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Barb Teed

About me

I have a Bachelor's degree in Media Studies from New School University, NYC and am enrolled in a graduate program at Hamline University in St. Paul. I have an Associates of Arts degree with emphasis in Anthropology from Normandale Community College, Bloomington MN. I was born in Duluth, MN.

Favorite Places:

Mall of America, Uptown theater, Minnesota State Fair, Academy Awards, NYC

Activities:

Writing, researching, investigating

Interests:

Theater, photography, gardening, travel.

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TwinsFest: A sure sign of spring

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Photos By:

Jeff Rutherford

The patched-up roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome let in plenty of sunshine for TwinsFest 2012, where an estimated 30,000 fans visited over three days in late January.MORE »

"Diana: A Celebration" opens at Mall of America

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Diana: A Celebration is now open on the Mall of America’s fourth level, in the former America’s Original Sports Bar. Located across from Cantina #1 on the way to the mall’s movie theaters, and a stone’s throw from Hooters and Dick’s Last Resort food establishments, it seems an odd place for a lady of Lady Diana’s caliber.MORE »

AMC Theatres showcases all nine Oscar Best Picture nominees

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

If you haven’t seen the nominees in the Best Picture category for this year’s Oscar race, don’t despair. AMC Theatres is hosting its sixth annual “Best Picture Showcase.”

The Showcase gives movie lovers the opportunity to experience every movie nominated for Best Picture in the 84th Academy Awards over two Saturdays in February.MORE »

Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards announced

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2010 Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence.MORE »

Somali Entertainment Awards rock the Cedar Cultural Center

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Photos By:

Jeff Rutherford

Having attended multiple red carpet award ceremonies, I decided this year to attend to my first blue carpet event: the fourth annual Somali Entertainment Awards at the Cedar Cultural Center on December 18.MORE »

MOVIES | 15 documentary features advance in 2011 Oscar race

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Journalists often face harrowing situations in providing news. A documentary profiling journalists in harms way of war, Under Fire: Journalists in Combat, has advanced to the short list in the Documentary category in the race for the Oscar.MORE »

Veterans representing many branches of military service gather in Edina

By Barb Teed

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Veterans representing many branches of military service gathered at Yorktown Apartments in Edina to observe Veterans Day.

MC John Huerth, a Vietnam veteran, opened the ceremony playing taps on his harmonica. “This is for all our loved ones who couldn’t be with us today,” he said.MORE »

Billy Crystal to return as host for 84th Academy Awards

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Billy Crystal will serve as host for the 84th Academy Awards, producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer have announced.

"I'm thrilled to welcome Billy back to the Oscar stage," Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak said in a press release. "He's a comic legend and Oscar icon, and it feels good to have him back where he belongs."MORE »

MOVIES | Brian Grazer tapped to produce 84th Academy Awards with Don Mischer

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

The Academy Awards has named a replacement for resigning co-producer Brett Ratner.

Academy President Tom Sherak announced Wednesday that Academy Award-winner Brian Grazer will join Don Mischer as a producer of the 84th Academy Awards. This will be the first time Grazer has produced the Oscar telecast.MORE »

MOVIES | Eddie Murphy exits as host of 84th Academy Awards

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced that Eddie Murphy has withdrawn as host of the 84th Academy Awards.

"I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well," said Sherak.MORE »