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9/26/23 – AFAR – This Midwestern Metropolis Is One of the Most Diverse Places in the Country
9/19/23 – Star Tribune – 9 free things to do in the Twin Cities this week | Maker’s Night
9/11/23 – FOX9 – What to do in Minnesota: 5 things to do this weekend (Sept. 15-17) | Cocktails at the Castle
9/11/23 – RACKET – Chroma Zone Murals, Crypticon Horrors, Comedian Nicole Byer: This Week’s Best Events
9/11/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Best Bets: Sept. 11-17 | Cocktails at the Castle
9/9/23 – Pioneer Press – Fall arts guide: With diverse styles and subjects, art galleries explore unsung pockets of culture
9/7/23 – Star Tribune – Fashion shows highlight Minnesota’s seasonal shift
8/30/23 – KMXK-FM – A Castle In Minneapolis? Yes. Cocktails, Music and Surprises too!
8/30/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Cocktails at the American Swedish Institute Castle
8/21/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Best Bets: Aug. 21-27
8/9/23 – Star Tribune – 5 local food (and drink) events for your calendar
8/3/23 – FOX9 – What to do in Minnesota: 5 things to do this weekend
7/20/23 – OnMilwaukee – One tank getaway: Minneapolis
7/19/23 – Traveller – The surprising thing about this epic rail trek across the US
7/16/23 – Minnesota Meetings + Events: American Swedish Institute Selects Steenson as Leader
7/4/23 – Star Tribune – Critics’ picks: The 11 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
6/30/23 – American Alliance of Museums – The Best Museum Cafés and Restaurants, According to Museum People
6/20/23 – WCCO – What is the significance of the summer solstice?
6/20/23 – Star Tribune – Critics’ picks: The 10 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
6/16/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Smoky Summer
6/15/23 – Axios – Twin Cities events: Stone Arch Bridge fest, brew tour and more
6/15/23 – Star Tribune – 6 ways to celebrate summer solstice in Minnesota
6/15/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – 2023 Insider’s Guide: Can’t-Miss Events
6/14/23 – WCCO – American Swedish Institute hosts annual Midsommar Celebration
6/14/23 – MSN Travel – 16 Breathtakingly beautiful places in Minneapolis
6/13/23 – FOX9 – ASI shares tips on how to make a Midsommar flower crown
6/12/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – What to Do in the Twin Cities This Week
6/9/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Minnesota’s Most Iconic Foods
6/5/23 – Midwest Living – 10 Ways to Travel the World Without Leaving the Twin Cities
6/2/23 – Meet Minneapolis – Top Things To Do in Minneapolis This June
6/1/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – 100 Things to Do Before the State Fair
6/1/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Simple Summer: Low-Key Local Vacation Ideas
5/24/23 – Mpls. St.Paul Magazine – The Minnesota Guide to Summer Festivals
5/19/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Jerrod Sumner on International Museum Day Products
5/18/23 – FOX9 – International Museum Day: ASI’s Gift Shop
5/15/23 – Sveriges (Swedish) Radio – In search of the pioneers who made Minnesota a Swedish settlement
5/9/23 – The Royal House – The royal couple gave a reception for the American Swedish Institute
5/8/23 – Minnesota Monthly – The Ultimate Minnesota Bucket List
4/30/23 – The Pioneer Press – Readers and writers: A cozy mystery, the lure of fish, and a tale of a female Viking’s grave
4/28/23 – MSN Travel – 16 Tourist hotspots in Minneapolis that live up to the hype
4/21/23 – The Bemidji Pioneer – Lorraine Jensen to present ‘Runes and Runic Inscriptions’
4/7/23 – KARE11 – From Easter egg hunts to snowboarding, there’s a lot to do in the Twin Cities this weekend
4/2/23 – Pioneer Press – American Swedish Institute names new president
4/2/23 – Pioneer Press – Spring and summer arts and fun: From glass to paper to bedsheets, stories of culture and the self take many forms at Twin Cities galleries
3/31/23 – MPR – 6 things to know in the Twin Cities art world this week
3/25/23 – WCCO – Celebrating National Waffle Day with the American Swedish Institute
3/23/23 – Minnesota Monthly – American Swedish Institute Names Molly Wright Steenson As New President
