Stage & Arts
October 17, 2016
Dolo McComb appears as the scientist in Red Eyeís production of EARLY MORNING SONG written by Rachel Jendrzejewski, directed by Steve Busa. Playi

Blinded by science, a woman ponders a tenuous future in Red Eye's 'Early Morning Song'

REVIEW: "Early Morning Song" combines dance and drama at Red Eye Theater.
Music
October 17, 2016
Minnesota composer Libby Larsen’s “The Children’s Orchard” featured intertwined lines of memory in a poem by Muriel Rukeys

VocalEssence season opener pleases with one choral premiere, underwhelms with another

REVIEW: Diverse choral program premiered lovely "Quilt Songs" plus an overly ambitious piece by English composer Bob Chilcott.
Variety
October 17, 2016
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra earns rave review from New York Times

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra earns rave review from New York Times

The critic also used the concert as a metaphor for equity and participatory democracy.
TV & Media
October 17, 2016

TV talk show highlights: Oct. 18

TV & Media
October 17, 2016
(Left to right) Tom Cruise is Reacher, Richard Jenkins is Rodin and David Oyelowo is Emerson in JACK REACHER, from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Pro

TV picks for Oct. 18: 'Tesla,' 'Jack Reacher,' 'Phi Slama Jama'

Variety
October 17, 2016
Randy Travis sings again following stroke

Randy Travis sings again following stroke

Randy Travis stuns by singing after stroke at Country Music Hall of Fame induction, where Charlie Daniels and Fred Foster were also honored.
Music
October 17, 2016

Obituary: Dance pro Dean Constantine invited black musicians downtown

Stage & Arts
October 16, 2016

Ten Thousand Things views Pericles through his mistreatment of women

Review: Ten Thousand Things Theatre puts the focus on women in "Pericles," and the hapless hero is found to be lacking.
TV & Media
October 16, 2016
August 6, 1981 8110-31-22A John Travolta stars as a movie sound technician caught up in a web of political intrigue in Filmways Pictures' taut suspens

Neal Justin's TV picks for Oct. 17 – "Jane the Virgin," "Blow Out," "Desus and Mero"

TV & Media
October 16, 2016

Television Q&A: Saturday nights, 'Grimm,' 'The Fugitive'

Books
October 16, 2016

REVIEWS: 'Trump Revealed,' by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher, and 'Order to Kill,' by Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills

Music
October 16, 2016

Best classical concerts of the week: John Adams reimagines 'Scheherazade," Bach Ensemble season-opener

Variety
October 16, 2016

Peak leaf color is over at 1:37 p.m. Floor it!

Variety
October 16, 2016
, 2009 provided by Como Conservatory

The Monday briefing: Como Conservatory, the lowdown on pumpkins

Music
October 16, 2016
Conductor Laureate Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.____Luminaries of the Minnesota Orchestra took their final bows within the original walls of Orchestra Hall

Skrowaczewski strides boldly into Bruckner

His all-too-rare appearances at the podium of the Minnesota Orchestra have become occasions to be savored and shared among music lovers.
Stage & Arts
October 16, 2016
Fewer people are buying season tickets, data show.

That's the ticket: Minnesota arts groups get creative to sell shows

With sales in decline, performing arts groups have re-imagined the multi-show package.
Variety
October 15, 2016
Target's new home furnishings line Modern by Dwell Magazine will be in stores and online Dec. 27. credit Chuck O'Grady ORG XMIT: MIN1610101635220894

New modern furniture collections, fall family fun and more

Variety
October 15, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washin

Rosenblum: Scratching, blinking, photobombing? What body language means in politics

Here's how to tell when a candidate is lying.
Variety
October 15, 2016
Joe Kasner, Colia Bynum, DA'coley Walton.

Scene+Heard: Pulling together for Special Olympics Minnesota

How many people does it take to pull a 90-seat passenger plane? Several hundred volunteers tried to find out at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

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