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May 9, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 17.1: Minnesota Couture
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—Featuring a profile of l'étoile, a spunky new Twin Cities fashion magazine, and a tell-all report of one woman's quest to find wearably chic clothes that look great on a real woman's body
Apr 25, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 16.2: Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
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—With a stunning MASHUP collection of artwork tackling the peculiar interplay of text, image, and meaning, curated by Ken Bloom, Director of Duluth’s Tweed Museum of Art
Apr 11, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 16.1: Wordsmiths
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—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
Apr 11, 2007
EXCHANGE a+E Issue 16.1: Four Wordsmiths Weigh In on the State of Poetry in Minnesota
Desdamona at the mic. Photo courtesy the artist.

Stephen Burt explains why page poetry flourishes here and Lightsey Darst hints that Minnesota's weather may take part of the credit. Desdamona defies the line between music and poetry, and Lorena Duarte argues for a marriage of the page and the stage.
Mar 29, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 15.2: Twisting the Lens
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—Featuring an eclectic collection of avant garde photography assembled by a+E's guest curator Sean Smuda, photographer and founder of Minneapolis's Shoebox Gallery
Mar 15, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 15.1: Photographer's Eye
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—Electric Arc Radio writer Brady Bergeson joins photographer Andrew Filer for an afternoon of "dot" hunting and gives us the skinny on why this artist aims to document every town on the official Minnesota highway map.
Mar 13, 2007
Leave No Dot Behind
Brady Bergeson

Writer Brady Bergeson joins photographer Andrew Filer for an afternoon of "dot" hunting and gives us the skinny on the "Everydot Project" and why this artist aims to document every small town on the official Minnesota highway map.
Feb 22, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 14.2: The Play's the Thing
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Twin Cities director Kristopher Lencowski on the pleasures of independent, smaller venues and an extensive Mashup collection of indie theaters in the area
Feb 8, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 14.1: All the World's a Stage
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—Acclaimed poet and performer Lorena Duarte gives us the lowdown on Teatro del Pueblo's provocative Political Theatre Festival and chats with key players about interpreting immigration policy and post-9/11 conceptions of "foreigners" for the stage
Feb 5, 2007
POV a+E Issue 14.1: Teatro del Pueblo's 6th Annual Political Theatre Festival
The Political Theatre Festival

Acclaimed poet and performer Lorena Duarte gives the lowdown on this year's provocative performances, all offering surprising insight on the tricky topic of immigration.
Jan 24, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 13.2: A Moveable Feast
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A Moveable Feast
Jan 12, 2007
access+ENGAGE Issue 13.1: Home Sweet Home
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Home Sweet Home —Featuring an entertaining conversation with the writers, actors, and musicians behind Electric Arc Radio on the joys of collaboration, the persuasive powers of malt liquor, and their bold reinvention of traditional author readings
Dec 14, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 12: Comics and the Rise of Pop Art
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—Featuring a candid conversation with former Low bassist-turned-indie comics impresario, Zak Sally on his new gig running La Mano 21 Publishing and how to make meaningful art without adding to the cultural trash heap
Nov 22, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 11: The Evolving Art of Craft
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The Evolving Art of Craft
Oct 26, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 10.2: The Artful Malcontent
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In this issue: The Artful Malcontent, featuring a collection of artwork from mnartists.org curated by political ad guru, Bill Hillsman
Oct 12, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 10.1: Art and Politics
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In this issue: Art and Politics, featuring an exclusive conversation on the subject with political satirist Al Franken and acclaimed author of REAL KARAOKE PEOPLE Ed Bok Lee
Oct 6, 2006
EXCHANGE: Al Franken and Ed Bok Lee on Mixing Politics and Art
Susannah Schouweiler

A conversation with satirist and radio personality Al Franken and award-winning author of "Real Karaoke People," Ed Bok Lee on mixing politics and art, how to make democratic art, and why Al feels sure that Dan Quayle killed counterculture.
Sep 28, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 9.2: The Catwalk Edition
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access+ENGAGE 9.2: The Catwalk Edition. Featuring two MASHUP collections showcasing Sashion Flow at Soo VAC and the Textile Center's Artwear in Motion 2006.
Sep 15, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 7.1: Homegrown Film
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access+ENGAGE Issue 7.1: Homegrown Film. Featuring an Exchange between MPR's Euan Kerr, CHASING WINDMILLS' Cristina Cordova and J.A. del Rosario, and SWEETLAND director Ali Selim on the future of movies
Sep 15, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 7.2: Cinephilia
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access+ENGAGE Issue 7.2: Cinephilia. Featuring a MASHUP collection on film from Walker curator Dean Otto.
Sep 15, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 9.1: The Fashion Issue
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access+ENGAGE 9.1: The Fashion Issue. Featuring photographer Samantha Bremer, and profile of The Design Collective
Sep 13, 2006
POV a+E Issue 9.1: Design Collective
Jessica Bennett

Hometown Haute Couture: Design Collective
Aug 23, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 8.1: Real Minnesota Flavor
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access+ENGAGE Issue 8.1: Real Minnesota Flavor
Aug 20, 2006
access+ENGAGE Issue 8.2: The Blue Ribbon Issue
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access+ENGAGE 8.2: The Blue Ribbon Issue
Jul 13, 2006
FILM: The Future of MN Film (Wherever You May Find It)
Susannah Schouweiler

Ali Selim, writer and director of the acclaimed film fest favorite "Sweet Land," MPR's Euan Kerr, and web video creators Cristina Cordova and Juan Antonio del Rosario ("Chasing Windmills") talk about the future of motion pictures, wherever they may be.

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