Artscape
What should happen to the George Floyd protest art, and who should decide?
ALSO: “The Marriage of Figaro” online from Minnesota Opera; a Jeff Daniels Virtual Concert; and more.
Arts & Culture
Artscape
Roque Diaz: Making music education more inclusive and diverse
A trumpeter, educator and scholar, Diaz wants to change how music is taught.
Artscape
Schubert Club announces 2020-21 Accordo season; free ‘Whose Streets?’ screening from MSP Film Society
ALSO: Edina Art Fair and Music in the Zoo canceled; Jazz Fest Live: Aja Parham and Kavyesh Kaviraj on CrowdCast; and more.
Artscape
Guitarist Matt Sowell and Minneapolis musicians create benefit album in record time
The 16 tracks on “Out of the Ashes” are all by Minneapolis-based musicians, most acoustic guitarists.
Artscape
Michael Osterholm on COVID and the arts: ‘This is going to be a rough few years’
ALSO: Free reading from the U of M Press; Magers & Quinn is open for browsing; Frontline’s “Policing the Police” on PBS; and more.
MNopedia
Throughout her life, Maude Kegg worked to preserve Ojibwe traditional culture — and interpret it for others
Kegg’s life was life guided by cultural traditions, continuous adaptation to a fast-changing world, and an inherent skill for interpreting her people’s culture and history.
Artscape
Memories of and gratitude for jazz pianist and composer Carei Thomas
We lost Carei Thomas last Thursday, May 28, in the midst of a global pandemic and growing chaos after the death of George Floyd.
Artscape
Walker, Mia cut ties with Minneapolis police; the Cedar launches new online programming
ALSO: Jazz for Justice at Gold Medal Park; Minnesota Opera’s next Digital Opera: “The Fix”; Patrick Stewart (streaming) as Macbeth; and more.
Artscape
Minnesota artist D.C. Ice: ‘It was scary to have shows canceling right and left’
Ice’s main medium is scratchboard, a white board with a black surface layer. She creates her highly detailed images by cutting into the black, like drawing in reverse, and adding paint.
Community Sketchbook
Amid two crises, restaurants’ reopening day found many of them closed
Restaurant action was spotty, but a few diners and drinkers took advantage of the gorgeous summer weather to sit, socially distanced, on local patios.
Artscape
Adding up the damage to Twin Cities arts organizations
In a week filled with grief and rage at the death of yet another black man at the hands of police, several nonprofits and organizations that serve the community were damaged or destroyed.
Artscape
Where to find virtual cinema (and support local movie houses); Cuban pianist Jorge Pacheco on Jazz Fest Live
ALSO: Minnesota Opera’s Digital Opera: Massenet’s “Thaïs”; A Musical Three-Course Meal on the SPCO website; and more.
Artscape
Music in the Parks going virtual through June; ‘Glensheen’ postponed
ALSO: Theater Mu’s “24 Hour Playfest”; Mia presents Susan Lanzoni: “Empathy: A History” online; and more.
