33rd National Night Out is Tuesday
August 2 Provided by the City of Minneapolis National Night Out (NNO) is an annual nationwide event that encourages residents to get out in the community, holding block parties and getting to know...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Indignation” (R) (3.5) [Sexual content and some language.] — Terrific acting...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Anthropoid” (R) (3.5) [Violence and some disturbing images.] — Difficult to...
View ArticleExclusive Screening Pass Giveaway for ‘Complete Unknown’
About the film Provided by IFC Films Alice (Rachel Weisz) is a woman with a past-multiple pasts. She’s been a Portland hippie, an ER nurse, and a magician’s assistant in China, changing names and...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Ben-Hur” (PG-13) (3.5) [Sequences of violence and disturbing images.] — When a...
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“Our Little Sister” New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Gleason” (R) (3) [Language.] — A heartbreaking,...
View ArticleThe 28th Annual Taste of Greece Festival Returns to Minneapolis
Weekend Event Celebrates Greek Culture, Food and Music, September 9-10 Provided by Saint Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church (Photos courtesy of Saint Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church) The 28th Minneapolis Greek...
View ArticleBehind Bars, Desperate Measures
Theater Review: ‘Bars and Measures’ at the Jungle Theater By Colleen Steppa, Theater Reviewer (Photo courtesy of Jungle Theater) A story of brotherhoods that conflict and converge, Idris Goodwin’s...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Disorder” (NR) (3) [Subtitled] — After a failed kidnapping attempt of the...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Complete Unknown” (R) (2) [Some language.] — When his former lover (Rachel...
View ArticleParks, Loppet Foundation Celebrate New Era at Theodore Wirth Park
An interior view of The Trailhead Provided by MPRB (Photos courtesy of MPRB) On September 7 the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and the Loppet Foundation confirmed a shared commitment to...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Bridget Jones’s Baby” (R) (3) [Language, sex references, and some nudity.] — A...
View ArticleFREE MOVIE TICKETS: ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Tuesday, September 20 at Lagoon Cinema, 7pm Set against the antebellum South and based on a true story, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher whose...
View ArticleHome Streets, Homegrown Stories
Dowling Studio (Photo courtesy of Michal Daniel) By Colleen Steppa, Theater Reviewer (Cover photo courtesy of Gallop Studios) Home Street Home Minneapolis, now showing at the Guthrie, is a production...
View ArticleIveys Present Local Theater Awards
(Photo courtesy of Guthrie Theater) By Colleen Steppa, Theater Reviewer Minneapolis recently celebrated the 12th annual Ivey Awards to recognize great talents in local theater over the past year. The...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Blair Witch” (R) (1.5) [Language, terror, and some disturbing images.] — When a...
View ArticleTheater Review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ at the Guthrie Theater
By Colleen Steppa, Theater Reviewer (Photos by Dan Norman) True to Austen’s formula – boy-meets-girl, boy has some minor character flaw (dullard, most likely), other, more-attractive boy-meets-girl,...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Deepwater Horizon” (PG-13) (3.5) [Prolonged intense disaster sequences and...
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New movies showing in Minneapolis By Wendy Schadewald (Rating system: 4=Don’t miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “The Birth of a Nation” (R) (4) [Disturbing violent content, and some brief...
View ArticleThousands Hit the Streets Sunday for Twin Cities Marathon
Drivers should watch for street closures on race day Provided by City of Minneapolis (Photos courtesy of Twin Cities in Motion) On Sunday, October 9, thousands of runners will travel city streets in...
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