What happens when the human element disappears and why it’s critical to supporting creativity…

It’s hard to take the musician out of the bar, but you can take the alcohol out of the drinks.

Notes from DISPATCH Guest Editor Carl Atiya Swanson on creativity and sobriety in the Twin Cities. Points of Connection Local orgs and artists are navigating harm reduction and paths to sobriety. Working the Plan How three artists—an actor, a singer/songwriter, and a photographer—got sober and opened new creative avenues. A

How three artists—an actor, a singer/songwriter, and a photographer—got sober and opened new creative avenues.