Marianne Combs
St. Paul will celebrate the opening of the urban flower field Saturday on the old Pedro Luggage site with events planned throughout the day.
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Archives for June 2014
The new exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of American Art offers an expansive look at some of the best work by local artists. The 2014 Biennial, which runs through August 3 at the MMAA’s project space in downtown St. Paul, offers up pieces by Minnesota heavyweights at the peak of their game (think Andrea Stanislav, Read more →
Chris Roberts
Ethnic Dance Theatre turns 40, an app which provides a portal to a new realm of art experiences, and fine furniture in Winona. (Want to be an Art Hound? Sign up!) A beautiful marriage of form, function and design is happening at the Winona County Historical Center, according to Vicki Englich, chair of River Arts Read more →
David Cazares
The Twin Cities Jazz Festival opens today with a broad array of music from national and regional musicians on old and new stages. Festival headliners include Grammy winners Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves and Melissa Aldana, winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Musicians from Minnesota list them among their must-see shows, along Read more →
This year’s headliners include saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who performs at 8:30 p.m. Friday on the Mears Park Main Stage. On Saturday, saxophonist Melissa Aldana takes the stage at 6 p.m., followed by singer Diane Reeves at 8:30 p.m. Read more →
The Guthrie Theater drew criticism for its 50th anniversary season, which lacked any real diversity in the playwrights and directors. Read more →
Sandy Spieler, artistic director of In The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre and founder of the annual May Day Parade has won the McKnight Foundation’s prestigious Distinguished Artist Award for 2014. Read more →
The hounds have much appreciation for a scorcher of a play about a northern Minnesota family feud, a line of clothing that promotes social justice, and an art road show traveling from town to town. (Want to be an Art Hound? Sign up!) If photographer and Anoka Ramsey Community College art professor Laura Migliorino had her Read more →
Critics found Skylark Opera’s “Candide” “From Berlin to Broadaway” witty and heartfelt. Read more →
Euan Kerr
A couple of weeks back on Cube Critics, I mentioned to Stephanie the Movie Maven how a film which opened just with sound of waves washing on a beach had transported me. I’ll admit it was a bit of a tease. I wanted to talk about the experience rather than the movie, which wasn’t going to open for a Read more →