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Spring 2023 @Al’s

In early March, elements of the baptismal font commissioned for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, came together when Al and metal artist John Sterner fit basin to base at Anurag Studio in Stillwater. Find details on the glass HERE.

In Center City, mid-March brings the annual celebration of Reubens & Irish Stew at Al’s Center Saloon. This year the team served up over 600lbs of corned beef! When not at the grill, Al was at the sales desk in the glass showroom.

March 25: Al will be doing demonstrations at FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Art, a great opportunity to catch him in action and to experience the Minneapolis facility. More info HERE

Coming in April: another appearance at Art in Bloom, the annual, fleeting installation at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Details from the the 2022 event HERE. Follow the 2023 event HERE.

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a shining season in Center City MN

Alan Honn Glass features perfectly simple works and masterpieces, vintage and brand new designs.

🎄 Especially as the days grow shorter, all are welcome to stop in for a moment with color, light and Al’s artistry.

Open FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, noon-6pm and by appointment via alanhonnglass@gmail.com
320 Summit Avenue, Center City

🍔 Fortify yourself with burgers & beer across the street at Al’s Center Saloon!

Open 11am-midnight, DAILY. Call 651-257-5757 for take out.
325 Summit Avenue, Center City

More info at alscentersaloon.com

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Take Me to Marine!

Artist Mary Jo Van Dell will open open her amazing studio space to host a group show mixing wood, textile, metal, clay and glass works by area artists with her award-winning landscape paintings.

Al is honored to be included with Don Gahr, Tim Harding, Asa Hoyt and Connor Isenberg.

The studio is located above the historic Marine General Store,
at 101 Judd Street, Marine on Saint Croix MN
and will be open
September 15, 10am-8pm, with an artists’ gathering & live music from 5-8pm
September 16-18, 10am-5pm

The exhibition is part of Take Me to the River 2022, a program of ArtReach St. Croix in partnership regional art fairs & festivals. The curated collection of events celebrates “Art at Every Bend in the River” over the course of four weekends in September and October.

Find more information at maryjovandell.com & artreachstcroix.org

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State Fair Sale

Thankful for the loan of these shelves, but it’s time they go back to the
Foci-Minnesota Center for Glass Arts gallery at the Minnesota State Fair.

State Fair Sale!! Great glass, priced to go at
Alan Honn Glass Showroom
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, noon-6pm
across from Al’s Center Saloon
320 Summit Avenue, Center City MN; find the map HERE

Al’s GLASSBLOWING DEMO SCHEDULE at the Fair (West End Market map HERE)

• August 25, 3-8pm
• September 1, 3-8pm
• September 3, 3-8pm
• September 5, 3-8pm

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lunch break with The Landscaper’s Daughter

For cues to spots worth a visit around Chisago Lakes & western Wisconsin, we follow The Landscaper’s Daughter. We flagged her down for a visit to Al’s in Center City, caught up over lunch from Al’s Saloon and Alyssa turned her camera on the glass at Al’s Showroom. We love her point of view! Read her take HERE and find more about her work HERE

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Al’s Showroom: holiday shopping tips

❄️ Stop in! Even if you don’t aim to purchase, we love to show off Al’s glass. All are welcome to explore.

❄️ Questions are welcome: please ask.

❄️ Feel free to pick things up or to ask us to do so. The “feel” of a piece, or a view in different light, helps to find the one that’s right.

❄️ Quality of material, degree of difficulty, and general sweetness impact pricing. Al’s work is priced consistently at the showroom and at galleries. If you love a piece, but not the price, we will consider a negotiation.

✌️ Best time to make a deal with Susan: Fridays 12-6.

♥️ Best time to catch Al in the showroom: Saturdays 12-6.

🍔 Al’s Center Saloon, across the street, 11-midnight.

Prices start at $10 for one-of-a-kind magnets.
Suncatcher/ornaments are $20.
Signature clear basket tumblers are $40.
MANY options under $100.

Al makes heirloom quality glass for everyday use and enjoyment!

Alan Honn Glass Showroom, across from Al’s Saloon, 320 Summit Avenue in Center City MN