Tuesday news and reviews
Art
'Fibers. Leaves. Faces.' opens at the Art Institutes International Minnesota
This week the school is celebrating the 2011 winter graduating class from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in photography.
- Coco Mault, City Pages
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General
Sally Awards go to a variety of visionaries
This year's awards, handed out Monday at the Ordway, honored leaders in the arts, education and culture in Minnesota.
- ROHAN PRESTON, Star Tribune
Ordway's Sally Awards recognize creativity and artistryFive winners of the Sally Ordway Irving Awards were announced Monday night.
- Chris Hewitt, Pioneer Press
Don't be a hack: Writing political satire with Lizz Winstead
Winstead, who is a native to Minnesota and has been back for several months working on a book, was offering a course in writing political satire. About 30 students registered, including yours truly, and spent a good portion of the day in the basement of Java Jacks coffee shop in south Minneapolis.
- Max Sparber, MinnPost.com
'State Fair Affair' in NYC: good will, beer -- and Franken
At some point during the "Minnesota State Fair Affair" Sunday afternoon, I had to remind myself that I was still in Brooklyn.
- Dylan Dawson, MinnPost.com
Movies
"My Run" is not a great documentary, but its shortcomings are overcome by a Minnesotan's surprising and grueling story.
- Chris Hewitt, Pioneer Press
Snow or no snow, "Cold Weather" is something to relish
For the first time in a quite a while, a plausible mystery that never feels far-fetched and rings true from its opening shot of rain thumping against the window.
- Jim Brunzell III, TC Daily Planet
Music
Shoveldance get set for release of Second Banana
Four plus years after they debuted the Hot Bananas EP, St. Paul's Shoveldance is getting set to release their first full-length: Second Banana in early summer.
- Loren Green, City Pages
Owl City and Big Boi collaborate on new record
Apparently Owl City's next record is going to feature some sort of collaboration with OutKast's Big Boi.
- Andrea Swensson, City Pages
Stage
'Little Shop' is no horror to watch
Mu Performing Arts has cast the retro cult musical with an Asian-American cast that lights up with charm.
- Graydon Royce, Star Tribune
Czech this out: Cather novel hits the stage in New Prague
Illusion Theater brought the drama to the small town and set off a community celebration.
- GRAYDON ROYCE, Star Tribune
In a series of connected monologues, six women murderers talk about their lives and crimes.
- WILLIAM RANDALL BEARD, Star Tribune
Open Eye hosts five weeks of 'Women's Work'
Open Eye Figure Theatre turns its stage and lobby in south Minneapolis to women artists for a five-week series starting this weekend.
- Ed Huyck, City Pages
Think Mu Performing Arts is only about deep theater pieces that help explain the Asian-American experience? Think again.
- Kathy Berdan, Pioneer Press