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State of the Arts Blog

Brandon Wozniak’s expressive sound

Brandon Wozniak’s expressive sound

Brandon Wozniak performs Saturday at St. Paul's Artists' Quarter.
by David Cazares

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Opting for monoculturalism in worship

Opting for monoculturalism in worship

The vast majority of the nation's religious services remain monocultural, with just one language, race or ethnic group represented.
by Marianne Combs

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Gordon Parks at 100

Gordon Parks at 100

Weinstein Gallery offers an intimate look at Parks wide-ranging photographs.
by Marianne Combs

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Broadway hit ‘Doubt’ transformed into an opera

Broadway hit ‘Doubt’ transformed into an opera

After his story of a priest accused of abusing a student became a huge Broadway hit, Patrick Shanley wrote the screenplay for its successful film adaptation. Now he is writing the libretto for the opera which gets its world premiere in St. Paul in January.
by Marianne Combs

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A church of all nations

A church of all nations

More than 25 different countries are represented in the congregation of Church of All Nations in Columbia Heights.
by Marianne Combs

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Natasha Trethewey named U.S. Poet Laureate

Her collections 'Bellocq's Ophelia' and 'Domestic Work' were published by Minnesota's Graywolf Press.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: Deanna Durbin, Cory Grossman and an audacious, angst-ridden, messy play

Art Hounds: Deanna Durbin, Cory Grossman and an audacious, angst-ridden, messy play

The hounds highlight a wild piece of theater by some radical 20-something practitioners, a film festival dedicated to a '40s-era screen star who sang and acted her way into the hearts of her admirers, and a local cellist who can improvise in a number of genres.
by Chris Roberts

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2012 State Fair poster unveiled

2012 State Fair poster unveiled

Artist Joe Heffron's work in colored pencil features a red rooster as its centerpiece, surrounded by other iconic elements of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
by Marianne Combs

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