Archive of: Currents
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What's Allen Fields Up To?He may have handed over the baton of being Artistic Director of the Minnesota Ballet to Robert Gardner in 2007, but Allen Fields has been anything but wanting for things to do since then. |
March 2012 |
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Maestro's Musings: Party Like It's...Aww, Never MindYou say you want to have a party? You’ve consulted Emeril for the food, Robert Parker for the wine, and Martha for the décor? All good. The guest list? Hmm, must have interesting guests, perhaps a special person….aha…an artist! A famous composer….that would be just the ticket! |
March 2012 |
Staying In AmericaThere’s been a lot of talk in the news recently about illegal immigrants. About how people are welcome to come to America legally, but if they don’t, they should be deported or otherwise rejected in some fashion. This seems reasonable on its face – why not just sign some papers, take a quiz, and become a legal citizen if you want to reside here? The answer to that question, however, may be more complicated than it seems. Just ask Leigh Wakeford. |
March 2012 | |
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How To Ruin A ScreenplayI don’t have children. But I am a writer, which is kind of the same thing. Now, before parents everywhere start asking me if I ever have to change my screenplay’s diaper or stay up all night trying to calm a colicky short story, I said KIND OF the same thing, not exactly the same thing. |
February 2012 |
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Great Love StoriesGet out your handkerchiefs — in keeping with Valentine’s Day, I’ve selected three of the most beautiful, achingly romantic, tear-jerking love stories I’ve ever read. Two of them were adapted into films and I think the third would make a good movie, too. Brew yourself a cup of tea, get a box of Kleenex and treat yourself to these three tales. |
February 2012 |
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Magical Holiday HappeningsWe all know the holidays can be stressful. Maybe you’re still fighting with your mom about something that happened during Easter, and you just know it’s going to come up while you’re trying your best to enjoy some ham. Maybe you have to put those Christmas gifts on the credit card. Again. Whatever the reason, there are times the holiday season can be a little too much for the ol’ brain. |
December 2011 |
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Local Artist Cecilia Ramon“My real work is about the explorations of the mind, but it has visual consequences,” says Cecilia Ramon, a woman with a wide smile and an easy laugh. So easy in fact, that it is difficult to imagine this artist as a young girl growing up in Argentina during the years of dictatorship and violence and holding within her a pervasive sense of fear. |
October 2011 |
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Fall Arts PreviewWe thought we’d check in with the folks that put on the shows to see what they’re most excited about, in order to help you mark your calendar in advance. |
September 2011 |
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Brian Freeman’s Duluth NovelsWhen Brian Freeman came to Duluth the first time, he thought it might be a pretty nice place for a murder. Maybe several. |
August 2011 |
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A Huge Grant for the Duluth Festival OperaThe Minnesota State Arts Board grant will fund a fall tour of the original opera Pocahontas in our region. |
August 2011 |
