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Minnesota Arts

MN Shortlist, March 13–19: Films in Ely, orchestral favorites and a shamrock-themed rock lineup

MN Shortlist, March 13–19: Films in Ely, orchestral favorites and a shamrock-themed rock lineup

Across Minnesota this week, the arts appear in some unlikely settings — a restored North Woods movie palace, neighborhood churches, a Duluth theater and a club leaning into pre–St. Patrick’s Day energy.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist, March 6–12: From Cuban cinema to circus spectacle

MN Shortlist, March 6–12: From Cuban cinema to circus spectacle

Early March brings a mix of international cinema, historical reflection and theater that asks pointed questions about power and perspective. From Cuban film and German modernism to puppeted insects and taiko drumming, this week’s lineup moves across forms and cultures — and repeatedly returns to the question of who gets to tell the story.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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'For the girls': New film tells a coming-of-age story of Somali American women in Minneapolis

'For the girls': New film tells a coming-of-age story of Somali American women in Minneapolis

A new short film by Minneapolis filmmaker Yasmin Yassin follows two Somali American sisters running a social-media matchmaking business as they move through Lake Street, exploring friendship, femininity and the in-between world of first-generation Somali life.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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A puppet, a poet and a dreamscape: A new operetta at Open Eye Theatre

A puppet, a poet and a dreamscape: A new operetta at Open Eye Theatre

A new operetta at Minneapolis’ Open Eye Theatre reimagines the life and poetry of Pulitzer Prize–winning University of Minnesota professor John Berryman through a dreamlike staging that explores the writer’s inner world.
by Anika Besst

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Art Hounds: Textiles and timelines, tabletop fantasy and a gallery launch

Art Hounds: Textiles and timelines, tabletop fantasy and a gallery launch

Art Hounds recommend “Our What Ifs Became Real Life,” “Monsters Not Monoliths! A DnD Actual Play” and the grand opening this weekend of the Lowry Hill Gallery.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota comedians respond to ICE presence, and aren't afraid to get political

Minnesota comedians respond to ICE presence, and aren't afraid to get political

Minneapolis comedians are responding to ICE’s presence in Minnesota by “punching up” through political comedy and fundraising roasts that channel fear and anger into community support, even as the immediate enforcement surge begins to recede.
by Gretchen Brown

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Art Hounds: Harp harmonies, Hildegard and heartfelt quartet

Art Hounds: Harp harmonies, Hildegard and heartfelt quartet

Art Hounds recommend Bakken Ensemble, the musical “In the Green” and the Lakes Area Music Festival.
by Emily Bright

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'An amazing brotherhood' — The Apollo Club men’s chorus celebrates 130 years

'An amazing brotherhood' — The Apollo Club men’s chorus celebrates 130 years

As the Apollo Club marks 130 years of song with a major anniversary concert at the Ordway in St. Paul, longtime and new members alike describe the men’s chorus as a rare, enduring brotherhood whose shared music has carried them through war, change and the pressures of the present.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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How a Dungeons & Dragons meetup turned into mutual aid during ICE operations

How a Dungeons & Dragons meetup turned into mutual aid during ICE operations

A Twin Cities Dungeons & Dragons meetup that began as a way to play the game has grown into a 2,500-person community offering friendship, refuge and mutual aid as immigration enforcement ramps up in Minnesota.
by Jacob Aloi

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