Weekend Picks: Edina Art Fair, smooth jazz, and giant french fries
Plus: A play from “Succession” actor Arian Moayed; Hmong Arts Festival; live music in Loring Park; and more.
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Appreciate the Mississippi this summer with events on and near the river
The mighty Mississippi often gets overlooked. It’s something we pass over on a highway or a street, but often isn’t used as a place for recreation and rejuvenation. Here are some ways MinnPost readers might find ways to connect to the river this summer.
William Little Wolf: From White Earth Reservation to Navy gunner in World War I
In 1917, he ran away from Carlisle Indian Industrial School in order to join the Navy and fight for the United States in World War I.
Weekend Picks: Oedipus in Seattle, art in Rochester, and Patrick’s Cabaret
Plus: A “bring your own art” event; a night of groovy music at the Turf Club; and an open dialogue among emerging curators.
KingDemetrius Pendleton’s photo exhibit bears witness to the social justice movement in Minnesota
Three years after George Floyd’s murder, KingDemetrius Pendleton’s photography shines a light and rips open a scar.
We may know who stole the ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ but is the magic gone?
An indictment in the case of the purloined pumps is just the latest twist in a saga of celebrity, obsession, and innocence lost.
Teens address racial health disparities through art in Mia exhibit
“I was struck by how aware these young people are about this issue– not only in their lives, but in the lives of folks they know,” said Bukata Hayes, vice president of racial and health equity and chief equity officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
Leroy Sunderland Buffington, the ‘Father of the Skyscraper’
Buffington’s architectural office in Minneapolis employed more than thirty draftsmen, making it the largest in the region.
Weekend Picks: Art-A-Whirl, puppets, and an opera that goes to hell and back
Plus: AAPI Generations Conference; Tammy Ortegon’s 30years Reflect Back/30years Inspired Forward exhibit.
Minnesota Orchestra premieres ‘brea(d)th,’ a work commissioned in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
The title references the notion of bread as a commodity (and it’s use in vernacular language as a synonym for money), breath, especially in the wake of the pandemic when the act of breathing was dangerous, and the breadth of work that needs to be done toward healing from racial injustice.
The gold star mothers of Minnesota
The title “gold star mother” was used unofficially to describe a woman who had lost a child in service until the national organization, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., was established in 1929.
Weekend Picks: Samantha Bee, No Coast Craft-o-rama, music of Douglas Ewart
Plus: “Three Decembers,” an opera about family, chosen family and secrets; The Isles Ensemble explores the challenges of mental illness; Kaleena Miller’s “Quartet.”
A night of reinvented folk tunes with Sam Amidon and the Winona Symphony Orchestra
“Driftless: Sam Amidon and the Winona Symphony Orchestra” takes place Saturday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Riverwalk Gardens of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona.
The Minneapolis teamsters’ strike of 1934
Their demands were clear: a fair wage, union recognition, and the trucking firms’ recognition of inside workers as part of the union.
Weekend Picks: South Indian violin duo, Groveland Gallery turns 50, exhibitions at the Marine Art Museum
Plus: Bagatelles, Maksimal and Piano Quintet, emerging choreographers in Tapestries 7.0, “Emilia.”
Northern Clay Center celebrates its history by showing off permanent collection
“Light of Day,” and “In Plain Sight” both open May 6 and run through June 25, with a reception Friday, May 5.
The St. Paul Police Department reformation of the 1930s
Three developments in the mid-twentieth century converged to bring about the greatest changes in the policing of St. Paul during this period.
Weekend Picks: A powerful exhibit on gun violence, An American Tail the Musical, Skinny Puppy
Plus: Black Dance Improvisation Festival; “The Wanderers”; Russ White: Harder Not Smarter.
Inspired by world travel, Pacita Abad’s work is now on display at the Walker Art Center
Pacita Abad is known for her signature trapunto technique, a process that involved stitching fabric onto canvas. The exhibition runs through Sept. 3 at the Walker Art Center.
The 1965 flooding of Carver County
In April 1965, the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers crested at record levels, flooding cities and towns across the Upper Midwest. The disaster was especially evident in Chaska and Carver.
