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State of the Arts

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Archives for September 2011

A guide to NPR’s top 100 sci-fi and fantasy books

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 30, 2011, 1:13 PM Sep 30, 2011
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Figure out which book is right for you with this handy-dandy flowchart.

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U of M professor shortlisted for London photography prize

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 30, 2011, 10:40 AM Sep 30, 2011

The National Portrait Gallery in London has listed Professor Dona Schwartz as one of the finalists for its annual portrait photography competition.

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A new beginning for the Weisman Art Museum

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 30, 2011, 9:10 AM Sep 30, 2011

Closed a year ago for expansion, the Weisman Art Museum is now ready to throw open its doors to the public.

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Artist tackles adoption, racism in new show

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 29, 2011, 4:21 PM Sep 29, 2011

Dana Weiser turned to art as a child in order to cope with racism she experienced. Now that art is helping her to raise her voice, and fight back.

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Alma Adentro, Miguel Zenon’s new vision for Puerto Rican standards

David CazaresDavid Cazares September 29, 2011, 2:00 PM Sep 29, 2011

In remaking Puerto Rican standards, saxophonist Miguel Zenon has made an enchanting album of melody and rhythm, a contemporary vision of Puerto Rico in New York.

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The reviews are in for MN Opera’s ‘Cosi fan tutte’

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 29, 2011, 11:17 AM Sep 29, 2011

Minnesota Opera’s ‘Cosi fan tutte’ gets high praise from three critics.

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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Pinocchio, Seamus Heaney, and an architectural jewel re-opens

Chris RobertsChris Roberts September 29, 2011, 7:00 AM Sep 29, 2011

This week’s hounds sing the praises of puppet portrayals of “Pinocchio” in Plainview, a Nobel Prize winning Irish poet who’s visiting Minnesota, and a newly expanded architectural gem that was Frank Gehry’s first foray into museum design.

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Jeremy Messersmith stops by NPR’s “tiny desk”

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 28, 2011, 3:09 PM Sep 28, 2011

The Twin Cities musician stops by NPR HQ for a “tiny desk concert.”

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Learn to listen with MPR Classical

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 28, 2011, 12:23 PM Sep 28, 2011

Our colleagues over at Classical MPR have brought back their music appreciation and discussion series “Learning to Listen,” and are kicking of the 2011-2012 season with a conversation about Symphonies.

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Deadly dollhouses present miniature crime scenes

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs September 28, 2011, 10:17 AM Sep 28, 2011

A new Twin Cities-made documentary called “Of Dolls and Murder” reveals how a set of dollhouses has helped investigators solve untimely deaths.

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