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In this issue: Wordsmiths
—Featuring a dispatch on the future of verse in Minnesota according to four talented wordsmiths: acclaimed page poet Stephen Burt, critic and literary poet Lightsey Darst, spoken word maven Lorena Duarte, and hip-hop's poet at the mic Desdamona
What better time than poetry month to celebrate Minnesota’s literary wealth? For this issue’s Exchange, a+E contributor Stephanie Ash tracks down four of our fair state’s most talented wordsmiths, from across the spectrum of poetic arts, and she poses the question: What do you hope for the future of verse in Minnesota? Zoom In artist Susan Hensel’s “literary sculptures” and intricate artist’s books lend unexpected dimension to conventional notions of what makes a “book.” And finally, You Are Here offers up an array of intriguing literary events along with a couple of eagerly anticipated film festivals and some wonderful theater, including a curious amalgam of The Simpsons and Shakespeare and ambitious stage adaptations of Moby Dick and Joan of Arc. And don’t forget the What Light book launch party this weekend—listen to our contest winning poets read from their work, chat with other book lovers, and take a turn at the mic reading your own favorite poem.
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Zoom In: Book Artist Susan Hensel |
I'M GREETED AT THE GALLERY BY A SMALL, EBULLIENT WOMAN hiding merry eyes behind her serious-minded glasses. My host, Susan Hensel, is a recent transplant to Minnesota, but she’d been planning this move for nearly twenty years. She moved to the Twin Cities from her hometown of Lansing, Michigan in May 2004. Widowed when her son was two-and-a-half, she wanted to raise her son in Michigan near her family and support network, at least until he left for school. “”But after that, all bets were off,” she recalls.
So for years, when she traveled to workshops or for shows, Hensel kept dossiers of each city’s merits in little file folders at home. “I fell in love with a lot of places,” she admits, “but by the time my son left for Oberlin, I’d forgotten all about this promise I’d made to myself.”
That is, she forgot until she spent a week in Manhattan for her first New York show. She spent a full week taking in Manhattan, walking till she got shin splints. “I had an absolute ball,” she remembers.
And when she got home, she broke down and wept for three days straight.
“And I’m not much of a crier,” she insists.
She knew she was tired, menopausal even. But that wasn’t what was bothering her. And then she remembered The Plan. So she dug out her folders and her dossiers and started planning for this new chapter in her life, and set about choosing her next home.
By this time, she’d been showing her own work for years, she was ready to start her own gallery. She has some longtime friends in the area, so she came to visit. “It felt like there was a Sue-shaped hole waiting for me here. Minneapolis was where I needed to come,” she says… the article continues on mnartists.org.
CLICK HERE to read the full profile and browse through a collection of Susan Hensel’s many-layered artist’s books and richly imagined “literary sculptures.” PLUS: Get Susan’s take on the pleasures of owning your own gallery and discovering artists with guts and the skinny on what lies behind her own tricky artist’s books. Read about her shattering year immersed in Holocaust research and hear her unapologetically honest opinions on navel-gazing art by reading the full article on mnartists.org.
Susan Hensel investigates the book as object, as literature, and as cultural icon. She is known around the country for her multimedia “narrative sculptures,” rich in metaphor and symbol, and for her “literary sculptures,” which serve as meditations on the lives and work of legendary poets.
Her artist's statement: "Book" represents the preservation and dissemination of knowledge, values and beliefs. "Book" contains the history of the revolution of human knowledge with the inventions of writing, of papermaking, of binding, of printing. "Book" carries the piquant intimacy of journals, the innocence of childhood stories and the intellectual rigor of the university. "Book" can encompass two-dimensions, three dimensions, and persist across time. "Book" is performance art; it is both flowing and static, open and closed, and full of meaning—whether those meanings are stated, implied, or inferred.
The artwork above is all by Susan Hensel (from top to bottom): From the Soul, The Gift, No Matter What the Prophet... It Is. All photos appear courtesy the artist.
