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State of the Arts Blog

Penumbra Theatre drops two shows from season

The economic recession has forced the theater to cut both 'Julius by Design and 'Bourbon at the Border.'
by Marianne Combs

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Utne Reader leaving Minnesota for Kansas

The alternative magazine's owner is consolidating the operation, and cutting its budget in half.
by Marianne Combs

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Raise the Curtain returns to St. Paul

Tomorrow you'll be able to buy half-price tickets to a number of concerts and shows taking place in St. Paul.
by Marianne Combs

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Rapping farmers tout their wares

Rapping farmers tout their wares

The Walker Art Center's British Arrow Awards include a group of hot young farmers who bust a rhyme for their milk and yogurt.
by Marianne Combs

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Report: Garrison Keillor reconsidering retirement

Report: Garrison Keillor reconsidering retirement

Is he or isn’t he? Nine months after saying he’d retire as host of A Prairie Home Companion in the spring 2013, Garrison Keillor again said he’s reconsidering. In the Sioux City Journal report Thursday, Keillor tells the paper he thought about leaving A Prairie Home Companion. And then it panicked me … which got…
by Emily Kaiser

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TTT treats the wounds of modern war with the classics

TTT treats the wounds of modern war with the classics

Ten Thousand Things company teams with Theater of War for reading and discussion on PTSD and suicide
by Euan Kerr

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Walker Art Center launches new website

Walker Art Center launches new website

The Walker's new website strives to fill the gap left by dwindling arts coverage in mainstream media.
by Marianne Combs

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New director named for Cowles Center

New director named for Cowles Center

Lynn A. Von Eschen comes to the Cowles from the Ordway Center for Performing Arts.
by Marianne Combs

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‘Tis the season for Kevin Kling

‘Tis the season for Kevin Kling

Performer Kevin Kling is in three shows this month, and celebrating the publication of two of his books.
by Marianne Combs

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