Skip the Mall and Go to the Heart

The
holiday season is here! This year, give the gift of art! In these tough times,
art is something that gives joy. Let your loved ones unwrap Northrop tickets to see China's most
celebrated dancer, Jin Xing and her company Jin Xing Dance Theatre Shanghai, or Accordo, a Minnesota-based chamber group
made up of some of the very best instrumentalists in the country. To find out
more, visit northrop.umn.edu.

'Twas
the holiday season, and all through the townPeople
were stirring, and running aroundLooking
for gifts to show that they careEven
though their wallets were almost bare

Stressed
out and rolling around in their bedsA
wonderful vision popped into their headsFor
the answer came to them in a flashA
gift they could give, that wouldn't cost much cash

The
gift that is a timeless oneOne
that lives inside and can't be undoneA
gift that warms and excites the heartThe
gift that is, the gift of art

And
lucky for those who live in this stateMinneapolis
is full of art that is great!Northrop, Walker Art Center, The Guthrie, and morePut
on your coat and get out the door!

The
curtains open, and the stage fills with lightOh
what a beautiful, spectacular sightA
dancer, an actor, a singer of sortsA
performance never does come short

A
gallery, a craft, a painting, a showIt
feels so great to awaken the soulTo
express and sense creativity withinTo
feel moved, you can't help but grin

That
is, after all, what this season is forTo
give bliss to the ones that you adoreSo skip
the mall and go to the heartTis'
the season to give the gift of art

~Allyson
Taubenheim, Marketing Intern

(Image credit: Carla Schleicher)