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  • Art-A-Whirl 2012

    published May 16, 2012

    The renaissance of northeast Minneapolis as a recreational destination can be well measured by the resounding success of Art-A-Whirl. Now... More >>

  • The Addams Family

    published May 2, 2012

    Predating the goth subculture by decades, The Addams Family remains one of pop culture's most delightfully twisted takes on family values.... More >>

  • Sad Vampire Comedy Hour

    published April 25, 2012

    If history's most iconic vampire impersonators were to convene, it's easy to imagine Max Schreck, Bela Lugosi, and Christopher Lee grumbling over... More >>

  • Minnesota Dance Theatre: Carmina Burana

    published April 25, 2012

    Turning 50 years old can be a sobering milestone, triggering fears that past abilities will inevitably ossify with the march of time. The... More >>

  • The Mill

    published April 25, 2012

    With their focus on producing original work that speaks directly to contemporary issues, the playwrights of Workhaus Collective are accustomed to... More >>

  • The Golden Ass

    published April 25, 2012

    Though originally given the significantly more respectable sounding title Metamorphoses, it's easy to see why the 2nd-century Latin novel... More >>

  • Madame Butterfly

    published April 18, 2012

    Opera aficionados need no introduction to Madame Butterfly. The seminal work by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini remains one of the most... More >>

  • Sea Marks

    published April 18, 2012

    A rocky, windswept island off the coast of Ireland might initially seem an inauspicious locale to launch a romance. Gardner McKay's Sea... More >>

  • Expiration Date

    published April 4, 2012

    For such a pervasive presence, death tends to linger in the shadows of most narratives, emerging only for the sake of building dramatic tension, a... More >>

  • Spring Ale Fest

    published April 4, 2012

    Discerning beer drinkers of a certain age will undoubtedly recall a time when locally produced ales had all but disappeared from Twin Cities... More >>

  • The Sports Show

    published April 4, 2012

    While the vitriolic debates over a new Vikings stadium have been inescapable, the excruciatingly drawn-out negotiations are by no means the only... More >>

  • Wits: Tim Meadows

    published March 28, 2012

    Now embarking upon its third season, the Minnesota Public Radio-produced Wits has earned a reputation as essential entertainment for anyone... More >>

  • SuperHappyMelancholyexpialidocious

    published March 21, 2012

    One might argue that achieving perfect happiness has always been a fallible aspiration. Much of the planet's population, after all, is far too... More >>

  • Million Dollar Quartet

    published March 21, 2012

    Acquisitive rock 'n' roll collectors are known to fixate on unearthing recordings that have long existed only as rumors. For decades one of the... More >>

  • American Family

    published March 21, 2012

    As the debate over marriage equality intensifies, there has been no shortage of political figures eager to portray themselves as "faith-based"... More >>

  • The 39 Steps

    published March 14, 2012

    Alfred Hitchcock fans have already had the chance this year to relish two staged works closely associated with the legendary director; the Jungle... More >>

  • Hay Fever

    published March 14, 2012

    Despite all of its faults, reality television does suggest at least one intriguing aspect of human nature: Given enough attention, we all have the... More >>

  • MN Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor

    published March 7, 2012

    As a narrative subject meant to incite heady passions, forbidden love remains a cornerstone of the performing arts. But whereas Shakespeare's... More >>

  • Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride

    published March 7, 2012

    Pity the plight of the incurable romantic. While it's only natural to make dashing proclamations of adoration when the passion is new, it takes... More >>

  • Bergman: In the Beginning...

    published February 29, 2012

    While the iconic image of a cloaked death playing chess against a medieval knight has given Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal an enduring... More >>

  • American Idiot

    published February 22, 2012

    To punk purists, Green Day has never been an easy sell. Emerging from the northern California punk scene of the early '90s, the band quickly... More >>

  • Minnesota Cuban Film Festival

    published February 22, 2012

    For decades, U.S. views of Cuban culture have been distorted by restricted access, reduced to archival footage of Fidel Castro cursing the evils... More >>

  • Blind Date

    published February 22, 2012

    Is there any romantic venture fraught with more peril than the blind date? Whether orchestrated by mutual friends or an automated service, the... More >>

  • Brain Game

    published February 15, 2012

    Those holding the notion that an ideal evening's entertainment involves disengaging the mind for a few hours will surely want to avoid Brain Game.... More >>

  • A Match Made In Hell: Dietrich & Von Sternberg

    published February 15, 2012

    With her smoldering seductiveness and provocative, often gender-bending style, Marlene Dietrich stands as one of the most dangerously desired... More >>

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