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November 19, 2021

Minneapolis artist Aaron Dysart confronts environmental change by translating science into light and color

Stage & Arts
November 19, 2021
St. Paul artist confronts environmental change by translating science into light and color

St. Paul artist confronts environmental change by translating science into light and color

Dysart's data-driven but people-focused work is featured in a new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Stage & Arts
November 19, 2021
Joseph Haj, Guthrie Theater’s artistic director, said the disruption at the playhouse last Friday left him gutted.

Guthrie issues an apology after disruptive tirade

The playhouse sent a letter to audience members acknowledging it failed to be a safe space.
Duluth
November 17, 2021
George Morrison, one of Minnesota’s most revered artists, shown in this 1987 file photo, will be honored with new postage stamps.

Minnesota artist George Morrison to be honored with stamp issue

He was a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Variety
November 17, 2021
Laura Osnes performed July 2 from Washington, D.C., for the PBS show “A Capitol Fourth.”

Laura Osnes loses another theater gig, apparently over vaccine status

It's at least the third theatrical production that has replaced the Minnesota native.
Stage & Arts
November 17, 2021
Highpoint co-founder Carla McGrath.

Co-founder of Minneapolis' Highpoint Center for Printmaking retires after 20 years

Carla McGrath steps down weeks after the opening of a Highpoint retrospective at Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Variety
November 16, 2021
Great Northern Festival taps local artists to build ice-enclosed greenhouse

Great Northern Festival taps local artists to build ice-enclosed greenhouse

The $250,000 project will celebrate Black life
Variety
November 16, 2021
The 17500 pound aluminum cherry ball is unbolted, lifted, and separated from the Spoonbridge base it sits atop at the Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis,

Cherry from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is temporarily headed to the Big Apple

The "Spoonbridge" will stand alone for a couple of months as its topper travels to New York for a fresh coat of paint.
Variety
November 16, 2021
Jacqueline Novak, a co-host of the podcast 'Poog,' in Westchester, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2021. On its face, 'Poog,' is a serious podcast about wellness trend

If you think 'Get on Your Knees' is only about sex, Jacqueline Novak is here to prove you wrong

The brainy comedian brings her acclaimed one-woman show to the Parkway in Minneapolis.
Stage & Arts
November 16, 2021
Matthew Saldivar in “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie Theater.

After disruption at Guthrie's 'Christmas Carol,' Twin Cities theaters look at safety practices

Incident has propelled companies to examine procedures to de-escalate disruptive patron behavior.
Music
November 16, 2021
The cast of ‘Rondo ‘56’ rehearses at Crooners. From left, pianist Dan Chouinard and singers Charmin Michelle, T. Mychael Rambo and Thomasina Pet

In words and songs, 'Rondo '56' tells the story of St. Paul's Black neighborhood displaced by I-94

The stage show delivers a tough message through song: "Music opens and heals the wounds at the same time."
Stage & Arts
November 16, 2021
Matthew Saldivar as Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie Theater.

Guthrie's all-new 'Christmas Carol' is a lyrical gift for the season

Review: Staged on a modern and spacious set, this adaptation depicts Scrooge's transformation with cinematic efficiency.
November 16, 2021

With music and photos, Rondo '56 revue tells story of St Paul's Black neighborhood displaced by I-94

Stage & Arts
November 16, 2021
With music and photos, Rondo '56 revue tells story of St Paul's Black neighborhood  displaced by I-94

With music and photos, Rondo '56 revue tells story of St Paul's Black neighborhood displaced by I-94

November 16, 2021

Cherry from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is temporarily headed to the Big Apple

Stage & Arts
November 15, 2021
JoeNathan Thomas as Daddy Warbucks and Audrey Mojica as Annie in ‘Annie,’ which opened Friday at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis.

'Annie' brings its sunshine to CTC stage at last

Review: Children's Theatre's revival of the classic musical is a hopeful tonic for weary souls.
Local
November 13, 2021
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Audience member disrupts Guthrie's 'A Christmas Carol'

A woman delivered a hostile rant before the theater's first in-house production since March 2020.
Variety
November 12, 2021
“Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy”

8 of the best holiday shows this season in the Twin Cities area

These popular shows are back.
Variety
November 12, 2021
Pink and gold become colors of liberation in an art show at St. Olaf College

Pink and gold become colors of liberation in an art show at St. Olaf College

Three artists of color explore the ways that women adorn themselves.
November 12, 2021

Pink and gold become colors of liberation in an art show at St. Olaf College

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