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From the MIA to the Smithsonian, via Iraq

From the MIA to the Smithsonian, via Iraq

Cori Wegener has combined her military experience with her expertise in the arts to become a leader in protecting cultural heritage worldwide.
by Marianne Combs

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SPCO management says ‘playing and talking’ is too expensive

When asked whether the SPCO was preparing to lock out its musicians, Interim President Dobson West responded that the orchestra couldn't keep the current 'play and talk' process going much longer.
by Marianne Combs

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Mn poetry: (Demilitarized Zone) by Sun Yung Shin

Mn poetry: (Demilitarized Zone) by Sun Yung Shin

Sun Yung Shin will read from her new collection of poetry at Banfille-Locke Center for the Arts this Friday night.
by Marianne Combs

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A Hip Hop/R&B album his mother would be proud of

A Hip Hop/R&B album his mother would be proud of

Minneapolis composer Spencer Wirth-Davis has created an album in memory of his mother and to raise money for ovarian cancer research.
by Marianne Combs

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Arts in education: high standards, seldom met

Arts in education: high standards, seldom met

As schools work to increase student test scores in math, science and reading, arts education is often pushed aside, according to a survey to be released today by the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Joyce Sutphen, Big Cats, and the anonymity of refugees

Art Hounds: Joyce Sutphen, Big Cats, and the anonymity of refugees

What's clicking for the hounds this week? A performance by Minnesota's Poet Laureate in Brainerd, a rising beat maker's instrumental homage to his mother, and a play about the lives of refugees in America.
by Chris Roberts

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Threat of zombies forces theater to cancel show

Threat of zombies forces theater to cancel show

Theatre in the Round Players will go dark Saturday night, rather than have it's production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke be interrupted by zombies howling for brains.
by Marianne Combs

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