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CategoryEgypt’s Sunken Cities Surface at Minneapolis Institute of Art
If you thought archaeology had lost its magic in this age of satellite and drone photography, Mostaf Waziry would like to disabuse you of ..
“Mamma Mia!”: Thank you for the music, Ordway
Picture a warm summer day on a lovely island surrounded by beautiful shimmering water with a small hotel serving up hospitality. Now add i..
Emagine Plays Moneyball with Twin Cities Movie Theater Scene
At Thursday night’s grand opening of the remodeled Emagine Willow Creek movie theater, I ordered a martini from the lobby bar. They didn’t..
“Common Time”: In Making a Case for Merce Cunningham, the Walker Art Center Makes a Case for Itself
Merce Cunningham: Common Time is an enormously ambitious program mounted by the Walker Art Center in collaboration with the Museum of Cont..
Ordway’s “White Christmas” Sets the Stage for a Happy Holiday
There is nothing better to put one in the holiday mood than a lovely show filled with music and charm produced at a theater decorated lavi..
Choreographers’ Evening 2016 at the Walker Art Center: Dancers at War
“Make no mistake — we are at war,” wrote curator Rosy Simas in a program note for Saturday’s Choreographers’ Evening at the Walker Art Cen..
With “Question the Wall Itself,” the Walker Art Center Examines Image and Context in a Fragmenting World
The concept of Question the Wall Itself sounds like a skit from Portlandia. “As artists, we just really think that it’s time to question t..
“We Are Baseball”: Hall of Fame comes to Mall of America
The Hall of Fame has brought its new interactive traveling exhibit We Are Baseball to the lot adjacent to the Mall of America for a two-we..
“Rise Up, O Men”: Plymouth Playhouse’s Church Basement Ladies Give the Fellas a Turn
The Church Basement Ladies franchise began in 2005 with the original Church Basement Ladies play, set in 1964. After serving up A Second ..
Minnesota Whites: Start Seeing Color
Last year, I was at a meeting where a group of community leaders were grappling with some of the challenges facing Minnesota and the Minne..
“The Lion King” Roars Again at the Orpheum Theatre
Disney’s The Lion King has returned to Minnesota for a fifth time, following its world premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in 1997 with return..
“Seeing Nature”: Minneapolis Institute of Art Celebrates Landscapes
Let’s be honest: landscape painting isn’t exactly the sexiest subject for an exhibit. It sounds like something you’d bring your 903-year-o..