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State of the Arts

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Archives for August 2014

News and reviews

MN Museum of American Art show explores Green Line life

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 29, 2014, 1:15 PM Aug 29, 2014
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A new exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of American Art — “From There to Here” — takes a closer look at the people affected by the Green Line, and the train itself. Read more →

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Minnesota Orchestra receives $13.2 million in gifts

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 27, 2014, 3:55 PM Aug 27, 2014
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Seven months after ending a contentious labor dispute and lockout of its musicians, the Minnesota Orchestra has inspired confidence in some major donors. The orchestra has received four anonymous gifts totaling $13.2 million, including one gift for $10 million. The gifts are a “tremendous shot in the arm at a very critical moment,”Interim President and Read more →

MN Poetry · News and reviews

Missouri violence leads MN poet to map ‘black rage’

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 26, 2014, 10:26 AM Aug 26, 2014
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Chaun Webster, co-owner of Ancestry Books in Minneapolis, has been wrestling with the shooting of Michael Brown, the ongoing upheaval in Ferguson, and the history of violence on black and brown people in the United States. Read more →

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Walker Artist Dread Scott speaks out on Ferguson

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 21, 2014, 4:25 PM Aug 21, 2014
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Dread Scott, one of the artists featured in the Walker Art Center‘s “Radical Presence” exhibition, has written an essay for the museum criticizing the actions of police in Ferguson, and looking at the cultural ramifications of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Scott says people are increasingly questioning the legitimacy of the police and other Read more →

Brave New Workshop expanding in downtown Mpls

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 19, 2014, 1:13 PM Aug 19, 2014
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The Minneapolis comedy institution Brave New Workshop is expanding its presence downtown. The company has bought a five-story property at 727 Hennepin Avenue, located just across the street from the theater’s main stage, which it purchased in 2011. It will replace the space it leased for nearly 50 years in Uptown, also on Hennepin Avenue, Read more →

News and reviews

New HBO drama turns the lens on Stillwater

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 18, 2014, 3:29 PM Aug 18, 2014
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First Fargo, now Stillwater. According to Deadline.com, Howie Deutch is directing and producing a new one-hour drama named after the riverfront tourist haven. Deutch is best known for being the co-executive director of HBO’s “True Blood.” According to the report, “‘Stillwater’ follows a New York City cop as his life spirals out of control when Read more →

‘Sweetness #9’ takes on fast food, family and Hitler

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 18, 2014, 10:56 AM Aug 18, 2014
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“Sugar in its original form is a beautiful thing.” Such a statement might seem odd coming from a man whose first novel was inspired by the horrors of America’s processed food industry, but Stefan Erik Clark, author of “Sweetness #9,” is no health food fanatic. He’s simply a fan of real food made with real, Read more →

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In the Heart of the Beast makes cuts, plea for support

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 15, 2014, 12:19 PM Aug 15, 2014
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In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, which funds and organizes the annual MayDay Parade and Festival, announced today that it is making cuts to its staff and programming  to stay financially viable. The theater has placed its staff members on a two-week furlough through the end of August. They will return Read more →

News and reviews

Former Brave New Workshop home sold

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 14, 2014, 11:31 AM Aug 14, 2014
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The old Brave New Workshop space in Minneapolis will become a space more suitable as a rental venue for theater, dance and performance art. Read more →

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Bush Foundation returns to arts funding

Marianne CombsMarianne Combs August 13, 2014, 7:41 AM Aug 13, 2014
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After a several year hiatus from arts funding, the Bush Foundation is getting back in the game. The new “Community Creativity Cohort” marks the foundation’s first step in developing a new arts funding strategy. Read more →

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