http://minnesota.publicradio.org/about/people/mpr_people_display.php?aut_id=31004 en-us Copyright 2013 Minnesota Public Radio Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:25 -0500 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/standard/images/mpr003/logo_mpr.gif http://minnesota.publicradio.org/?refid=0 Stephanie Curtis reviews the new Star Trek film, directed by JJ Abrams. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/17/movie_maven_star_trek_into_darkness?refid=0 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:34:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about arts events happening at galleries all over Minneapolis this weekend. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/16/weekend_arts_art-a-whirl_hottea_bad_art?refid=0 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:34:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis reviews director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's signature work. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/10/movie_maven_the_great_gatsby?refid=0 Fri, 10 May 2013 08:32:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about three new stage productions in Minneapolis -- including one at the Guthrie Theater, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/09/weekend_arts_drama_club_an_iliad_guthrie_james_beard_tesla_nimbus?refid=0 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:33:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis reviews a new film from director Mira Nair ('Monsoon Wedding', 'The Namesake') and also talks about 'Iron Man 3'. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/03/movie_maven_reluctant_fundamentalist?refid=0 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:32:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about an arts event for each day of this upcoming weekend. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/02/weekend_arts_moving_company_cinco_de_mayo_heart_of_beast_mayday?refid=0 Thu, 02 May 2013 08:33:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis reviews a silent-film retelling of the Snow White fairy tale. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/26/movie_maven_blancanieves?refid=0 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:31:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about three arts happenings that celebrate our long-awaited springtime. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/25/weekend_arts_art_in_bloom_art_crawl_interact_theater?refid=0 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:34:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis reviews a new sci-fi thriller starring Tom Cruise. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/19/move_maven_oblivion_tom_cruise?refid=0 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:32:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about three innovative shows taking the stage this weekend -- with themes piscine or paternal. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/18/weekend_arts_roundup_nice_fish_niiccugni_word_becomes_flesh?refid=0 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:34:00 -0500 Edward Kelsey Moore, author of 'The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat,' talks about music, writing and a story shaped by sonata. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/10/edward_kelsey_moore_supremes_author_profile?refid=0 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis talks about a number of films screening at MSPIFF, including the Italian film, 'Caesar Must Die'. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/12/movie_maven_mspiff_caesar_must_die?refid=0 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:35:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis, Steve Seel and Jill Riley reflect on the life and career of Roger Ebert, and Stephanie reviews Federico Alvarez's reboot of Sam Raimi's classic 1981 horror film. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/05/movie_maven_federico_alvarez_roger_ebert?refid=0 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:33:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about Artcrank and two new plays opening this weekend. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/04/weekend_arts_artcrank_bowler_letters_duty_misterman?refid=0 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:34:00 -0500 Stephanie Curtis reviews this new Japanese anime film from director Goro Miyazaki. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/29/movie_maven_miyazaki_from_up_on_poppy_hill?refid=0 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:35:00 -0500 Marianne Combs describes three very different types of stage performances happening this weekend. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/28/weekend_arts_death_trap_shapiro_and_smith_scrimshaw_obsessed?refid=0 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:40:00 -0500 Blues Highway Revisited features music from such artists as Gary Clark Jr., Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins. Local musicians share their thoughts on the blues, and Southampton, England, band the Dodge Brothers talk about recording at Sun Studio and share two tracks off their forthcoming album -- a U.S. radio premiere. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/22/blues_highway_revisited_mcclenney_scheiber_dodge_brothers_sun_studio?refid=0 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0500 This week, MPR News Arts Reporter (and Cube Critic) Euan Kerr reviews the new film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/22/movie_maven_on_the_road_salles_hedlund_stewart_kerouac?refid=0 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:40:00 -0500 Marianne Combs talks about three arts happenings that blur the boundaries in various ways. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/21/weekend_arts_roundup_truthiness_jackie_and_me_ragmala?refid=0 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:16:24 -0500 Park Chan-wook directs this Gothic horror film http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/15/movie_maven_stoker?refid=0 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:09:31 -0500 Three great stories about overcoming the odds are behind three new shows opening this weekend. