Some museums reopen, some move toward reopening (it’s complicated)
ALSO: Catching up with Sheila Smith on the state of the arts.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
‘Foot in the Door’ closes Sunday; Carlyle Brown’s ‘The African Company Presents Richard III’
ALSO: a “We Are Water MN” outdoor exhibit; your own private miniature puppet show; and more.
New shows open at Mia and Highpoint; Regina Marie Williams reads ‘Fannie Lou Hamer: Speak On It!’
ALSO: A virtual SPCO “Postcards Across the Atlantic”; Hennepin History Museum’s Introduction to Crop Art; and more.
Mia’s remodeled Asian galleries to open; Twin Cities Book Festival to begin
ALSO: Happening Now — Art Month in St. Paul; American Swedish Institute’s Drive Thru Lutfisk Dinner; “Wuthering Heights” opera; and more.
Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson to return to ASI – virtually
ALSO: UMN English Writers Series includes a MacArthur ‘genius’; photography show opens at Mia; and more.
State Fair fun, without the actual fair; Robert Robinson at Crooners
ALSO: 20% Theatre Company will close permanently; Joan Growe launching new book; Trademark Theater’s fourth season announced; and more.
Minnesota Fringe Virtual Festival is coming; several museums are now open
ALSO: Reopening: The Minnesota Zoo (July 25) and Como Zoo (July 29); both will require reservations.
Down to the wire: Minneapolis Institute of Art to reopen Thursday, after 124 days
You’ll need a timed ticket. Only 250 people will be allowed inside at a time. Masks must be worn, and social distancing is required.
Mia’s Michael Lapthorn: ‘All of our friends have been waiting for us at the museum this whole time’
The museum will reopen on July 16. Lapthorn is among Mia staff charged with preparing the museum to receive visitors safely during a pandemic.
More layoffs, this time at the Walker; Jazz Central Studios to host ‘Streamfest’
ALSO: ‘Prideland’ on PBS; Martha Graham Dance on YouTube; and more.
CEO Jamie Grant to leave the Ordway; Mia cuts operating budget and staff
ALSO: Arts supporter Sen. Richard Cohen ends long career at the Legislature; a discussion about what should happen to protest art.
Go behind the scenes as Mia, our largest museum, prepares to reopen
Plans are to reopen on Thursday, July 16. At first, Mia and other museums will be able to operate at 25 percent capacity, not to exceed 250 people in a single self-contained space.
Walker, Mia cut ties with Minneapolis police; the Cedar launches new online programming
ALSO: Jazz for Justice at Gold Medal Park; Minnesota Opera’s next Digital Opera: “The Fix”; Patrick Stewart (streaming) as Macbeth; and more.
Music in the Parks going virtual through June; ‘Glensheen’ postponed
ALSO: Theater Mu’s “24 Hour Playfest”; Mia presents Susan Lanzoni: “Empathy: A History” online; and more.
‘When Home Won’t Let You Stay’ opens at Mia; Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ at Northrop
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.
M exhibition features photography of Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz
ALSO: William Kent Krueger to read at Hamline Midway Library; “Bloomsday” at Lyric Arts Main Street Stage; and more.
The Bad Plus to return for Christmas; Winter Lights at the Arboretum
ALSO: A “Gingerbread Wonderland” display at Norway House; St. Paul poet Jim Bohen at the Jimmy Wilson Gallery; “American Art and the Vietnam War” closes soon at Mia; and more.
British Arrows to return to the Walker; Moving Company’s ‘What If’ at the Lab
ALSO: “Storytelling: Julie Buffalohead” at Mia; the Chenault Duo will present holiday organ duets at the Northrop; and more.
2 actors play 14 roles in CTC’s ‘Snow White’; new leaders at Mia and the Walker
Plus: Prince exhibit at the History Center; the origins of “Alien”; Bram Stoker’s great grand-nephew; and more.
Catch ‘Hearts of Our People’ at Mia; 56th Annual Uptown Art Fair
ALSO: “La Pasión según San Marcos” at Orchestra Hall; Ryan Berg Trio Featuring Nancy Harms at Crooners; and more.
