“Social Security” is bright, smart comedy

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“Social Security” is bright, smart comedy

Published November 30, 2012 by Roger Durbin

Some theatrical comedies come across as lightweight, as though they are confections, airy nothings. In the right hands, though, they can be carefully crafted so that the spread of substance doesn’t show or offend but can be served up in abundance. The latter is the case in Coach House Theatre’s...

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Leonard Cohen represents the old school at the Fox Theater

Published November 30, 2012 by Rosie Sharp

Be advised, Leonard takes the stage promptly at 8. “Sometimes I stumble out of bed at night, and I stand before the mirror,” Leonard Cohen confessed to a packed house at the Fox Theater on Monday, November 26th. “I look at myself and say, ‘Leonard, lighten...

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Adams concert also a Carter memorial

Published November 29, 2012 by Gregory Stepanich

Elliott Carter (1908-2012). On Saturday, the American composer John Adams returns to the New World Center for a concert featuring the St. Lawrence String Quartet and the New World Symphony in one of his new works, Absolute Jest, and one of his established pieces, Slonimsky’s Earbox....

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The versatility of wood in “Against the Grain”

Published November 29, 2012 by Katherine Balcerek

"Against the Grain" exhibition title panel. “Enignum Motion” by Joseph Walsh is one of the most outstanding examples of studio furniture design in the Mint Museum’s Contemporary Craft Collection. It is a unique example of the versatility of wood and conveys movement in a totally unique...

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Time is almost up at Rebekah Templeton

Published November 29, 2012 by CSchwartz

Girard Avenue’s Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art is currently showcasing “Dechemia: Outside of Time,” a series of abstract, process-based works by John Gibbons and Isobel Sollenberger. The pair is collectively known at “Dechemia,” and the show at Rebekah Templeton is based in the concept of the end of time. Instead of...

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Mounted camera allows views of daily progress at Dilworth Plaza in anticipation of the arrival of ‘Pulse’

Published November 28, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Linda Harris, Center City District At Dilworth Plaza this month crews are framing in the 500-square-foot water reservoir and are reviewing the additional components for a mid-2013 installation of compressed air lines, pumps, valves, lighting and controls that will make possible the colorful steam mists of Janet Echelman’s specially...

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Gritty drama from None Too Fragile theater group is superbly done

Published November 28, 2012 by Roger Durbin

When I first wrote about the None Too Fragile theater group, I mistakenly said that the black box theater has 40 seats. Turns out there are twice that many. The closeness to the action makes the place seem tighter. That intimacy comes to the fore in None Too Fragile’s current...

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You can still get your classical music fix in the Twin Cities this holiday season

Published November 28, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

Recent announcements of still more cancelled concerts, now stretching through December for both Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (a Knight Arts grantee), hit the news last week in the face of as yet-intractable contract disputes between the musicians and board/management for both vaunted institutions. Even so, there’s still...

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The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance hosts second annual holiday trunk shows

Published November 28, 2012 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

When she's not writing, author Glenda Bozeman creates these beautiful scarves, on display now at Macon Arts Alliance. The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance will hold a series of trunk shows beginning Friday, November 30, with additional Trunk Shows on December 14 and 21. Receptions will...

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Upbeat

Published November 28, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Steve Klotz, Embrace Music Foundation Three sessions into the 9-week program, the budding percussion ensemble of 35 teenagers from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami has jelled at record speed. According to “Reggae Ambassador” Willie Stewart -- Knight Arts Challenge grantee, and former co-director and master percussionist in the...

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No time like the present: the Detroit Historical Museum celebrates its grand reopening

Published November 27, 2012 by Rosie Sharp

The main hall, featuring a 100-year timeline of Detroit, highlighting a history of powerhouse franchises. The Detroit Historical Museum held a marathon reopening over Thanksgiving weekend, with free admission and extended hours. The DHM remained open for 60 continuous hours over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and...

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Shizu Saldamando’s slices of life at Moore

Published November 27, 2012 by CSchwartz

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design are currently exhibiting a large solo show entitled “All Tomorrow’s Parties” by Los Angeles-based artist Shizu Saldamando in the Goldie Paley Gallery. This artist’s style is heavy in portraiture but fueled by a number of underlying concepts including her source photos,...

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The 567 launches art education program for adults & kids

Published November 27, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Melissa Macker, The 567 Center for Renewal, Inc. The 567 Center for Renewal in downtown Macon launched a new arts education program this fall, thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The first class, “Corks & Canvas,” has been offered four times since its...

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Quiet exhibits before the storm

Published November 27, 2012 by Anne Tschida

Buika. Photo by Luis Olazabal Next week at this time, Miami will be in the midst of Art Basel madness. So maybe this week is a good time for quiet time, to take in a few shows that won’t be screaming. One such show is at...

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Florida Grand Opera: A promising 2013-14 season announced

Published November 26, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Susan Danis wasn’t joking when she said, “This Florida Grand Opera 2012-13 season is one of transition.” The new CEO of FGO is keeping her promise, announcing a 2013-2014 opera season sure to spark more than one controversy and elicit applause...