State of the Arts Blog

August 19, 2011 4:12 AM

State Fair in stop motion

This Sunday the Southern Theater premieres a new film that distills all twelve days of Great Minnesota Get-Together into just 25 minutes.

by Marianne Combs

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August 18, 2011 7:57 AM

4 ways to celebrate community

See an operetta in a community garden, or a play in a neighbor's garage.

by Marianne Combs

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August 18, 2011 4:57 AM

Walker Art Center receives $1 million to digitize films, upgrade cinema

Improvements include the addition of high-definition digital projectors, a redesign of the cinema's acoustics, and new seats.

by Marianne Combs

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August 18, 2011 2:00 AM

Art Hounds: Visual art meets poetry, Dark Dark Dark, and Oklahoma!

A classic American musical, a live silent film score from a Minneapolis chamber folk group and a group of visual artists interpreting a poem, have all captured the hounds' attention this week.

by Chris Roberts

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August 17, 2011 10:32 AM

Minnesota Historical Society launches online encyclopedia

MNopedia will offer multimedia entries about significant people, places, events and things in Minnesota history.

by Marianne Combs

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August 17, 2011 8:45 AM

Lev Grossman: Fantasy literature came first

The author of the popular 'Magicians' series talks about repairing the rift between the fantasy genre and adult literature.

by Marianne Combs

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August 17, 2011 5:03 AM

Kevin Kling begins three year residency with MPR

Kling will create original productions for the Fitzgerald stage, share commentaries on MPR and conduct storytelling workshops in St. Paul and Duluth.

by Marianne Combs

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August 16, 2011 9:18 AM

Chinese students to study hip-hop at McNally Smith

Modern music lovers will travel across the globe to earn a diploma in hip-hop music.

by Marianne Combs

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August 16, 2011 3:36 AM

H.M.S. Pinafore: Gilbert and Sullivan’s rock opera?

A modern update of the classic musical, and a classic reworking of a modern song.

by Marianne Combs

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August 15, 2011 11:45 AM

This year’s Fringe: attendance down, but not by much

48,350 tickets were issued to the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

by Marianne Combs

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