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July 17, 2014 DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

theater and arts briefs Cultural exhibit in Burnsville

Brynn Kamarainen of Eagan, left, presented her portrait of Rajah to Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Cmdr. Dan Scheuermann, Rajah’s handler from 1996-2006, at a ceremony last week at the Wescott Library. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Tribute to a canine hero Young artist honors police K-9 at ‘Heroes of Today’ youth exhibit by Andrew Miller SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

For 10 years, Cmdr. Dan Scheuermann of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office worked the streets with Rajah, his narcotics detection dog. The black lab proved an able partner — between 1996 and 2006, Rajah assisted in more than 1,000 search warrants and detected more than $1 million in illegal drugs. Rajah also achieved national champion status in both team and individual drugdetection competitions. “Rajah was a great partner, and working with Rajah was probably the most rewarding experience I’ve had at the sheriff’s office,� said Scheuermann. Rajah, who retired from police work in 2006, became a pet in the Scheuermann family’s home until her death in 2011.

Email Andrew Miller at andrew.miller@ecm-inc. com.

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when the exhibit finishes its run, presented Kamarainen with a gift as a token of his appreciation — a black lab stuffed animal. “Heroes of Today� was the citizens committee’s first exhibit that solicited work from middle schoolage artists. Three submissions were received by the committee after the call for art went out. In addition to Kamarainen’s “Rajah,� pieces in the exhibit include “Olympic Hero Inspiration� by Matthew Craig and “Reflection of a Hero� by Winter Craig. “Heroes of Today� will be on display through August at the Wescott Library, and then will be moved to the Heritage Library in Lakeville where it will hang for three months.

The beloved canine received an unexpected tribute recently when 13-yearold Brynn Kamarainen of Eagan submitted a portrait of the police dog to the “Heroes of Today� youth art exhibit at the Wescott Library. Kamarainen created the portrait, titled “Rajah,� this spring with colored pencils, using a photo of the dog posted on the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office website. She presented the portrait to Scheuermann last week at a ceremony in the Eagan library’s lobby that was attended by Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows and Chief Deputy Tim Leslie, as well as Jean Erickson of the Dakota County Public Art Citizens Advisory Committee, which sponsored the exhibit. Scheuermann, who said he plans to hang the portrait of Rajah in his office

The exhibit, Cultural Perspectives: Bringing Heritage Home, is on display July 10 to Aug. 24 at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The exhibit asks artists to describe cultural traditions or values within our global community. Their artwork visually conveys cultural distinctions in each piece, either conceptually, abstractly, or realistically. They creatively draw attention to a cultural premise, trend, or means of keeping a culture alive. Many entries represent a personal memory or story. The Cultural Perspectives exhibit ties in with the International Festival of Burnsville, which was held July 12.

Summer pops and chorus Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorus performs at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 20, as part of Caponi Art Park’s Summer Performance Series. This year’s summer pops concert is “Over the Rainbow: Cinema Classics New and Old.� Audience members will hear music from “Raiders of the Lost Ark,� “Mission: Impossible,� “Forrest Gump,� “Jaws� as well as MGM classics. The concert takes place in the Theater in the Woods amphitheater

at Caponi Art Park, 1220 more details. Diffley Road, Eagan. Admission is free with a $5 Art exhibit per person suggested donation. More information deadline is at www.caponiartpark. extended org. Artists still have a chance to submit their ‘The Price Is work to be considered for Dakota County’s fourth Right Live’ community art exhibit Contestants drawn planned for display in straight from the audi- county buildings beginence will have the chance ning this October. The to “come on down� to win submission deadline has appliances, vacations and been extended to Aug. 29. new cars when “The Price Original, two-dimenis Right Live!� stage show sional art can be subcomes to Mystic Lake mitted in one or both of Casino in Prior Lake for the following categories: shows at 4 and 7 p.m. Sat- Critters of the Minnesota urday, Sept. 13, and 1 and Zoo and Natural Won4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. ders of the Parks of DaAudience members kota County. Artists must must be at least 18 to reg- be at least 8 years old and ister to be drawn as con- live in Dakota County. testants. Registration will Artwork, which must feabegin three hours prior to ture subjects within Dashow time. Contestants kota County, is limited will be randomly selected to 36 inches by 36 inches from all guests who regis- and should be prepared ter. for hanging on a wall. Tickets are $15 and go Submissions are limon sale at 10 a.m. Satur- ited to one per artist per day, July 19, at the box of- theme and must meet the fice and mysticlake.com. full criteria outlined by the Dakota County PubVietnamese lic Art Citizen Advisory Committee at www.dakopop stars tacounty.us, search art exVietnamese pop art- hibit. The committee will ists Quang Dung, Minh review submissions and Tuyet, Trieu Khac Vinh, make a recommendation Van Quynh and Huynh to the Dakota County Thi Thi will be featured Board of Commissioners, in “Van Yeu Mot Nguoi which will select the art(My Only Love)� at 8 work that will be exhibp.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, ited. at Mystic Lake Casino For more information, in Prior Lake. Tickets contact Jean Erickson are $20. Contact the box at 651-438-4286 or jean. office at 952-445-9000 or e r i c k s o n @ c o. d a ko t a . visit mysticlake.com for mn.us.

theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy. odden@ecm-inc.com. Dance Rhythmic Circus: “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,� 8 p.m. July 25 and 26, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $30-$40 at Ticketmaster.com. Information: 952-895-4685. Events/festivals Middle Eastern Festival, July 18-20, St. George Orthodox Church, 1250 Oakdale Ave., West St. Paul. Information: www.mideastfest.com. Rosemount Leprechaun Days, July 18-27. Information: www.RosemountEvents. com. Dakota County Fair, Aug. 4-10, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington. Information: www.dakotacountyfair.org. Exhibits East Asian painting exhibit, June 1-Aug. 31, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Digital Impressionism photography exhibit by Becqi Sherman, June 2-July 31, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: 952-985-4640. Music Music in Kelley Park featuring Michael Monroe, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Gov’t Mule, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 18, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $35, $47.50 VIP box seat. Information: http:// mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/ music-zoo/. Marc Cohn, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $47, $59.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://mnzoo.org/planyour-visit/music-zoo/. Dakota Valley Summer

Pops Orchestra and Chorale, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 20, Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods, Eagan. Suggested donation of $5 per person. Rain date: July 27. Information: caponiartpark. org. Northern Winds Band, symphonic band, 7 p.m. July 20 as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Music in Kelley Park featuring The David Gonzalez Band, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 25, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. BoDeans, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $37, $49.50 VIP box seat. Information: http:// mnzoo.org/plan-your-visit/ music-zoo/. Sam McColley, folk music, 7-7:30 p.m., and The Manchester Social Club, folk/ rock, 7:45-8:30 p.m. on July 27 as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Theater “Shrek, The Musical,� presented by Eagan Summer Theatre, July 18 to Aug. 2, Eagan High School auditorium. Free senior citizen preview, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and children age 12 and younger. Purchase tickets online at eagan.k12. mn.us. Box office: 651-6836964. “Grease,� presented by The Play’s The Thing Productions, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8-9 and 2 p.m. Aug. 10, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $14 adults, $13 children age 12 and younger. Purchase tickets at the box office or at Ticketmaster.com, 1-800-982-2787. Workshops/classes/other The Eagan Art House offers art classes for all ages,

www.cityofeagan.com/index. php/recreation/eagan-arthouse, 651-675-5500. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www. BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Summer Theatre Camps, ages 4-16, week-long camps June-August, In the Company of Kids Creative Arts Center, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, www.cokartscenter. com, 952-736-3644. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/ class. Call Marilyn 651-4637833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn. gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net.

family calendar To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. Saturday, July 19 Dakota County Master Gardeners’ Learning Garden Tour, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $10. Registration required: www.DakotaMasterGardeners.org or 651-4807700. Sunday, July 20 Bake sale fundraiser, 1-3 p.m., Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, Clare Bridge of Eagan, 1365 Crestridge Lane, Eagan. All proceeds of the donation-based fundraiser will go to the 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Features baked goods from bakeries throughout the metro and homemade baked goods. Information: 651-686-5557.

son donation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.caponiartpark.org. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden – Go Native with Janet Erdman, 6:30-8 p.m. in the red barn on the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Learn how to make your yard earth friendly and sustainable. Free. Class size is limited; register by calling 651480-7700. Information: www. dakotamastergardeners.org. Parent-to-parent information session for virtual public school MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, 6:307:30 p.m., Panera Bread, 1260 Promenade Place, Eagan. The K-12 academy invites prospective parents to learn about its tuition-free online public school program at a free parent-to-parent meeting. To RSVP and for a complete event schedule, visit http://www.connectionsacademy.com/minnesotaonline-school/events.aspx.

Tuesday, July 22 Family Fun Tuesday – Middle Eastern Dancing with the Jawaahir Dance Company, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Caponi Wednesday, July 23 The Zinghoppers Group Art Park, Eagan. $4 per per-

(Zinghopper Kidz Dance Party), 7 p.m., as part of the Wednesday in the Park Concert Series at Civic Center Park, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. Free. Eagan Market Fest, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, entertainment by Pan Dimension and Socaholix. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/ marketfest or 651-675-5500. Thursday, July 24 Thursday Rockin’ Readers, 11 a.m., Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Sky Oaks Elementary Principal Drew Goeldner will read books to children. Books are geared toward elementary and preschool children. Sticks and Stones will perform at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Clear Communication

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