Weekend Picks: New Yorker cartoonist’s exhibition; elevating incarcerated women’s voices; murals
Plus: Swing Sisterhood Big Band with Tammy Robinson; New Arab American Theater Works: Playwright Showcase; the work of Elizabeth Erickson; and more.
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In Katie Ka Vang’s musical, ‘Again,’ friends navigate moving forward through cancer diagnoses
Katie Ka Vang’s first musical, “Again,” is a story about a Hmong American memoirist and cancer survivor named Mai See, and an unlikely friendship. “It’s really about what do we need to feel whole,” Vang said.
Weekend Picks: Celebrating female Vikings; Kimchi Hoang’s visual melodies; queer comedy night
Plus: ‘The Tails and Tales of Dr. Dolittle,’ Paul Metsa in Celebration of Alphabet Jazz; Annie and the Bang Bang at Palmer’s.
Q&A: In ‘Body//Weight,’ photographer Christopher Selleck reflects on masculinity, societal ideals and the male form
Working with models and also inserting his own body into the series, Christopher Selleck searches for a softer, more open understanding of the male form. “Body//Weight” is on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts from March 18 to June 25, 2023.
Weekend Picks: A Night of Native Documentaries; a play set in Ireland; and a chance to catch ¿Téo? before Coachella
Plus: Sarah Bellamy directs “Sugar in Our Wounds” at Penumbra; Flamenco with with Juan Pedro Jiménez; Jawny with Wallice; and more.
Minnesota artist Pete Driessen’s healing art is inspired by shuttered Fergus Falls mental hospital
Driessen’s project uses two beds that are reflective of the those used in the state hospital, where he also presents dried flowers that reflect the prairie. At the end of the project, Driessen intends to give away seed mixture of wildflowers and grass seeds.
Weekend Picks: ‘Diesel Heart’ at the History Theatre; celebrating young artists; a live recording of ‘Island of Discarded Women’
Plus: HER STORY IS; a play about time; and more.
Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibit uses storytelling to evoke ritual of ancient Chinese bronzes
“Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes” runs through May 21 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Weekend Picks: Moody Nordic music; reimagining ‘Beowulf’; a cabaret and variety show
Plus: Pipa plus orchestra; Unpredictable Drawings; Jill Bernard in a one-person show.
Hennepin History Museum highlights ‘Hidden Gems’ after cataloguing its art collection
Many of the pieces in the exhibition have never been on view at the museum, or haven’t been shown in many years. Other pieces were re-framed in order to properly preserve them.
Weekend Picks: Celebrate Black History Month in song and essays; a night in Havana; and more
A world of Twin Cities art and culture awaits this weekend after the snowstorm.
‘Ogresse: Envisioned’ is an immersive outsider tale about regeneration, survival
“Out There: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ogresse: Envisioned” peforms Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25, at the Walker Art Center.
Weekend Picks: Riot Act Reading Series; reconnecting through art; Southern California style
Plus: New music via the Cedar Commissions; U of M apparel design showcase; play takes on the pandemic era; and more.
Exploring ‘North’ in sights, sounds and more in new installation at Red Wing’s Anderson Center
Composer Mary Ellen Childs’ “North” runs Wednesdays to Saturdays at the Anderson Center in Red Wing through April 22. The piece recognizes the awe and majesty of nature and portrays — through sensory channels — the existential threat of climate change.
Weekend Picks: Exploring jazz in Radiohead; messages from Earth at the Weisman; sad singalong
Plus: “A Soldier’s Play” at the Fitzgerald; the art of Ron Mosman; eclectic sounds and video art curated by Pieta Brown and Liz Draper; and more.
Minnesota author David Mura’s new book explores how racism infects the past and present
Poet, writer, critic and playwright David Mura takes on systemic racism in America in his new book, “The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives.” The impetus for the book came after Philando Castile was shot by a police officer at a traffic stop in Falcon Heights.
Weekend Picks: Step outside yourself with graffiti art, photographic stories
Plus: ‘Cold Air Rises’; a Peyton Scott Russell retrospective; a Minnesota Center for Book Arts open house; and more.
‘Whose North is this?’: Inuvialuk artist Kablusiak in Twin Cities residency
During a three-week residency in the Twin Cities, Kablusiak will give talks and participate in several events. Their art on display at Bockley Gallery in Kenwood.
Weekend Picks: Celebrating Winter; stretching classical music; Native comedy
Plus: Joe Rainey at the Cedar; Polynesian surf tunes; Ada Limón and Krista Tippett; and more.
In ‘Locomotion,’ a young boy in foster care finds a tool for resilience in poetry
“Locomotion” opens in its regional premiere this week at the Children’s Theatre Company. The story is about Lonnie’s journey, and how he discovers poetry as a tool for his own resilience as much is taken away from him and he’s forced to navigate the foster care system.
