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UMN theater and dance students create podcast, bridging artistic divisions

UMN theater and dance students create podcast, bridging artistic divisions

by Nina Raemont, Associate A&E Reporter
Published September 9, 2020
"The Peercast" will feature arts-related news and conversations with Twin Cities creatives, intending to close the gap between programs within the UMTAD department.
Local Minneapolis Band Sapphire poses for a portrait at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Sunday, Sep. 6th. The group will soon perform for the first time in over eight months at the Amplifying Solidarity concert series.

Get front row (virtual) seats to local music and art focused on racial justice

by Meg Bishop, Associate A&E Reporter
Published September 8, 2020
Northrop teamed up with student organizations to stream concerts and a film about the responses to the killing of George Floyd.
A protester holds up a Black Lives Matter sign in front of the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct on Minnehaha Avenue on Tuesday, May 26. The protest was in response to the killing of George Floyd. 

Students keep momentum alive for Black Lives Matter movement

by Meg Bishop
Published August 1, 2020
After George Floyd's killing by Minneapolis police, the streets around campus filled with students. But these student activists say they're not done yet.
From the wealth inequities that the pandemic has exacerbated to the heightened awareness of where our dollars go during such a difficult time, University of Minnesota students are giving up their unsustainable fashion habits.

Students are giving up (their unsustainable fashion habits)

by Nina Raemont
Published July 31, 2020
University of Minnesota students are realizing the flaws of their pre-pandemic fast fashion ways and moving toward sustainable consumption.
Sarah Walk, a Minneapolis musician now based in Los Angeles, will release her new album “Another Me” on August 28. (Image courtesy of Sarah Walk, photo by Daniel Smith Coleman)

Underground update: Sarah Walk – Indie musician, Minnesota native and dream achiever

by Meg Bishop
Published July 30, 2020
Walk brings an empowered and electronic tone in her album, out August 28.
Quarantunes: A&E’s top ten albums from the first half of 2020

Quarantunes: A&E’s top ten albums from the first half of 2020

by Nina Raemont
Published July 29, 2020
As another wave of lockdowns looks like an ever more likely possibility, here are A&E’s top ten albums from the first wave of social distancing to get you through a potential second.
The show consisted of eight storytellers, each with a personal story that was five to six minutes long. This year’s theme is “do-overs.” 

Twin Cities storytellers compete for best personal story

by Meg Bishop
Published July 28, 2020
The Moth’s very first virtual Twin Cities storytelling event was a slam dunk.
Homemade Perfect Summer Tomato Toast made during the College Kitchen segment on Wednesday, July 22. The dishes were made with ingredients from Minneapolis Farmers Markets.

College Kitchen: Farmers market finds

by Nina Raemont
Published July 24, 2020
Try these recipes during the peak of the summer produce season.
Ursula Arhart, Kristina Johnson, Cecily Bohman, Jaime Candia, Rebekah Nygard, and Nico Sardina,  from back left to front right, pose for a picture while working at the People's Library T-Shirt pop-up shop. (Photo courtesy of The People’s Library)

Minneapolis t-shirt pop ups showcase student artwork on police brutality

by Meg Bishop
Published July 24, 2020
The sale of shirts, posters, patches and other printed items raised nearly $10,000 within the first month.
Kristin Van Loon, left, and Ryan Fontaine, owners and operators of Hair + Nails Contemporary Art Gallery, pose for a portrait in front of the gallery in Minneapolis on Monday, July 20. The gallery, located on East 35th St., has a new exhibit about queer love opening on Saturday, July 25. 

South Minneapolis contemporary art gallery opens two new indoor exhibits

by Nina Raemont
Published July 21, 2020
Featuring “Scenes” by Joe Sinness and “Results” by Daniel Luedtke, the new indoor exhibits touch on themes of health messaging and queer desire.

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