State of the Arts Blog

Groovin’ to bebop with Dave Karr
Jazz saxophonist Dave Karr promises to mix bebop and swing Saturday at Jazz At Studio Z in St. Paul.
Art Hounds: Shujaat Khan, Hofesh Shechter, and a meditation on terminal illness
The hounds' highlights have a global dimension this week as they touch on a dance piece from an Israeli-born choreographer who lives in the UK, a sitar virtuoso from India and a one-man show by a New York actor.
The reviews are in for Jungle Theater’s ‘In the Next Room’
A play about the development of the vibrator has theater critics everywhere incorporating the word 'buzz' into their reviews. Puns aside, critics agree this is a show with merit.
Looking for forgiveness in the wake of the elections
Spirit in the House presents a mix of theater, spoken word and art to stimulate a dialogue on forgiveness.
Musicians call for end of the lock-out. Both sides call for resumption of negotiatons - but say the ball is in the other's court.
Due to technical difficulties, parts of this past weekend's episode of This American Life (about the upcoming election) were replaced with an older episode. Here's what you missed.
A resident of Saint Paul, Kirkpatrick is the first winner of Milkweed Editions' annual Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry. As part of the prize, Milkweed has published a collection of Kirkpatrick's poetry, titled 'Odessa.'