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In this Issue: Breaking Ground
As winter loosens its grip on our state (at last!), we at a+E HQ are finding ourselves keenly interested in the soil again, antsy for the day those early shoots of spring growth really take hold in the yard. I don't know about you, but I'm finding seed catalogs to be as gripping as the thriller on my bedside table these days. It's fitting, then, that this issue's articles center on new growth, as yet unseen vistas, and starting fresh.
PLUS: A new month's worth of podcast episodes from Some Assembly Required and "Floating Worlds," an interdisciplinary dialogue presented by TalkingImageConnection featuring writers' responses to the Soap Factory's Almost Nothing installation by Clive Murphy
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Territories Real and Imagined
Mason Riddle offers a round-up of three gallery exhibitions: LandEscape at Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Michael Banning's Corridor Views: Industrial Landscapes of Minneapolis and Saint Paul at Groveland Gallery, and Dietrich Sieling's Giraffe-man at Bockley Gallery.
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Related exhibitions:
LandEscape, a group show featuring work by Nick Conbere, Richard Barlow, Gary Hallman, Ken Moylan and Joe Sinness, on view at Thomas Barry Fine Arts in Minneapolis through April 11
Giraffe-man: Dietrich Sieling, an installation of sculpture, paintings and drawings at Bockley Gallery in Minneapolis through April 4
Corridor Views: Industrial Landscapes of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, paintings by Michael Banning, on display at Groveland Gallery through April 11 Credit: Great Buddha of Bamiyan by Ken Moylan (one of the pieces on view in the LandEscape show at Thomas Barry Fine Arts through April 11) |
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Renovate Makes Good on the Promise of Novelty and Shine
Performance critic Lightsey Darst probes beneath the shiny surfaces of the new works performed in the recently staged Renovate dance showcase. In addition to an abundance of novelty, she found a few surprises with unexpected depths yet to fathom.
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Credit: Postcard image for Renovate courtesy of the Ritz Theater and the artists |
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Come On Up for Homegrown
Duluth's Ann Klefstad makes a persuasive pitch for heading up to Duluth for Homegrown 11 at the end of April, and points you to a new CD, Lindquist's Mix, which features a sampling of the "Duluth sound" in the line-up for this year's music festival.
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Mark your calendars:
Duluth's Homegrown 11 will take place the week of April 26 - May 3, a venues all over the Twin Ports
Credit: Photo of a fire twirler on Superior Street, taken during the 2008 Homegrown Music Festival in Duluth. (Photo ©Barrett Chase) |
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Podcast: Some Assembly Required (March 2009)
The standouts this month include a phone interview with Girl Talk and another with the founder of illegal art. There's a fun focus on the subject of spirituality (Episode 226), featuring tracks by a half dozen artists, two of whom we’ve done Q&A’s with recently. Speaking of which, be sure to check out the SAR Blog for our recent Q&A's with Greater Than One, Alex H and DJ Earworm.
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| Classes and Workshops |
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CLASS: Introductory Photoshop Elements
Vine Arts Center, Minneapolis, through April 8
WORKSHOP: Create Your Own Ceramic Camera
Edina Art Center, Edina, March 28 — 29
WORKSHOP: Digital Images for Non-Digital Artists
Springboard for the Arts, St. Paul, April 1
WORKSHOP: Promotional Toolkit, a seminar in building your business portfolio presented by Springboard for the Arts and ArtReach Alliance
Boutwells Landing, Oak Park Heights, April 2
WORKSHOP: Blake Discher: I Stink at Negotiating
Callahan & Co., Minneapolis, April 14
WORKSHOP: West African Drum & Dance
Sabathani Community Center, Minneapolis, March 26 — 29 CLASS: Learn the basics of improv technique from Stevie Ray's Imrov Company
Stevie Ray's School of Improv, Minneapolis, April 7 — May 26
WORKSHOP: Arts Writing - From Pitch to Publication, co-presented by mnartists.org's editor, Susannah Schouweiler and the Daily Planet's Associate Editor Jay Gabler
Pratt Community School, Minneapolis, May 4 & 11
Credit: Photo courtesy of Sabathani Community Center
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Katha Dance Theatre presents Angika
Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, March 26 — 29
Transcendental Biology -
a live performance by the April Sellers Dance Collective and gallery exhibition by Mark Bautch AKA Marc DeBauch AKA Satyarthi
Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis, through March 27
Donna Uchizono Dance Company
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, April 2 — 4
Passage of Dreams presented by Theatre Latté Da
Southern Theater, Minneapolis, through March 30
Zenon Dance Company's spring season performances
Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, April 16-19 and April 24-26
Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: Salon Series 7, #5
Jawaahir Studio Theater, Minneapolis, March 27 & 28
BOMP! Dance Party at Bedlam Theatre
Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, March 27
Credit: Photo by Sean Smuda |
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Music | Video | Film |
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Treasures of the Earth - Green Arts & Craft Fair
Unitarian Church, Duluth, March 28
Art @ Highland
Highland Senior High, St. Paul, March 28 — 29
27th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
Various venues, Minneapolis, April 16 — May 3
