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May 28, 2020
Alexander O'Neal

Virtual entertainment picks: Alexander O'Neal, Dan Israel, Asian-American monologues

Stage & Arts
May 28, 2020
Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts executive director, on a rooftop patio at the nonprofit's new St. Paul headquarters.

Springboard for the Arts is saving Minnesota's arts scene, $500 at a time

The St. Paul nonprofit uses "lots of little" to make big change in a crisis through its emergency relief fund.
Stage & Arts
May 26, 2020
Carla Rodriguez poured developer on the exposed plate under the red glow of a safelight. The image has to be developed within a minute of being expose

Discover fresh art and inspiration at these 5 Minnesota Instagram accounts

Minnesota artist Instagrammers bring a dose of inspiration, provocation to the social media platform.
Stage & Arts
May 22, 2020
Ten Thousand Things artistic director Marcela Lorca, shown watching a rehearsal in February 2019, remains optimistic about the theater.

Like all theaters, Ten Thousand Things canceled shows but it's still paying artists to create

It's an existential question for arts organizations and, at least for now, Ten Thousand Things has some answers.
Music
May 21, 2020
Carolyn Pool and Shanan Custer present "Bad Things, Good Whiskey" Friday during Park Square's Virtual Play Festival.

Virtual entertainment picks for May 22-28: Sister Species, Park Square festival, Xcel podcast

Local
May 20, 2020
Throughout the region, stores, restaurants and entertainment providers this weekend began to feel the effects of people staying at home. A sign at an

After 'financially devastating' show cancellations, Guthrie Theater cuts staff by 79%

It's the latest pandemic fallout for the downtown Minneapolis theater.
Local
May 20, 2020
350 young musicians from the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' 9 school-year orchestras participated in a virtual video to replace the show they u

Watch 350 young Minnesota musicians go virtual for Holst 'Jupiter' performance

A beloved springtime tradition comes to life online in the age of COVID-19.
Stage & Arts
May 19, 2020

The return of 'Hamilton' to Minneapolis pushed back nearly a year

Touring Broadway shows such as "Frozen," "Tootsie" and "Come From Away" have been re-scheduled in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Local
May 19, 2020
The Guthrie and other theaters face large hurdles reopening in a post-COVID world.

Facing pandemic peril, Twin Cities arts groups seek a way forward

Theater, which relies on people gathering in numbers to take in an experience, has been devastated.
Stage & Arts
May 18, 2020
Palette knife in hand, and face mask at the ready, plein-air painter Jacob Docksey worked on a small painting of the 1906-vintage Loring Community Art

For these Minnesotans, painting in the great outdoors is the perfect socially distant art

Painting in the great outdoors is a perfect antidote to this socially distant moment.
Stage & Arts
May 17, 2020
Getting "Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho was a coup for the Walker's film dialogue series.

Redford, Hanks, Lange, Eastwood all have a home now at Walker Art Center website

Dialogues with Hanks, Lange, Eastwood and others are now available in an online archive.
Music
May 14, 2020
Jonatha Brooke poses for a portrait in her Minneapolis home. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Jonatha Brooke, a

The best virtual entertainment this week: The Current's Sounds Like Home fest, 24 Hour Comedy Festival, Jonatha Brooke

Stage & Arts
May 12, 2020

Former Minneapolis Institute of Art director Alan Shestack dies at 81

Stage & Arts
May 11, 2020
"The joy of text" head in fonts by Chank Diesel, Mark Simons, Anne Ulku and Carolyn Porter.

Little-known fact: The Twin Cities is a hotbed for type designers

Meet six Twin Cities designers, several of whom make a living designing fonts.
Stage & Arts
May 11, 2020
Steven Epp (with Suzanne Warmanen) in last year’s world premiere of Terrence McNally’s “Immortal Longings,” directed by Peter Rothstein.

With questions about the future, Latté Da develops works for the long term

With multiple new projects in the works, it's planting seeds for whenever live theater returns.
Stage & Arts
May 10, 2020
Dean Holt in "Corduroy" at Children's Theatre.

Twin Cities theater artist marks 25 years in the only acting job he's ever had

An inventive spirit, and some naughtiness, has fueled actor Dean Holt for at Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis.
Stage & Arts
May 9, 2020
A sign at an entrance to the Guthrie Theater stated that the building was closed on Sunday.

Guthrie board slashes budget, cuts two-thirds of upcoming season due to coronavirus impact

The Guthrie's plans for three shows would be the briefest season in its 60-year history. Among the cuts: "A Christmas Carol."
Stage & Arts
May 7, 2020

5 Minnesota artists whose work is perfect for the virtual world

This is the perfect moment for new-media artists. Here are five you should know.
Stage & Arts
May 7, 2020
Comedian Mary Mack with a gluten-free beer on the deck in the back yard of her Minneapolis home.

Minneapolis comic Mary Mack gets another shot at fame with animated series

Minnesota comic gets an out-of-this-world opportunity from "Rick and Morty" veterans.
Music
May 7, 2020
Philip Brunelle, founder of VocalEssence, conducted a performance at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn., on October 28, 2018. ] RENEE JONES

Virtual entertainment picks: Huge Theater, VocalEssence, musician's benefit

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