State of the Arts Blog

Zacc Harris and his modern vision
The Zacc Harris Group will celebrate a new recording, The Garden, this Friday and Saturday at St. Paul's Artists Quarter.
Art4Shelter: cheap art with a big payoff
This one-night event will raise approximately $30,000 for a homeless shelter by selling original works of art for $30 each.
The parade and festival have been moved to Sunday May 13.
Cube Critics: The Avengers and Marigold Hotel
The Movie Maven and Mr. Kerr chat about two films in which some aging Brits take a trip and a conglomeration of super heroes decide that several is better than one.
A weekend worth celebrating
Cinco de Mayo and the May Day Parade are just two of the many fun events on offer this weekend.
The role of the ethnic theater company
Mu Performing Arts' Rick Shiomi says there will always be a need for ethnic theater groups, even when other theaters are fully diversified.
Art Hounds: Jay Gilligan, I Self Devine, and masterpieces in Winona
This week's hounds lead us to a rapper who always has the disadvantaged on his mind, a master juggler and a mind boggling permanent art collection at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona.