Saturday, October 18 2008

Fantastically enlarged snapshot portrait images of Twin Cities immigrants are part of a temporary public art installation this summer in Minneapolis.

The UnConventional Gathering Place
August 31st – November 7th, 2008
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55408

Intermedia Arts presents
The UnConventional Gathering Place!
Intermedia Arts Becomes Hangout for Artists, Educators, Alternative Journalists During the 2008 Republican National Convention

Gallery hours: Monday- Friday 12pm-7pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm
Suggested $5 donation

Main Gallery
Landing In America
By John Obrien
A multi-media installation reflecting on the compelling experiences with or related challenges to our basic liberties.

Celebrities portrayed as Lego figures: a show by the wannabe Warhol, Plasticgod. Click here for the official site and here to read Jay Gabler’s blog entry on the show.

Bethel University’s Olson Gallery pleased to present new works by Bethel University Associate Professor of Art Jeff Wetzig.

Jeff Wetzig’s collection of prints transform their traditional roots in Japanese woodblock prints to explore the medium as a means of installation. He investigates the idea of boundaries and borders as they relate to themes such as mass communication, repetition, and fear. The delicate nature of line and color in his woodblock prints are an interesting contrast to their subject matter.

Intermedia Arts
LITERARY READINGS AND EVENTS
October 2008

Don’t Miss This Event!
Beyond the Pure: Readings by Writers of Color
Returns Thursday, October 9 to Intermedia Arts!
7PM—Admission by Donation

Celebrate the re-launch of Beyond the Pure: Readings by Writers of Color as it moves to its new location at Intermedia Arts! Co-curated by Carolyn Holbrook and Julie Bates, and featuring IBé, BAO PHI, and SUN YUNG SHIN, this is guaranteed to be a night to remember!

Music! Food! Corn maze! An apple cannon! For more information, see applejackorchards.com.

“Cream of Wheat; 1913-1925”

Red Wing Framing Gallery exhibits original illustration advertising art from The Cream of Wheat Company.

Milling factories dominated the Minneapolis economy in the early 20th century and the Cream of Wheat company was a major influence in shaping this industry. From its founding in 1897, Cream of Wheat hot cereal achieved worldwide recognition for its full color, fine art illustrated advertising.

Emery Mapes, a demanding and eccentric marketing genius, shaped Cream of Wheat’s iconic campaign, and hired the best talent available to execute his vision.

Mizna’s Fifth Annual Arab Film Festival. Click here for a schedule and showtimes, and click here to read Lydia Howell’s Daily Planet preview of the festival.

Intermedia Arts presents
Naked Stages 2008
Bold New Performance Art for Adventurous Audiences
October 16-18 & November 6-8, 2008

WHAT:
This season’s Naked Stages series draws on the artists’ personal journeys of finding, nurturing, and celebrating their authenticity. Through the use of projected images, recorded music, scripted and improvisational text, the four performances explore the kaleidoscope of experiences that make up our lives.

May the best duck win! For more information, click here.

The Twin Cities’ scariest basement…for real. Click here for details, and here to read about it in l’eotile‘s Weekend What’s What. Read Melissa Slachetka’s Daily Planet report from the basement here.

A “Coffeehour” presentation at the Resource Ctr of the Americas, welcoming 2 guests from Peru —-a lawyer and a journalist—-representing a faith-based organization which is seeking justice for Peruvian and Ecuadoran women and children who have been victims of domestic, state or other types of violence. $4, $3 for members of the Res. Ctr. Call Stephanie at 276-0788 for more info. The Res. Ctr. is located at 3019 27th Ave. S. in Mpls., East of the Lake St. lightrail station, in the newly-renamed Mosaic of the Americas Building.

Workshop: Children’s Animation Workshop
$25
Ages 8-12
Minnesota Museum of American Art

10/4 to 11/11 (Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm or Saturdays 10 to noon), Conflict Competency for Everyday Life with Transformative Mediator and peace educator Carey Heart Borne, in South Mpls. $60 to 120 sliding scale.

Call 612-721-6787 to register or with questions.

Puppet shows are held Saturdays from October 4 through March 22.

Show times: 10 AM & Noon
Make-n-Take workshops: 11:00am

$1-$3 suggested donation.

Come for the show and stay for the “Make-n-Take” workshop based on that day’s puppet show theme. Workshops are a family activity offered in our classroom at 11:00am each Saturday morning. Admission is $4/person.

For more info and show descriptions, visit:

http://www.hobt.org/outreach/sat_shows.html

This program is sponsored by Target with support from the Target Foundation.

Drink with the dead! Click here for the official site, and click here to read about it in l’etoile‘s Weekend What’s What.

NIcademus Art and Framing is proud to announce their first art opening. Local artist Booka B, aka Adam Booker, has been around the Twin Cities art scene for years and is excited to show. Paintings on canvas paper canvas and found objects exhibit a tribal feel mixed with an urban flair.Come and discover Saint Paul’‘s newest Art Gallery and meet the artist on opening night.

Jamecia Bennett, backed by Sanford Moore and R&B Band “Pure Soul,” launch the second season of the “Legends” at the Capri Theater with musical tribute to the Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Tickets are now on sale for $25 each (and $20 for groups of 10 or more) and can be ordered through Uptown Tix by calling 651-209-6799, or online at thecapritheater.org.

“There is no one like Aretha Franklin,” Jamecia says, “and I’ve wanted to present a tribute to her music for a long time. This show at the Capri Theater is a rare chance for me to do something to honor her.”

The first full-length musical by Electric Arc Radio Show! For tickets, click here. Read Cyn Collins’s feature on the show here.