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THEATER | Park Square's "Of Mice and Men" brings the beauty of John Steinbeck's tale to life
John Steinbeck's classic tragedy Of Mice and Men is an immortal triumph. It's set in the Depression era but never grows dated: a timeless, poignant portrait of the human condition.MORE »
MUSIC | Minnesota Opera's "Casanova's Homecoming" seduces with words, not with song
Casanova's Homecoming was the first opera my girlfriend ever attended, and she thoroughly enjoyed it. She'd been expecting something a little harder to relate to—like, say, Clytemnestra—but instead she discovered a boisterously bawdy story, engagingly told. The fact that I didn't rave about the opera only piqued her curiosity about what the rest of the season must hold. "I'm excited," she exclaimed, "that you say this sucks!"MORE »
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Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan nearly complete
St. Paul residents got another look at the Bike Walk Central Corridor Action Plan when the current draft was informally re-released on October 6.MORE »
Minnesota Opera: "Casanova's Homecoming"
After years in exile, the aging Casanova returns to Venice where old rivals trick him into seducing a castrato, who Casanova discovers is actually a woman in disguise. Together they hatch their own hilarious scheme to save his reputation and protect her identity.
The Global View on Local Food
The Global View on Local Food
Minnesota is experiencing an explosion of interest in local food systems-from new farmers markets, to grocery store aisles to our school lunch programs. Many countries around the world have been using a variety of strategies and policies to support their own local food systems for decades, even centuries.
What can we learn from their experience?
Lowertown First Friday
Lowertown First Fridays (LFF) is an association of artists who open their studios (or have a gallery arrangement) on the first Fridays of the month. Local businesses are also involved. We want to bring people downtown to have a good time, be part of the art scene, and of course to buy art.
Paramore at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
MUSIC | Yasmin Levy enchants at the Ordway
The Ordway is a classically beautiful place to see a show and Yasmin Levy is a passionate beauty with a classically trained voice: the two are a perfect fit. Levy is an Israeli singer who enchants the audience with songs in Spanish, Arabic, and the dying language Ladino. Her mission is to spread this language through her songs to aid in its survival. The artist explained at the concert that fewer than 150,000 people speak Ladino worldwide. With the help of Levy's poignant singing, this language may be around a lot longer.MORE »
Minnesota Tibetans rally at the State Capitol in Memoriam of the "Fallen Four"
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October 30, 2009 • On a rainy and cloudy morning, about 200 grieving Tibetans and supporters dressed in black gathered at the footsteps of the State Capitol of Minnesota to mourn the executions of Lobsang Gyaltsen, 27, Loyak, 25, Penkyi, 21, and an unidentified Tibetan who were executed in Toelung, near Lhasa, Tibet by the Chinese Government. The dark skies seemed to reflect their collectMORE »
