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State of the Arts Blog

Reuniting a funk fixture

Reuniting a funk fixture

Years after their heyday, Twin Cities funk and soul bands are getting their due.
by Marianne Combs

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Preserving history, one theater at a time

Today and tomorrow archivists, librarians and theater professionals from around the country are gathering at the University of Minnesota to talk about the importance of archiving the work of theaters.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Planet Drone, Barter Fest, and writers out for blood

Art Hounds: Planet Drone, Barter Fest, and writers out for blood

The hounds hunt down a fight to the death among some Twin Cities writers, a festival celebrating the art of trading in Hewitt and celestial bodies and circuit bent music in Duluth.
by Chris Roberts

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Jim Heynen and ‘The Fall of Alice K.’

Jim Heynen and ‘The Fall of Alice K.’

Best known for his short-short stories featuring young farm boys, Heynen's first novel revolves around seventeen-year-old Alice Marie Krayenbraak, and her the struggles of her family to survive on their Iowa farm.
by Marianne Combs

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Artists rally against the marriage amendment

Artists rally against the marriage amendment

Writers, musicians, artists and actors are all using their talents to raise money and awareness in the hopes of defeating the marriage amendment in this year's election.
by Marianne Combs

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New ‘Art Heroes’ series debuts tonight on All Things Considered

New ‘Art Heroes’ series debuts tonight on All Things Considered

We're launching a new series called "Art Heroes," in which we're going to profile some of Minnesota's great artists who have dedicated their work to making the world a better place.
by Marianne Combs

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Rembrandt exhibition sells 100,000 tickets

Rembrandt exhibition sells 100,000 tickets

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts exhibition was projected to sell 75,000 tickets, but high demand led the museum to offer extended hours in the final days of the show.
by Marianne Combs

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TPT premieres ‘Arts and the Mind’

TPT premieres ‘Arts and the Mind’

Tomorrow night TPT will premiere a new, two-part documentary on the role art plays in both developing and healing the human brain.
by Marianne Combs

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