Thursday News and Reviews - a Thanksgiving Special

Posted at 7:58 AM on November 25, 2010 by Euan Kerr (0 Comments)
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Happy Thanksgiving!Let's all be thankful for some arts and culture news

Books

Rushdie's latest fable is buoyant and charming - Joseph Peschel Star Tribune
"Luka" is an entertaining fable for young adults and for Rushdie fans interested in light fantasy.

Movies

Minneapolis filmmaker pleads guilty in Iowa tax credit scandal - AP via Pioneer Press
A Minnesota filmmaker charged with theft for allegedly mishandling tax incentives to lure movie makers to Iowa has pleaded guilty.

A Thanksgiving bounty of new releases, and vintage films from 1921 to 2001 - Jim Brunzell III, TC Daily Planet
Just like Christmas Day, the day before Thanksgiving offers plenty of helpings of commercial and limited-release films.

"Journey to the Fallen Skies" - Tom Laventure, Asian American Press
After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, a Hmong-American man returns to Laos to pay tribute to the late father he never knew. What follows is a personal journey spanning two worlds.

Music

F-M symphony conductor to leave at end of season - Jane Mercer INFORUM
Bernard Rubenstein is stepping down as conductor/music director of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra.

Haggard, Kristofferson coming to Mystic Lake Casino - Jon Bream, Star Tribune
Their voices may be craggier than ever. They don't have the stamina they used to. Indeed, quite honestly, they are a few years past their prime. But a double bill of Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson, two of the greatest singing songwriters in the history of country music, is not be missed.

Mavis Staples takes her soulful testimony into the intimate Cedar on Sunday - Britt Robson, MinnPost
As we're still not sure we're going to dig out of the greatest recession since the Depression, and income disparity continues to widen into Banana Republic levels, Mavis Staples has a satchel of songs that will alternately salve your pain and resurrect the memory of when dignified protest was both a necessary and effective course of action. Show up on Sunday, and she'll take you there.

Nick Cave piles it on with Grinderman - Chris Riemenscheneider, Start Tribune
Australia's dark rock prince went for broke Tuesday night at First Avenue, and hit his mark.

Grinderman - "Damn Well Old Enough to Know Better" - Michelle Los, Minneapolis Examiner
In the of interest journalistic integrity, I should admit that there was no way I wasn't going to love this show. That said, rather than blubbering like a fangirl, I'll stick to what actually happened.

Brandenburg for the holidays as the SPCO plays in Wayzata, St. Paul and Minneapolis - Britt Robson, MinnPost

They call him 50 Tyson - Corey Mitchell, Star Tribune
17-year-old with autism is living rap dream, but at what cost?

Jazz for Thanksgiving weekend - Pamela Espeland, MinnPost
Once the last plate has been put away and the leftovers Tupperwared, then what? Many area artists are staying in town and playing out this weekend.

Ukulele adds upbeat tone to band I Like You - Bryann Becker, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Compared to guitars, ukuleles are relatively cheap instruments to buy and much easier to play, says musician Wendy O'Sunshine Waters, who goes by the nickname Sunshine.

Theater

UMD stages accessible (and violent) 'Richard III' - Matthew R. Perrine, Budgeteer News
Despite all the extra work that goes into staging Shakespeare, Tom Isbell and his cast of Bulldogs never shied away from bringing "Richard III" to UMD's Dudley Theatre.

Q: Who IS that? A: Brian Balcom, theater director extraordinaire - Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
"As a child I performed onstage at the Orpheum, the Ordway, and Orchestra Hall. Rachel Leigh Cook is a childhood friend, and I was in high school plays with Josh Hartnett. I'm also 'that Asian guy in the wheelchair.'"

SDSU director's final show will be a 'White Christmas' - Jay Kirschenmann, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
With a little practice, actors have learned to avoid inhaling the artificial snow falling indoors during "White Christmas," which opens Wednesday at South Dakota State University.

Weekly performance art openings (11/28/10 - 12/04/10) - Brad Richason, Minneapolis Examiner

Visual Art

Nights at the museum - Eric Tasto, Pioneer Press
Roseville/Falcon Heights native spent 30 days -- and nights -- at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

ROBOTlove to close at the end of the year - Tom Horgan, Star Tribune
One of the Twin Cities' truly unique independent shops, ROBOTlove, announced Wednesday that it will close on Dec. 31. The store, which opened in 2004, is famous for introducing the area's geeks, hipsters and art lovers to designer toys and plush (plus designer posters, tees, wallets, art books, cups, etc.).

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