The Knight Arts program is now seeking grant opportunities in St. Paul that can create transformational and sustainable change through artistic excellence and collective cultural experiences. If you’re interested in learning more about working with Knight in the arts, please contact Program Director Polly Talen.
I know what I’m doing this Saturday afternoon: “Punk Poet” Paul Dickinson (founder of the Riot Act Reading series) is hosting “Midway on My Mind,” an idiosyncratic cultural tour of St. Paul’s University Avenue. A native of the Hamline-Midway area, Dickinson will regale the group with stories from his own history with the neighborhood, while [...]
By Dayna Martinez, The Ordway The Ordway’s first FREE Summer Dance Event was on Thursday, June 13th and, oh boy, what a beautiful evening in Rice Park! The theme that night was Surf Rock and it coincided with the third night of the Ordway’s presentation of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story”. Everyone loved the band, [...]
Walk in the door of Minnesota Museum of American Art’s new exhibition, “String | Felt | Theory,” and you’re assaulted by color. Just left of the entry way, Liz Miller’s “Sublime Retaliation Scheme” is suspended from the ceiling by thin wires — draped garlands of vivid felt work, like a Michael’s-made wedding arch waiting for a [...]
By Meena Mangalvedhekar, Speaking of Home – St. Paul Speaking of Home- St. Paul project’s image production is successfully complete. In May 2013, prints arrived in continuous rolls for multiple reviews held at Banner Creations (http://bannercreations.com/) in NE Minneapolis. Nancy Ann Coyne, Jenny Kruse, Meena Mangalvedhekar and Dustin Steele put each one up on the [...]
Minnesotans are in for a rare treat this weekend, weather permitting*. Minnesota Opera is offering an Opera Under the Stars series of free outdoor concerts, beginning with a performance on St. Paul’s Harriet Island Friday evening. Saturday night, the show will move to Minneapolis and the Lake Harriet Bandshell; on Sunday, Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in [...]
By Dayna Martinez, The Ordway We’re finally experiencing some warmer weather in Minnesota and, for us here at the Ordway, warm weather means our Summer Dance series is almost here! Summer Dance is a free, weekly social dance event, starting next Thursday, June 13, 2013 in downtown Saint Paul. Each week is a different dance [...]
By Taylor Bakken, Cherry Spoon Collective On one of the first warm, sunny days of spring the Cherry Spoon Collective gathered in the Ecolab plaza of downtown St. Paul. It was the crux of the project as plans went, but not the end by any means. Having been thwarted by rain the week before, all [...]
By Penelope Freeh, American Composers Forum In March I re-set Slippery Fish, my work in collaboration with composer Jocelyn Hagen, on two new dancers. We are touring the piece to the new Links Hall at Constellation in Chicago June 7-9. A magical week opened up so I grabbed it, to re-work as needed and really [...]
Here’s an intriguing opportunity for St. Paul artists: Springboard for the Arts (a Knight Arts grantee) just announced a call for submissions of illustrations for “Lowertown Sketchbook,” paying homage to the city’s storied district (hat tip to Pamela Espeland’s fabulous “Artscape” column over at Minnpost for bringing it to my attention). Three winning designs will [...]
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy On Sunday, May 19th Walker West Music Academy held its first annual Reverend Carl Walker and Grant West Honors Recital. Held at Camphor United Methodist Church in Saint Paul, the event was created by the Academy’s faculty committee to honor and celebrate select Academy students and those in [...]
