Artscape
‘All Is Calm’ is filmed for PBS; ‘Dog Act’ at Gremlin Theatre
ALSO: “Welcome Christmas” by VocalEssence; Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson perform Irving Berlin songs at Crooners; and more.
Arts & Culture
Artscape
Exquisite ‘The Band’s Visit’ is about things that matter
ALSO: “Kolyada: Winter Songs from the Black Sea” at the Cedar; 27th Annual Women’s Art Festival; and more.
Artscape
Mill City Summer Opera plans ‘Rigoletto’; ‘Beyond the Rainbow’ at History Theatre
ALSO: Madison McFerrin at Icehouse; SPCO to perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos; “Nutcracker in Wonderland” in St. Paul; and more.
Artscape
Drop everything to see ‘63 Up’; poinsettias at Como Park’s Conservatory
The first reality series, and the most real ever made, ‘Up’ is a film franchise with no CGI and no superheroes.
Artscape
A half-dozen reasons to see ‘Six’ at the Ordway; Bly and Rowan Pope at Burnet Fine Art
ALSO: Great Black Music Monday at Icehouse; Walking Shadow Theater Company’s “Cabal”; and more.
Community Sketchbook
Long overdue: ‘Our Home: Native Minnesota’ to open at the Minnesota History Center
The 2,700-square-foot exhibit employs maps, rare artifacts, interactive screens, multimedia pieces, and historic and contemporary photographs to tell first-person stories of the history of Minnesota’s first people.
Artscape
Kate Nordstrum’s next chapter; Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ to open at the Film Society
ALSO: “The Norwegians” to open at Grain Belt Warehouse; Zorongo Presents Ay Qué Calor (So Hot!) at Icehouse; several “Messiah” concerts; and more.
Artscape
Minnesota Orchestra: strong endowment fundraising result, but operating deficit for ’19
At its annual meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Orchestra shared some very good news, some mixed news and some not-so-good news.
Artscape
‘All Is Calm’: beautiful singing, strong emotion, and humanity
ALSO: Dan Buettner of ‘Blue Zones’ at Talk of the Stacks; cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason at Schubert Club; and more.
Sports
Can the Twin Cities support two minor league baseball teams?
That’s the big question after a proposal to build a $42 million, 8,500-capacity stadium in Shakopee near Canterbury Park that would be home to a team called the Metro Millers was unveiled this week.
Artscape
A month of Great Black Music Mondays at Icehouse; ‘Six’ to open at the Ordway
ALSO: Jane Austen on two Twin Cities stages; dance at the Walker; big band music; and more.
Artscape
Doobie Brothers at 2020 State Fair; ‘Up’ at Orchestra Hall
ALSO: Nancy Harms to sing at Crooners; the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving; Music Under Glass at Como Park; and more.
Cityscape
Ambient public music: Some love it, and some leave it
Music sets a mood, creates a vibe, and can be an acoustic welcome mat for people to enjoy themselves in the city. Or, if you prefer, it pollutes the atmosphere and inflicts ear worms on innocent passers-by.
