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State of the Arts

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Archives for November 2013

News and reviews

Razoo concedes one percent rebate on Give to the Max Day transaction costs

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 27, 2013, 2:16 PM Nov 27, 2013
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Razoo, the company that runs the GiveMN website, is reducing its transaction fee for Give to the Max Day 2013 from 4.9 percent to 3.9 percent.
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The Cube Critics

Review: ‘Homefront’ a high-octane thriller that delivers

Euan KerrEuan Kerr November 26, 2013, 10:59 AM Nov 26, 2013
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Purist fans of Chuck Logan will be disappointed. But they should give the film a chance; it’s a high-octane thriller that delivers the goods with a bit of nuance unusual in action movies. Read more →

News and reviews

Guthrie Theater hires new chief administrator

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 25, 2013, 1:43 PM Nov 25, 2013
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The Guthrie Theater has appointed Adam W. Cox as its next chief administrative officer. Cox joins the Guthrie from Dallas, where he served as chief financial officer for the Dallas Opera for three years. Cox will serve on the Guthrie’s senior management team, which includes Director Joe Dowling, Production Director Frank Butler, External Relations Director Read more →

News and reviews

Vanska and the musicians will re-unite again next May

Chris RobertsChris Roberts November 22, 2013, 5:13 PM Nov 22, 2013
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Who will forget Osmo Vanska’s emotionally charged final concerts conducting the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra at the University of Minnesota’s Ted Mann Concert Hall in October? Well, it turns out they weren’t a farewell after all. Vanska and the musicians will return to the stage on May 2, 2014 at the U’s newly renovated Read more →

News and reviews

Remembering Sage Cowles

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 22, 2013, 3:54 PM Nov 22, 2013
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The Twin Cities has lost one its most generous arts supporters. Philanthropist Sage Cowles, the wife of the late John Cowles, died yesterday. She was 88. As a couple, Sage and John Cowles had a tremendous influence on the local arts scene.  Through Sage, much of that generosity went to dance. Her legacy is reflected Read more →

The Cube Critics

Review: Aiming to be epic, ‘Hunger Games’ hits target

Stephanie Curtis November 22, 2013, 11:11 AM Nov 22, 2013
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Don’t be fooled by the slow first hour or so of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” the second installment in the four-part series. Read more →

News and reviews

Philanthropist, dancer Sage Cowles dies at 88

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 22, 2013, 9:14 AM Nov 22, 2013
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Minnesota has lost the other half of one of its best known philanthropic couples. Sage Cowles, for whom the Sage Awards for Dance are named, died Thursday. Read more →

News and reviews

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman reacts to city’s hipster award, considers buying fixed gear bike

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 21, 2013, 2:45 PM Nov 21, 2013
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The City of St. Paul is having a little fun with some recent news that claims the Lowertown neighborhood is “America’s top hipster zip code.”
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Art Hounds

Art Hounds: Clumsy Man, suicide survivors, and a break-up letter turned into a play

Chris RobertsChris Roberts November 21, 2013, 8:25 AM Nov 21, 2013
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This week’s hounds are moved by a look inside the life of Hans Christian Andersen, a reading for survivors of suicide, and a break-up letter found on a Duluth street which made it to the stage. Read more →

News and reviews

Minnesota poetry: Anna George Meek’s ‘Segment of a Circle’

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs November 19, 2013, 11:25 AM Nov 19, 2013
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Anna George Meek will read her work Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Subtext bookstore in St. Paul Read more →

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