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Exchange: Four Wordsmiths Weigh in on the Present and Future of Poetry in Minnesota |
A Diversity of Verse
A report on the state of poetry in Minnesota by Stephanie Ash
WHEN I FIRST SET OUT TO REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF POETRY in Minnesota as perceived by four notable local practitioners—acclaimed page poets Stephen Burt and Lightsey Darst, hip-hop rhyme diva Desdamona, and spoken word maven Lorena Duarte—I was starry-eyed with excitement. I assumed the four poets and I would get together for a discussion that would culminate in a transcendental (and lyrical, and metaphorical) answer to where poetry is headed in this fine state. Perhaps we would collectively write a predictive quatrain, á la the prophet and poet Nostradamus.
 That didn’t happen.
Instead, a more truly representative picture of what’s on the Minnesota poetry horizon emerged.
Their answers, each one thoughtful and deliberate, were as varied as the poets’ work. Still, each writer spoke highly of what Minnesota offers them, in agreement that the North Star state truly is a stellar home for verse.
“Depending on who you speak to and whether you [as a journalist] bring your microphone, you’ll get different takes. But to be a writer of contemporary verse, there’s really no place better than Minnesota,” says Stephen Burt.  (Burt’s day job: poetry critic and head of the English Department at Macalester College.) Burt’s own poetry is imbued with a sense of place that comes from living in the Twin Cities metro area and yet he confesses, “I have no more connection to parts of Minnesota thirty miles from the Hennepin Avenue Bridge than I do to Oklahoma.” Even so, he believes that no matter where he goes from here, his connection to this area is strong enough that he’ll continue to make art about Minnesota.
As he elaborated on the state of literary poetry in our fair state, Burt leaned back in his chair in his book-buried office, pushed his glasses up with his finger, and smiled... the article continues on mnartists.org.
CLICK HERE to read the whole feature: and get acclaimed literary poet Stephen Burt's take on why page poetry flourishes here and find out why Lightsey Darst (mnartists.org's own What Light: This Week's Poem contest coordinator) thinks Minnesota's weather creates the perfect atmosphere for poets; Desdamona, hip-hop's poet at the mic weighs in on the blurry line between music and poetry, and spoken word aficionado Lorena Duarte gives her two cents on the power of poetic cross-pollination between the page and the stage.
 Stephanie Ash is a Twin Cities-based writer. She is also a member of the Lit 6 Project and a performer with the popular podcast and stage show at the Ritz Theatre in NE Minneapolis, Electric Arc Radio. (Click here to read an article recently published in a+E about Electric Arc Radio.)
Photos all appear courtesy the artists: Desdamona (top left) at the mic, Stephen Burt (middle right) in his Macalester College office, Lightsey Darst (middle left) getting close to nature, Lorena Duarte (lower right) looking particularly cheerful. |
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What Light Book Launch Party and Reading
What Light cover art by James Michael Lawrence |
In honor of poetry month and mnartists.org’s April release of the poetry anthology What Light, we’re hosting a book launch party and poetry free-for-all. Come on over to M&Q to listen as What Light contributing poets read from their book. Bring one of your own favorite poems (or maybe some you've penned yourself), step up to the mic and have at it yourself. Then enjoy some snacks and drinks with us at Lucia’s to celebrate. The new What Light anthology will be on sale at Magers & Quinn, so don’t forget to pick up your copy!
Where: Lucia’s Bakery and at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN (You can wander back and forth at will.)
When: Sunday, April 15, from 5–7 pm.
Tickets: FREE and open to the public
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Symposium: “Becoming an Internet Phenomenon”
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Springboard for the Arts is partnering with mnartists.org to offer the workshop “Becoming an Internet Phenomenon”. Learn how to effectively use MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, mnartists.org, blogs, social networking, and viral marketing techniques. Listen up as artists and organizations that have had success getting their work seen and heard on the Internet fill you in on how to do it yourself. This panel discussion, moderated by Chris Roberts (MPR’s The Local Show) and Carolyn Petrie (freelance theatre critic and writer), will be useful to individual artists of all disciplines and arts organizations who want to utilize the web as part of their career or marketing strategy. Panelists include: Kathleen Kvern (mnartists.org), Hans Eisenbeis (The Current 89.3), David DeYoung (Howwastheshow.com), Emma Berg (mplsart.com), Nate Schroeder (Walker New Media Dept.), Mike Fotis (Ferrari McSpeedy) and Chuck Olson (filmmaker, Minnesota Stories, and Blogumentary).