3/23/23 – Axios – The Spoon: The American Swedish Institute has hired St. Paul native Molly Steenson as its new CEO and president
3/22/23 – Star Tribune – American Swedish Institute hires new president-CEO with Twin Cities ties and deep academic background
3/20/23 – RACKET – Yo La Tengo, Black & Funny Improv Festival: This Week’s Best Events
3/17/23 – Pioneer Press – The battle for the soul of America starts with summer camp registration
3/17/23 – Star Tribune – Things to do this spring: 60 top picks in movies, music, theater, visual arts and dance
3/15/23 – Sight Unseen – The New Hennepin Made x Victoria Sass Lighting Collection Wants You to Experience the Full Spectrum of Emotion
3/15/23 – TravelMag – 15 Unique Things to Do in Minneapolis
3/13/23 – RACKET – St. Pat’s Day, Ari Lennox, Trash Film, and a Beyoncé Disco: This Week’s Best Events
3/12/23 – Stuff – Minneapolis’ most memorable (and messy) meals
3/12/23 – Axios – How to play winter tourist in the Twin Cities
3/6/23 – RACKET – A New Wildflyer, Comedians Galore, and St. Pat’s Day Stuff Starts Up: This Week’s Best Events
2/23/23 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – How to Hygge
2/21/22 – KSTP Twin Cities Live – Shrove Tuesday Semlor Buns
2/17/23 – KSTP – Weekend Events for Feb. 17-19
2/16/23 – Fox9 – The sound of Sweden! Learn traditional music at this weekend’s Midwinter Folk Festival
2/12/23 – Minnesota Monthly – Best Bets: Feb. 13-19
2/6/23 – FOX9 – Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass art exhibit in Turnblad Mansion
2/6/23 – FOX9 – Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass art exhibit in the Osher Gallery
1/31/23 – Star Tribune – At American Swedish Institute, glass becomes a meditative experience
1/30/23 – WCCO-TV – You won’t get glassy-eyed at this new art exhibit
1/27/23 – MPR News – No more winter blues, highlights of the Great Northern Festival
1/23/23 – Midwest Home – “Fluidity” Exhibition at American Swedish Institute Celebrates Women Glass Artists
1/23/23 – KSTP – The beauty and wonder of the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis
1/11/23 – Fox9 – Don’t trash it, fix it! Hennepin County to offer free Fix-It Clinic this weekend
1/6/23 – Star Tribune – Poets and writers event supports Ukraine
1/6/23 – Star Tribune – Critics’ picks: The 9 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
1/5/23 – Forbes – Swedish Fika: Sweden’s ‘Premium Coffee Break’ Explained
12/16/22 – Fox9 – Do you love Christmas cookies, but don’t want to bake them? Local bakers are here to help!
12/15/22 – Lavender – Don’t Let the Snow Slow Your Roll
12/14/22 – RACKET – Lillördag Is the Nordic Tradition You Need to Get Through Winter
12/13/22 – WCCO 4 – American Swedish Institute offers peak at holidays in Sweden
12/13/22 – WCCO 4 – American Swedish Institute decked out for holidays
12/13/22 – Star Tribune – Can you eat your Christmas tree? A Twin Cities forager reveals the answer
12/7/22 – Star Tribune – 12 winter wonderlands in the Twin Cities that will make even the Grinchiest of hearts and stomachs happy
12/5/22 – Star Tribune – Minnesota holds the record for biggest number of … tile stoves?
12/4/22 – Star Tribune – Julmarknad Handcraft Market & Festival
11/30/22 – Meet Minneapolis – Try These Global Holiday Food Traditions in Minneapolis
11/23/22 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal – American Swedish Institute names Amalia Obermeier-Smith executive chef
11/22/22 – Star Tribune – Borough/Parlour and Fika name new chefs
11/22/22 – Fox9 – Historic Minneapolis Mansion opens for holiday-themed tours
11/21/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – ASI Names Amalia Obermeier-Smith as New Exec Chef
11/19/22 – Axios – 23 Twin Cities art events you don’t want to miss this winter
11/17/22 – Star Tribune – Great Northern winter festival will be a celebration of art and outdoors
11/16/22 – Axios – 10 Twin Cities holiday markets to shop this season
11/9/22 – Edina Magazine – Your Guide to A Very Scandi Thanksgiving
11/9/22 – Minnesota Monthly – Holiday Markets in the Twin Cities
11/3/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Lutfisk Dinner
10/07/22 – Axios – Eat their lunch: Twin Cities
10/05/22 – Only in Your State – Hogwarts in Minnesota? This Building Will Make You Think So!
