Marianne CombsSo who has the best skills to lead the Guthrie into the future? Could a local theater director handle the job? If so, who? Read more →
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Archives for July 2014
This is the first year in a three year Knight Arts Challenge that will channel a total of $4.5 million in matching grants to the city of St. Paul. Read more →
Euan KerrMinnesota Orchestra fills out the rest of its 2014-15 performance schedule by revealing the Live at Orchestra Hall series, its holiday concert offerings, and the family concerts. Read more →
Walt Whitman is widely considered the father of free verse, but for choreographer and performer Patrick Scully, the famed poet’s most important legacy was that of a gay man. While he was vilified by some for what they considered “obscene” writing, his work had an enormous impact on the likes of Oscar Wilde and Thomas Read more →
Longtime arts administrator Dixon Bond, who three decades ago helped turn around the Ordway in St. Paul, died at his home in Northfield on June 30. He was 77. A native of South Minneapolis, Bond studied at Carleton College, where he founded the all-men singing group the Knights. A career in marketing and fundraising led Read more →
Eric RinghamJoe Dowling has pumped a beloved classic full of life. Read more →