Email Author Ward Rubrecht

Awards

• 2009 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published October 8, 2008

  "Settled Dust Reveals Concealed Carry Stalemate"

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2010 Stories by Ward Rubrecht

• Tellabration!

  published November 24, 2010

  Whether it's a dirty joke for the happy-hour crowd or a tamer tale of Anansi the trickster for the kindergarten set, there are stories for... More >>

• The Greenway Challenge

  published September 15, 2010

  Originally scheduled for early June, the Greenway Challenge is back on, and is an excellent event to demonstrate why Minneapolis was named the... More >>

• 32nd Annual Irish Fair of Minnesota

  published August 4, 2010

  The Twin Cities population is 13.2 percent Irish (that percentage climbs to about 76.4 percent on St. Patrick's Day). Harriet Island will host... More >>

• 2010 National Poetry Slam

  published July 28, 2010

  Every year, hundreds of poets descend upon one city for the Olympics of competitive spoken word: National Poetry Slam. This year NPS has chosen... More >>

• Courtney McClean & the Dirty Curls' Naughtybilly Hoedown

  published July 28, 2010

  Courtney McClean and the Dirty Curls do not take themselves very seriously, and this is a good thing—raunchy hillbilly tunes don't really... More >>

• The Grand Ole Orgy

  published July 14, 2010

  You'd think the Dirty Curls would be content just to write the filthiest bluegrass music in existence, featuring prurient lines like "Maybe my... More >>

• BFF10: Bicycle Film Festival Opening Night Party

  published July 7, 2010

  Bikes: They're not just about gears and wheels, pedals and chains. They're not even just about getting around town. Bikes are symbols of many... More >>

• BFF10: Bicycle Film Festival

  published July 7, 2010

  Bikes: They're not just about gears and wheels, pedals and chains. They're not even just about getting around town. Bikes are symbols of many... More >>

• Twin Cities Zinefest

  published June 30, 2010

  Zines as we think of them today—grungy little photocopied booklets alternately filled with schizophrenic scribbles and profound cultural... More >>

• Dragon Festival

  published June 30, 2010

  Lake Phalen is a pretty sleepy place most of the year, but every summer it's the site of one of the most colorful festivals in the Twin... More >>

• Stand-Up Comedy Slam

  published June 23, 2010

  You should all be familiar with poetry slam by now: timed rounds of poets judged by randomly selected audience members, eventually whittled down... More >>

• CONvergence

  published June 23, 2010

  There's simply no bigger or better party all year for Twin Cities nerds than CONvergence. More than its constituent events, CON serves as... More >>

• Deutsche Tage Weekend Celebration

  published June 3, 2010

  For German-Americans proud of their heritage, life can be tough. It's easy to make fun of our monochromatic food, ridiculous costumes, and... More >>

• Two Chairs Telling: Kevin Kling, Larry Long

  published June 3, 2010

  Way back in 1983, members of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater traveled south down the Mississippi River all the way to New... More >>

• Twin Cities Rockabilly Presents: Black Mass Car Show

  published May 26, 2010

  The third annual Black Mass Car Show isn't just about the cars on display, though they're a big deal: sleek, colorful retro machines (both cars... More >>

• Puppetry of the Penis

  published May 19, 2010

  Some lean lazily to the side, some sport a rakish curve. Some tower over the landscape, some cower in the shadows. Sometimes, they have names... More >>

• Punch Out Poetry: Finals

  published May 19, 2010

  Despite the fact that the Twin Cities are home to a high concentration of slam poetry talent, a complaint that's been heard repeatedly both from... More >>

• Two Chairs Telling: Jenifer Strauss, Wonder Dave

  published May 12, 2010

  Jenifer Strauss is a true spoken-word professional, performing as many as 300 times a year across the country. Her style is upbeat and simple,... More >>

• 2010 National Poetry Slam Fundraiser

  published May 5, 2010

  "A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof," said French poet Rene Char. By that measure, in August St. Paul will be covered in poet... More >>

• Two Chairs Telling: Leslie Ball, 6 is 9

  published April 14, 2010

  This spring's series of Two Chairs Telling is proving to be the best yet of its modern incarnation, as the artists paired onstage become more... More >>

• Two Chairs Telling

  published March 10, 2010

  Dean Johnson has been funny for a long time. In his teens, he wrote monologues while working at a department store, and he's still at it (even... More >>

• Punch Out Poetry: An All-Women's Slam

  published February 24, 2010

  It's been an oft-repeated complaint from all corners of the local slam-poetry scene that we don't see enough of the ladies —and we're not... More >>

• Two Chairs Telling: Courtney McLean, John Berquist

  published February 10, 2010

  Two Chairs Telling reopens at the cozy Open Eye Theatre tonight after a mid-winter break, bringing a couple of excellent local storytellers... More >>

• The Rockstar Storytellers: Erotica & Romance

  published January 27, 2010

  Storytelling isn't an art form most of us typically associate with getting it on. But if hearing young, hip, well-dressed artist types telling... More >>

• Free Bacon Wednesdays

  published January 6, 2010

  The Triple Rock is always a great place to grab a beer and chow, with a good selection of booze and some of the best diner food in town. Portions... More >>