News from ASI and Abroad Turnblad Mansion Restoration Commences Spring 2022 Beginning in early spring 2022, as part of the ongoing project to restore the Turnblad Mansion and Carriage House, present plans call for the Carriage House to close for renovations after Board approval in late January. ASI staff will at that time move to remote work and temporary workstations in nonconstruction areas. In addition, restoration work is planned to commence on the exterior stonework of the Turnblad Mansion, which will include the construction of some scaffolding. The interior of the Turnblad Mansion will remain open to the public during this work, though some spaces, such as Paulson Hall and Classrooms A and B will close temporarily. For more information on ASI’s plan to restore the Turnblad Mansion and Carriage House in their entirety, visit asimn.org/support/mansionproject.
Skål: A Toast to Uppsala! Reception and Silent Auction Fundraiser March 24, 4:30–7 pm The Minneapolis-Uppsala Friendship Committee’s annual reception and silent auction returns to ASI for the first time in two years. Building on the 22-year relationship between the sister cities of Uppsala, Sweden, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, this important event helps to fund a series of impactful exchange programs that fuel the sharing of knowledge and expertise between educators and teachers in Sweden and the United States. A new exchange, now underway, was developed by the Three Rivers Park District and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, and allows naturalists from Uppland, Sweden, to tour Minnesota parks and share their expertise with local staff. Participants on both sides of these exchange have found the experience informative, inspiring, and even ‘life-changing.’ RSVP for the 2022 silent auction and fundraiser today at asimn.org.
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