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In this Issue: Relics and Souvenirs
For this edition of a+E, we're launching the 2009/10 mnLIT series presented by mnartists.org. mnLIT will be the new home for both of our literary programs, the What Light Poetry Project and miniStories flash fiction competition. And as we celebrate a new season of mnartists.org's literary series, we're also rounding out last year's stellar competition cycle. Our feature for this issue is Stefanie Robinson, a disquieting and gorgeously rendered new short story by our winter 2008/09 miniStories grand prize-winner, Josh Casey.
FEATURE: Stefanie Robinson, a story by Josh Casey, with illustrating artwork curated from the vast database of mnartists.org
HOMEPAGE: highlights include the elusive artist Hollis MacDonald, a peek into the stage adaptation of the cult hit graphic novel series Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children, and a profile of modern-day druid and raconteur "Wild Bill" Watkins
NEWS YOU CAN USE: a host of new artist opportunities, including a brand new call for poetry and flash fiction for mnartists.org's 2009/10 mnLIT series
YOU ARE HERE: a handpicked array of local arts events to keep you busy until the snow thaws
PLUS: A panel discussion by artists and journalists exploring the sticky issues surrounding the creative effort to document culture, in the moment as it happens
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Stefanie Robinson — a story by Joshua Casey
Josh Casey, our grand prize-winning author from the winter 2008-09 cycle of miniStories, offers a brand-new story about all manner of unrequited love -- it's poignant and a bit creepy, surprisingly wry, and altogether satisfying.
Read more >>
Related collection:
Read all 13 winning flash fiction pieces from the last season of the 2008 miniStories series in a featured collection on mnartists.org.
Credit: Andy DuCett, Untitled photo collage (Godzilla Boy), found imagery and found photo, 3.5" x 3.5". (Courtesy of the artist) |
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Unsung Alchemist: Hollis MacDonald
In the '60s artist Hollis MacDonald enjoyed the recognition of critics and gallerists alike. On the verge of hitting it big, he moved to NYC and then disappeared mysteriously from view—until Sean Smuda ran into the reclusive artist living in the apartment downstairs from him.
Read more >>
Credit: Photo of artist Hollis MacDonald by Sean Smuda
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Taking Beautiful Stories from Page to Stage
Playwright Matthew Everett goes behind the scenes of a new co-production by Hardcover Theater and Workhouse Theatre--a stage adaptation of the cult hit illustrated series of books by Dave Louapre and Dan Sweetman, Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children.
Read more >>
Related event:
A co-production of Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children staged by Workhouse Theatre and Hardcover Theater will be on stage at The Warren in Minneapolis through March 21.
General admission tickets are $12 ($10 in advance).
Credit: Illustration by Dan Sweetman courtesy of Workhouse Theatre and Hardcover Theater |
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The Making of a Modern-day Druid
Writer Michèle Campbell talks with author, fiddler, and raconteur "Wild Bill" Watkins about his storied personal history, his complicated heritage, and the perennial allure of Celtic culture.
Read more >>
Related event:
You can pay the druid himself a visit at Merlin's Rest every week at Watkins Wednesday Pub Quiz. We have a feeling Bill will probably be there for the tavern's St. Patrick's Day festivities as well.
Credit: Mappa Mundi (Hereford Cathedral), a 13th-century manuscript depicting the known physical and spiritual geography of the British Isles
(Image courtesy Bill Watkins' website)
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Featured Forum: "Documenting Culture—Artists and Their Subjects"
Elizabeth Peyton aims to capture people at "that particular moment when they're about to become what they'll become" Is she giving us a glimpse of a world rarely seen by outsiders?
This month, look for a discussion--both on- and off-line--on the topic of what it means to provide a cultural chronicle: Writer and longtime music critic Jim Walsh, photographer Xavier Tavera, artist Melba Price, and documentary filmmaker/journalist Chuck Olsen talk about their work, the people and cultures they cover, and why the public is so interested in these subjects.
Get in on the discussion online in the mnartists.org forums >>
Related event:
"Documenting Culture" panel discussion at the Walker Cinema, Thursday March 12 at 7 pm with Jim Walsh, Xavier Tavera, Melba Price and Chuck Olsen.
Credit: Melba Price, Untitled, gouache on paper, 12.5 x 16.5 in., 2008. (Courtesy Midway Contemporary Art and the artist) |
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| Classes and Workshops |
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WORKSHOP: Schedule C Study Hall for Artists
Springboard for the Arts, St. Paul, March 12
WORKSHOP: MN State Arts Board workshop on how to effectively use new media and technology for funding, promotion and marketing support
Three workshops in Mankato, Duluth & St. Cloud; Mankato workshop is March 28
WORKSHOP: Artist Loan Info Meeting
Minneapolis Photo Center, Minneapolis, March 19
CLASS: Rag Paper
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, March 21 & March 28
WORKSHOP: Winter Workshop Plymouth Creek Activity Center, Plymouth, March 27
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| Dance |
Photo courtesy of Jawaahir Dance
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U of M Dance Program hosts the American College Dance Festival Conference
Ted Mann Concert Hall (U of M), Minneapolis, March 18 - March 22
Enchanted Evening - contemporary interpretations of Middle Eastern dance
Jawaahir Dance Company Studio, Minneapolis, March 20
Hauser Dance Spring Open House
Hauser Dance Studios, Minneapolis, March 21
9 x 22 Dance Lab:
Labor Force Dances will premiere So...come here often?
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, Minneapolis, March 25
Buckets and Tap Shoes
Music Box Theatre, Minneapolis, March 26 - March 29
West African Drum & Dance workshop
Sabathani Community Center, Minneapolis, March 26 - March 29
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Music | Video | Film |
Photo of Chiara courtesy of Music in the Park |
Red Wing Singers present Let's Go to the Movies!
Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing, March 14
The internationally acclaimed Eric Whitacre conducts the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers, joined by The St. Olaf Choir and the 160-voice Minnesota Honors Choir
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, March 22
Chiara String Quartet
St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ, St. Paul, March 22
Haley Bonar plays with the Spaghetti Western String Factory followed by Fat Kid Wednesdays
Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, March 13
Childish Films presents Fond of Frogs
Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, March 21
Film screening: Living Arrangements world premiere
Uptown Theater, Minneapolis, March 19
Women With Vision International Film Festival
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, through March 21 |
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| Lectures and Readings |
Laura Brandenburg reads erotic poetry at First Ave in '07 (courtesy Riot Act Reading series) |
Reading of Home: Tom Arndt's Minnesota
Salir a la Luz Gallery, St. Paul, March 12
A lecture by Steven Siegel, MCAD's Fine Arts visiting artist
Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, March 16
Avant la lettre: Insights 2009 Design Lecture Series
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, March 10, 17, 24, & 31
Book signing & slide show: Wood, Concrete, Stone, & Steel
Scott County Historical Society, Shakopee, March 21
Artists' Discussion and Critique Seminar (Salon Series)
White Bear City Hall, White Bear Lake, March 24
Bloomington Art Center Writers' Festival and Book Fair
Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, March 21
Riot Act Reading Series (hosted by Paul D. Dickinson and Laura Brandenberg): Ruth F. Kohtz and Jeff Smieding with music by The Bitter Spills
The Turf Club, Minneapolis, March 15 |
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| Openings and Parties |
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Desaparecidos: Mothers of the Disappeared - photography by Sylvia Horwitz
Sabes Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, opens March 12 in a reception from 2-5 pm, and runs through April 23
An Introduction to MouseSaw, a local artist collaborative that consists of Lucas Richards, Adam Leick and Derek Presnail
Soo Visual Arts Center (Gallery TOO), Minneapolis, opens in a reception March 13 from 6-9 (as does the Deuce Seven show in the main gallery)
Figure in the Landscape: Badlands 2008
Umber Studios, Minneapolis, opens March 21 with a reception at 8 pm
Tattoo Art
Gallery 122 at Hang It, Minneapolis, March 27
Share drinks and camaraderie with other artists and arts lovers at Art Happy Hour in its new home at Bedlam Theatre
Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, April 8 from 4-7 pm
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| Theater |
 Photo by Jaime Carrera
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Tableaux - a theatrical spectacle by Jaime Carrera about everyday minutiae with music, film & dance
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, Minneapolis, March 6, 13, & 20
Frank Theatre's By the Bog of Cats
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, March 12 thru April 5
Uncivil Wars: Moving with Brecht & Eisler
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, March 12 - March 14
Streetcar! Twin Cities Bound
Stepping Stone Theatre, St. Paul, March 13 - March 29
Grey Gardens
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, March 17 - May 17
Electric Arc Radio Show: The Spring of Sam! (part 1 & 2)
Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, March 21 & April 11
Golden Dragons
Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing, March 21 & March 22
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| Visual Arts |
Dominatrix by Jocelyn Bullock (courtesy of the artist and Mill District Arts Gallery)
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Discovery at Tweed: the public is invited to come behind the scenes at the museum
The Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, March 24
Kevin Byrne: 300 Jumps (mapping the spaces between thinking global and acting local)
Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, March 6 - March 22
An exhibition of dark, whimsical figurative oil paintings by Jocelyn Bullock
Mill District Arts Gallery, Minneapolis, March 4 - March 28
Art at Highland
Highland Senior High, St. Paul, March 28
Our Starry Universe: Hardland/Heartland and Monica Canilao
Art Of This Gallery, Minneapolis, on view until March 22
Luke Aleckson - Rolling Resistance
Macalester College Art Gallery, St. Paul, March 6-29
Three solo exhibitions of new work by Shuli Hallak, Jacob Magraw and Bill Klaila
Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis, on view until April 11
LandEscape: new work by Richard Barlow, Nick Conbere, Gary Hallman, Ken Moylan, and Joe Sinness
Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, on view until April 11 |
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You Are Here event listings are drawn entirely from the mnartists.org calendar, so if you want to improve the odds that you'll see your happening linked here, you'd 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 site's DIY arts calendar. |
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One for the Road |
Elizabeth Peyton, David Hockney, Powis Terrace Bedroom, 1998. Oil on board 9-3/4 x 7 in. Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg [David Hockney, artist]
Writer and music critic Jim Walsh, photographer Xavier Tavera, artist Melba Price, and documentary filmmaker/journalist Chuck Olsen talk about their work, the people and cultures they cover, and why the public is so interested in these subjects. The topical conversation continues online in the mnartists.org forums throughout the Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton exhibition: mnartists.org/peyton.
Read more about the free, real-world panel discussion "Documenting Culture," at the Walker Art Center Cinema, tonight at 7 pm >>
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The mission of mnartists.org is to improve the lives of Minnesota artists and provide access to and engagement with Minnesota’s arts culture. |
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