Grease Rag's guide to winter biking in the Twin Cities
by Karen Hollish, TC Daily Planet
Only the most brutal, ice-encrusted conditions can keep commuter Lee Penn off her bike.
"If my pedals can't clear the snow pack," she said Sunday, "then I pull out my skis and ski to work."
Northeast Minneapolis, Northern MN, and Count Beltrami Recount Soup
by Mary Treacy, Neighborhood Notes
Giacomo Constantino Beltrami has entered my consciousness and thus my life. Over the years I've wondered why my nearby neighborhood is called Beltrami, a name shared with a county in Northern Minnesota. My curiosity was piqued, mostly because I'm generally curious about neighborhood names. So I was at the ready when I heard Cathy Wurzer on MPR this morning interviewing Kay Mack, Beltrami County Auditor-Treasurer. Describing how her county is preparing for a possible gubernatorial recount Mack indicated she would be pulling out her "2008 Recount Soup", an Italian delicacy popularly known as Count Beltrami Recount Soup. Ms. Mack not only manages the recount but supplies the soup - and the recipe. (below)
MUSIC | Grinderman play an exhilarating show at First Avenue
by Kyle Matteson, TC Daily Planet
It had been over eight years since Nick Cave last played in Minnesota (the Bad Seeds played the State Theatre in April 2002), so as you can imagine, the anticipation and energy of the crowd at First Avenue on Tuesday night was incredibly high even before Cave's current band Grinderman set foot onstage.
Powderhorn neighbors plan peace vigil in response to recent violence
by Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet
Neighbors from Powderhorn Park are coming together in response to the recent bouts of violence by organizing a "Peace in Powderhorn" vigil on December 1 and a Safety Brainstorming Meeting on December 2. Also-statement from victim: "*We Survived Grandly, We're Blessed with an Abundance of Support and Love." [Full statement below.]
MUSIC | Paying tribute to the Replacements, and beer (is there a difference?), at First Avenue
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
On Friday night, a long lineup of local musicians filled both the Mainroom and the 7th Street Entry at First Avenue for the club's annual tribute to the Replacements, the Minneapolis rock group that was one of the most beloved and influential bands to emerge in punk-era America. This year's celebration paid tribute to the 25th anniversary of Tim, the record that was the Replacements' major-label debut.
DANCE | Walker Art Center presents a Choreographers' Evening full of pizazz
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
Sometimes, contemporary dance growls and barks at you. Other times, it wags its tail, jumps up in your lap, licks your face, and pees on you a little bit. Saturday night at the Walker Art Center, there was more of the latter than the former.
MUSIC | Alicia Wiley darkens her musical palette with Both Sides
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
Whether playing an intimate solo set or working with a band, Alicia Wiley acquits herself as a siren songbird of the first order. Her track record is, to say the least, enviable. You could, as Yogi Berra used to say, look it up. She has won multiple Minnesota Music Awards, appeared on KARE-11, WCCO-TV and done countless appearances headlining around the Twin Cities (the Fine Line, Hell's Kitchen, Varsity Theater) with each of her albums garnering more critical acclaim than the last.
Closing the American Indian achievement gap in Minnesota schools
by Melissa Olson, TC Daily Planet
According to a 2009 report to the State of Minnesota, only two of five American Indian high school students in Minnesota graduate high school within four years, as compared to four out of five white students.
VISUAL ARTS | Jila Nikpay's Faces of New America: Coming to a library near you
by Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet
Photographer Jila Nikpay takes a look at the changing identity of immigrants in America in her new exhibit Faces of New America, which will tour libraries in MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency), an alliance of over 100 public libraries in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. The project, funded in part with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, begins its tour with at the Minneapolis Central Library, where it will be on view from December 1 to January 30. After the MELSA tour, Nikpay hopes to expand the project (which now includes 32 large-scale portraits of youth from immigrant families) into a large-scale installation.
THEATER | The Harty Boys Save Christmas, thanks to Comedy Suitcase, at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
On Sunday night at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, the most magical moment in Comedy Suitcase's The Harty Boys Save Christmas had nothing to do with presents or snow or mistletoe: it was when a young child laughed out loud, with a contagious giggle, at a punch line involving Ayn Rand. I can tell you how Santa gets down those chimneys, but I can't tell you quite how Joshua English Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen pulled that feat off.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK | Who's next for St. Paul school board, as Varro leaves?
by Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
This afternoon, a press release from St. Paul Public Schools announced that Vallay Varro is leaving the school board post she won just a year ago. Varro will also resign her position as Education Policy Director for the City of Saint Paul, moving on to become the executive director of the Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Now.
