Minnesota Mix Kulture Klub Collaborative helps struggling youth define their lives in art Marianne Combs April 23, 2012, 12:07 PM Apr 23, 2012 1 Kulture Klub Collaborative develops arts programs for youth who are, or who have been, homeless. Read more →
Get ready for World Book Night Marianne Combs April 23, 2012, 10:06 AM Apr 23, 2012 Tonight tens of thousands of people will go out into their communities and give away free books. Read more →
Classical MPR launches choral initiative Marianne Combs April 23, 2012, 8:00 AM Apr 23, 2012 The Choral Initiative seeks to make inroads to new communities, new audiences and new forms of choral music. Read more →
Wishes for the Sky on Earth Day Marianne Combs April 22, 2012, 7:55 AM Apr 22, 2012 On Earth Day, people will gather at the Mississippi River to make wishes and send them up into the sky on kites. Read more →
Poet Gerard Smyth on the need for clarity Marianne Combs April 21, 2012, 3:54 PM Apr 21, 2012 The winner of this year’s O’Shaughnessy Prize talks about the crossover between journalism and poetry. Read more →
Art Hounds Art Hounds: Van Stee, Crash Test Dummies, and portraits of readers Chris Roberts April 19, 2012, 7:35 AM Apr 19, 2012 The hounds track down a Minneapolis electronic band with a Dutch name and occasional krautrock influences, a painter who’s celebrating book readers in southwest Minnesota and a post-apocalyptic play with horror movie sensibilities. Read more →
Rock The Garden line-up announced Marianne Combs April 18, 2012, 4:55 PM Apr 18, 2012 The June 16 concert will feature The Hold Steady, Trampled By Turtles, Doomtree, Tune-Yards and Howler. Read more →
The reviews are in for UofM/Latte Da’s ‘Spring Awakening’ Marianne Combs April 18, 2012, 11:24 AM Apr 18, 2012 1 Rave reviews abound for this high-energy musical that pairs Theater Latte Da’s direction with U of MN students and Carl Fink’s choreography. Read more →
A sushi dream becomes a US film reality Euan Kerr April 18, 2012, 8:59 AM Apr 18, 2012 Filmmaker David Gelb learned a philiosophy of hard work from the wolrd’s greatest sushi chef. Read more →
Star Tribune apologizes for misleading ad framed as a review Marianne Combs April 17, 2012, 6:30 PM Apr 17, 2012 1 A one-and-a-half-page ad wrapped around a section of the paper included a ringing endorsement for the play by the newspapers editor, Nancy Barnes. Read more →