By Jane Hart, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood was extremely pleased to present internationally acclaimed artist Andrea Zittel as the third speaker in its 2013/14 Hot Topics lecture series, which has been partially funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. On Saturday, February 8th, […]
Article · March 5, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Bonnie Marshall, American Composers Forum Over pints of beer and baskets of French fries, lovers and listeners of music gather at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul to hear directly from people who write music. Celebrated composers, such as Pulitzer Prize-winning John Harbison, are there to talk about their creative process […]
Article · March 5, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Megan O’Donnell, BalletX It was 8:15am this past Monday morning, and I was in a school gymnasium (for the first time in a long time), waiting for the entire 3rd grade of Andrew Jackson School to walk through the doors. This past week marked the beginning of BalletX’s new program with Jackson School, Dance […]
Article · March 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Nicholas Mirra, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia The Philadelphia Flower Show has opened and will remain open until Sunday. That means this is your first chance to see the winning designs from the bicycle rack contest we ran last year! Spiral, by Collin Robinson. Destined for the PMA’s Perelman Building Seven of the ten winning […]
Article · March 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
Detroit Knight Arts Challenge Winners from Knight FoundationBy Erica Perdue In just one week, Detroiters will again have the chance to apply for funding for their arts idea through the Knight Arts Challenge. The contest will open March 10 and run through April 7. Once again, there are just three rules: The idea must be […]
Article · March 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy Walker West’s planned move to 760 Selby Avenue will be complete by this summer. The Academy has sold it’s 777 Selby Avenue property and plans to begin construction on the new space this spring. Welsh Construction has been awarded the construction contract and Academy administration has been working […]
Article · March 2, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Stephen Sokolouski, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra February was a big month for new music in the Twin Cities thanks to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series, with special performances and events featuring composer/performer Olga Bell and the musical super group Sisyphus. Angel Deradoorian (far left) and Olga Bell (center) at the […]
Article · February 27, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
For the month of February, Philadelphians have had the opportunity to see dance happen, right where they shop, eat and work! How? Dance in Public Places, a program by Dance/USA Philadelphia (Dance/UP), is taking dance to the streets…ok well… the mall actually… In it’s last week, don’t miss your chance to see dance happen, dance […]
Article · February 26, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Andi McDaniel, Twin Cities Public Television Public television– and the broadcast business in general– is in the midst of a major, dramatic transformation. So we’re more eager than ever before for big, weird, game-changing ideas– and today we’re officially announcing a project that’s full of them: TV Takeover. Call us crazy, but we wanted […]
Article · February 26, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Shelley Quiala, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Throughout the winter and spring, 2014, the Ordway is celebrating the rich artistic traditions of communities of African ancestry through the program Taking Our Place Centerstage: The African Diaspora in Harmony. Critical to the expression of artistic traditions within this movement of people and culture are […]
Article · February 26, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Kira Obolensky, Ten Thousand Things Theater The unexpected juxtaposition of the opening of Ten Thousand Things’ production of The Music Man at the Wilder Center, a Sufjan Stevens lyric, and the last month of revisions on my newest play inspires this blog post. Let me explain. I am driving to Wisconsin and listening to […]
Article · February 25, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad