Arts & Culture
Christians bearing the sign of the cross on their forehead today will be sharing a formal practice that dates back over a thousand years, and more than that – in a tradition that goes back much earlier.
Artscape
ALSO: “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band” at the Lagoon; Julia Reichert at the Walker; and more.
MinnPost Picks
Our weekly roundup of great stories from around the web, as recommended by MinnPost’s staff and contributing journalists.
Artscape
Set in Zimbabwe, then called Southern Rhodesia, in the late 1890s, “The Convert” is the first play in a projected trilogy.
Community Sketchbook
A group of about 100 poets, artists, and writers that make up Mehfil-ae-Minneapolis took to a stage in Chaska to “promote and advance the rich Indian and Pakistani traditions of kavi sammelans and mushairas (poems).
Arts & Culture
The red and black square pattern is having a moment nationally, but in Minnesota it never really went away.
Artscape
ALSO: “The Sounds of Gospel” at Benson Great Hall, Bethel; Haydn’s “The Seven Last Words of Christ” at Sundin Music Hall, Hamline; and more.
Artscape
Gloria Steinem, this year’s Distinguished Carlson Lecturer at the University of Minnesota, spoke at the Northrop Wednesday night in conversation with MPR’s Kerri Miller.
Artscape
ALSO: Third Thursday: Afrofuturism at Mia; Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky” at the Bell Museum; and more.
MinnPost Picks
Our weekly roundup of great stories from around the web, as recommended by MinnPost’s staff and contributing journalists.
Artscape
ALSO: VocalEssence Witness: Deep Roots at Orchestra Hall; “The White Card” extended at Penumbra; and more.
Artscape
ALSO: Ragamala Dance Company’s “Written in Water” at the Ordway; “What God Is Honored Here?” readings at University Club of St. Paul.
Artscape
ALSO: 28th Annual Songs of Freedom – Bob Marley Remembered at the Cabooze; book launch for Anton Treuer at Minnesota History Center; and more.
