Art Hounds: Fergus Falls' Charles Beck, Zanna Don't!, and Beatrix Jar

Art Hounds
Art Hounds
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Each week Minnesota Public Radio News asks three people from the Minnesota arts scene to be "Art Hounds." Their job is to step outside their own work and hunt down something exciting that's going on in local arts.

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This Week:

Steve Guttormson
Steve Guttormson works at Minnesota State Community and Technical College In Fergus Falls and is an avid visual arts supporter and collector.
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Steve Guttormson works at Minnesota State Community and Technical College In Fergus Falls and is an avid visual arts supporter and collector. Steve is trumpeting the grand opening of the Kaddatz Gallery in downtown Fergus Falls on Thursday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The gallery will house the work of celebrated regional artist Charles Beck, and other local artists.

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Patrick Morgan
Patrick Morgan is employed by a Twin Cities media company and has been a singer and actor for the last ten years.
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Patrick Morgan works for a Twin Cities media company and has been a singer and actor for the last ten years. Patrick was thoroughly entertained by "Zanna, Don't!" the latest production of Minneapolis Musical Theater. In the world of "Zanna, Don't!" homosexuality is the norm and heterosexuals are considered 'deviants.' By the way, Patrick's wife, who isn't a theater enthusiast like her husband, loved the show too.

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Michael Croswell
Michael Croswell is a St. Paul based composer who often works in the theater realm.
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Michael Croswell is a St. Paul-based composer who often works in the theater realm. Michael is a big fan of Beatrix Jar, a local circuit-bending, 'found sound' duo. Beatrix Jar is putting on a show on Thursday, June 18 at 8 p.m., at the site of James Turrell's "Sky Pesher" installation at the Walker Art Center.

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