The Great Northern’s Kate Nordstrum: ‘We never thought of calling it off’
The winter festival will start Thursday with a full and diverse 10-day schedule of activities, performances and events indoors and out, virtual and live.
Arts & Culture
Covering Minnesota’s theater, music, dance, literature and visual arts.
Northrop revises its 2020-21 season; ‘Riding the Rails’ makes its streaming premiere
ALSO: The Atlantis Quartet at Hook & Ladder; Theater Latté Da’s “The Ghostlight Series”; and more.
Minnesota ice … skates: St. Paul’s Strauss ice skates were world famous
The skates were popular with professional and amateur skaters in the United States and other countries because of their consistent high quality, which was achieved through a secret hardening process.
An eye-opening show at Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Lyra Baroque’s Jacques Ogg streams a concert from the Netherlands
ALSO: Park Square’s “Riddle Puzzle Plot”; five arts-and-culture documentary films; and more.
Ordway launches two streaming series; MNspin Virtual Fest at the Hook
ALSO: History Theatre’s “All the Way With LBJ”; “The Golden Ass,” a virtual opera screening; and more.
‘Some Kind of Heaven’ is one kind of retirement; ‘Bolerobolero, the Film’ to premiere
ALSO: VocalEssence’s “Believe” streaming now; Dominic Taylor’s “Cell Surface”; and more.
The history of Minneapolis’ Southside African American community
The Southside was a stable neighborhood of working and middle-class African Americans, many of whom owned their homes. Residents formed a tight-knit community with businesses, churches, and social clubs.
Fingers crossed for ‘Broadway on Hennepin’ dates; TPT launches ‘Racism Unveiled’
ALSO: The Fireside Reading Series goes virtual, with Kao Kalia Yang, Heid E. Erdrich and more.
Local artists’ work featured during IDS’ Crystal Court makeover
ALSO: Peyton Scott Russell solo show opens at the Reedy Gallery; Mizna’s Queer & Trans Voices Virtual Reading; and more.
Support for artists from Forecast Public Art and the Cedar; free screening of ‘MLK/FBI’
ALSO: Jeremy Denk plays Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with SPCO; Peg Guilfoyle in conversation with Sally Wingert; and more.
Some museums reopen, some move toward reopening (it’s complicated)
ALSO: Catching up with Sheila Smith on the state of the arts.
The history of Minnesota’s only women’s prison, in Shakopee
Nationwide, the reformatory movement was focused on “reforming” mostly white sex workers and other low-income women. Minnesota’s was considered among the best reformatories in its early years, and visitors came from around the world to see its design and programs.
‘Minnesota Hardcore’: A Q&A with producer who chronicles the Twin Cities’ ’70s-’80s punk scene
David Roth: “I didn’t want to punch home a thought, like ‘This is what this meant,’ but if you get enough people talking about it, you get the understanding of how exciting and energizing it was.”
‘Foot in the Door’ closes Sunday; Carlyle Brown’s ‘The African Company Presents Richard III’
ALSO: a “We Are Water MN” outdoor exhibit; your own private miniature puppet show; and more.
Icehouse releases live album of music from its first eight years; Film Society presents award-winning film about autism
ALSO: Walking Shadow’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”; Star Tribune Presents “Behind the Lens: 2020 Photos of the Year”; and more.
Minnesota Orchestra’s joyous New Year’s Eve; Charlie Parr’s Sunday residency at First Avenue
ALSO: Virtual Studio Visit: Piotr Szyhalski and Russ White at the Weisman; Ephraim Asili’s “The Inheritance” at the Walker’s Virtual Cinema; and more.
Catching up with Sheila Smith; celebrating composer Libby Larsen’s birthday
ALSO: A virtual Marcus Samuelsson book talk; “The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation” book launch; and more.
The history of Minnesota’s Iron Man Memorial
The statue is widely recognized as a Minnesota roadside attraction and serves as an icon of the region, particularly in tourism promotion.
Year in Review: Five highlights in a dark year for the arts
Amid sadness, uncertainty, frustration and fear, individuals and organizations found ways to do good work. Here are a few of the things that inspire hope.
More than a dozen ways to enjoy the holidays at home
There’s something for everyone, from the Guthrie’s “Dickens’ Holiday Classic” to the Blues Fest Live Year End Revue.
