Race is on to beat frost. With all the municipal approval hurdles now solved, Schwab construction crews have begun pouring concrete for the foundation of the $35 million Masterpiece Hall on Fourth Street next to the city library. Passersby have a peek at the eventual structure on an architect’s rendering on cyclone fencing at the site. How much progress can be made before November cold forces a suspension of concrete work until spring? That answer rests with the gods. Image: Steve Lunde