popp & Laura Chin, Tastemakers in Residence and the W3 Book Club selected "Finding Vivian Maier" by John Maloof as their bookclub pick. Muffy MacMillan hosted the evening and served the food Vivian might have eaten. Each club member dressed the part and brought their vintage cameras!

Celebrations, PartiesCynthia SutterJune 25, 2017Teri E. Popp, Laura Chin, "Finding Vivian Maier", John Maloof, W3 Book Club, Chicago, Muffy MacMillanComment