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State of the Arts Blog

Minnesota veterans find retreat in the arts

Minnesota veterans find retreat in the arts

“Wanna do some push-ups?” asks Paul Riedner, with a grin. Riedner, a former U.S. Army deep sea diver, is a bundle of energy — good energy. The young vet lives with his wife and kids in Minneapolis, but this week he’s hanging out in  his home town of Red Wing and nearby Frontenac for the…
by Marianne Combs

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Liquid Music announces third season

Liquid Music announces third season

Liquid Music curator Kate Nordstrum is excited about the third season of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s new music concert series. “These works are all new projects, the vast majority of them created specifically for the series,” said Nordtrum who curates the SPCO’s successful new music program. She described the artists being presented as “powerhouses.”…
by Euan Kerr

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Mr. Little Jeans, Riddle Room, Guinean drumming

Mr. Little Jeans, Riddle Room, Guinean drumming

This week, nordic electropop that’s artfully accessible, a room from which you and eleven others will never escape unless you solve some puzzles, and learning about Guinean drumming and dance traditions. (Want to be an Art Hound? Sign up!) Haitian folkloric dancer Anne Adabra will get a fuller sense of her own West African roots when Read more →
by Chris Roberts

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Cosby cancels Minneapolis shows for slow ticket sales

Comedian Bill Cosby today cancelled  two concerts scheduled for May 31 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Orchestra, which was presenting the shows, said in a release that the cancellations were due to “lower than anticipated ticket sales.” They will be rescheduled at some as yet unspecified date, orchestra officials said. The Cosby shows were Read more →
by Euan Kerr

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Critics: ‘The Three Musketeers’ fun, but long

Critics: ‘The Three Musketeers’ fun, but long

 Walking Shadow Theatre Company has taken on Alexandre Dumas’ great adventure novel “The Three Musketeers.” While the book has been adapted for stage and screen numerous times before, playwright John Heimbuch went back to the source for this new production. Many critics found the show a spirited delight, if a bit long, featuring plenty of Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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