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December 18, 2020
Ellen Red Blanket in her jingle dress at Bear Island in 1924.

Jingle dress dancing is rooted in another historic pandemic

Born in Minnesota, the Ojibwe tradition of jingle dress dancing brings healing.
Variety
December 17, 2020
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Virtual holiday entertainment: Mark Mallman, The Steeles, 'Snow Queen' ballet & more

Local
December 17, 2020
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Playwrights' Center gets $1.5 million to move to St. Paul

Variety
December 16, 2020
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Minnesota filmmaker one of ten to compete at Sundance fest

Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.'s "Wild Indian" will compete with nine other films in the upcoming virtual festival.
Variety
December 10, 2020
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Walker Art Center balances budget with help from federal PPP funding

But the next year will be a bigger challenge, given cuts in revenue and programming.
Variety
December 10, 2020
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Rocks, raindrop and a hug: Nine outdoor art gems in the Twin Cities

Itching for an art fix? Take this tour of Twin Cities public art treasures.
Variety
December 10, 2020
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Virtual entertainment picks: Har Mar Superstar & Nicholas David holiday shows plus 'Who Brought the Humbug?'

Variety
December 9, 2020
Photo: Jenny Lion. Credit: Steven Matheson

Macalester professor takes home $50K Creative Capital grant

St. Paul-based artist Jenny Lion is one of 42 artists to receive this year's honor
Stage & Arts
December 8, 2020
Becca Hart, left, and Isabella Star LaBlanc in "Is Edward Snowden Single?"

Jungle Theater goes online to debut 'Edward Snowden,' a raucous comedy about friendship

Review: With theaters shuttered, "Edward Snowden" premieres online.
Stage & Arts
December 7, 2020
A monolith stands on a Stadium Park hillside in Atascadero, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shi

California men declare they made of one the stainless-steel monoliths

Stage & Arts
December 4, 2020
"1.5: A Southeast Asian Diaspora Remix" was supposed to be an exhibit inside the Minnesota Museum of American Art, but due to the pandemic it will be

St. Paul museum opens its windows to Southeast Asia's 'generation 1.5'

The Minnesota Museum of American Art finds a creative way to make this show happen.
Stage & Arts
December 4, 2020
A climactic moment in "Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy" is recreated in a window at MartinPatrick3.

'Nutcracker Fantasy' plays out in the windows of a North Loop landmark

Shuttered by coronavirus, Minnesota Dance Theatre production lives on in a storefront display at MartinPatrick3.
Music
December 3, 2020
Davina Lozier of Davina & the Vagabonds

Virtual entertainment picks: The Current's Sounds Like Home fest, Miss Richfield, Robert Robinson, Lorie Line

Stage & Arts
December 1, 2020
A sampling of the 225 ink drawings that Piotr Szyhalski produced daily during the pandemic. More can be found on his Instagram page, @laborcamp.

Minneapolis artist documents the pandemic with brush and ink

Every day, from March to November, a local artist responded to the pandemic with brush and ink.
Stage & Arts
November 29, 2020
Provided by Jungle Theater Isabella Star LaBlanc (in red) and Becca Hart (in gray) play friends with a complicated relationship in the online play "Is

Minneapolis theater presents a world premiere comedy that's 'zany as hell'

"Is Edward Snowden Single?" explores friendship on the brink.
Music
November 26, 2020
The Jayhawks will perform 1997's "Sound of Lies" in its entirety.

Virtual entertainment picks: Nutcracker, more Nutcracker and the Jayhawks

Stage & Arts
November 26, 2020
Shopping at Gamut Gallery.

Holiday gift ideas for the art lover in your life

A host of holiday ideas for the art lover in your life.
Stage & Arts
November 25, 2020
The cast of "All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914."

Minneapolis musical 'All Is Calm' is a holiday gift for TV audiences across the country

Airing Friday, Theater Latté Da's holiday show is a gift for public-TV viewers.
Variety
November 23, 2020
Kate Nordstrum, the new head of the Great Northern, talks about her plans to expand the festival ... and how they've been modified by covid. Kate Nord

Minnesota's expanded Great Northern festival is a 'bright light' for the winter ahead

Stage & Arts
November 19, 2020

Park Square Theatre grapples with racial history in solo Zoom play 'Tears of Moons'

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