State of the Arts Blog

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.
A church of all nations
More than 25 different countries are represented in the congregation of Church of All Nations in Columbia Heights.
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.
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.