THEATER ALL YEAR | The Moving Company presents "Out of the Pan into the Fire"
1601147_682066085147783_2097566578_n.jpgFri, 02/07/2014 (All day) - Sun, 03/02/2014 (All day)Out of the Pan Into the Fire uses the world of fairy tales as its jumping off point and features The Moving...
View ArticleSlamMN!'s Erotica Poetry Tournament
wordsproutbw.jpgThu, 02/13/2014 - 7:00pm - Sat, 02/15/2014 - 7:00pmWhat: Poetry SlamMN’s Erotica Tournament at Kieran’s Irish PubWhen: Preliminary Bout #1 Thursday, February 13th 8:00 pmPreliminary...
View ArticleIsaiah Campbell: Second chance with GED
Sheila Regan Behind the Story I met Isaiah Campbell in early December at a minimum wage rally in front of a McDonalds and Burger King in Northeast Minneapolis. Organized by Minnesotans for a Fair...
View ArticleRiverview Drive: Thoughts on an accident
Lisa GrayI take the "river road" (known as Riverview Drive) when I am driving from my house located in a valley off Highway 14 near Winona, MN. To get downtown, I head south on 14 and just putter along...
View ArticleEclectic Edge Ensemble presents "DreamScape"
eee_dreamscape_promo_photo_photo_by_calabay_productions.jpgThu, 02/13/2014 - 8:00pm - Sun, 02/16/2014 - 2:00pmWHAT: DreamScape, an evening length dance performance.WHO: Eclectic Edge EnsembleWHEN:...
View ArticleReflections of New Minnesotans: Mexican immigrants and NAFTA
NekessaThis week's episode features a conversation with Idalia Robles about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its effect on Mexican immigrants. [Audio below]This week's episode...
View ArticleScience & Engineering Summer Camps at The Works Museum
Sun, 06/09/2013 - 9:00am - Fri, 08/29/2014 - 4:00pmCamps for girls and boys in grades K-7 who love to explore, design, and build!Kids learn how things work through fun, hands-on science and engineering...
View ArticleXcel Energy dumped ALEC by 2011, but continues to fund ALEC sponsor Edison...
Sally Jo SorensenA controversy in Colorado has flushed out information about a Minnesota-based company's former ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council. The kerfuffle may be instructive to...
View ArticleNEWS DAY | CeCe McDonald is free
Mary Turck News Day CeCe McDonald walked out of St. Cloud State Penitentiary a free woman on January 13, after serving 19 months of a 41-month sentence. She will be under court supervision for the...
View ArticleA persistent lie: Misinformation about the economy circulating through the media
Erik HareThere’s a persistent lie making its way through popular media- and often twisted through social media. Like any good lie it starts with a kernel of truth but gradually becomes a clear and open...
View ArticleServing those in need a holiday tradition for Lorna Her Many Horses
The Circle Celebrating the holidays with family on the reservation is a tradition that's familiar to most Native Americans living in the Twin Cities. For Lorna Her Many Horses, known to most as Emmy,...
View ArticleOPINION | Management accountability needed to address bloat in law enforcement
Southside Pride As I travel about the state, people, invariably kind, seem incredulous 1) that I’m still alive, and 2) that I make Minnesota my home. Maybe I should get out more.Then comes, “What are...
View ArticleSpecial Leukemia & Lymphoma Society screening - WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER
one_sheet_masterfinal_300_website.jpgTue, 02/04/2014 - 6:00pm - 9:00pmJoin LLS Minnesota in recognition of World Cancer Day on Tuesday, February 4th for a night at the movies! Popcorn in plenty, LLS...
View ArticleEchoes of History: Osmo Vänskä & the Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra
musicians_of_the_mn_orchestra_1.jpgFri, 05/02/2014 - 8:00pm$35, $55, $75 Osmo Vänskä, conductor William Wolfram, piano University of Minnesota Marching Band, University of Minnesota Chorus, Kathy...
View ArticleOPINION | Why does the Common Core make people so mad?
Michael Diedrich Minnesota 2020 The Common Core State Standards have been pitched as everything from the Great Savior to the Great Demon of U.S. public education. This has been confusing for many...
View ArticleEchoes of History: Osmo Vänskä & the Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra
musicians_of_the_mn_orchestra_2.jpgSun, 05/04/2014 - 2:00pm$35, $55, $75 Osmo Vänskä, conductor William Wolfram, piano University of Minnesota Marching Band, University of Minnesota Chorus, Kathy...
View ArticleUniversity Symphony Orchestra Plays Mahler's Symphony No. 2
uofm_symphony_orchestra_photo_greg_helgeson_6.jpgSat, 05/03/2014 - 8:00pmFree, but tickets required The University of Minnesota School of Music's University Symphony Orchestra will be joined by the...
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