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Two Minnesota teens head to Broadway

Two Minnesota teens head to Broadway

Sarah Cartwright and Ryan McCartan will represent Minnesota in the Naitonal High School Musical Theatre Awards.
by Marianne Combs

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League of American Orchestras is on red alert

Stories of orchestras under financial stress are on the minds of close to a thousand people in the Twin Cities this week for the annual LOA conference.
by Marianne Combs

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The reviews are in for Northern Spark

The reviews are in for Northern Spark

Attendees of the all-night art festival loved the spirit of the event, but note some problems.
by Marianne Combs

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MIA hires new head of Asian Art Department

MIA hires new head of Asian Art Department

Liu Yang comes to the museum from the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, where he has worked as senior curator of Chinese art since 1997.
by Marianne Combs

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From Brainerd to Broadway

From Brainerd to Broadway

Broadway star Linda Eder recalls how she fell in love with musical theater at her Brainerd high school.
by Marianne Combs

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The man behind Cirque du Soleil

The man behind Cirque du Soleil

The one-time accordion-playing street performer is as dynamic and entertaining as his shows.
by Marianne Combs

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My Saturday night spark

My Saturday night spark

A droning violin in Father Hennepin Bluffs park When you reach mid life, you become more grateful for adventures. Northern Spark gave me one. Riding my bike from a St. Paul patio party to the downtown Minneapolis riverfront. The early summer dusk and clouds of bugs along the Mississippi colliding into my face as if…
by Chris Roberts

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