State of the Arts Blog

November 14, 2011 11:04 AM

Cowles Center executive director resigns

Just two months after the long-awaited opening of the performing arts center in Minneapolis, Frank Sonntag says he's stepping down.

by Marianne Combs

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November 14, 2011 6:02 AM

Betsy and Tacy are back

The popular children's books by Maud Hart Lovelace have been re-issued in a new volume called 'The Betsy-Tacy Treasury.'

by Marianne Combs

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November 14, 2011 5:06 AM

Keillor retirement comment stirs the pot

A posting on an East Coast clarifies little

by Euan Kerr

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November 14, 2011 2:00 AM

Improv Everywhere: teaching adults to play

Charlie Todd gets people to ride the subway in their boxers, and dance in public with strangers, all in the name of good fun.

by Marianne Combs

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November 11, 2011 11:17 AM

3 ways to improve your weekend

These events promise to leave an impression in your mind, but not your wallet.

by Marianne Combs

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November 11, 2011 9:49 AM

Students rally for their theater education

A group of U of M students hired local pro Dominique Serrand to teach them about physical comedy.

by Marianne Combs

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November 11, 2011 6:20 AM

New Midwest poetry prize offers $10,000

Milkweed Editions and the Lindquist & Vennum Foundation want the prize to bring outstanding regional writers to a national stage.

by Marianne Combs

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November 11, 2011 3:28 AM

Video break: Bon Iver’s ‘Holocene’

Justin Vernon's haunting falsetto combines with Iceland's rocky landscape to provide a captivating music video.

by Marianne Combs

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November 10, 2011 9:21 AM

City of Minneapolis and MPR launch new public art audio project

A new interactive audio tour allows visitors to use their mobile devices to access stories about works of public art in Minneapolis.

by Marianne Combs

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November 10, 2011 6:51 AM

Partners in Preservation awards final grants to Twin Cities historic sites

The Soap Factory and the American Swedish Institute are among the winners.

by Marianne Combs

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