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Photographer Vivian Maier: a great talent, discovered late

Photographer Vivian Maier: a great talent, discovered late

How many brilliant artists are lost to time, their work and talent never revealed to the public eye? Vivian Maier was almost one such artist. An introvert by nature who grew up partly in France and partly in the United States, Maier spent her adult life in Chicago as a nanny or “child nurse,” as Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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The Green Line to start running just in time for Northern Spark

Art lovers will have a free ride to the biggest cultural event of the year. The Metro Green Line will start light rail service between downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul on June 14, Metro Transit announced this morning. The 11-mile line will run from the Union Depot station in St. Paul’s Lowertown to to Target Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota Orchestra presales limit tickets for opening concert

At 5 p.m. today, tickets for the Minnesota Orchestra’s first four concerts of a post lock out season go on sale to the public. However, because the orchestra sold many tickets in advance, only 500 to 600 tickets remain for the Feb. 7 opening concert. That’s because donors and season subscribers were given first crack Read more →
by Euan Kerr

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Faeries: creating sanctuary for GLBT with HIV

Little did Keri Pickett know when she took a photo assignment in 1993 that it would take her down a path she’s still following, two decades later. Pickett, who was working for Mpls-St. Paul magazine at the time, was told to follow a man with AIDS final days at a place called “Kawashaway,” a north Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota Orchestra to play Feb. 7-8 in first post-lock out concerts

Minnesota Orchestra to play Feb. 7-8 in first post-lock out concerts

The Minnesota Orchestra today announced its first post-lock out concerts will be Feb. 7 and 8 at Orchestra Hall. The events are being described as “Home coming Concerts.”
by Euan Kerr

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‘Jack Ryan,’ and why most reboots fail

‘Jack Ryan,’ and why most reboots fail

“Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” a reboot of the old Tom Clancy series, inspired just a tiny quiver of interest from Cube Critics Euan Kerr and Stephanie Curtis. But it spurred a debate of which Hollywood reboots are worth a watch — and which aren’t.
by Chris Roberts

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Anne Labovitz creates portraits of the human spirit

Anne Labovitz creates portraits of the human spirit

What is it about the human visage? Staring into another person’s eyes, being infected by a child’s smile, or reading the signs of a life fully lived in the creases of the skin; we connect by looking into each others faces. Faces have never ceased to enchant Duluth-native Anne Labovitz, whose work revolves around portraiture. Read more →
by Marianne Combs

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