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Shel Silverstein

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    May 16, 2011

    The Fiery Furnaces at the Cedar, 5/13/11

    Photos by Nick Wosika​The Fiery FurnacesMay 13, 2011Cedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisThe Cedar Cultural Center possesses a particular vibe, an approximation I'd place somewhere between a playhouse and a time-fragmented sixties gymnasium. The overhead music is fantastic; finely curated Latin Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    10 country songs about fightin'

    ​On this day in country music history, in an evening session in a studio on Nashville's storied Music Row, Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle of New Orleans." While his version became the best known over the years, peaking at Number One on both Billboard's Hot Country Singles and its Hot 100 lists ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2011

    Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival

    ​On this day in country music history, in an evening session in a studio on Nashville's storied Music Row, Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle of New Orleans." While his version became the best known over the years, peaking at Number One on both Billboard's Hot Country Singles and its Hot 100 lists ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Jamie Lidell, Ra Ra Riot and more

    ​On this day in country music history, in an evening session in a studio on Nashville's storied Music Row, Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle of New Orleans." While his version became the best known over the years, peaking at Number One on both Billboard's Hot Country Singles and its Hot 100 lists ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2010

    Bobby Bare Jr.

    ​On this day in country music history, in an evening session in a studio on Nashville's storied Music Row, Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle of New Orleans." While his version became the best known over the years, peaking at Number One on both Billboard's Hot Country Singles and its Hot 100 lists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Minnesota Fringe 2010: The early numbers are very, very good

    Licking the competition: "An Adult Evening With Shel Silverstein" at the Minnesota Fringe​The Minnesota Fringe Festival enjoyed a surge in popularity over the four-day opening period from last Thursday to Sunday. In figures released yesterday, the Fringe announced that 18,895 tickets were sold, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    2010 Minnesota Fringe: massive coverage begins a week from today

    Seeing the cosmos in your underwear: "The Failed Voyage of the Failed Ororo" at the Minnesota Fringe​ Work is proceeding fast and feverish on next week's first installment of CP's two-part 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage. For the August 4 issue, we'll have a long feature on a theater that ... More >>

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Robbie Fulks: Georgia Hard

    Seeing the cosmos in your underwear: "The Failed Voyage of the Failed Ororo" at the Minnesota Fringe​ Work is proceeding fast and feverish on next week's first installment of CP's two-part 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival coverage. For the August 4 issue, we'll have a long feature on a theater that ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 19, 2000

    Song and Dance

    Crime pays in The Gangster Musical; romance founders in Adventures in Love

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    July 1, 1999

    21st Century Kids

    Crime pays in The Gangster Musical; romance founders in Adventures in Love

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    September 1, 1998

    Slang Smarts

    How standard words and ideas attached to "giftedness" fall short

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