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State of the Arts Blog

Lake Superior as literary figure

Lake Superior as literary figure

Danielle Sosin's book "The Long-Shining Waters" centers around the force and power of Lake Superior.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Dengue Fever, Rochester art and a teen mystery novel

Art Hounds: Dengue Fever, Rochester art and a teen mystery novel

This week's hounds rave about an L.A. band specializing in Cambodian psychedelia, two exhibitions at the Rochester Art Center, and a young adult novel about two teenage super sleuths whose latest adventure takes them to the wilds of Kenya.
by Chris Roberts

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Exhibition reunites Gertrude Stein’s art collection

Exhibition reunites Gertrude Stein’s art collection

The matriarch of modernism amassed quite a collection during her time in Paris; now the San Franscisco Museum of Modern Art is bringing it back together.
by Marianne Combs

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For the love of skateboarding

For the love of skateboarding

Thomas Kemmer has translated his love of skating into a photographic passion.
by Marianne Combs

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Bob Mould sheds a little light on his music career

Bob Mould sheds a little light on his music career

Mould's autobiography - "See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody" - comes out this month.
by Marianne Combs

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Can good music be made in a canoe?

Can good music be made in a canoe?

Longtime friends Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing are heading down the Mississippi River tomorrow to embark on what they hope will be both a geographical and a musical journey.
by Marianne Combs

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The reviews are in for Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo”

The reviews are in for Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo”

While everyone agrees Cirque du Soleil is its own brand of spectacular, local critics are bugged by Ovo's length, and by its music.
by Marianne Combs

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David Hyde Pierce on his years at the Guthrie

David Hyde Pierce on his years at the Guthrie

The longtime television star and recently returned to the Guthrie to share some old stories.
by Marianne Combs

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