Without frequent exposure to art, viewers may struggle to discern whether they're looking at an impressionist masterpiece or out a heavily smudged window. Start your eye-training with today's Groupon to the annual MCAD Art Sale hosted by Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Choose between the following options:
- For $10, you get one ticket to the art sale on Friday, November 18, 2011 (up to a $20 value).
- For $75, you get one ticket to opening night of the art sale on Thursday, November 17, 2011 (a $150 value).
The 14th annual MCAD Art Sale unveils collections of paint-strewn papyruses, photographs, and graphic prints by students and recent graduates. Held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving, the art sale has generated more than $1,000,000 to support emerging artists and underprivileged smocks. The frenzy of opening-night festivities begin with complimentary beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m., followed by remarks and interpretive shadow puppets by MCAD President Jay Coogan. At the strike of 6:45 p.m., visitors nab up to one wall adornment every 12 seconds, while brushing eyes over landscapes of original opuses and opening their wallets faster than their neighboring collector. All attendees retrieve their tickets through will call only. Proceeds directly benefit individual artists or the MCAD's Art Sale Scholarship fund, and guests can purchase masterpieces with cash, check, credit card, and miniature portraits of President Andrew Jackson.
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The Groupon Guide to: Snow Sculpting
Although pristine, untouched fields of freshly fallen snow may seem to ignite limitless possibilities in the imagination of a child or a childlike mailman, there are in fact only three basic snow structures at your disposal. Please select one, and only one, before donning your mittens:
The Snow "Man": Composed of three vertically stacked orbs of ascending mass, this scarecrow-like snow homunculus is intended to be less a facsimile of a man and more a grotesque lens through which to view our own humanity, as rising temperatures gradually reduce its form to its base components of a wet top hat concealing a single carrot. Have fun!
Igloos: The traditional domed ice houses of yesteryear are back! Using a small Rubbermaid® container, form tightly packed "bricks" of snow and arrange them around yourself in an ascending spiral until you are completely entombed. If you begin to feel claustrophobic, the natural heat exuded from your panicking body should help you melt an exit, with ample time before your brain functions shut down out of fear.
Snow Angels: Less structures and more human-shaped craters, snow angels are nonetheless the most popular means of expressing one's self in the snow, especially within the confines of the secret government complex that houses all children born with wings.
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