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She understood the depth of the Twin Cities jazz scene and constantly worked to illuminate its stories. In the music world, Espeland was known as a fan of all types of music, but she was particularly knowledgeable and passionate about jazz. Marianne Combs, a fellow arts journalist, launched a GoFundMeВ campaign to support EspelandвЂ™s widower John Whiting: a photographer whose work often accompanied EspelandвЂ™s stories. She also wrote for the Star Tribune, NPR and other sources.

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She was a great enthusiast but brought a critical perspective to her writing and a well-honed reporterвЂ™s instinct for important stories like her most recent MinnPost article about the departure of community advocate Joan Vonderbruggen from the Hennepin Theatre Trust.ДЄs the Twin Cities Arts ReaderВ notes, Espeland was a Carleton College graduate who вЂњalternately authored, co-authored or edited more than 200 books, including both fiction and non-fiction titles,вЂќ during her employment with MinnesotaвЂ™s Free Spirit Publishing, which specializes in self-help books for kids. Tanner Curl, executive director of MinnPost - where Espeland was a longtime arts columnistВ - wrote on TwitterВ that he was вЂњabsolutely stunnedвЂќ at the news, and that the publication was preparing вЂњa remembrance that will be a start to recognize the incredible gifts that Pamela brought to MinnPost and to our community.вЂќД®speland was a familiar face to thousands of Twin Cities artists and audience members who became accustomed to seeing her at concerts, plays, art exhibits and readings. As a friend once told her, вЂYouвЂ™re accepted at more places than VISA.'вЂќ Maybe you caught her at the yarn shop or Sebastian JoeвЂ™s. YouвЂ™ve likely read her column, interviews and articles on MinnPost and Star Tribune. вЂњSome of you probably met her and John at a show at the Dakota, Orchestra Hall, Icehouse or the old Artists Quarter. вЂњMany of you know her as a voice for the Twin Cities arts community,вЂќ they wrote in a post made available to EspelandвЂ™s Facebook friends. Pamela Espeland, a writer and editor who was one of the busiest and most passionate journalists covering the Minnesota arts scene, died on Sunday evening after an apparent stroke, according to a statement her family shared Monday afternoon on Facebook.

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