Professor Howard Fuller: Money blocks low-income children from a good...
Charles HallmanAll schools, including charter schools, must do a better job teaching our children, stated Marquette University Professor Howard Fuller recently at the University of Minnesota. Dr....
View ArticleSomali president visits Twin Cities, receives mixed welcome
Christina Cerruti TC Daily Planet It was completely dark by the time Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived at Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus on Aug. 9. But the lack...
View Article2014 Ukrainian Heritage Festival
10402582_745397552177524_2703228737246715705_n.jpgSun, 09/21/2014 - 12:00pm - 5:00pmEach year at the festival there are outdoor events as well as an indoor, air-conditioned environment. Events...
View ArticleBack from observing Ukraine election, Minneapolis resident works to preserve...
Gail Olson Northeaster Although Luba Lewytzkyj was born in the United States, she retains close ties with Ukraine, her parents’ homeland. Her father, the Very Reverend Dr. Wolodymyr Lewytzkyj, was a...
View ArticleReflections of New Minnesotans: The Ebola outbreak and its implications, for...
NekessaIn this episode, Wynfred Russell joins Julia to talk about the current Ebola outbreak. Russell is a public health advocate, and the executive director of African Career, Education &...
View Article"Hi! Hello! Namaste?" at the 2014 Fringe Festival
Taylor Leighton Now I may not be a connoisseur of Bollywood dance styles, but I do know a good dance production when I see one. Hi! Hello! Namaste? is a truly unique experience at this year’s Fringe...
View Article"What You Will" at the 2014 Fringe Festival
Taylor Leighton What You Will works if you are an aficionado of Shakespearian humor with a hint of raunchiness. If you do not like this sort of thing then you may have wanted to see one of the other...
View ArticleAn Intimate Evening with Jeff Bridges & The Abiders
jeffbridges_mobile.jpgSun, 08/24/2014 - 7:00pmActor, producer and musician Jeff Bridges will perform an evening of country music at the Pantages Theatre. The six-time Academy Award-winning star, who...
View ArticleArt at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections
10f811a7b55743f1a64801b6373bee9a.jpgIn 2015, the Walker will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding as a public art center dedicated to presenting and collecting the art of our times. Curated...
View Article"Test Pilot" at The O'Shaughnessy Women of Substance Series
carrie1sm.jpegTest Pilot, an intimate chamber dance opera by choreographer Penelope Freeh and composer Jocelyn Hagen, explores the power and wonder of creativity and invention through the birth of...
View ArticleMixedPerception presents King "Arthur: A Picnic Operetta"
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View ArticleCover Me Impressed: A Benefit for the Epilepsy Foundation of MN
coverband_625x350.jpgSun, 09/07/2014 - 12:00pm - 9:00pmA Tribute to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota featuring some of the finest local musicians playing our all time favorites.Music:...
View ArticleTwin Cities Horror Festival III
4258414_orig.gifThu, 10/23/2014 (All day) - Sun, 11/02/2014 (All day)TCHF III will feature:Frankenstein by Dangerous Productions: RawRedMeatDance with the Devil by Erin Sheppard PresentsDoll Collection...
View ArticlePangea World Theater presents "Little Boy"
little_boy.pngFri, 09/19/2014 (All day) - Sun, 10/05/2014 (All day)Written and performed by Masanari KawaharaDirected by Molly Van AveryMeet Little Boy, the world's first talking (and farting) atom...
View ArticleTigerLion Arts and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum present "Nature"
musiciansnature.jpgFri, 09/12/2014 (All day) - Sun, 10/12/2014 (All day)TigerLion Arts presents Nature, the mythic telling of Emerson and Thoreau’s mutual love affair with the natural world. Grounded...
View ArticleNewsroom Café at the Daily Planet's NEW office
Wed, 08/20/2014 - 4:30pm - 6:00pmWant to report Twin Cities news? Want to tell somebody else about a story that should be covered? Come meet the Daily Planet's new editor, Kristoffer Tigue, to find out...
View ArticleCity data could help you catch a bus and improve your neighborhood
Bill Huntzicker TC Daily Planet City-generated data my soon help people track buses from their phones and help monitor problem properties for things like noise violations and landlord abuses. These are...
View ArticleMy Horrifying Youth Cabaret
horrifyingyouth.pngFri, 08/22/2014 - 7:30pm - 9:30pmPart empowering group-therapy, part collective shame-fest, this is your chance to explain the many awkward, blemished, brace-faced, first love, last...
View ArticleMovement Tour Kick-Off Celebration at Patrick's Cabaret
desdamona_show.jpegSat, 08/23/2014 - 7:30pm - 9:30pmDesdamona and Longshot kick off their Midwest tour at Patrick's Cabaret with a one-night collaboration uniting music, words, and dance.MOVEMENT TOUR...
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