Schedule

While most Northern Spark projects ^[1] begin at 8:55 pm on June 4th and end at 5:28 am on June 5th, there are a number of timed events taking place throughout the night in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. A full schedule of these events is listed below.

4 pm
4 pm–12 am	Slideshow Soo [2]	Minneapolis
5:30 pm
5:30–7:30 pm	Rigo 23 Community Conversation [3]	Minneapolis
7 pm
7– 8:30 pm	Future Dance Music Showcase [4]	Saint Paul
7–10 pm	Bicycle Synthesizer Ride [5]	Saint Paul
7 pm–12 am	slöjd: Make Your Own Wire Craft [6]	Minneapolis
8 pm
8–9:30 pm	Mississippi Megalops [7]	Saint Paul
8:55 pm
8:55–9:15 pm	Opening Ceremony — Minneapolis Chris Kallmyer, for dawn or dusk // homeward	Minneapolis
8:55–9:15 pm	Opening Ceremony — Saint Paul Philip Blackburn, Car Horn Fanfare with ArtCars of Minnesota	Saint Paul
9 pm
9 –10 pm	Snap Shot Shanty, Long Exposure Photo Experiments [8]	Saint Paul
9 –10 pm	ParaDICE Shanty, “You-brought-her-you-euchre” workshop [9]	Saint Paul
9–11 pm	Mobile Creative Outpost [10]	Saint Paul
9 pm–12 am	GLOW-a-BOUT fortress build [11]	Minneapolis
9 pm–1 am	Call and Answer square dancing [12]	Minneapolis
9:15 pm	lighting of Scattered Light [13]	Saint Paul
9:15 pm	Nightmare departs from near Harriet Island [14]	Saint Paul
9:15–9:30 pm	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Presentation of Colors: The First Surrender [15]	Minneapolis
9:20 pm	Brass Fanfare [16]	Saint Paul
9:30 pm	Nathan Hanson, Brian Roessler, and Peter Hennig [17]	Saint Paul
9:30–10 pm	nature boy—livedraw research [18]	Saint Paul
9:30–10:30 pm	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Andrea French (cello) [15]	Minneapolis
9:35–10 pm	Exceprts of Corbian the Dinosaur [19]	Saint Paul
10 pm
10 pm	Brass Fanfare [16]	Saint Paul
10 pm	Egg & Sperm Ride :: Hide & Seek [20]	Minneapolis
10 pm	Headphone Concerts: Chris Strouth (Paris-1919) [21]	Minneapolis
10 pm	Mobile Experiential Cinema [22]	Minneapolis
10–11 pm	Laser Tag [23]	Minneapolis
10 pm–12 am	The Battle of Everyouth [24]	Minneapolis
10 pm –12 am	Snap Shot Shanty, Karaoke Party with the Norae Shanty [8]	Saint Paul
10 pm–12 am	Drawing NIGHTCLUB [25]	Minneapolis
10 pm–2 am	ParaDICE Shanty, “You-brought-her-you-euchre” couples euchre tournament	Saint Paul
10 pm–2 am	Art Swap Shanty, Non-traditional art swapping hours: musicians, poets, bakers, shakers—exchange your “live” art with others [26]	Saint Paul
10 pm–2 am	The Shape of Night: The Language of Sleep [27]	Minneapolis
10:30–11 pm	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Andrea French (cello) / Steven Leung (electric violin) [15]	Minneapolis
10:30 pm–5:28 am	The Lullaby Experiment [28]	Minneapolis
11 pm
11 pm	live drawing performance by Lara Hanson with music by Hanson Roessler Hennig	Saint Paul
11 pm	Brass Fanfare [16]	Saint Paul
11 pm	Artifact Shore, Living Cloud [29]	Minneapolis
11 pm	Headphone Concerts: Ryan Olcott (FoodTeam) [21]	Minneapolis
11 pm–11:30 pm	nature boy—livedraw research [18]	Saint Paul
11–11:30 pm	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Steven Leung (electric violin) [15]	Minneapolis
