Friday, January 9 2009

Tropical Zone Orchestra presents live salsa music every other Friday at Dixie’s on Grand Avenue in St. Paul.

Tropical Zone Orchestra is a talented group comprised of Minnesota and Puerto Rican musicians. Pedro Fonseca, the bandleader Tropical Zone Orchestra is from Caguas, Puerto Rico. He says that he was exposed to musical masters including: El Gran Combo, Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe, Ruben Blades and others. His musical influences are obvious in his swinging style and expressive improvisations that make him a favorite with Twin City salsa fans.

Gibson will read from his second poetry collection Skirmish. A former McKnight Foundation Fellowship winner, his first collection of poems, Polar, won the Beatrice Hawley Award. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals.

“This is a poetry of – in Gibson’s own terms – echolocation, that makes us grapple with the ghosts of speech and world at once.

Ticketmaster & Myth Box Office
$23 ADV, $25 DOS (GA)
$50 Ringside Chairs
Balcony Couches, $360 (6-Person), $480 (8-Person), $600 (10-Person)

• Balcony Couches must be purchased through the Myth Box Office; Call 651-779-MYTH for details**

Susan Hensel Gallery Presents James Michael Lawrence

Opening Reception - January 9th 5-9 pm / Closing Take Down - Take Home Event - February 21st - 1-4 pm

"REVIEW=REFLECT=RECYCLE" - Art For The Taking

In the wake of a groundbreaking election, most American citizens are anxious for change, and some are even taking it one step further—changing their ways completely. There’s one man in particular who’s looking to give it all away. 



Frost/Nixon tackles the question of how David Frost, the celebrity British talk-show host with a playboy reputation, elicited the apology the rest of the world was waiting to hear from former U.S. President Richard Nixon. Award-winning stage and screen actor Stacy Keach as Nixon, known for his portrayals of detective Mike Hammer and Ernest Hemmingway, leads a cast of ten in this fast-paced Tony Award-nominated new play.

Frost/Nixon tackles the question of how David Frost, the celebrity British talk-show host with a playboy reputation, elicited the apology the rest of the world was waiting to hear from former U.S. President Richard Nixon. Award-winning stage and screen actor Stacy Keach as Nixon, known for his portrayals of detective Mike Hammer and Ernest Hemmingway, leads a cast of ten in this fast-paced Tony Award-nominated new play. Alan Cox, known for his role as a teenage Dr. Watson in the movie “Young Sherlock Holmes,” co-stars as Frost.

The countdown to the holidays is upon us and we at Nicademus Art are proud to announce our new show Home for the Holidays on December 13th 2008 starting at 7:00pm. John Grider (Broken Crow) and Mike Fitzsimmons (Paint Goggles) have been working steadily over the past year and are taking over Nicademus Art to bring you all fresh new art.

Capital City Partnership, the City of Saint Paul, and Wells Fargo invite you to experience Wells Fargo WinterSkate, downtown Saint Paul’s free, outdoor, artificially-chilled ice skating rink. The 2008/2009 rink season is November 29, 2008 through February 1, 2009.

Skaters are invited to experience the unique urban setting of downtown Saint Paul. Located in the heart of the city, Wells Fargo WinterSkate creates a fun, winter experience for visitors of all ages.

With surreal beauty and deliberate ambiguity Megan Rye’s paintings encourage viewers to see the Iraqi War through the eyes of those who’ve witnessed it firsthand. Her works in “Long Night’s Journey into Day” explore her ongoing fascination with images taken primarily by her brother, Ryan Nosek, while stationed in Iraq as a U.S. Marine. Rye has based her work off her brother’s photographs since 2005, the year he returned from duty.

Explore the traditions associated with Saint Lucia, from her origins as a fourth-century martyr to the legends of her appearance in Sweden.

There are many legends associated with Lucia starting in fourth century Sicily. A young woman gave her dowry away to the poor and confessed herself a Christian. For this she was accused of witchcraft and put to death. Another legend tells of a famine in medieval days. A glowing figure dressed in white, Saint Lucia came across a great lake in the province of Värmland, Sweden.
She brought gifts of food to the starving people.

A major exhibit of contemporary art from India, at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Hans Christian Andersen’s The Nightingale
by Randy Sue Latimer, Music by Gary Rue
July 10-August 2, 2009

For complete dates and times, see www.steppingstonetheatre.org

Box Office: (651) 225-9265 www.steppingstonetheatre.org

Tickets: $11 adults; $9 children ages 2–17 and seniors

Based on the beloved fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. the production was written by Randy Sue Latimer, with music by Gary Rue.

The Nightingale is a story that tells of the power of friendship and loyalty.