Substance presents: Manifestation, featuring Sage Francis and more
1st Avenue, Minneapolis, March 27 — 28
Like a Lion Cabaret
Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis, March 27 — 28
Beyond Borders Film Festival
New Parkway Theater, Minneapolis, March 25 — 29
Embracing America: Homegrown
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, March 29
Celebrate Sustainability Film Series: Everything's Cool
MCAD, Minneapolis, April 7
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| Lectures and Readings |
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Uneasy Crossings: Performing Indigeneity in Post NAFTA Latino Theater
Rarig Center (U of M), Minneapolis, March 27
Human Rights and David Gordon's Uncivil Wars
Institute for Advanced Study (U of M), Minneapolis, March 30
Leonard Bernstein's On the Town: The Politics of Race in Wartime America A talk with Carol Oja
Institute for Advanced Study (U of M), Minneapolis, April 2
Oh, Saigon (2007): Film Screening and Director's Talk
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, April 2
Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota
Terrace Horticultural Books, St. Paul, April 4
MCAD+MIMA Speaker Series #3: Bob Thacker
Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, April 6
Credit: Photo of Doan Houang, director of Oh, Saigon, with her family in Vietnam |
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| Openings and Parties |
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Abstract Paintings
R.P. Kittsteiner Art Gallery, Minneapolis, March 27 — April 11
Commonly Seen, Uncommonly Viewed: photography by
Steve Ozone, Ellie Kingsbury and Georgina Frankel
Traffic Zone Gallery, Minneapolis, March 28 at 6 pm, exhibition on view through April 30
Gallery13 presents recent paintings by James Burpee, North Shore: The Poetry of Light and Water
Gallery 13, Minneapolis, April 3 - 26, opening reception April 3 from 6-9 pm
Beru: Isa Newby Gagarin
Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, April 4 — May 31, opening reception on April 4 from 7-9 pm
Art Happy Hour, now in its new home at the Bedlam Theatre
Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, April 8, happy hour from 4-7 pm
DUNK TANK! at Art of This, a high-concept "a carnival of sorts"
Art of This, Minneapolis, March 28 from 7-11 pm
Regarding the Cartographer's Germ: Terrence Payne and Andy DuCett
Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, opening reception April 11 from 7-11 pm, exhibition runs through April 30
Dirty Hands presented by 33 Design, with artwork by 8 graffiti-inspired artists including Deuce 7, Chris Krapohl, Steve Tenebrini of Squad 19 with music by Gay Witch Abortion and Self Sound Orchestra
33 Design, Minneapolis, opening party March 28, show runs to May 2
Almost Homeless: Isaac Arvold, Eric Inkala, John Grider, and Keiko Yagishita give a follow-up to their 2007 Almost Famous show
First Amendment Art, Minneapolis, March 28 from 7-10
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| Theater |
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The Pirates of Penzance
Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji, March 26 — April 5
Rent
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, March 25 — 29
Sample Night Live
History Theatre, St. Paul, April 1
Hedda Gabler
Sheldon Theatre of Performing Arts, Red Wing, April 4
Nimbus Theatre presents Pirandello's Henry IV, as adapted by Tom Stoppard
Minnesota Theatre Garage, Minneapolis, through March 29
The Tragedy of You, a Shakespearean tragedy based on the life of real life audience members by Joseph Scrimshaw
Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, April 3 & 24
A Raisin in the Sun directed by Lou Bellamy
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, through April 11
Credit: Production photo courtesy of Nimbus Theatre |
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| Visual Arts |
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Creating Context: MCAD's Bachelor of Science Program Celebrates 10 Years
MCAD, Minneapolis, March 26 — April 5
Paths and Portals: A photographic exhibit by Linda Staats
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, February 26 — March 29
Lasting Impressions of Spring
Coffee News Cafe, St. Paul, March 18 — May 3
Deviant Art: Dispelling Myths
Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, March 28
ARThouse presents: Bromides by Richard Barlow
ARThouse, New London, April 4
Poet/Artist Collaboration Exhibit
Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, April 1 to 30
THESIS: Master of Fine Arts exhibition by Rebekah Champ, Travis Freeman, Lauren Herzak-Bauman, Sonja Peterson, Toby Sisson
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Regis Center for the Arts, March 31 — April 23
Credit: Richard Barlow, A Forest, 2008. (Courtesy of ARThouse) |
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One for the Road |
Almost Nothing, an installation by Clive Murphy at the Soap Factory (image courtesy of the Soap Factory)
Mark your calendars:
TalkingImageConnection is hosting one of their wonderful interdisciplinary salons next week. This one, "Floating Worlds," is an evening of poetry and stories crafted in response to Almost Nothing, Clive Murphy’s air-filled, animated sculpture currently installed in the Soap Factory (which will be heated for the night's festivities).
Writer/performers include Andrea Jenkins, Jen McClung, Meghan Maloney-Vinz, Heidi Rivers, Andy Sturdevant, and Saymoukda Vongsay.
"Floating Worlds" presented by TIC, will be at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis Saturday, April 4, at 8 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
If you're unfamiliar with TalkingImageConnection, then you're in for a treat. Find out more about this organization by reading Geoff Herbach's engaging profile, "Marriage Made in Heaven." |
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