Where: The Walker Art Center Cinema, Minneapolis, MN
When: Tuesday, May 1, (7-9 pm)
Tickets: FREE (Registration info is here.) |
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Auction
The Art Guild Silent Auction
Art by Jennie Lennick
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This year’s Art Guild Silent Auction revives the tradition of the annual UMD student art auction, an event that not only showcases new and personal artwork by student artists but also offers a unique opportunity for the public to collect original (and affordable) work from talented emerging artists.
Where: Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth
When: April 13, 7 pm
Tickets: FREE and open to the public. Minimum bids for artwork will range from $5 and $100. |
Craft
2007 Craftstravaganza
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This one-day market for artists, craftsters and designers of all stripes is an independent, indoor extravaganza of crafts. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, don’t you think Mom might like a handmade gift this year? Even better: bring her along to the craft fair with you. This year’s Craftstravaganza has over 90 vendors, entertainment by live local bands, and hands-on workshops where you can learn to make your own crafty projects—you should just plan to make a day of it. Click here for a full schedule. Free swag bags go to the first 100 shoppers of the day.
Where: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Fine Arts Building,
Saint Paul, MN
When: Saturday, April 28, from 9 am to 4 pm
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Dance
Deborah Jinza Thayer and Movement Architecture Present: Baby Shower
Photo courtesy Gallery 13 and the artists |
Billed as “an evening of unrefined dance works and interactive movement games” this unusual dance event promises food, music, games, and “entirely not post-modern dance works.” Also: nationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer Deborah Jinza Thayer presents a teaser from a forthcoming evening-length work, In the Beginning and Bizarre Mating Ritual, which explores her own version of the creation myth. Other featured performers include Penelope Freeh, Sarah Jacobs, Ariel Linnerson, Christine Maginnis, and Kimberly Richardson.
Where: Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN
When: Saturday, April 21 (8-11 pm) and Sunday, April 22 (3-6 pm)
Tickets: Sliding scale ticket prices starting at $7 at the door |
Design
Design Fiesta!
Design by Sara Garry, courtesy Design Fiesta |
Modeled after Tokyo's infamous Design Showcase, the 2nd Annual Design Fiesta (sponsored by vita.mn and Sound Unseen) will sprawl throughout the Soap Factory. There you'll find prints, posters, custom and vintage fashions, accessories, photographs, handmade paper and cards, illustrations, paintings, sculpture and lots of other cool stuff. There will be live music by DJ's Plain Ole' Bill, Paper Tiger, Sarah White, Jimmy 2 Times, Nikoless, and DJ Bach, with tunes all day to keep you energized.
Where: The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
When: Saturday, April 21, beginning at noon
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Festivals
Saint Paul Art Crawl
Dragon Pin, by poster competition winner Alexandria Ganzel, made from silver and pearls.
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It’s time for the Art Crawl where you’ll have the chance to get up close and personal with real, live artists in their natural habitats. This twice-yearly tradition connecting artists and the larger community is always a lot of fun and a good excuse to get out and enjoy a nice spring day.
Where: Various studio and gallery locations throughout Lowertown and downtown Saint Paul. Click here for a flier with detailed information on artists and locations.
When: Friday, April 20 (6-10 pm) and Saturday, April 21 (2-10 pm); Sunday, April 22 (noon-5 pm)
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Film
The No Mittens Film Festival: Call for Filmmakers
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What better time to celebrate sleep and winter than a hot July night? The first annual, No Mittens Film Festival is set for July 27, when Rosalux Gallery will be transformed into a deluxe screening room, and they need your short films! Inspired by the film The Science of Sleep, the power of childhood memories, and the unpredictability of Minnesota’s weather, the No Mittens Festival is looking for short film/digital videos of five minutes or less that explore one or both of the themes of winter and sleep. Works will be reviewed for aesthetic quality as well as thematic compatibility by festival curator Diane Mullin, Associate Curator for the Weisman Art Museum.
What: No Mittens Film Festival
When: Film submissions must be postmarked by May 30 to be considered for inclusion in the festival. The No Mittens Film Festival will take place July 27 (7 pm) at Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis.
Where: Send your submission package to Rosalux Gallery (click here for submission instructions)
Fee: A $25 submission fee, a check payable to Rosalux Gallery, should be enclosed with your film submission |
Developing a New World Cinema: Global Lens 2007
Film still from Another Man’s Garden
(O Jarin do Outro Homem), directed by João Luis Sol de Carvalho. Courtesy Walker Art Center. |
A young girl in Mozambique dreams of becoming a doctor but must show that educating a woman isn’t a waste of time. A photographer documenting the construction of a bridge in Argentina is stunned when the literal becomes metaphorical. Three children experience hilarious mishaps in a public market in Jakarta. The Global Film Initiative originated its Global Lens series to encourage the creation and expand the reach of arresting films that address universal concerns. Take in exciting visions from Chile, China, Croatia, Indonesia, Africa, and beyond, and get an early glimpse of new world cinema as it develops.
Where: The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
When: April 11-April 15. Click here for specific movie times and film details.
Tickets: Click here for movie listings and ticket information. |
25th Minneapolis-Saint Paul Film Fest 2007
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If you’ve heard about the troubled year Minnesota Film Arts has faced, you’ll be pleased to know that the 25th Annual Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival is on again this year. Featuring 80 films from more than 45 countries, shown in four fabulous cinema venues throughout Minneapolis, the festival will once again bring the best in international cinema to Twin Cities moviegoers as the most important film event of the year in the Upper Midwest. Kicking things off for opening night (Thursday, April 19) is Bamako (produced by veteran actor Danny Glover), an exquisite film from the West African country of Mali directed by widely-known director Abderrahmane Sissako. Mr. Glover, himself, is scheduled to be on hand for the opening night gala. Screening venues to date include the Oak Street, the Bell Auditorium, St. Anthony Main theaters and the Riverview Theater.
Where: Click here for a pdf with specific venues and a detailed film schedule for the festival.
When: April 19-29. Click here for information on opening night and closing night galas and related special events.
Tickets: Click here for movie listings and ticket information. As in previous years, multi-screening passes are also available. |
Interdisciplinary Events
Obsidian Arts
Photo courtesy Obsidian Arts |
Obsidian Arts presents a multimedia exhibition featuring the visual arts of Afro-Cuban artists living in Cuba set alongside the dance, music and literary works of Afro-Cuban artists living in the USA. Curator Christopher Deanes challenged a dancer, a poet, and a musician to create new, spontaneous works in response to the visual art works of Lidia Ester, Aguilera Sanchez, Daniel Alvarez, and Yopiz Martines. This art mashup results in a mix of stories and coded messages that speak to the influence of Yoruba culture on Afro-Cubans and chide black America’s lack of awareness of a shared legacy.
Where: Obsidian Arts, Minneapolis, MN
When: An opening reception is Saturday, April 14 (6-8 pm). The exhibit will run from April 14 through June 30.
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Literary Events
Poet Anne Carson Will Read
Photo of Anne Carson, courtesy College of Saint Benedict
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Critically-hailed poet Anne Carson will give a distinctive lecture in the form of fifteen sonnets. Her prize-winning books of poetry include The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos (2001), winner of the T.S. Elliot Prize for Poetry; Economy of the Unlost (1999); Autobiography of Red (1998), shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the T.S. Elliot prize; Plainwater: Essays and Poetry (1996); Glass, Irony and God (1995), shortlisted for the Forward Prize; and Goddesses and Wise Women (1992).
Where: College of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph, MN
When: Friday, April 20 (7:30 pm)
Tickets: FREE and open to the public
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GRANTA’S Best of Young American Novelists 2 Reading
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Every decade Granta magazine presents a snapshot of a literary generation—it began with Best of Young British Novelists in 1983, repeated in 1993 and 2003. Granta made its first selection of American novelists in 1996. The latest list of the Best Young American Novelists includes Daniel Alarcón, Kevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Christopher Coake, Anthony Doerr, Jonathan Safran Foer, Nell Freudenberger, Olga Grushin, Dara Horn, Gabe Hudson, Uzodinma Iweala, Nicole Krauss, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Yiyun Li, Maile Meloy, ZZ Packer, Jess Row, Karen Russell, Akhil Sharma, Gary Shteyngart, John Wray. Granta 97 is devoted to new work by the twenty-one writers, aged thirty-five and under, that Granta’s judges have selected as the most interesting new young voices in American fiction. At this event some of these fine novelists will read.
Where: The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis
When: Friday, April 27 at 7 pm
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
TalkingImageConnection Presents Performing Words II
Photo courtesy TalkingImageConnection |
Writer-performers Geoff Herbach, Haley Lasché, Katie Leo, Cory McCleod, Alison Morse, and Kira Obolensky perform comic, tragic, death-defying tricks with words in response to the exhibit The Structure of Theater, curated by Sonya Berlovitz. TalkingImageConnection, or TIC, connects poets and writers with adventurous visual artists. At a TIC gallery reading, writers perform their own hilarious, dramatic, lyrical responses to the artwork in front of them.
Where: The Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
When: Saturday, April 21 (7:30 pm)
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Book Launch Party for The Ocean in the Closet: a debut novel by Yuko Taniguchi
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A girl reaches across an ocean to heal three generations from the aftermath of war. A lovely paean to the strength and resilience of the young and the capacity for love and forgiveness in the old, Yuko Taniguchi's debut novel is a call for peace and understanding in dark times. Yuko Taniguchi, author of the critically acclaimed book of poetry, Foreign Wife Elegy, was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1975. At the age of fifteen, she came to the United States and attended high school in Maryland. She graduated from the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University and University of Minnesota and now lives in Rochester, Minnesota.
Where: Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
When: Thursday, April 26 (3-9 pm)
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Theater
MacHomer
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The Simpsons-meets-Shakespeare one-man show that has taken the world by storm is making its Minnesota debut. Written and performed by Rick Miller who, by himself, reproduces over fifty voices from this universally popular TV show to give a funny, super freaky multimedia performance of one of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedies, Macbeth. In a script that claims to be 85% Shakespeare, MacHomer seems too peculiar and too promising to miss.
Where: The O’Shaughnessy Theatre at the College of Saint Catherine, Saint Paul, MN
When: Performances run from April 10 through April 15. Click here for specific show times.
Tickets: $25 general admission |
Twenty Percent Theatre Company Presents: The Second Coming of Joan of Arc
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“So… how do you torture a woman? Well… you can tie her up on the rack and rip her bones apart from the sockets. Or, you can tear apart her mind and her body. Either way, it works out to the same thing: You stop the woman.” With The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, the 20% Theatre Company completes its one-woman play series this spring. Based on the transcripts of Joan of Arc’s fifteenth-century trial, the show is written by lesbian actress, playwright, and activist, Carolyn Gage. Gage gives Joan a highly feminist, often sardonic voice with which to tell her story. In her telling of the story: Joan was anorexic, and she was a teenage runaway. She had an incestuous, alcoholic father. She slept with women and was defiant, irreverent, and cleverer than her judges, not to mention that she was unrepentantly true to her own visions until the end. Full of conversational wit and gorgeously horrific imagery the play, as directed by Claire Avitabile, animates Joan’s capture, imprisonment, trial, and fiery death through the staging and voice of just a single actress, Katie Kaufmann.
