Sonja Peterson’s intricate paper cutting tells stories through time
“Sonja Peterson: What the Trade Winds Brought” is on display through Sept. 11 at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona.
Arts & Culture
Covering Minnesota’s theater, music, dance, literature and visual arts.
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio is the largest Latino-led nonprofit in Minnesota
It formed in 1981 in St. Paul in response to the need for language-appropriate, culturally competent mental health services for the Latino Spanish-speaking community.
Weekend picks: ‘Welcome to Indian Country,’ guitars at Como Lake; puppet lab
Indigenous music and storytelling, puppets, comic books and more are on the docket for this week.
‘Nothing to be afraid of’: Melissa Etheridge on activism, loss and unearthing old songs
The award-winning musician, cancer survivor and activist is performing at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen on Friday, Aug. 12.
The time a high school guidance counselor built a Viking ship to sail to Norway
While recovering from a fall in 1971, Robert Asp read a book on Viking shipbuilding. This sparked a thought.
Weekend picks: There’s theater galore, with the Fringe Fest, zAmya’s ‘Second Chance’ and Pangea’s ‘Life Born of Fire’
Plus: ‘The Morning Dip,’ photography by Peggy Anderson at the Swedish Institute; reggae and more at a new music festival in Bloomington, and “Black Tongue” at Rosalux Gallery.
‘There’s always been a dedication and appreciation for them’: Exhibit at All My Relations explores the role of aunties in Indigenous culture
Agnes Woodward’s aunt instilled pride in her, and taught her to take up space as an Indigenous person.
St. Paul’s Harry Blackmun wrote the majority opinion on Roe
In 1970, President Richard M. Nixon failed twice to fill an opening on the Supreme Court when the Senate rejected first Clement Haynsworth, then Harrold Carswell. On his third try Nixon chose Blackmun.
Weekend picks: It’s hip-hop x 2 with Herb Johnson III at the Southern and BRKFST Dance + the Minnesota Orchestra
Plus: The Northside Art Crawl kicks off Thursday, Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” is on stage at the Guthrie, Pao Houa Her exhibits photographs at the Walker and Margot Bassett Silver has a Silversmith album release show.
‘This is the best job ever’: Circus Juventas traces 600 years of circus history with ‘Confetti!’ — and marks 28 years as a youth performing arts school
“Confetti!” is more a contemporary-style circus: The story and the plot unfold through the narrative and are explained by way of choreography and theater, Betty Butler says.
The Minneapolis Aquatennial has been drawing crowds every July since 1940
The name “Aquatennial” was chosen by contest to highlight the abundance of lakes, rivers, and parks around Minneapolis.
Weekend picks: Lots of magic to discover, including ‘History of Religion’ at the Illusion and Maggie Thompson’s ‘Just Friends’ at Bockley
Plus: “Hot off the Press” at Highpoint, Artepils fest at Utepils Brewing, Opera Under the Stars in Pershing Park and Venus DeMars at the 331 Club.
Cafesjian Art Trust, with Chihuly glass, Moran seascapes and more, is coming soon to Shoreview
Cafesjian Baradaran grew up with the art that will be at the museum. “Every once in a while, the light would get in a certain way, and it would look like it was coming to life,” she says.
The expansion of American Crystal Sugar into the Red River Valley
Entire families came up from Texas for the sugar beet planting season and harvest, and American Crystal provided housing.
Delighting audiences and influencing a new generation of musicians for 25 years in his native Minnesota
King saw his dream scenario — being able to play the music he loved all over the world while being present to help raise a family — coming to fruition, and refused to compromise.
Weekend picks: It’s open-air arts season, with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Caponi Art Park and jazz on the hill at the Walker
Plus: exhibits of two emerging Black Minnesota artists, International Day of Music in and around Orchestra Hall, Artaria performs the Razumovsky quartets, Dakota Spirit Walk at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and an Asian American ‘Death of a Salesman’ at the Conn.
In ‘The African Company Presents Richard III,’ Great Rivers Shakespeare Festival joins critical conversation about canon and casting
Even today, the majority of mainstream theaters in the United States continue to be led by white people. That reality leads to inevitable skewed power dynamics within the form.
MinnPost Picks: Racism in America, Octavia E. Butler’s literary legacy, and living the American scam
Our weekly roundup of recommended reading, listening or viewing by MinnPost’s staff and contributing journalists.
Centro Cultural Chicano, the oldest and largest multi-service Hispanic organization in Minneapolis
Centro’s mission and values are grounded in supporting the well-being of Latine families through a holistic approach to education and family engagement.
Weekend picks: BIPOC artists talk about ancestry and time at Form + Content, while rare book lovers convene in St. Paul
Plus: new paintings by John Gaunt at Rosalux, Uniquinox’s puppet festival, ‘Warming Show’ outdoor concert and Japanese Breakfast at First Avenue.
