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Agriculture is still the foundation of the Minnesota State Fair, with people coming from all over the state to showcase livestock, horses and crops. More than 30,000 meals are served to 4-Hers and staff during the 12 days of the fair.
You have to give the Minnesota State Fair credit for keeping up with technology and social media. When the State Fair opened in 1854, the focus was on farming and agriculture. Now, you can hear recorded history naratives from your cell phone (or any land line), use your smart phone to locate QR codes, or brush up on State Fair trivia while you shuttle to the Fair’s gate.
Breakfast lollypop? Salad-on-a-stick? Must be Minnesota State Fair time.
Rainn Wilson appeared relaxed and happy to be back at the Guthrie Theater for an “In Conversation” discussion with artistic director Joe Dowling on July 17. The intimate setting of Guthrie’s Wurtele Thrust stage helped make Wilson and Dowling’s matinee chat seem like sitting in their living room. Wilson’s ongoing exchanges and jokes with audience members made the one-time Guthrie actor warm and friendly. He resembled a hometown boy-done-good and the audience was thrilled he was back home for awhile. Wilson acknowledged cousins from Stillwater and his wife Holiday Reinhorn, sitting proudly in the theater. Continue Reading
Pauline Bonaparte Borghese looked regal, lounging bare-chested in a red Radio Super Wagon. A soft blanket gently encircled her and she rested her head on her slim hand. In another time, Pauline was Napoleon Bonaparte’s little sister and a French princess. A St. Paul physician, captivated by her marble good-looks, had her shipped from Florence to his home decades ago. Continue Reading
Mark L. Wahlberg has seen many oldies in his seven years as host of PBS’ Antiques Roadshow. But standing in the Wabasha Street Caves to talk about antique flashlights was his first cavern feature. “It’s cool. We’re in a cave that doesn’t feel much like a cave at all—it’s a bar,” he said. Wahlberg knew more about the St. Continue Reading
For the first time, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is including a posthumous selection to its membership.In an unprecedented gesture, the list of new members includes documentary filmmaker and photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in action in Libya in April. Hetherington had been a 2010 nominee for his film Restrepo, but died prior to the Academy’s spring meetings to select new members. The Documentary Branch proposed that Hetherington’s name be included among the year’s invitees. The governors agreed, said the Academy’s press release.The Academy extended invitations to join the organization to 178 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2011 to the Academy’s roster of members.Minnesota native Bill Pohlad is on the invitation list under the category “Executive.” Pohlad currently produced the film The Tree of Life, now in theaters. Continue Reading
A complicated, merit-based voting process for next year’s Academy Awards Best Picture nominations will call on math wizards. That, and a Visual Effects “bakeoff.”
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced a different procedure for the coveted Best Picture category. Excitement hit the Oscars two years ago when the Best Picture category expanded from five to 10 nominations. Now, the Governors have voted to add a “new twist” and a “new element of surprise” to its annual nomination announcement. In a press release titled, “Academy Builds Surprise Into Best Picture Rules,” the Academy describes a system that will now produce anywhere between five and 10 nominees in the category, which won’t be announced until the Best Picture nominees are revealed at the January nominations announcement. Continue Reading
It may be spring, but the Minnesota State Fair has announced 100 free acts fairgoers can see with their price of admission. The State Fair’s media department promises a diverse lineup of free entertainment at this year’s fair, scheduled August 25 through September 5. Highlighting the Leinie Lodge Bandshell Tonight! is the Minneapolis indie rock band Tapes n’ Tapes, performing on two evenings: Sept. 4-5. Continue Reading
Signing autographs to the delight of fans during team warm-ups at Target Field on Friday, Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Nathan seemed to be getting his groove back.