Downtown
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 »
What's in the box, and what's out of the box? Minnesotans voice their views on Legacy Amendment arts and culture spending
Decisions about how to spend the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund are still underway, and as part of the process, a listening session was held on October 21 at the History Center in St. Paul to discuss the guidelines by which legacy dollars will be spent. MORE »
Yasmin Levy at the Ordway
MUSIC | A pair of solid jazz discs by Jay Epstein and friends
A pair of picks for jazz listeners: Easy Company by Jay Epstein with Bill Carrothers and Anthony Cox; and Thought Versus Emotion by Frankhouse. Both outfits comprise accomplished artists. MORE »
THEATER | Park Square's "Othello" is traditional and satisfying
It's with some shame I must admit that upon learning I'd be attending William Shakespeare's Othello this weekend, I pulled out my paperback Folger Library edition of the popular piece. I wanted to make some attempt to reacquaint myself with the story, lest I get lost in the language. Attendees of Park Square Theatre's production of Othello can quash similar worries.MORE »
THEATER | Theater Latté Da goes "The Full Monty" in a polished production at the Ordway
This weekend, it was brave for the Guthrie's artistic director Joe Dowling to take the stage for the first time in decades—but as acts of onstage courage go, Dowling's paled in comparison to what I saw on Sunday, when six actors, in front of a senior-heavy crowd, went completely naked at 4 p.m. in downtown St. Paul. Now that's dedication to your craft.MORE »
Searching for a spark in a haystack: Alan Alda leads a PBS quest for the human essence
It won't surprise you to know that Alan Alda gets stopped on the street by people who recognize his face. What may surprise you is that it's no longer shouts of "Hawkeye!" that greet the M*A*S*H star. Nor is it, usually, that people recognize the Oscar nominee for his film roles. These days, more often than not, people know Alda from his second career as a science educator. MORE »
