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Sherwin Resurreccion and Tessa Flynn rehearse for the premier area production of "Maple and Vine" at the Old Arizona Theater in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening. "Maple and Vine" follows a couple who give up their modern Manhattan lifestyle to join the Society of Dynamic Obsolescence, a cult-like group of people who have recreated the 1950s era.

Frank Theater explores escapism in “Maple and Vine”

by Joe Kellen
Published October 10, 2013
“Maple and Vine” questions whether the grass is really greener in the good old days by dissecting a couple’s initiation into a 1950s themed cult.
Ross Orenstein and Skyler Nowinski rehearse for "Ich Kurbisgeist," an agricultural vengeance play for Halloween on Friday at the Red Eye Theater.

Sibyl Kempson’s “Ich, Kürbisgeist” to open at Red Eye Theater

by Joe Kellen
Published October 10, 2013
Steve Busa and company warp time, facing a vengeful pumpkin god in the unstable world of “Ich, Kürbisgeist.”
Father John Misty performs at Basilica Block Party on Friday, July 12, 2013.

Getting meta with Father John Misty

by Emily Eveland
Published October 10, 2013
After a rocky start, A&E interviewed Josh Tillman about getting interviewed.

Culture Compass: Hamburger Smog Harvest in a Satanic Sweater

by Thom Q. Johnson
Published October 10, 2013
Vaguely fall-themed cultural choices for you and yours

Miley’s “Bangerz”: even more distance from Disney innocence

by Spencer Doar
Published October 8, 2013
A&E reviews the fourth studio album from Hannah Montana, America’s new love/hate favorite.

The Minnesota Museum of American Art objectifies the ’70s

by Joe Kellen
Published October 3, 2013
The Minnesota Museum of American Art, Story City and artist Mary Bergs use the public to represent the ’70s through objects.
Liza Bley and Saiya Miller sort through loose zine pages at a cafe.

An illustrated approach to sex

by Emily Eveland
Published October 3, 2013
Saiya Miller and Liza Bley just came out with a comic book all about sex – and it’s not hentai.
Dancers Clifford Williams and Katie Deuitch rehearse “Edifice Wrecks,” a new work by Minnesota Dance Theater’s artistic director Lise Houlton in collaboration with Dane Stauffer on Tuesday at Cowles Center.

Minnesota Dance Theater blurs lines

by Joe Kellen
Published October 3, 2013
Minnesota Dance Theater concocts a witches’ brew of styles to kick off their season at the Cowles Center.
Makeup designer Kristen Leigh and makeup artist Amanda Allery paint costume designer Alli Olwell's face white for a rehearsal of the Soap Factory's Haunted Basement on Sunday evening. The Haunted Basement exhibition runs October 3-November 3, 2013.

Behind the screams

by Emily Eveland
Published October 3, 2013
The sights, smells, and psychology behind the Soap Factory’s Haunted Basement

Gwar’s front-thing gets sentimental

by Emily Eveland
Published October 3, 2013
Oderus Urungus, Gwar’s last remaining founding member, played by Dave Brockie, dishes on the Super Bowl, Teddy Roosevelt and total annihilation.

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