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State of the Arts Blog

Chris Bates: Five questions for a Minnesota bassist

Chris Bates: Five questions for a Minnesota bassist

Jazz bassist Chris Bates is a whirlwind of energy on stage, and increasingly in the recording studio. A member the Atlantis Quartet, Red Planet, Framework and other modern jazz ensembles, Bates is a vibrant collaborator. He’s also emerging as a leader, as anyone who has seen his group Red 5, would surely testify. For his Read more →
by David Cazares

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Guthrie’s Dowling announces his final season

Guthrie’s Dowling announces his final season

After 19 years as artistic director at the Guthrie Theater Joe Dowling is leaving with a splash. In his farewell season, he will both survey some of the best of his tenure, while also presenting his vision of what the Guthrie is capable of in its three-stage complex on the banks of the Mississippi. Sitting in Read more →
by Euan Kerr

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GiveMN replaces Razoo with new technology partner

After serious problems with its website last fall, the Minnesota philanthropic website GiveMN  has announced it’s changing technology partners. The organization began a competitive search for a new partner after its provider Razoo was unable to keep the site running during it’s annual “Give to the Max Day.” Razoo had just increased its processing fees Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Shakey Graves, Platform Series, and depictions of girls on the precipice of womanhood

Art Hounds: Shakey Graves, Platform Series, and depictions of girls on the precipice of womanhood

The hounds are excited about an unsettling but beautiful exhibition about girls, an Open Eye Figure Theatre curated puppetry and performance series, and a one man band from Austin, Texas.
by Chris Roberts

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Minnesota Book Awards: and the winners are…

Minnesota Book Awards: and the winners are…

Tonight marked the 26th Minnesota Book Awards at St. Paul’s Union Depot. The annual ceremony celebrates some of the greatest new books by Minnesotans. The awards are divided into eight categories: children’s literature, general nonfiction, genre fiction, memoir and creative nonfiction, Minnesota, novel and short story, poetry, and young people’s literature. And here they are, Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Scott Nedrelow, Black Label Movement, and a quartet that specializes in the new

Art Hounds: Scott Nedrelow, Black Label Movement, and a quartet that specializes in the new

This week, a painter who explores light using photographic materials, a dance company inspired by issues, and an ensemble devoted to today’s compositions. (Want to be an Art Hound? Sign up!) Music theory masters student Anna Nelson appreciates the gusto and rigor with which the Arditti Quartet tackles new music. The Arditti Quartet is performing Read more →
by Chris Roberts

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