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.
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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.
Trademark Theater presents new work by Harrison David Rivers; Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) at Club Book
ALSO: Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday; Schubert Club presents St. Lawrence String Quartet; and more.
Jungle names Christina Baldwin its third artistic director; Patrick Scully’s ‘3rd Act’
ALSO: The MacPhail Spotlight Series presents “Steps and Intervals”; the Javier Santiago Trio to perform at Crooners; and more.
Things to do on Earth Day; NEA Jazz Masters tribute concert to stream live
ALSO: The “Afrofuturism: Blackness Revisualized” Film Festival; UMN English Writers Series: Celebrating Creative Writing Faculty Books; and more.
Virtual Art in Bloom at Mia; Crooners to open 150-seat tented outdoor venue The Belvedere
ALSO: “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” on Netflix; start reaping benefits of upcoming Independent Bookstore Week now; and more.
Book promotion in the time of COVID: How Minneapolis author Jonathan Slaght has made the best of a bad situation
His “Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl” won the $10,000 PEN America/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.
Intermedia Arts will give $1 million to Public Functionary; Children’s Theatre offers help to families and teachers
ALSO: Minnesota Opera presents “Apart Together: A MN Opera Artist Showcase”; Club Book features Lawrence Wright; and more.
Concert spotlights frequent MN Opera librettist Mark Campbell; Schubert Club presents Beatrice Rana
ALSO: Mia presents Nicole Havekost in a virtual artist talk; Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao to do a “Yang Warriors” virtual book event; and more.
Gallery shows at Northern Clay Center and the Weinstein Hammons
ALSO: A Paul Jacobs organ recital at Northrop; Club Book presents Abby Jimenez; Minnesota Dance Theatre’s “Exploring Enchantment”; and more.
‘Hamilton’ is postponed until 2023; Jungle Theater co-presents ‘The Catastrophist’
ALSO: Textile Center presents “Racism: In the Face of Hate We Resist”; Rain Taxi features Nate Powell; and more.
Westminster Forum to present speakers’ series tied to George Floyd’s death
ALSO: MPLSART Sketchbook Project show at Gamut Gallery; SPCO presents “Sounds From Home” in livestream; and more.
The Bakken chooses bird-safe glass; PEN America awards go virtual
ALSO: Virtual Exhibition Exploration: “Designs for Different Futures” at the Walker; Northrop presents RUBBERBAND’s online premiere of “Vic’s Mix”; and more.
Springboard starts a guaranteed income pilot program for artists; a good week for author events
ALSO: Faye M. Price to step down from Pillsbury House + Theatre; and more.
