A Sit Down with the Maestro

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A Sit Down with the Maestro

Published March 19, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Alejandra Serna, Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera is just days away from making its Design District debut with an out-of-the-box production between two tango-themed operettas presented at the popular music venue and bar The Stage. Opening March 21, 2013, the double bill features Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s Tango, a...

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Festival of Nations 2013 preview

Published March 18, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Connie Shaver, Festival of Nations Festival of Nations, Minnesota’s largest multi-cultural celebration, returns to Saint Paul RiverCentre Thursday, May 2through Sunday, May 5. Thousands of students from around the region attend on Thursday and Friday, the public is invited Friday afternoon through Sunday. Enjoy delicious food from around the...

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Can Twitter get me opera tickets?

Published March 17, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Alejandra Serna, Florida Grand Opera They say that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is, but not in this case. Florida Grand Opera is doing its first ever tweet seats, or Tweet Tickets, event on March 21 for the opening of an edgy tango...

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José María Condemi: María de Buenos Aires means opera and tango crossroads and much more…

Published March 16, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer For the Argentine director José María Condemi, the equation María de Buenos Aires + Tango + Florida Grand Opera + Miami results in a tempting mercurial crossroads that widens and multiplies according to Astor Piazzolla’s magical music and his poet Horacio...

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Two workshops and a book signing at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

Published March 15, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art At an Ohr-O’Keefe Museum Studio Ohr workshop on February 9, 2013, students used the printmaking art of linocut to create one-of-a-kind 4” x 6” Valentine cards that could be mailed, framed or given as gifts. Linocut skills can be used to transfer...

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Friends of the SPCO’s Youth Chamber music competition goes viral

Published March 15, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Kelly Belich, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Friends of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s second annual Youth Chamber Music Competition, the final rounds of which will take place March 23-24, saw an interesting innovation this year. For the first time, the competition’s first round was judged via YouTube videos...

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Inside the Minnesota Museum of American Art’s “D.I.Y. Printing: Presses Not Required”

Published March 13, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Christina Chang, Minnesota Museum of American Art “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt’s words perfectly capture the do-it-yourself (D.I.Y.) spirit that is the subject of the MMAA Project Space’s new exhibition of print, D.I.Y. Printing: Presses Not Required (March...

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Artists bring creative thinking to a big community challenge

Published March 11, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts During the construction of a new light rail line, the City of Saint Paul has turned to its artists to help provide creative problem solving for small businesses and neighborhoods along the line. The City, in partnership with Springboard for the Arts and...

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Using the power of the arts to stimulate community development

Published March 11, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

Can the arts stimulate community development? Andriana Abariotes, executive director of Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Laura Zabel, executive director of Knight arts grantee Springboard for the Arts, recently argued yes in the MinnPost. Click here to read the complete article and scroll below for an excerpt....

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The Atlantic Cities examines Miami’s class divide

Published March 8, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

Take a new look at Miami this month as the The Atlantic Cities releases its examination of class divide. The Miami study is part of an Atlantic Cities series exploring the class divides across America's largest cities and metros. Click here to read the complete piece and read below for...

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Who says kids can’t jam?

Published March 8, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Lisa Moy, Walker West Music Academy I recently started my position at Walker West Music Academy with full bright eyes, amused to be around so much live music. Little did I know the magic that would manifest through the fingers of these young people! Like any new position you'd...