REVIEW: Frog Bride Excellent Bedtime Ribbit (Children’s Theatre Company) Arts Lifestyle Music Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - January 16, 2016January 16, 2016 The Frog Bride opened Friday at the Children's Theatre Company. This storytelling hour riffing on a classic fairy tale makes an excellent afternoon interval or pre-bedtime story. It includes more than a few touches for the parents, a very memorable delivery, and a lot of musical pizzaz. The Frog Bride is not
U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Town 1/15-1/24 Arts Dance Lifestyle Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 15, 2016January 18, 2016 The 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships begin today in St. Paul and run through Sunday, 1/24. Over the course of the next week and a half, skaters will compete in women's, men's, pairs, and ice dancing. This national championship, now in its 102nd year, includes several special events: Free ice skating
PREVIEW: Carnaval Brasileiro Arts Dance Lifestyle Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - December 24, 2015 Beira Mar Brasil in concert. The Brazilian festival Carnaval Brasileiro returns to Minneapolis on Saturday, February 13, 2016. This long-running festival, now in its 14th year, will take place at International Market Square and is divided into two portions: 3-6 PM: Carnaval Brasileiro 2016 (including the BrazilFest Family Matinee). 9 PM-2 AM: Carnaval Brasileiro Masquerade Ball. The festival will be hosted
Park Redesigns in the Air at Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 19, 2015November 18, 2015 Major changes are being discussed for the Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet Parks. The Star Tribune's Steve Brandt has the story. Redesigning the Lake Calhoun Park and its surround streets has been a source of repeated discussion for many years, especially with growing residential density and commercial use on Lake Street and
BLACK FRIDAY: Free Admission to Minnesota State Parks Lifestyle by Hanne Appelbaum - November 14, 2015November 15, 2015 Looking for a post-turkey slimmer? Want something to break up the eating? Take a trip to the outdoors and burn off that stuffing! Entrance fees to all 76 Minnesota state parks and recreation areas will be waived on Friday, Nov. 27. “There is a Minnesota state park within 30 miles of almost
Hormel Bacon Campaign Goes Bananas Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 12, 2015 What's better than burlesque? Burlesque with bacon, sayeth the advertising campaign for Hormel's Black Label Bacon: The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal has the writeup.
PREVIEW: The Circus Juventas Gala Arts Dance Lifestyle by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 If you missed Circus Juventas' sensational 1001 Nights show this summer, there's one more chance to catch it during one of fall's hottest society events: the annual Circus Juventas gala. Many local arts organizations have their galas in their performance or gallery spaces, but only Circus Juventas puts the action under the
FOR SALE: Music Box Theatre, Lightly Used Arts Lifestyle Music Theatre by Basil Considine - November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 Is your company looking for a 400-seat theatre in Minneapolis? Can you pull off a $2 million fundraising drive? Were you alternately planning on buying a mansion on the shores of Lake of the Isles but would secretly like to have your bed onstage, like in the film Stage Beauty? If your
MIA’s Giant Van Gogh Arts Lifestyle Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 The next stage of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's 100th anniversary year is giant, Van Gogh, and viewable from the air. Travelers flying through the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport can see a giant recreation of the 1889 Vincent Van Gogh painting Olive Trees owned by MIA. The Olive Trees painting owned by
Weekend Picks: 10/23-10/25 Arts Dance Lifestyle Music Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - October 23, 2015October 24, 2015 Has peak color hit the trees in your area and you're looking for something fun indoors? Here are the Twin Cities Arts Reader's picks for things to do this weekend: Cabaret Hot Dish Cabaret presents the burlesque extravaganza Spooky Boobies IV: The Ghoulash is Coming on Friday evening at 10:30 PM at