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State of the Arts Blog

Big Quarters, Nicolas Carter, And a yuletide dance party

Big Quarters, Nicolas Carter, And a yuletide dance party

Follow the hounds as they dig up a brotherly hip hop duo that raps about everyday life, a Nordic Yuletide celebration featuring authentic Scandanavian music and sounds of the season courtesy of a Minneapolis musician and his Paraguayan harp.
by Chris Roberts

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The reviews are in for ‘Les Miserables’ at The Orpheum

The reviews are in for ‘Les Miserables’ at The Orpheum

According to one critic, the best part of the show is the acting. According to another, the worst part about the show is... the acting.
by Marianne Combs

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In jazz there are no mistakes, only opportunities

Jazz performer Stefon Harris says mistakes are in the eye of the beholder, and backs up his argument with some fine music.
by Marianne Combs

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Creating art for the iPad

Creating art for the iPad

Photographer Joann Verburg usually creates large format prints, but her latest series is both small and portable.
by Marianne Combs

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For the modern Indian artist, traditions loom large

For the modern Indian artist, traditions loom large

The term American Indian art often evokes images of beads and buckskin -- and that can be a challenge for contemporary Native artists, whose work has nothing to do with quills or birch bark.
by Marianne Combs

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Guthrie celebrates a balanced budget

Guthrie celebrates a balanced budget

Flagship Theater ends 2010-2011 fiscal year with small surplus
by Euan Kerr

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Music for a gloomy day

Music for a gloomy day

A new video release of "A Forst" by the Cure can lift the spirits
by Euan Kerr

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The best literary characters of all time

Midmorning listeners share their favorite literary characters, from Atticus Finch to Captain Ahab.
by Marianne Combs

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