August | 2009 | State of the Arts | Minnesota Public Radio News

A fresh look at a mighty river

Marianne Combs August 31, 2009, 6:28 PM Aug 31, 2009

Artist Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking along the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration.

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This big rabbit won’t eat your garden veggies

Marianne Combs August 31, 2009, 8:06 AM Aug 31, 2009

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Max Rabbitat is 14 feet tall, weighs 4,000 pounds, and has hub caps for eyes.

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The Font Feud

Marianne Combs August 28, 2009, 3:22 PM Aug 28, 2009

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Typeface enthusiasts around the world are in an uproar over Ikea’s new look.

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Examining our animal nature

Marianne Combs August 28, 2009, 12:39 PM Aug 28, 2009

Minnesota artist Roxanne Jackson is interested in the blurry line between human and animal behavior.

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Can a literary trend do harm?

Marianne Combs August 28, 2009, 8:18 AM Aug 28, 2009

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Critic Elizabeth Kolbert argues people attempting “going green” stunts should step back and look at the bigger picture. But maybe the picture is too big.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Corn dogs and so much more

Marianne Combs August 27, 2009, 7:23 AM Aug 27, 2009

Let’s look beyond the mini-donuts and buckets-o-fries and on to some other cultural goodies that await.

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Embrace Failare! (sic)

Marianne Combs August 26, 2009, 2:32 PM Aug 26, 2009

A man on a treadmill, weilding a paintbrush, with a message for everyone.

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A new literary press opens its doors in Minnesota

Marianne Combs August 26, 2009, 8:48 AM Aug 26, 2009

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It’s called Replacement Press and it aims to discover the voices of a new generation.

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We are what we eat. And we eat a lot.

Marianne Combs August 25, 2009, 5:00 PM Aug 25, 2009

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An exhibit this fall titled “Hungry Planet” looks at what different cultures eat, how much it costs, and where it comes from.

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Advice for art organizations in crisis: make more art

Marianne Combs August 25, 2009, 2:54 PM Aug 25, 2009

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Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, spoke this morning to a group of arts leaders at the Ordway in St. Paul. His message? Don’t panic.

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Archives for August 2009

A fresh look at a mighty river

This big rabbit won’t eat your garden veggies

The Font Feud

Examining our animal nature

Can a literary trend do harm?

Art Hounds: Corn dogs and so much more

Embrace Failare! (sic)

A new literary press opens its doors in Minnesota

We are what we eat. And we eat a lot.

Advice for art organizations in crisis: make more art