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State of the Arts Blog

Franconia’s Hot Metal Pour

Franconia’s Hot Metal Pour

A hot day seems relatively cool when the kilns are blasting at 2500 degrees.
by Marianne Combs

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Voices from the Fringe

Voices from the Fringe

Theater-goers share their reviews from the first two days of the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
by Marianne Combs

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Your weekend outlook: by the numbers

Your weekend outlook: by the numbers

All in all, you have the opportunity to see more than one thousand artists and/or acts this weekend.
by Marianne Combs

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Scottsboro Boys opens tonight at the Guthrie

Scottsboro Boys opens tonight at the Guthrie

A deeply flawed trial that found eight black men guilty of rape is the inspiration for this musical.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: A pop-up publishing house and eye-popping theater magic

Art Hounds: A pop-up publishing house and eye-popping theater magic

This week, the hounds track down a day full of blues and roots music, a magical (and free) theater for all ages and zinesters running a temporary publishing house.
by Chris Roberts

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Fringe for all

Fringe for all

A few resources to help you navigate your way through the epic summer theater festival that starts tomorrow.
by Marianne Combs

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Going for Miles

Going for Miles

Minnesota artist Miles Mendenhall has proven to be a strong player in Bravo's reality show "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist."
by Marianne Combs

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