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Guest artist Laura Caviani rehearses with the Jazz Ensemble II, led by director of jazz studies Dean Sorenson on Wednesday in Ferguson Hall.

All that jazz

by Danylo Loutchko
Published February 25, 2016
The University Jazz Ensembles play on Saturday as part of the School of Music’s Jazz Festival.

Culture Compass 2/25

Published February 25, 2016

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Co-curator Jenny Schmid looks over the space at the "Free Radicals: Remixing History Through the Power of Print" in the Katherine E. Nash Gallery on Tuesday. A live exhibition led by Piotr Szyhalski will feature printing on a large roll of material.

Remixing history

by Jared Hemming
Published February 25, 2016
University art professor Jenny Schmid curated “Free Radicals,” a new historical print exhibit at the Regis Center for Art.
Sandra Struthers as Actress 1, John Catron as Actor, and Charity Jones as Actress 2 in The Critic, showing February 23-March 27, 2016 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

Two critical

by Danylo Loutchko
Published February 23, 2016
Back-to-back satirical one-act plays, “The Critic” and “The Real Inspector Hound,” open at the Guthrie this weekend.
Local comedian Robert Fones performs at an open mic at the Comedy Corner Underground on West Bank on Friday night.

Humor with humility

by Austen Macalus
Published February 23, 2016
Local comedian Robert Fones brings his down-to-earth style to the Comedy Corner Underground.
A piece by Vanessa German advocating for protecting children endangered by their circumstances sits at the "State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now" exhibit in the Minneapolis Institute of Art Wednesday. The exhibit, which is described a snapshot of contemporary America, opens Thursday Feb 18 and will feature live artist activations and live music.

Cutting-edge American art

by Danylo Loutchko
Published February 18, 2016
The MIA’s “State of the Art” exhibition features under-the-radar artists of today.
Actresses, left to right, Noa Beckham-Chasnoff, Simone Williams, Holo Lue Choy, Atlee Jensen, Alyssa DiVirgilio, and Jillian Duffy of GIRL Theatre rehearse "Into the Red" in the Bryant Lake Bowl & Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. "Into the Red" premieres Thursday Feb 18 and will run until February 27.

‘What womanhood is’

by Austen Macalus
Published February 18, 2016
High school seniors Scarlett Thompson and Alexandra Hatch produce their first GIRL Theater show.

Head in the clouds

by Danylo Loutchko
Published February 16, 2016
Writer Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, will speak at the Weisman.
Left to right, Paul Rutledge, Paul LaNave and Spencer H. Levin.

‘Deceptively simple’

by Austen Macalus
Published February 16, 2016
Directing “The Aliens,” John Heimbuch searches for meaning in the ordinary.
A work-in-progress showing of choreographer Faye Driscoll's "Thank You For Coming" series. Driscoll and "Thank You For Coming: Attendance" are hitting the Walker Art Center Wednesday.

Attendance appreciated

by Jared Hemming
Published February 16, 2016
“Thank You For Coming: Attendance” will be at the Walker Art Center on Wednesday.

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