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The broken circle: What we've learned from the Minnesota Orchestra debacle
Well, it finally happened. Those of you not living in a cave will have heard that Osmo Vänskä has returned as the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. I’ve already heard some people claim that...
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Kevin Smith to be interim CEO of Minnesota Orchestra, starting in fall
Kevin SmithKevin Smith, former president of the Minnesota Opera, will serve as interim president and CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra after Michael Henson leaves and until a permanent successor is found,...
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Sally Awards' honorees; Theater Latté Da's new season
Courtesy of the Sally AwardsJames Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Sr.Each year for the past 22 years, the Sally Awards have honored not only artists, but also individuals and institutions that bring us...
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Renee Fleming to open Minnesota Orchestra's 2014-15 classical season
Courtesy of DECCA/Andrew EcclesRenee FlemingTwenty-five weeks of classical subscription concerts, ten with Osmo Vänskä at the podium. Programming designed by music director Vänskä in close...
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McKnight Theater Artists named; in Twin Cities, Finnish art rules
The Playwrights’ Center has announced its 2014-15 McKnight Theater Artists, defined as “artists other than playwrights whose work demonstrated exceptional artistic merit.” Austene Van is an actor,...
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McKnight salutes Sandy Spieler; Minnesota Opera commissions 'Dinner at Eight'
Courtesy of Heart of the Beast TheaterSandy SpielerSandy Spieler, director of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater since 1976, has been named the 2014 McKnight Distinguished Artist, a...
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Five More Questions: Doug Kelley's high-stakes, high-profile, high-altitude...
Some people always get the call. Tricky negotiations with a beloved, high-profile organization? Financial malfeasance on a grand scale involving wealthy client/investors? Doug Kelley’s phone is one of...
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Pride 2014: Parade, festival, concerts — and weddings
As resistance to gay marriage crumbles state by state – on Wednesday, a federal judge struck down Indiana’s ban, and the whole issue appears headed for the U.S. Supreme Court – the 42nd Annual Pride...
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Minnesota Orchestra launches Community Challenge; 'Prairie Home Companion' to...
The Minnesota Orchestra is performing in Orchestra Hall; Osmo Vänskä has his old job back; the orchestra has hired a new violist, Gareth Zehngut (actually, Zehngut won his position before the lockout,...
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Sommerfest goes back to its roots; 'The Red Box' at Park Square
Photo by Jeff WheelerAndrew LittonSommerfest is back, and it’s golden. After two unsettling years – 2012, when it moved to the Ted Mann during the renovations, and 2013, when it didn’t happen because...
View ArticleMinnesota Orchestra's season will fill 100 nights (and days) with music
The Minnesota Orchestra has added another 32 concerts to the 66 previously announced, bringing almost 100 nights (and days) of music to Orchestra Hall. The three new series revealed today – Live at...
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ARTshare: Southern Theater to host 15 performing arts groups
southerntheater.orgThe Southern TheaterIt sounds like the Southern Theater will soon be sort of like the Cowles – many small companies sharing space – except you’ll buy a membership instead of single...
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Jungle's Bain Boehlke to retire; Talk of the Stacks sets lineup
Courtesy of the Jungle TheaterBain BoehlkeBain Boehlke, who founded Minneapolis’ Jungle Theater 25 years ago in a storefront at the corner of Lake and Lyndale, will retire in 2015, the Jungle has...
View ArticleOrchestra asks, CommUNITY responds; Lowertown Guitar Festival
On June 27, the Minnesota Orchestra asked us for money. It wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last, but this time was different. It wasn’t just the Minnesota Orchestral Association asking, the...
View Article'Lost Twin Cities 4' on TPT; Cat Video Fest at the Walker
Stay home tonight or set your DVR for the latest episode of “Lost Twin Cities,” TPT’s occasional series about the way we were. “Lost Twin Cities 4” premieres at 8 p.m. with stories about Northwest...
View ArticleInterim CEO describes changes in programming, staff and culture at Minnesota...
“Today was a big day for the Minnesota Orchestra,” incoming interim president and CEO Kevin Smith told a crowd of about 50 at Southdale Library last night. First came a meeting with Michael Kaiser,...
View Article'Test Pilot' at the O'Shaughnessy; 'Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet' at the...
Artscape is on break and full coverage will return Wednesday, Sept. 24. Meanwhile, fall seasons are starting and a Supreme Court justice is coming our way.Friday-Saturday, Sept. 12-13, at the...
View Article400 Bar rebirth at MOA wasn't to be; special events at MN Orchestra season...
It seemed too good – make that weird – to be true: the 400 Bar in the Mall of America? The famously funky West Bank indie-rock institution relocating to Bloomington and being reborn as a live music...
View Article42 projects win Knight Arts Challenge; Minnesota Orchestra roars back
In January, the Miami-based nonprofit Knight Foundation announced a major investment in St. Paul: $8 million in new funding to “engage and enrich the city through the arts.” A large part ($3.5 million)...
View ArticleAfter 'Master Class,' you'll want more; 'Wonderland' reading at the Weisman
Time flies during “Master Class,” the Tony-winning play by Terrence McNally that opened Friday. Not because it moves through the years – most of it takes place during a few hours on a single day – but...
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