Recommended Menu: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 12, 2016 Going to see Beauty and the Beast at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres? There are many delicious menu options, but here's a selection recommended by the Twin Cities Arts Reader's Basil Considine: Appetizer: Chan Sampler (split with your friends) - comes with a hot artichoke dip, gouda cheese croquettes, coconut shrimp, and Italian meatballs. Entrée:
PREVIEW: The Look of Tosca Arts Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 11, 2016 Scarpia (Stephen Powell) revels in his diabolical plan. Photo by Dan Norman. Minnesota Opera's Tosca opens tomorrow. Here's a look at the production and the gorgeous sets and costumes by Lorenzo Cutùli; all photos by Dan Norman.
RELAY: The Return of the Great Burger Battle Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 9, 2016 Harriet Island will play host to a grand new Burger Battle on May 21. The now-annual event fundraising event for the Sanneh Foundation was founded by Jim Buron just three years ago and has proved too delicious to give up; a $55 admission ticket gets all-you-can-eat burgers, beer and non-alcoholic beverages,
PREVIEW: Women of Substance Festival (St. Catherine University) Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 The year 2016 has many milestones, but in the case of St. Catherine's University it marks the 20th anniversary of the university's celebrated Women of Substance Series. For two decades, this series has brought a brilliant succession of work by and featuring women to St. Paul, filling the O'Shaughnessy with innovative and
Van Gogh/MIA Redux Arts Movies Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 Vincent van Gogh has featured prominently in several exhibitions and events at the Minneapolis Institute of Art over the past year. Van Gogh's 1890 painting Irises made an appearance on loan and the museum went big with a giant, farmer's field-sized recreation of the painter's Olive Trees – a truly memorable spin on art.
PREVIEW: Nina Simone: Four Women (Park Square) Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 Nina Simone at a concert in Morlaix, France, May 1982. Did you like what you saw of Regina Marie Williams at the 2015 Ivey Awards? Did you love the Regina-Christina combo and think it deserved a sequel? If so, you might want to be grabbing a set of tickets for the world
RELAY: The New York Times on the Minnesota Orchestra Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 25, 2016February 26, 2016 The New York Times ran a feature today on the Minnesota Orchestra's brush with bankruptcy, shutdown, labor dispute, and revival.
The Schubert Club’s 2016-2017 International Artist Series Announced Arts Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 14, 2016March 3, 2016 The Schubert Club gave a sweet but low calorie Valentine's Day gift to fans with the announcement of its 2016-2017 International Artist and Music in the Park series. The International Artist Series opens on October 5 with a recital by soprano Renée Fleming. Fleming previously appeared in Schubert Club recitals in 2001,
GENERAL ADVISORY: Snow Emergency and Show Cancellations Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - February 2, 2016 The Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have declared snow emergencies for Tuesday, February 2. In addition to the normal travel and parking advisories, the staff of the Twin Cities Arts Reader would like to remind you to check before heading out to an evening's entertainment. Although some performing arts organizations
PREVIEW: Tina Packer’s Women of Will Arts Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 15, 2016January 16, 2016 It's not a Valentine, it's not a plane, it's the latest installment of the lauded Women of Substance series at the O'Shaughnessy. On February 4, the noted actor and theatre director Tina Packer takes the stage for Women of Will, a dynamic look at William Shakespeare's varied depictions of women. Although