11 pm–12:30 am	Mississippi Megalops [7]	Saint Paul
11 pm–2 am	ROLU, A Simple Chair [30]	Minneapolis
11 pm–2 am	Sound Spandrel: Science Museum [31]	Saint Paul
11:30 pm–12 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Joe Durben (clarinet) [15]	Minneapolis
11:30 pm–3:30 am	Mobile Creative Outpost [10]	Minneapolis
12 am
12 am	Egg & Sperm Ride :: Hide & Seek [20]	Minneapolis
12 am	Headphone Concerts: Caly McMorrow [21]	Minneapolis
12 am	Jim Woodring artist talk [32]	Minneapolis
12 am	Mobile Experiential Cinema [22]	Minneapolis
12–12:30 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Nicole Sanders (electric piano, keyboard) [15]	Minneapolis
12–2 am	Snap Shot Shanty, Dance Party with the Dance Shanty [8]	Saint Paul
12–4 am	GLOW-a-BOUT game play [11]	Minneapolis
12:30–1 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Michael Selle (saxophone) [15]	Minneapolis
1 am
1 am	Artifact Shore, Living Cloud [29]	Minneapolis
1 am	Headphone Concerts: Grant Cutler [21]	Minneapolis
1–1:30 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Dylan Nau (keyboard, synthesizer) [15]	Minneapolis
1–2 am	Poetry reading [12]	Minneapolis
1:30 am	A Simple Chair procession [30]	Minneapolis
1:30–2:30 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Dylan Nau / Erik Ostrom (accordion) / Brian Rowe (bass) [15]	Minneapolis
2 am
2 am	Mississippi Megalops [7]	Saint Paul
2 am	Headphone Concerts: Vortex Navigation Company [21]	Minneapolis
2 am	Egg & Sperm Ride :: Hide & Seek [20]	Minneapolis
2 am	Megan Mayer: Busby Berkeley Nocturne [33]	Minneapolis
2 am	Mobile Experiential Cinema [22]	Minneapolis
2–3 am	Laser Tag [23]	Minneapolis
2–4 am	Dance movie marathon [12]	Minneapolis
2–4 am	Snap Shot Shanty, Ghost Stories [8]	Saint Paul
2:30–3 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) John Keston (electronics, keyboard) [15]	Minneapolis
3 am
3 am	Artifact Shore, Living Cloud [29]	Minneapolis
3 am	Headphone Concerts: Scott Puhl [21]	Minneapolis
3–4 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Nick Nguyen (violin) / Nicole Sanders (piano) / Michael Selle (saxophone) [15]	Minneapolis
3–5:28 am	Bedtime Stories [34]	Minneapolis
4 am
4 am	Egg & Sperm Ride :: Hide & Seek [20]	Minneapolis
3–4 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Andy Vaaler (accordion) / Nicole Sanders (piano) / Michael Selle (saxophone) [15]	Minneapolis
4–5:28 am	Mobile Creative Outpost [10]	Minneapolis
4–5:28 am	Snap Shot Shanty, Time Lapse Sunrise Photography [8]	Saint Paul
4–5:28 am	Pump It Up! Group dance moves [12]	Minneapolis
4–5:28 am	GLOW-a-BOUT ceremony [11]	Minneapolis
4:45 am	Todd Harper plays music for sleepyheads [17]	Minneapolis
5 am
5 am	Artifact Shore, Living Cloud [29]	Minneapolis
5–6 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Sara Thompson (double bass) / Jonathan Ten Brink (baritone vocal) [15]	Minneapolis
5–6:30 am	Mississippi Megalops [7]	Saint Paul
5:30–6:30 am	Power of the People Community Breakfast [35]	Minneapolis
5:45–6:00 am	“Empty Words” (so that we can do our living) Presentation of Colors: The Final Surrender [15]	Minneapolis