State of the Arts Blog

September 4, 2012 4:18 AM

Actress Kate Eifrig announces retirement from the stage

The acclaimed performer is forced to end her stage career for health reasons.

by Marianne Combs

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August 31, 2012 3:26 AM

Cat Video Festival draws 10,000

Despite the hot weather, last night more than 10,000 people attended the Walker Art Center's first ever Cat Video Festival.

by Marianne Combs

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August 30, 2012 6:36 AM

The reviews are in for Jungle Theater’s ‘Waiting for Godot’

The Jungle Theater's production is receiving rave reviews from critics who stress you don't have to understand what's going on to enjoy the show.

by Marianne Combs

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August 30, 2012 2:45 AM

Art Hounds: Mount Eerie, Helena Hernmarck, and the smallest of libraries

This week's hounds put their stamp of approval on a haunting singer-songwriter from the Northwest, a fiber artist whose oversized pieces are as detailed as photographs, and giant bird houses that books fly in and out of.

by Chris Roberts

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August 29, 2012 11:00 AM

Mark Mallman to perform 7-day marathon song

To keep the song going while he sleeps, Mallman will hook up a heart-rate monitor and an EEG brainwave headset to control his synthesizer.

by Marianne Combs

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August 29, 2012 9:49 AM

Forecast awards new public art award to Randy Walker

The $50,000 award for a mid-career public art project is the largest of its kind in the country.

by Marianne Combs

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August 29, 2012 6:44 AM

The reviews are in for ‘The Return of King Idomeneo’

Mixed Precipitation presents a doo-wopified version of Mozart's opera in a community garden near you.

by Marianne Combs

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August 28, 2012 1:30 PM

SPCO musicians take their case to the Fair

SPCO musicians make their case with music

by Euan Kerr

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August 28, 2012 10:26 AM

Adam Mecker’s modern big band

The Adam Mecker Orchestra performs tonight at Jazz Central in Minneapolis.The group of young musicians draws on the big band heritage of days past while infusing music with modern beats and improvisational spirit.

by David Cazares