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Artists explore indigenous histories, connection to nature in joint shows at...
The idea for “Mygration,” an installation by Swedish artist Stina Folkebrant and Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson, began as a dream. “I have this dream, and I see the whole exhibition in my dream— with...
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The origins of the NAACP in Minnesota
About seven thousand African Americans lived in Minnesota during the early decades of the 1900s. The vast majority of them resided in St. Paul and Minneapolis. In recent years, a small core of...
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Weekend Picks: From Minneapolis to Eau Claire, something for everyone in the...
Slide into February with music, art and community with a host of events happening near and far. At the Capri Theater, the Legends Series returns with “Souled Out,” though not sold out, featuring a...
View ArticleFirst Avenue show features actor-musician Michael Shannon’s nod to R.E.M.’s...
You’re probably familiar with Michael Shannon as an actor. From “Boardwalk Empire” to “Knives Out,” to Oscar-nominated performances in “Revolutionary Road” and “Nocturnal Animals,” he often plays...
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Finnish immigrants bring the sauna to Minnesota
Sauna has been practiced for centuries in Finland, and Finnish immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries did not want to leave sauna behind. Often, the first structure...
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Weekend Picks: The Great Northern Festival; Ifrah Mansour’s ‘The Healing...
The Great Northern Festival blasts into the Twin Cities and beyond this week with a lineup of art and performance. Read on for a couple of events in the festival— including music in the dark with...
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‘Ironbound’ continues Frank Theatre’s tradition of exploring the grit of...
After a three and a half year hiatus, Minneapolis’ Frank Theatre eased back to the stage last October with a banger of a production, produced in their small rehearsal space that seats only 40 people....
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Paul Bunyan lore leaves out Native loggers
The stories of Paul Bunyan had their beginnings in the camps of North American loggers in the mid-1800s. These stories, shared to build community, entertain and teach lessons, circulated among...
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Vijay Iyer’s blend of jazz, classical and Middle Eastern Indian on display...
The music that pours out of pianist Vijay Iyer often feels perpetually coiled. There is an interior density to his sound and style that confers he is a dynamo, but what he can withhold serves as a...
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Weekend picks: MCAD-Jerome Fellowship exhibit; One Voice Mixed Chorus; Viet...
When it’s this freezing and horrible, you have two choices: You can hide from the world under an electric blanket and wait until the weather cheers up, or you can embrace the cold and go out to see all...
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Book fair aims to introduce Minnesota to a booming art form: photo bookmaking
Dive into the wide world of photo books this week in a kind of informal book fair put together by local author Brad Zellar. The fair magnifies Midwest artists, creators and publishers engaged in the...
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Weekend picks: New and old works including ‘Cyranoid’; a play on Kate Millet...
There’s something about these dark days of January that feels nurturing for creativity. Maybe it’s the new year, maybe it’s the lack of stimulation from the sky or sun. In any case, this time of year...
View ArticleAI comes to music, and through Clarice Assad, to the SPCO
This weekend, Brazilian-American composer and musician Clarice Assad will be channeling her inner cyborg for a performance that merges music, movement, technology and a philosophical meditation on...
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President Richard Nixon signs a law creating Voyageurs National Park on Jan....
The overall topography of Voyageurs National Park was formed most recently by the last glaciation period, which ended around 10,000 years ago. As glaciers scoured the earth, they melted, eroded the...
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Weekend Picks: Enigma Variations at Orchestra Hall; Minneapolis Tattoo Arts...
The new year brings a wealth of music and art around the Twin Cities, so set your resolutions toward getting out and taking it in. This week, experience Minnesota Orchestra’s new music director Thomas...
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In 2023, Minnesota artists used art in all its forms to understand and...
As I look back at all the art things I experienced in 2023, one of the shows that quietly stays with me was one in which the performer laid in bed for the entirety of the piece, barely moving....
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Split Rock Lighthouse closes Jan. 1, 1969
In the early years of the twentieth century, iron ore shipments on Lake Superior doubled and redoubled. United States Steel’s bulk ore carriers became “the greatest exclusive freight-carrying fleet...
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MinnPost Picks: The books, movies, albums and games that got us through 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, the MinnPost newsroom has been reflecting on some of our favorite things we read, watched and listened to this year and we wanted to share our recommendations. Note: Not all...
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Weekend Picks: Alpha Consumer at Icehouse; It’s A Wonderful Life radio play;...
The clock is ticking down to 2024, and it’s a great time to go say goodbye to 2023 with music, art and performance. Make a wish and go out with a bang, with Alpha Consumer, All Tomorrow’s Petty,...
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The top photographs on MinnPost in 2023
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