State of the Arts Blog

November 21, 2012 3:49 AM

Orchestra lockouts affect music education

While the cancellation of concerts is the most public result of the lockout of musicians at both the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, music educators are concerned about the lockouts' long-term impact on their students.

by Marianne Combs

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November 19, 2012 9:30 AM

Wing Young Huie: the people’s photographer

Wing Young Huie is the subject of the latest installment of 'Art Heroes'; here's what didn't fit into the radio story.

by Marianne Combs

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November 19, 2012 7:59 AM

Locked out MnOrch musicians sell out December concerts

Musicians now working to make standing room tickets available.

by Euan Kerr

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November 15, 2012 6:05 PM

Give to the Max Day sets new records despite glitches

At midnight, GiveMN.org's ticker showed that 53,339 donors raised $16,391,905 for 4,381 Minnesota nonprofits.

by Marianne Combs

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November 15, 2012 1:25 AM

Art Hounds: Gamelan, the vibrator play, and renegade filmmakers

This week's hounds explore a melding of two South Asian music traditions, a play about intimacy, marriage, and the legacy of Victorian sexual mores, plus a film series that gives American avant garde filmmakers their due.

by Chris Roberts

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November 14, 2012 3:52 PM

A good night for Minnesotans at the National Book Awards

Louise Erdrich won for her novel 'The Round House' and William Alexander's 'Goblin Secrets' was awarded the prize for Young People's Literature.

by Marianne Combs

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November 14, 2012 4:18 AM

The reviews are in for Children’s Theatre’s ‘Grinch’

Critics enjoyed this show, with only minor complaints. Because, really, who wants to risk being called a 'grinch' so close to the holidays?

by Marianne Combs

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November 13, 2012 5:55 AM

Give to the Max in its fourth year – now for public schools, too

Up until this year many schools have been able to participate, but some public schools were left out.

by Marianne Combs

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November 12, 2012 9:28 AM

Cindy Sherman: Decades of Disguise

Photographer Cindy Sherman's work is self-portraiture, minus the self.

by Nikki Tundel

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November 9, 2012 11:44 AM

Locked out musicians bring in more big guns for December concerts

But talks at both Minnesota Orchestra and SPCO are still stalled

by Euan Kerr

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