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Thirsty Thursday at the MIA with Summit and Northern Brewer
Posted by: Tom Horgen under Nightlife Updated: May 16, 2012 - 11:11 AM
Imagine if Van Gogh would have laid off the absinthe and just chilled out with a nice craft beer? No one has cut off their own ear while drinking craft beer. In fact, I hear craft beer only makes art better. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts thinks so too. This Thursday is Craft Brews Night at museum. The MIA is partnering with Summit Brewing and Northern Brewer on a big evening of beer-related events. As usual, all Third Thursdays are free. So drink some brews and look some art. What's better than that? Oh, and don't forget to check out Van Gogh's "Olive Trees." Here’s what you can expect:
“Beer lab”: Northern Brewer will have four stations in the studio classrooms showcasing the ingredients and hardware used to brew beer.
Brewer talk: Summit’s Mike Lundell will talk about the St. Paul brewery’s brewing process.
New Summit beers: Be some of the first people to taste Summit’s brand new Summer Ale and Saga IPA at the cash bar. The latest Unchained Series brew, Dunkel Weizen, will be available too.
Design your own label: A little art project in the lobby will encourage patrons to create a personal beer label.
Music: Twin Cities rockers White Light Riot will perform.
Beer/art pairings: Summit and the MIA printed up a guide to pairing specific pieces with different beers.
Details: 6-9 p.m. Thu. Free. 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls. 612-870-3000. www.artsmia.org
(Photo by Tom Wallace)
Minnesota's Gena Lee Nolin reveals misunderstood disease
Posted by: Neal Justin under Behind the scenes, Television Updated: May 16, 2012 - 10:29 AM
Duluth native Gena Lee Nolin, who made a name for herself by running down the beach on "Baywatch" and swinging through the jungle on "Sheena," told FoxNews.com recently that for the past decade, she's been struggling with Hashimoto's disease, which attacks the thyroid and can lead to weight issues.
Nolin, 40, told the site she started to notice problems while filming "Sheena" in the early 2000s.
"There was definitely idle chit chat on the set that maybe I should work out more or eat less, but nothing made a difference," she said.
Doctors finally diagnosed Nolin seven months ago and she has become a spokesperson for medical groups trying to shed light on the disease.
I spent time with Nolin at her then home in the Hollywood Hills back in 1997 and, strangely enough, even then she was becoming more obsessed with her weight.
"If you're not fit as an absolute fiddle, they will take a picture of you and plaster it everywhere," said Nolin, who was six months pregnant at the time.
Nolin has had two more children since then. According to imdb.com, she hasn't appeared in a movie or TV show since 2003.
Nolin told FoxNews.com that she is on the road to recovery and is seeing improvements since following a gluten-free diet.
Barbette's Bastille Day, Red Stag Block Party lineups for 2012
Posted by: Chris Riemenschneider under Music, Concert news, Minnesota musicians Updated: May 16, 2012 - 10:54 AM
Aerialist Jim Domenick performed at Barbette's Bastille Day party in 2008. / Jerry Holt, Star Tribune
Sister eateries Barbette and the Red Stag Supper Club put on two of the most popular and eclectic block parties each summer, and it looks like those traits will remain intact this year. Here are the newly unveiled 2012 lineups for each event. As always, the parties will be free, all ages and rain-or-shine, and they’ll feature the usual locally generated food offerings and zero-waste game plan.
Peter Pisano of Peter Wolf Crier / Tom Wallace, Star Tribune
BASTILLE DAY BLOCK PARTY AT BARBETTE (Sunday, July 15)
Featuring: Peter Wolf Crier, A. Wolf & Her Claws, Prissy Clerks, Sleep Study, Patty & the Buttons, The Brass Messengers, Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theater, Infiammati Fire Circus, and more bands to be announced. (3-10 p.m., 1600 W Lake Street, Mpls, www.barbette.com)
RED STAG BLOCK PARTY (Sunday, Aug. 5)
Featuring: Rogue Valley, Mayda, Kill the Vultures, Chastity Brown, the Honeydogs, All Tomorrow's Petty, Heart of the Beast again and more to be announced. (3-10 p.m., 509 1st Avenue NE, Mpls, www.redstagsupperclub.com)
Anne Saxton, the promoter of each event, also revealed that she is organizing an election-season shindig called the Rock for Democracy Block Party to take place outside Bryant-Lake Bowl on Sept. 8. She said it will be a nonpartisan event, and so far Heiruspecs and Zoo Animal are confirmed to play.
Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys set lists from Target Center
Posted by: Chris Riemenschneider under Music Updated: May 16, 2012 - 12:08 AM
Dan Auerbach at Target Center. / Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune
"We've been coming here a long time, and always like it."
Dan Auerbach said that about Minneapolis near the end of the Black Keys' Target Center set Tuesday, a reminder that these guys didn't just land their first local arena show overnight -- not like, say, Foster the People, who have enjoyed 10 times the radio play but will be lucky to have half the crowd when they play there next month. As I said in my feature previewing the concert, sometimes the good bands do win. As is spelled out in the full review of tonight's show, this was a solidly triumphant showing. Here are the set lists:
THE BLACK KEYS: Howlin' for You / Next Girl / Run Right Back / Same Old Thing / Dead and Gone / Gold on the Ceiling / Thickfreakness (this one and next three songs played as a duo) / Girl Is On My Mind / I'll Be Your Man / Your Touch / Little Black Submarines / Money Maker / Strange Times / Nova Baby / Ten Cent Pistol / Tighten Up / Lonely Boy ENCORE: Everlasting Light / She's Long Gone / I Got Mine (also as a duo)
THE ARCTIC MONKEYS: Brianstorm / This House Is a Circus / Still Take You Home / Library Pictures/ Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair / The View From the Afternoon / I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor / Pretty Visitors / Do Me a Favour / Teddy Picker / Crying Lightning / That's Where You're Wrong / Fluorescent Adolescent / Evil Twin / Brick by Brick / R U Mine?
New director at Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
Posted by: Claude Peck under Music, Culture, People Updated: May 15, 2012 - 6:35 PM
Ben Riggs, new director of Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus / Photo courtesy of TCGMCBen Riggs, who has led the Denver Gay Men's Chorus since 2007, has been named artistic director of Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus. He will become the organization's fifth director, succeeding Dr. Stan Hill, when he begins work in August. Hill has lead the chorus for 12 years.
Riggs, who is also an active performer in various ensembles in Denver, served as artistic director of the 120-voice Boulder Chorale. He has a bachelor of music in piano from Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, and a master of music in choral conducting from the University of Colorado. He will earn his doctorate in music from University of Colorado this year.
Jeffrey Bores, Vice Chair of TCGMC's Board of Directors described Riggs, as"perfectly suited to lead TCGMC artistically into the future."
The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus was formed in 1981, adding the word "gay" to its title in 1991. It performs regularly throughout the year..The chorus will give its final concerts with Hill as director at 8 p.m. on June 22 and 23 at Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota.
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