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/14/weekend_arts_penumbra_pao_houa_her_hmong_bollywood?refid=0 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:19:54 -0500 MPR's Movie Maven, Stephanie Curtis, reviews 'Dead Man Down', a new film set in the New York underworld that stars Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/08/movie_maven_dead_man_down?refid=0 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:25:16 -0600 'Yellow Fever' opens at the Guthrie, Minneapolis hosts the Women of the World Poetry Slam and Shá Cage leads an artistic exploration of a provocative word http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/07/weekend_arts_yellow_fever_poetry_slam_n-word?refid=0 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:26:12 -0600 Oscar-nominated documentary 'The Gatekeepers' explores the Israeli secret service; a Kids Film Festival at Walker Art Center http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/01/movie_maven_gatekeepers_walker_kids_film_fest?refid=0 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:23:59 -0600 Beyond Ballroom Dance Company celebrates its tenth anniversary; a reality-TV set is turned upside down by 'Six Characters in Search of an Author'; and Joseph Scrimshaw explores 'How to Swear Like a Minnesotan' http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/02/28/beyond_ballroom_gremlin_thtr_swear_minnesotan?refid=0 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:30:12 -0600 This weekend features a poetry reading from local poets Mike Finley and Danny Klecko, while Norwegian musician Terje Isungset searches the area's frozen lakes for the right ice to make his instruments. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/02/21/weekend_arts_ice_instruments_poetry_finley_klecko?refid=0 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:47:03 -0600 This weekend brings a dance and theater production that takes a fresh look at everyday life, a mash-up of hip hop and Greek tragedy, and an innovative re-imagining of a classic TV show http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/02/14/weekend_arts_stuart_pimsler_the_seven_to_the_moon?refid=0 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:40:54 -0600 This weekend brings a film festival of Minnesota-made animation, a staging of the Gothic 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and a re-imagining of 'Little Red Riding Hood.' http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/02/07/weekend_arts_sleepy_hollow_red_riding_hood_minnanimate?refid=0 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:23:30 -0600 Three new stage productions open this weekend in Minneapolis and St. Paul http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/01/31/weekend_arts_theater_walker_jungle_dreamland?refid=0 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:41:05 -0600 This week, MPR News Arts Editor Marianne Combs talks to The Current's Steve Seel and Jill Riley about an art sled rally, a world premiere of a play and a choir's silver anniversary. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/01/24/weekend-arts-powderhorn-sled?refid=0 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Popularity of Top Score inspires Classical MPR's on-air playlist this week. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/01/14/videogame-music-advances-to-next-level?refid=0 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:00:00 -0600 Thirty years after its release, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' continues to fascinate. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/11/30/michael-jackson-thriller-turns-30?refid=0 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 On Thursday, Sept. 6, The Current's Mark Wheat became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He recently sat down to share his thoughts about his decision and about his experience of becoming an American. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/09/06/citizen-mark?refid=0 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Copper Street Brass Quintet bring a bold approach to their new album and to the State Fair http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/08/24/kicking-it-copperstreet-style?refid=0 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Meet John Lunn, composer for TV's "Downton Abbey" http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/04/09/capturing-the-castle?refid=0 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Norway-based composer Andrew Smith enjoys a rewarding partnership with New York Polyphony. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/12/06/forging-a-musical-friendship?refid=0 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:38:38 -0600 John Birge's Thanksgiving program about fall, food and gratitude is touching more people than ever. Hear "Giving Thanks" on Thanksgiving Day at 9 a.m. and again at 8 p.m. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/15/gratitude-attitude?refid=0 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 New York Polyphony bring their distinct vocal sound to Minnesota for a Christmas concert on Dec. 9 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/10/new-york-polyphony?refid=0 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:00:00 -0600 Why John Birge is grateful for "falling into" being a host of classical music. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/11/07/facing-the-music?refid=0 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:00:00 -0600 Classical MPR's Brian Newhouse first heard violinist Chad Hoopes as accompaniment to dessert. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/13/much-more-than-dinner-music?refid=0 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:00:00 -0500 The new podcast from Classical MPR, Top Score, explores and celebrates the classical music composed for video games. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/07/01/game-show?refid=0 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:33:42 -0500