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State of the Arts Blog

John Hawkes on the challenges of ‘The Sessions’

John Hawkes on the challenges of ‘The Sessions’

Hawkes plays poet and journalist Mark O'Brien, a man ravaged by polio who decides he doesn't want to die a virgin.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Ensemble 61, King Lear, and the art of Soviet Russia

Art Hounds: Ensemble 61, King Lear, and the art of Soviet Russia

This week's hounds celebrate a St. Paul experimental music ensemble's 'Dylan' fixation, a brilliant Minneapolis repository for Soviet-era art, and a prohibition-era King Lear.
by Chris Roberts

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Brad Pitt gives $25,000 to help defeat MN marriage amendment

The movie star is giving a total of $100,000 to the Human Rights Campaign to motivate others to give in the final days before election.
by Marianne Combs

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SPCO musicians reject offer from management

In a vote by secret ballot, the Musicians of the SPCO unanimously rejected management's latest contract proposal.
by Marianne Combs

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Popular Somali poet murdered by gunmen

Warsame Shire Awale, a popular poet, playwright and songwriter who was a fixture of Somali culture for three decades, was murdered by gunmen near his Mogadishu home.
by Marianne Combs

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The reviews are in for Theater Latte Da’s ‘Company’

The reviews are in for Theater Latte Da’s ‘Company’

As Minnesotans prepare to vote on the Marriage Amendment, Theater Latte Da presents a show that questions whether marriage is really that great in the first place.
by Marianne Combs

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