Events and Opportunities:
Minneapolis Saint Paul’s highly acclaimed Civic Fest: A Very Minnesota Celebration
arts community will take center stage is a major civic non-partisan celebration
on the weekend leading up to the in conjunction with the 2008 Republican
Republican National Convention. National Convention. The event will
“Spark24” delivers 24 hours of non- showcase 35 exhibits about Minnesota
stop unexpected performances and and American history, democracy and
entertainment through downtown the U.S. Presidency. It will be open to
Minneapolis. The event will kick-off 8 the public and will span more than


p.m. Saturday August 30th and continue 285,000 square feet at the Minneapolis
until 8 p.m. of Sunday August 31st, with Convention Center.
downtown Minneapolis will become a
marathon of free entertainment offering
a total immersion into the Minneapolis
Saint Paul arts experience featuring
theatre, music and dance.
Hail to the Chief
Did you know?
:
The 2008 Republican National
Images of the American Presidency Convention will be attended by
approximately 2,380 delegates and
Beginning August 2, the Minneapolis Insti-
2,230 alternates. It will require 16,000
tute of Arts (MIA) will present an exhibition
rooms in over 100 hotels.
on our nation’s presidential history through
arts and artifacts. Featuring paintings,
sculpture, prints, photographs, posters,
manuscripts, and decorative arts, “Hail to
Did you know?
the Chief” represents our country’s presi-
dents from George Washington to George
On average, visitors coming for the
W. Bush. This exhibition will be on view at
convention will spend six days in the
area and spend about $1,600 for room,
the MIA through September 21.
food, transportation, and activities.
Did you know?
The first nominating convention by
one of what emerged as our two
major parties - the Democrats - was
held in Baltimore, Maryland, between
May 21 and 23, 1832. Nomination
by party convention replaced earlier
arrangements, which included
nomination by both congressional
“Buy Victory Bonds” poster featuring Delegate Pin, Republican National Convention,
party caucuses, and by state
Franklin D. Roosevelt, c. 1940s, lithographic late 19th century, made by Mermod Jaccard
legislatures.
poster, Minneapolis Institute of Arts. and Co., St. Louis (1845-1905), gold enamel,
The Dicke Collection.
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