May | 2011 | State of the Arts | Minnesota Public Radio News

Can good music be made in a canoe?

Marianne Combs May 31, 2011, 4:06 PM May 31, 2011

Longtime friends Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing are heading down the Mississippi River tomorrow to embark on what they hope will be both a geographical and a musical journey.

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The reviews are in for Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo”

Marianne Combs May 31, 2011, 2:30 PM May 31, 2011

While everyone agrees Cirque du Soleil is its own brand of spectacular, local critics are bugged by Ovo’s length, and by its music.

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David Hyde Pierce on his years at the Guthrie

Marianne Combs May 31, 2011, 1:09 PM May 31, 2011

The longtime television star and recently returned to the Guthrie to share some old stories.

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Why comedy doesn’t matter

Marianne Combs May 31, 2011, 11:09 AM May 31, 2011

Local comedian Joshua Scrimshaw shares the travails of proving himself – or not proving himself – in the world of “serious theater.”

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One local writer’s amazing discipline

Marianne Combs May 31, 2011, 9:35 AM May 31, 2011

Writer Sheila O’Connor gives herself a firm start date for each book she writes, and then doesn’t stop working until it’s done.

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Yellowjackets have 30 years of rhythm

David Cazares May 31, 2011, 8:04 AM May 31, 2011

The band can still swing.

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Finalists for International Artist’s Book Award announced

Marianne Combs May 27, 2011, 4:09 PM May 27, 2011

The prize, presented by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, recognizes exceptional work by book artists from all over the globe.

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Afrocubism, a Mali-Cuba connection

David Cazares May 27, 2011, 1:25 PM May 27, 2011

World Circuit producer Nick Gold is trying to recreate the magic of the Buena Vista sessions with his original idea: Afrocubism, a collaboration between Malian and Cuban musicians.

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