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Q&A: Playwright Itamar Moses discusses his adaptation of 'An American Tail'

Q&A: Playwright Itamar Moses discusses his adaptation of 'An American Tail'

The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis premieres Itamar Moses' adaptation of “An American Tail,” a story of immigration and community organizing, which explores Jewish resilience and the paradoxical way in which the very specific can feel universal.
by Jacob Aloi

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A playwright and a rabbi on the effect of explicitly Jewish characters in children's stories

A playwright and a rabbi on the effect of explicitly Jewish characters in children's stories

In the 1986 animated children’s movie “An American Tail,” the Mousekewicz family, who are mice, flee religious persecution in Russia and come to America. It's a story of immigration and community organizing — and it's now a timely new musical playing at the Minnesota Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis.
by Emily Bright and Jacob Aloi

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Opportunities and hope behind bars

Opportunities and hope behind bars

People who are incarcerated are less likely to return to jail or prison if they have access to education and arts programs. MPR News host Angela Davis highlights Minnesota programs bringing education, the arts and hope to people behind bars.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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This May the Fourth, Carrie Fisher gets Walk of Fame star

This May the Fourth, Carrie Fisher gets Walk of Fame star

Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the “Star Wars” franchise’s most beloved characters.
by The Associated Press

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Split Rock Lighthouse to honor Gordon Lightfoot with beacon lighting

Split Rock Lighthouse to honor Gordon Lightfoot with beacon lighting

The beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore will be lit Wednesday night to honor Gordon Lightfoot, the singer who wrote “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” who died Monday at the age of 84.
by Dan Kraker

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Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84

The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
by Neda Ulaby

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