(Published by Saint Cloud Times April 19, 2010.) by Edith Rylander I'm just back from a wedding in Tucson. Arizona, like Minnesota, is a more complex and diverse place than you might think from reading brochures. There is a tourist Arizona, and a farming and ranching and mining Arizona. There is an Arizona of sunburned old desert rats, and an Arizona of New Age seekers, a Hispanic Arizona that goes back hundreds of years, and a Native American Arizona that goes back thousands. Then … [Read more...]

Thanks to our sis-in-law Kristy Rylander for shooting this. Dan and I dance into the frame at 2:20 and sillily spin for awhile! … [Read more...]

Thanks to our sis-in-law Kristy Rylander for shooting this! … [Read more...]

Thanks to our sis-in-law Kristy Rylander for shooting this!   … [Read more...]

(Published by the Arizona Daily Star on April 8, 2010.) by Cathalena E. Burch Dan Rylander and Jamie Manser got hitched, and they're inviting all of Tucson to the reception. Hey, this isn't just some rolled cold cuts and box wine affair. The Manslander Union features a host of local rock dignitaries - Al Perry, Tryst, Fourkiller Flats, Greyhound Soul, Kate Becker Project, Cathy Rivers, Cheepness, Poi-Zen, The Shantowskis and Maggie Golston. There is no cost for the Rialto Theatre … [Read more...]