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All hail the Fringe! Below are the most recent posts from each of our six Fringe bloggers. These bloggers will be writing previews, reviews, and general commentary before, during, and after the Minnesota Fringe. To stay up to date on our Fringe coverage—and our arts coverage generally—follow ArtsOrbit on Twitter or Tumblr and subscribe to our weekly Arts Orbit Radar newsletter. These bloggers are independent of the Minnesota Fringe; the views expressed are those of the respective writers alone. For complete information on the Fringe, see fringefestival.org.

Tommy's 2010 Fringe Top 10

By Wendy Gennaula, TC Daily Planet

Once again my 12 year old son Tommy is blogging his Top 10 list. Tommy "only" saw 15 shows this year because we had family commitments. This is his 10th year of fringing (although he doesn't remember much from the year 2000).

Hello! This is Tommy writing, and I'm about to give you my 2010 Fringe Top Ten! Here it is!MORE »

I love Fringe.

By Kate Hoff, TC Daily Planet

As we enter the final days of the 2010 Fringe Festival (still time to see lots of shows – get out there!!), I have to say that in spite of being sick the ENTIRE time, this was possibly the best Fringe yet. I’ve genuinely liked, if not loved, everything I’ve seen, which makes me wonder whether my choices were too safe, or if across the board the quality of the shows is just that high.MORE »

Flash mob

By Phillip Andrew Bennett Low, TC Daily Planet

So there's a flash mob taking place, for a show called Down Devil's Backbone. These are some folks who came all the way in from Indianapolis, and reportedly have delivered at least one show with one -- that's right, one -- member in the audience. And received two zero-kitty reviews.MORE »

Theatre in the Round

This is my world: On Zenon Dance Company's 2009 fall season

By John Munger, TC Daily Planet

It was hard to get to Zenon's Fall show at The Ritz. During their opening weekend I was attending the Dance/USA Board of Trustees meetings in Washington, DC. Friday night of their closing weekend I had a tech rehearsal for the Continental Ballet Nutcracker, and Saturday night I went to the Choreographers' Evening at The Walker, a one-time option. MORE »

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"The Scottsboro Boys" at the Guthrie: Dancing with demons

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

I decided I had to see the Guthrie Theater's production of The Scottsboro Boys for myself when our reviewer Sheila Regan turned in a verdict that was 180 degrees from the opinion of most other local critics. Quinton Skinner at City Pages called the show "a deeply satisfying piece of art, one that burrows into the textures of the fearful and returns with bleak humor, macabre textures, and an engaging, finely crafted sense of presentation." Sheila, on the other hand, wrote that the show "is so offensively bad it took all my powers not to walk out," going on to say that "it scares me to think that The Scottsboro Boys will somehow be a hit." What kind of show could be so divisive?MORE »

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High-rise ghetto or urban villages?

We're working on a large, multi-story reporting project on the Riverside Plaza and Seward Towers apartments, and we'd like your input - and your financial support. At Spot.Us, you can contribute - or take a brief survey and give $5 of someone else's money. C'mon - you can do that, right? Here's a sneak preview of some of the information we're finding along the way.
 

“Self determination for Vietnam and self determination for Cedar-Riverside!”

By Cedar Riverside Seward series

Riverside Plaza may spark some controversy now - but it's tame, compared to the early days.MORE »

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MUSIC | Local Natives' Andy Hamm: They belong in small clubs, but they're coming to First Ave

By Leslie Kruempel, TC Daily Planet

Local Natives are on a quick ascent. The LA-based band opened for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at the Varsity Theater last November, before returning to Minneapolis this May to headline a sweaty sold-out show at the 400 Bar. On October 1st they'll make the leap to the First Avenue Mainroom in support of their debut album Gorilla Manor.MORE »

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The Twin Cities Daily Planet is working on a large, multi-story reporting project on the Riverside Plaza and Seward Towers apartments, located in the heart of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. MORE »

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