10/03/22 – MPR News – If You’re in the Mood for Palpable Joy Don’t Miss Minneapolis Duo The Ok Factor
9/5/22 – Minnesota Monthly – Things to do this weekend around the Twin Cities: Mystery Writers’ Convention, Cocktails at the Castle, Greek Festival
8/23/22 – Star Tribune – Review: Dancers feel the heat of climate change in ‘Thermal’
8/22/22 – WJON-AM – Celebrate fall with cocktails & music at this Minnesota ‘castle’
8/11/22 – Star Tribune – ‘Morning Dip’ exhibit wades into diasporic waters at the American Swedish Institute
8/9/22 – Minnesota Daily – 10 Twin Cities events to attend this August
8/5/22 – MinnPost – Weekend picks: There’s theater galore, with the Fringe Fest, zAmya’s ‘Second Chance’ and Pangea’s ‘Life Born of Fire’
7/21/22 – Star Tribune – Our Friday best: Osmo Vänskä, Burna Boy, ‘Class of ’85’ and ‘The Morning Dip’
7/20/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – The Importance of a Morning Dip in Sweden
7/20/22 – Star Tribune – There’s still time for summer fun: Here are 12 activities to make the most of the warm weather before it’s too late
7/11/22 – MPLSART – The Morning Dip
6/23/22 – Star Tribune – Our Friday best: TC Jazz Festival, Carly Rae Jepsen, Minn. R&B Music Experience and ‘Q-Stage: New Works Festival 2022’
6/19/22 – Star Tribune – Midsommar festivities draw crowds to American Swedish Institute
6/17/22 – Mpls.St.Paul Magazine – Patio Daddy-o
6/16/22 – MinnPost – Weekend picks: Penumbra Theatre’s incubator premieres ‘Spittin’ Seeds,’ highlighting St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood
6/14/22 – Minnesota Monthly – Best Bets: June 14-20
6/2/22 – MinnPost – Weekend picks: In downtown Minneapolis, help #CrownOurPrince at a block party and lighted mural unveiling
6/1/22 – Racket – Open Streets, Prince Mural Reveal, Orville Peck: This Week’s Best Events
5/25/22 – Star Tribune – 3 Twin Cities upcoming food events for your calendar
5/23/22 – Star Tribune – Sen. Klobuchar highlights Minnesota ties to Finland and Sweden
5/23/22 – Pioneer Press – Bruce Karstadt to retire at American Swedish Institute
5/20/22 – Star Tribune – Why did Scandinavian immigrants choose Minnesota?
4/20/22 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal – President and CEO of American Swedish Institute to retire
4/20/22 – Star Tribune – Leader who grew Minnesota’s iconic American Swedish Institute will step down after three decades
4/2/22 – MyTalk 107 The Weekly Dish – ASI April Fools
4/1/22 – The MPLS Egotist – Historic dried codfish found in ASI archives
4/1/22 – CNET – April Fools Day national round-up
4/1/22 – MSP Magazine – Hard Yuks: April Fools Day
4/1/22 – Pioneer Press – ASI sells 90-year-old “basically edible” codfish
3/31/22 – Star Tribune – Iconic Eats – FIKA Café’s meatballs
3/18/22 – Minnpost – Last chance! Thermal at ASI
2/28/22 – MSP Magazine – ASI Reopens with Paper Dialogues Exhibit
2/26/22 – KARE11 – Try semlors at the American Swedish Institute’s FIKA Cafe
2/24/22 – Star Tribune – Thermal critic’s pic for entertainment
2/24/22 – WCCO 4 – Ever tried a Swedish semla?
2/22/22 – Minnpost – Curt Pederson left his mark on Paper Dialogues exhibition
2/17/22 – Minnpost – Weekend picks: Paper Dialogues
2/16/22 – Star Tribune – Curt Pederson obituary
2/14/22 – Finance & Commerce Magazine – Mansion makeover in the works
1/26/22 – Star Tribune – Where to find the best alcohol-free cocktails in the Twin Cities
1/6/22 – Pioneer Press – ASI temporary closure due to Covid-19
12/2021 – MSP Magazine – Best 50 Restaurants – FIKA Café
12/30/21 – Minnpost – Year in review: a look back at Twin Cities arts in 2021
12/16/21 – Star Tribune – Marking the night and the daylight with Winter Solstice
12/10/21 – Star Tribune – The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week
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