I know we’ve had ridiculously frigid temps around here in the last week, but if you’re a Minnesota artist, you’ve got a compelling reason to start thinking about summer. The Walker Art Center and mnartists.org (where, for my dayjob, I work as editor) plan to make their popular artist-designed mini golf an annual tradition. These […]
Article · December 9, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
There’s a benefit concert for the Artists’ Quarter Sunday, December 8 from 5 p.m. to close. Donations will go toward easing the costs of closing at the end of December. Image courtesy of the AQ. Despite persistent rumors of an 11th-hour benefactor that might save the day, St. Paul’s storied jazz venue, The Artists’ Quarter, […]
Article · December 4, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
Photo courtesy of Minnesota Music Mafia on Facebook Musicians, mark your calendars: There’s an event this week at McNally Smith College of Music you should know about, “Moan & Groan: A Critical Conversation of Today’s Music Industry.” In conjunction with the college’s annual Speakeasy conversation, Minnesota Music Mafia and McNally Smith are co-presenting a free, […]
Article · December 2, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
I steer clear of big-box retailers and malls the weekend after Thanksgiving. I’ve nothing against a little post-holiday commerce, but the onslaught of elbow-to-elbow Black Friday bargain-hunting sets my teeth on edge. If you’re also looking to avoid the worst of the madding crowd this week, particularly if you have family to entertain or small […]
Article · November 26, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
Guante (a.k.a. slam poet, performer, activist and educator Kyle Tran Myhre) The focus of this weekend’s Twin Cities Media Alliance 2013 Fall Media Forum is especially timely given the lively public conversation of late surrounding issues of diversity, access and cultural (mis)representations in local arts. The theme of this year’s daylong conference is “Getting the Word Out: […]
Article · November 20, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
TU Dance (a Knight Arts grantee) marked its10th anniversary season last weekend with an evening of four works, two of them world premieres, in the grand performance hall of the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in Minneapolis. The St. Paul-based company began with an elegant new contemporary ballet piece, “If and Or” […]
Article · November 18, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
“The Veterans Play Project” opens this week, presented by Mixed Blood in partnership with Bedlam Theatre and the Minnesota Humanities Center. From June 2012 to March 2013, artists of Footprints Collective asked local veterans of all stripes – of any ability or disability, any race, age, gender or cultural background – to share their experiences in […]
Article · November 13, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
Awaiting our St. Anthony Park walking tour with author Andy Sturdevant. Photo: Susannah Schouweiler “This might just be my favorite of all the events we’ve had here,” said Micawber’s bookshop owner, Hans Weyandt, by way of introduction for our reader-cum-neighborhood guide: local artist, raconteur and first-time author Andy Sturdevant, whose charming essay collection, “Potluck Supper […]
Article · November 11, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
Ensemble Dal Niente. Photo courtesy of Liquid Music and the artists Tuesday’s Liquid Music performance in (Knight Arts grantee) Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s intimate St. Paul Music Room was packed, and for good reason: Chicago-based new music collective, Ensemble Dal Niente, was on hand to perform a sampler of multimedia experimental sound works, including the […]
Article · November 6, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
City Art Collaboratory public gathering, November 1, 2013 at City House in St. Paul. Photo: Todd Boss At St. Paul’s historic City House on November 1, the City Art Collaboratory, a new art-science program of Public Art Saint Paul (a Knight Arts grantee), held its first official public gathering. The Collaboratory brings together artists and […]
Article · November 4, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler
Jessie McNally, mixed media, 2013. McNally’s will have work on view in Sweet 317’s Day of the Dead celebration. Looking for some grown-up alternatives to trick-or-treating and scary movies this week? I have some ideas for you. Tonight, get yourself in the mood at Amsterdam Bar and Hall, with October’s “Creepy” Moth StorySLAM. Hosted by Allison […]
Article · October 30, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler