A roundup of arts news; Minnesota Orchestra presents ‘Remembrance and Reflection’
ALSO: VocalEssence’s “Witness 2021” concert; An Opera Theatre’s “In the Midst of Things/In Medias Res”; and more.
Artscape
Artscape focuses on Twin Cities arts institutions, personalities, performances, money and politics, encompassing all forms of the arts. It appears on Tuesday through Friday.
Pamela Espeland has written about the arts for MinnPost since our launch in 2007.
First Avenue’s Dayna Frank on the founding of NIVA; Open Eye brings Paul Bunyan to the Bakken’s green roof
ALSO: Theater Mu’s New Eyes Festival 2021; the Minneapolis Music & Movies in the Parks Kick-Off; and more.
Schubert Club announces 2021-22 season of live and in-person concerts
International Artist Series performers will include pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and violinist Augustin Hadelich.
Pen Pals announces 25th season of prominent authors; TPT 2 to broadcast ‘Say His Name: Five Days for George Floyd’
ALSO: Movie theater news (and blues); Benjamin Percy “The Ninth Metal” book launch; and more.
Clara Osowski: ‘Singing to 20 people and 50 birds made a difference’
She has started performing again; she recently sang the role of Mrs. Herring in Minnesota Opera’s filmed version of Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring.”
More leadership changes; ‘Blackness Is …’ Arts Festival starts Friday
ALSO: Playwrights’ Center names core writers and McKnight winners; “Racism: In the Face of Hate We Resist” (63 quilts) is on display at the Textile Center; and more.
Support for Minnesota arts and artists from foundations and the NEA; ‘The Claw’ at MSPIFF
ALSO: Book launch for “Sparked: George Floyd, Racism and the Progressive Illusion”; Schubert Club presents “An Evening With Composer-in-Residence deVon Russell Gray”; and more.
Two filmmakers, two new Bush Fellows: Talking with E.G. Bailey and Naomi Ko
Both are committed to justice and equity, bringing more voices to the table and creating opportunities for people of color in the film and television industry.
A summer Twin Cities Jazz Festival at Crooners; the SPCO to perform four outdoor concerts
ALSO: Nautilus Music-Theater presents Rough Cuts Online: “The Resurrection Project”; at the Humphrey School: “Saving Live Music: A Conversation With Dessa and Dayna Frank”; and more.
Gallery talk with Teo Nguyen: Seeing the vast Midwest through the eyes of an immigrant from Vietnam
“Eclogue: New Works by Teo Nguyen” will be at Burnet Fine Art & Advisory in Wayzata through May 22.
Guthrie to start presenting plays in October; the weekend’s hybrid Art-A-Whirl
ALSO: VocalEssence’s “Witness 2021” concert to livestream; Collide Theatrical Dance Company presents “Wonderland”; and more.
40th MSPIFF returns as a hybrid, with 180+ films, outdoor screenings and a tribute to founder Al Milgrom
The 40th annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival starts this Thursday and continues through Sunday, May 23.
Starting to look forward again; CTC’s laugh-out-loud ‘Audrey Saves the Universe’
ALSO: SPCO presents “Bach, Cuong, Frank and Mozart”; Westminster Town Hall Forum presents the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III; and more.
A scaled-down State Fair over Memorial Day weekend; bringing film and TV production to Minnesota
ALSO: The History Theatre presents “The Root Beer Lady”; “A Song for Yolande” and “Our Debbie” at Crooners; and more.
Virtual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour this weekend; Eric Dregni book launch at Moon Palace
ALSO: The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival is coming up; Schubert Club presents the Artaria String Quartet in a virtual concert; and more.
Leadership changes in the arts and culture; Weisman galleries to close for the summer
ALSO: The Walker presents “The Dawn Chorus”; British author Olivia Laing in virtual Rain Taxi event; and more.
Minnesota Book Award winners; second virtual Wordplay to begin
ALSO: Minnesota Orchestra performs ‘Dreams and Discovery’ program; chamber music album ‘William Schrickel’s Heavy Rescue: Vintage ’88’ released; and more.
NHCC launches festival to celebrate artists of color; Schubert Club Mix presents ‘Debussy in Persona’
ALSO: Jazz Fest Live presents singer Sarah M. Greer; next up on Westminster forum is a Jelani Cobb talk on ‘Policing, Protest, and Power’; and more.
Friends President Beth Burns on virtual Minnesota Book Awards #2: ‘We’re getting gangbusters participation’
The 2021 Minnesota Book Awards Virtual Ceremony will take place Thursday, April 29, with a Preface Reception at 6:30 p.m., the ceremony at 7 p.m., and an Epilogue After Party.
Crooners’ opening of the Belvedere was grand; LUNAFEST to feature films about women
ALSO: Rain Taxi presents authors Kim Todd and Kathryn Nuernberger; Mizna Film Series: “Al Asleyeen”; and more.
