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Art Hounds: All That Jazz

Art Hounds: All That Jazz

It's a great weekend for music, especially if you like jazz.
by Marianne Combs

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Take the Movie Natters Poll: what will you see this weekend?

Jeremy Piven (center) clearly feels he’s got “The Goods” and made the right decision when cons9idering the options in the Movie Natters poll. (Image courtesy Paramount Vantage) There are nine, count ’em, NINE new movies opening in the Twin Cities this weekend, and they run the gamut, from the new Miyazaki animated gem to a…
by Euan Kerr

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Life as a musical, part two: Flash mobs

Life as a musical, part two: Flash mobs

Spontaneous performances in public places are becoming more frequent as technology makes them easier to orchestrate.
by Marianne Combs

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When life is a musical

When life is a musical

What if people did break into song and dance when they were really happy?
by Marianne Combs

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The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi

Looking for something to do tonight? How about taking a mystical journey through love, ending with perfection?
by Marianne Combs

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Finding our way to art, with GPS

Waymarking is a method of marking interesting places for others to find, uses latitude and longitude coordinates.
by Marianne Combs

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Understanding our impact, one pixel at a time

Understanding our impact, one pixel at a time

Chris Jordan's digital images are simultaneously aesthetically pleasing and thematically disturbing.
by Marianne Combs

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MN Fringe Festival sets attendance records

The preliminary numbers are in, and it was a banner year for the Fringe.
by Marianne Combs

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More on Movie Pablum

What, if anything, can be done to change the quality and selection of movies in major theater houses across America?
by Marianne Combs

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