Sheila Regan

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About me

In addition to writing for TC Daily Planet since 2008, Sheila Regan (sheila [at] tcdailyplanet [dot] net) also writes for City Pages' Dressing Room Blog and occassionally for mnartists and other publications. She also makes theater and sometimes teaches after school and summer classes in theater. 

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Beauty and solidarity: Exhibit and presentation celebrate strength and culture of Oromo women

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Courtesy Creative 8 Studios

A new photography exhibit and cultural presentation at Augsburg College’s Foss Center on February 24 and 25 aims to show the strength, beauty and endurance of Ethiopian women who have joined in solidarity and peace despite many obstacles. Through photographs and talks by the artist and two Oromo women from Ethiopia, the presentation will shine light on both the deep challenges and strength of women in East Africa.

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THEATER | "My Ántonia" and the problem of turning books into plays

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Courtesy Illusion Theater

Illusion Theater brought back its award-winning adaptation of Willa Cather’s beloved novel My Ántonia for a limited engagement this past weekend at the Cowles Center as well as a tour around Minnesota to colleges, high schools, and different communities.

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Bob Hammel, an epilogue

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

The Twin Cities arts community lost one of its own this week. Robert (Bob) Hammel, who was born in 1944, was known to many here for his work as an actor, designer, video artist, documentary maker, board member, advocate, and arts enthusiast and his death came as a shock to many, particularly since he was so busy with projects. He was working on several films and had acted in a string of productions recently.

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MUSIC | Heartless Bastards at First Avenue show Minneapolis some love

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet
Jeff Rutherford

Concert goers at First Avenue were in for a treat on Saturday evening with two great performances by Hacienda and Heartless Bastards, two bands based in Texas that had the place bouncing.

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Minneapolis teacher contracts — almost to the finish line

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

© Lucian Milasan - Fotolia.com

Is collaboration good or bad? While teacher contract negotiations between the Minneapolis Public Schools district (MPS) and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) have been dragging on forever, teachers and administrators are pretty darn respectful of each other, and agree on a number of issues. That doesn’t sit well with some critics, who think there's too much collaboration and not enough conflict.

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Writers are people, too

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

No one ever said being a writer was a way to make friends. In fact, if you’re one of those people that thinks, “Man, I just have way too many friends,” might I suggest a career in writing, which will inevitably lead to people you like being mad at you, and you questioning whether people are being nice to you because they like you or because they want you to write nice things about them.

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Meet the St. Paul School Board: Louise Seeba

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Louise Seeba is one of St. Paul Public Schools’ two new school board members.

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No class size caps in proposed St. Paul teacher contract

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

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Just a week ago, the St. Paul Federation of Teachers planned a picket and rally at the district headquarters to stand united with parents in order to achieve class-size caps.

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How have Legacy funds helped arts education in Minnesota schools?

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

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New state money for arts education began to flow in 2010, funded by the Legacy Amendment, but that may not add up to more arts education. “Education,” after all, is a fairly broad term, a

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Stories and histories

By Sheila Regan

There are stories everywhere. You could probably walk down the street and the first person you meet will have some fascinating story to tell. Of course, they might not reveal the story to you if you ask them. 

Sometimes, I know the gist of a story, and have to track down the people who were involved in order to get the details. Sometimes, someone emails me with a story idea, and helps me to understand it, either as an anonymous source or on the record. Sometimes, I think I am writing one story and then it turns out that I was completely wrong and have to write a different story about what really happened.

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