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New leadership for the Cedar; Jeune Lune photo exhibit to open
Pamela EspelandIn a search that drew applicants from across the United States, the Cedar Cultural Center found its new executive director in its own front yard.David Hamilton was previously director of...
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Fearless performances in Dark & Stormy’s ‘’Night Mother’; State Fair opens
Pamela EspelandThe first thing you notice about Dark & Stormy Productions’ “'Night, Mother” is the set. You have time to look it over, because there’s no curtain in the room at the Grain Belt...
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SPCO hires principal clarinet; MnSpin expands
Pamela EspelandFans of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra are already familiar with Sang Yoon Kim. He performed with the orchestra as a guest musician for seven weeks in 2017-18. The South Korea native had...
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Street photographer Wing Young Huie on his life, his work, and his new...
Pamela Espeland Of all the Minnesotans chosen as McKnight Distinguished Artists since 1998, when the program began, Wing Young Huieis the first photographer. And he’s not who some people might think of...
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Pamela EspelandWhen Dakota owner Lowell Pickett called earlier this month to talk about Irv Williams, we thought he was about to announce another Irv CD release.There was a time not long ago when the...
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‘Sound for Silents’ on the Walker hillside; 6 artists receive Cedar Commissions
Pamela EspelandIf you want to see a Hollywood blockbuster outdoors on a summer night, the Minneapolis Park & Rec summer series Music & Movies in the Parks is for you. Tonight, for example, you...
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Mixed Blood fills in the blank on 2018-19 season; Lowertown Guitar Festival...
Pamela EspelandMixed Blood Theatre’s announcement of its 43rd season earlier this summer came with a TBA. The play they wanted for March, the penultimate play of 2018-19, was in rights discussions.They...
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Restored Parkway to reopen with an amazing lineup of events; Great Makers...
Pamela EspelandThe Parkway Theater went on the market in February 2017. It sold a year later to local investors and business partners Ward Johnson and Eddie Landenberger. At the time of the sale,...
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Frank Theatre's 30th season to open with 'The Visit'; Vintage Night Market at...
Pamela EspelandFrank Theatre’s 30th season isn’t long – just two plays – and it’s not frothy. In true Frank fashion, both plays have something to say and neither pulls any punches.Founding artistic...
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Patricia Smith to open UMN English Writers Series; Irish Fair coming to...
Pamela EspelandPhoto by Beowulf SheehanPatricia SmithThe Fall UMN English Writers Series is never long – this time, it’s just four writers – but it’s always mighty. The U being the U, it can draw big...
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Karin Slaughter to open Club Book season; 'Throw Open the Heavy Curtain' at...
Pamela EspelandKarin SlaughterThey write thrillers, page-turners and eye-openers. They’re historians, novelists, researchers and journalists. One is a Somali immigrant. One is a National Book Award...
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'Korean Drama Addict’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity' is enlightening,...
Pamela EspelandA new play with a tease of a title, “The Korean Drama Addict’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity,” opened Friday on Park Square Theatre’s Andy Boss stage. Written by local Hmong playwright...
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Fringe from the inside: A Q&A with Minnesota Fringe veteran Ariel Leaf
Pamela EspelandWhat’s that rumbling sound? It’s the 2018 Minnesota Fringe, juggernauting its way into Minneapolis on Thursday, Aug. 2. Eleven days, 15 locations, 132 shows, more than 650 live...
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'Gudrun Sjödén – A Colourful Universe' opens at ASI; 'Legally Blonde' at...
Pamela EspelandPeople are coming from all across the U.S. to see a new exhibition at the American Swedish Institute. “Gudrun Sjödén – A Colourful Universe,” which opens today (Friday, July 27), is a...
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‘Hand to God’ at the Jungle is hilarious and profane; ‘Vagical Mystery Tour’...
Pamela EspelandHilarious, blasphemous, subversive and profane. Isn’t that what you want in a summer play? Don’t think too hard. Just say yes and get to “Hand to God” at the Jungle before it’s gone.Few...
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Sally Field, Alexander McCall Smith in Talking Volumes; the Walker to...
Pamela EspelandSally Field and Dessa have memoirs. Alexander McCall Smith has a new volume in his long-running, much-loved “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series, set in Botswana. (Welcome back, Mma...
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Roderick Cox goes out on a high note after three years with the Minnesota...
Pamela EspelandOn Friday, Roderick Cox will lead two “Symphony in 60” concerts for the Minnesota Orchestra. These will be his final concerts as the orchestra’s associate conductor. Part of this year’s...
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New stuff at the Fair; Shakespeare in Winona; Sebastian Junger in October
Pamela EspelandWe love how Minnesota State Fair news happens all year. The commemorative art announcement. The Grandstand line-up. The free live music. The new foods. (This year’s stunner: nothing new...
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O'Shaughnessy's new season spotlights women artists; a free day of music at...
Pamela EspelandFour Women of Substance events, three world premieres, the conclusion of a major series, the return of beloved favorites and an imaginative pairing will bring local, national and...
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Museum of Russian Art’s director to step down in August; a new 'Mamma Mia!'...
Pamela EspelandPhoto by Alex ZelixonVladimir von TsurikovVladimir von Tsurikov, director of the Museum of Russian Art since 2014, will resign at the end of August, TMORA announced Friday.That’s a big...
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