Where: Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN
When: Thursdays and Fridays: April 12, 13, 19, 20 (shows start at 7 pm)
Tickets: $12-$16 pay-as-able ($10 with a Fringe button). See this issue’s mnAccess for a 2-for-1 ticket offer. |
Or the White Whale: an adaptation of Moby Dick directed by Jon Ferguson
Photo courtesy The Southern Theater |
This ambitious stage adaptation of the classic novel Moby Dick aims to illuminate the elements at the core of the great story: man’s battle against nature, one man’s battle against himself, the unrelenting and unstoppable approach of the inevitable, and the dark potential that lurks within all of us. The show is directed by award-winning theater luminary Jon Ferguson (2005 City Pages’ "Artist of the Year") and is produced by the newly-formed Civic Stage, which creates works of theater in an effort to foster civic engagement. You can read Jaime Kleiman's thoughtful interview about the show with director Jon Ferguson on mnartists.org.
Where: The Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN
When: April 12 through 15, 19 through 22; Thursday through Saturday, performances start at 8 pm; on Sunday, the performance begins at 7 pm
Tickets: $22 |
Visual Arts
Cultivate: 25 Under 25
Girl Four, in the Re:presenting Series by Jehra Patrick. Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48", 2006. |
Catch tomorrow’s artistic stars as they begin to rise. Every talented artist featured in Cultivate is 25 years old or younger and has created a new piece specifically for the show, which has been curated by John Grider, Drew Peterson, and Katy Meegan. Participating artists include: Chandler O’Leary, Andrea Avery, Jocelyn Chase, Andres Guzman, Martha Iserman, Jonathan Clark, Greg Gossel, IIK Noelle McCleaf, Sam Soule, Deuce 7, Nick Howard, Drew Peterson, Minerva Bell, Jehra Patrick, Jonas Lindberg, Hardland/Heartland, Aaron Anderson, Eric Carlson, Kaitlin Busse-Wolfgram, Sherri Dahl, Tonja Torgerson, Tiff Hockin, and Ellen Mueller.
Where: Stevens Square Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN
When: The exhibit will run through May 6. Gallery hours: Friday through Sunday, from 1 to 5 pm.
Tickets: FREE and open to the public |
Browse through more up-to-the-minute events listings or post a show of your own on mnartists.org's spankin' new arts events calendar.
Need another compelling reason to use this great new resource? a+E's You Are Here event listings are drawn almost entirely from the new calendar, so if you want to improve the odds you'll see your event mentioned here, better start posting your events! We've made it super easy to begin: here's a step-by-step guide that'll show you how to promote your own events on the new arts calendar. |
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Who knew Joan of Arc’s fifteenth-century trial notes could be the basis for
such a bloody good show?
Get 2-for-1 tickets to see Twenty Percent Theatre Co.'s performance of The Second Coming of Joan of Arc by feminist playwright Carolyn Gage
Simply make a note of the discount code “Friend of 20%” when buying your tickets online from Bryant Lake Bowl (or when ordering tickets by phone: (612) 825-8949)
Where: Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN
When: Thursdays and Fridays: April 12, 13, 19, 20 (shows start at 7 pm)
Tickets: $12-$16 pay-as-able
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access+ENGAGE Editor: Susannah Schouweiler
E-journal design: Brand & Butter
Featured Contributors and Artists
Banner image (cropped and reprinted with artist's permission): Shoah by Zoom In artist Susan Hensel.
Upcoming events at the Susan Hensel Design Gallery:
Peter & Donna Thomas bring their miniature books from Santa Cruz, CA for a one-night gallery talk: "Artists books are the best bargain in the art world."
When: Monday April 16, from 7-9 pm (FREE).
Charmageddon: Fashion designer Laura Fulk and graphic designer Andrea Horne present a very different kind of performance based fashion show: seven models--representing seven very different personalities including the sociopath, avoidant, schizoid, borderline, schizotypal, narcissistic, and the dependant--will interact with one another in a nontraditional ways.
When: Saturday April 28, 7-9 pm
Tickets: $5 cover charge. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Chrysalis Women's Charity.
Roosterwoman: Painting and poetry by Riki Kölbl Nelson.
When: Opening reception is Friday, May 4, 7-9. Poetry reading with Roosterwoman and Percept (aka Northfield Women Poets), Friday, May 25, 7-9pm (FREE).
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