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Saturday, November 13, 2010:  There was an open house at the Franklin Arts Center in Brainerd, MN.  It was the annual holiday gathering, which is a part of the Crossing Arts Alliance.

Many hundreds of people showed up to see arts and hear the music.  In this scene, (l-r) Dennis Coryeil, Jim Olsen, and Cleo Kuelbs entertained the crowd with Christmas music.  
   

Elsewhere in the building, Paul Bloom was demonstrating pottery making.  It all starts with dried clay that he adds water to.

Paul turned a pottery bowl to the delight of onlookers.  He has been doing this for 40 years and is a real artisan.

The practiced hands of Mr. Bloom fashioned this clay stoneware before it was fired in a gas kiln at 2400 degrees.  It was a real crowd pleaser.