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SPCO contract negotiations continue… slowly

SPCO contract negotiations continue… slowly

Musician contract negotiations have been underway for seven months now, but opinions differ on what progress, is any, has been made.
by Marianne Combs

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Why museums often shy from taking donated works

Why museums often shy from taking donated works

Museums such as the Minneapolis Institute of Arts are often forced to decline gifts of art if they can't determine whether the item was legally put on the market.
by Marianne Combs

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Your weekend, four ways

Your weekend, four ways

Does the weekend ahead look pretty tame? Here are four ways to add a little zing.
by Marianne Combs

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Summer Shakespeare troupe shines light on emerging talent

Summer Shakespeare troupe shines light on emerging talent

Public Theater of Minnesota has been keeping a low profile while building a grassroots following in the west metro presenting summer productions of Shakespeare in Wolfe Park.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Ice Rod, Field of Reads, and depictions of a Duluth childhood

Art Hounds: Ice Rod, Field of Reads, and depictions of a Duluth childhood

Picture a freestyle rapper making up rhymes about people on Chatroulette. Imagine sitting in a field reading books with complete strangers. Think of what emotionally moving oil pastel drawings of a Duluth childhood might be like. Now you've identified what the hounds will be talking about this week.
by Chris Roberts

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Johnny Clegg: still political, after all these years

Johnny Clegg: still political, after all these years

South African musician Johnny Clegg - often referred to as the "white Zulu" - will perform with his band at the Cedar Cultural Center this Thursday.
by Marianne Combs

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