FRINGE Roundup 2026 Arts Comedy Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 25, 2026July 25, 2026 A collage made from promotional show images from the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. This landing page consolidates all of the Arts Reader's coverage for the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. New interviews, features, previews, and reviews will appear here automatically when published. Readers may also be interested in: Cherry and Spoon's Minnesota Fringe
FRINGE FILE #7: INTERVIEW – Multidisciplinary Theatremaker Kyle Dekker and Witness Loudly Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 25, 2026July 25, 2026 The official show image for Kind Fool Theater's production of Witness Loudly by Kyle B. Dekker, which runs from August 7-16 at Strike Theater in Northeast Minneapolis as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Critiquing recent and contemporary events is a hallowed tradition in the arts, ranging from epic poetry
FRINGE FILE #6: INTERVIEW – Actor Robin Carlisle on A Real Piece of Work and Falling Into Fringe Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 24, 2026July 25, 2026 The official Fringe photo for A Real Piece of Work, which runs at the Theatre in the Round from August 8-16 as part of the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Mocking theatre – gently, lovingly, acerbically, and more – is a long-established tradition going back to Classical Greece. The playwright Aristophanes, writing in
FRINGE FILE #5: INTERVIEW – Ariel Pinkerton, Mermaids, and The Importance of Living Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 A promotional image of The Importance of Living, one of more than a hundred Minnesota Fringe shows coming to the Twin Cities from August 6-16, 2026. Solo storytelling is one of the most common forms of fringe festival shows. One performer, plus or minus a mic, and the audience. It could
FRINGE FILE #4: Touring Show Spotlight: Too Fat to Run Arts Comedy Theatre by Amy Donahue - July 19, 2026July 21, 2026 A promotional image for Fat Theatre Project's presentation of Too Fat to Run, one of more than a hundred original shows appearing at the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Many Fringe shows are ephemeral: a product of a particular time, place, and crazy and/or compelling idea, vanishing into the ether with festival's
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Programs and Facilities to Reopen Today Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 With air quality improving and returning to a more safe range Friday morning, most Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board outdoor programs, activities and events will resume at 11 am today. The following exceptions and adjusted opening times are in effect on July 17: Recreation centers without air conditioning will remain closed.
BREAKING NEWS: Minneapolis Parks & Recreation Cancels Friday Activities Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 16, 2026 Due to very unhealthy air quality, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has canceled all outdoor programs, activities and events for today, July 16. This includes outdoor pools, wading pools, nature camps, recreation programs, athletic activities, golf courses, events and other scheduled outdoor programming. Parks, trails and beaches will remain open; beaches
BREAKING NEWS: Day 1 of Minnehaha Falls Art Fair Cancelled Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 16, 2026 Based on recommendations from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Weather Service, Friday's opening day of the Minnehaha Falls Art Fair has been canceled. Based on current forecasts, the Art Fair is expected to reopen for Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19. One of
FRINGE FILE #3: INTERVIEW – Director Casey Marie Holmes and A Woman’s Place is in the House Arts Comedy Theatre by Basil Considine - July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 A promotional image for A Woman's Place is in the House, one of 104 shows in the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Some of the many overlapping factors bringing artists to the Minnesota Fringe Festival stages include the opportunity to practice one's craft and present things that an established playhouse might be
NEWS: From Bicentennial to 250: The Renaissance of Landmark Center (St. Paul, MN) Arts Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota is a sterling example of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. One of the iconic anchors of Rice Park in St. Paul is the historic Landmark Center. The building, completed in 1902, originally served as the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House for the