Play2min 04secMcKnight prize recognizes Pangea's Dipankar MukherjeeSeptember 22, 2023 12:00 PMBy Jacob AloiTheater maker and artistic director of Pangea World Theater, Dipankar Mukherjee of Minneapolis, has been named the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award recipient by the McKnight Foundation.
Play4min 31secDance as Archive — a new exhibition honors a north Minneapolis dance schoolSeptember 22, 2023 11:05 AMBy Alex CipolleArtist and curator Za’Nia Coleman presents an archival exhibition at the Public Functionary gallery in northeast Minneapolis, celebrating the history and community impact of the Hollywood Studio of Dance in north Minneapolis.
Play1hr 44min 10secTalking Volumes: Abraham Verghese on 'Covenant of Water'September 22, 2023 11:00 AMBy Kerri Miller and Kelly GordonA sold-out crowd welcomed Dr. Abraham Verghese to the stage of the Fitzgerald Theater for the kick-off of the 2023 Talking Volumes series.
Street art from Floyd protests gets permanent homeSeptember 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Matt SepicA group that collected and preserved hundreds of plywood murals from the George Floyd protests has found a permanent home for them.
Play6min 10secCube Critics discuss 'Dumb Money,' 'El Conde' and 'Red, White & Royal Blue'September 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Jacob Aloi, Alex Cipolle, and Aron WoldeslassieCube Critics Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Aron Woldeslassie discuss 'Dumb Money,' 'El Conde' and 'Red, White & Royal Blue'
Play7min 19secThe song that never ends: Why Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' sustainsSeptember 21, 2023 2:29 PMBy Dan Charnas It begins, “Do you remember?” — and we supply the memories. Dan Charnas tells the origin story of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit that still unites generations on the dance floor.
Minneapolis begins search for first-ever poet laureate September 21, 2023 1:50 PMBy Jacob AloiMinneapolis is launching its first-ever poet laureate program in partnership with the Loft Literary Center, aiming to infuse arts and culture into the community through educational opportunities, city ceremonies and a civic project.
Play4min 40secArt Hounds: Shows that forge connections across the table — and across oceans September 21, 2023 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightSod House Theater hosts “Table.” In Winona, two artists living in Iran and Minnesota use virtual reality and mixed media to share their lives with each other. And Ananya Dance Theatre presents “Michhil Amra: We Are the Procession!”
There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023September 20, 2023 4:11 PMBy Ayana Archie Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.
Play9min 34sec'Just Breathe' honors stories of health care workers in one hospital's COVID-19 unitSeptember 20, 2023 1:41 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderNurse Lisa Kilgard and her colleagues wrote a book to help people remember what the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was like for health care providers on the front lines.