THEATER | At the History Theatre, The Christmas Schooner wobbles but stays steady on its course
by Bev Wolfe, TC Daily Planet
Song and family underscore the History Theatre's warm reprise of the holiday musical The Christmas Schooner. Written by John Reeger with music and lyrics by Julie Shannon, this play was last performed at the History Theatre in 2002. It is a charming family entertainment and a viable alternative for families tired of the usual holiday fare.
MUSIC | Jazz balladeer Mina Agossi: Inspirational nights, and unforgettable days
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
Intriguing vocalist-composer Mina Agossi's style isn't quite what readily comes to mind when you think of jazz balladeers. Hers is a distinctly reflective voice, a sensibility intrinsically her own. You can, of course, hear hints of the masters in her tonality and phrasing. Think, for instance, Sarah Vaughan. Her material is rich and varied from standards ("I Won't Dance," "When the Saints Go Marching In") to pop ("And I Love Her") to rock ("Spanish Castle Magic," "Voodoo Chile") to, of course, originals ("May I Sit At Your Table," "Lost In The City").
MOVIES | James Franco and Anne Hathaway will host 83rd Academy Awards
by Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet
James Franco and Anne Hathaway will serve as co-hosts of the 83rd Academy Awards, Oscar telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced today. Both have previously appeared on the telecast but not in hosting capacities.
THEATER | Win-win: David Sedaris's Santaland Diaries presented by Frank Theatre at Hennepin Stages and by Theatre Limina at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
by Betsy Gabler, TC Daily Planet
I can see why one or both of these performances could become a Christmas classic for some. Both performances are excellent in their own right, so if you're cool with not hearing the story straight from the horse's mouth, by all means, go. Oh, and did I mention that at both venues, you can ask Santa (a.k.a. your server) for a Scotch?
THEATER | Penumbra Theatre's Black Nativity: Now's the Time keeps family in focus
by Leslie Kruempel, TC Daily Planet
I admittedly wasn't in a very Christmasy mood as I headed to St. Paul's Penumbra Theatre for opening night of Black Nativity: Now's the Time last Friday. It wasn't even December yet, after all, and leftover Thanksgiving turkey was still occupying space in my fridge. But I dare you to sit through even just 15 minutes of this annual musical celebration and not feel at least a little Christmas spirit sneak into your soul.
Twin Cities first Orthodox Christian charity opens in St. Paul
by Yeoryia Christoforides, TC Daily Planet
Though charitable giving in the Twin Cities has dwindled, the Orthodox Christian community has established its first organized charity ministry in Minneapolis.
Hundreds gather to reclaim Powderhorn Park
by Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
It was frigid and slippery, but that didn't stop more than 300 people from showing up at "Peace in Powderhorn: A vigil to reclaim the park."
2010 British Television Advertising Awards to leave a somber impression at the Walker Art Center
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
If the advertising firms of the United Kingdom have done their jobs well this year, after the Walker Art Center's sold-out run of screenings of winners of the 2010 British Television Advertising Awards, there will be several thousand Minnesotans slightly less likely to do cocaine, drive after doing cocaine, smoke cigarettes, get into an unmarked cab, tolerate being the victims of domestic violence, drive over the speed limit, take an airline flight, have unprotected sex, carry a knife, or drink and drive-though slightly more likely to drink in general, though slightly less likely to drink to drunkenness. If you notice a lot of mildly buzzed people riding the bus...oh, wait, we have that already.
MUSIC | Jenny O.: "I don't think it's very healthy to draw from the present all the time"
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
Recently I spent a couple of days listening to the (digital) pile of new music sent to the Daily Planet by artists hoping for some coverage. Most of it wafted by in an undifferentiated sea of indie-rock angst and overpolished pop, but Jenny O.'s EP Home caught my ears and kept them.
MUSIC | David Hanners: "I'll never use Auto-Tune, no matter what the critic in Duluth says"
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
There is a long line of those who'd kill to stand in St. Paul singer-songwriter David Hanners's shoes. On top of a successful music career, Hanners owns a Pulitzer Prize for journalism. He followed his acclaimed recording debut, Nothingtown, with last year's highly touted The Traveler's Burden and is now back promoting the disc.
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TERESA ON TCDP | Welcome to December
by Teresa Boardman • The last month of the year. I thought posting a couple of pictures that I took last weekend would be a good way to start December.
THINK FORWARD | Cancún surprises logistical and political
by Steve Suppan • After the disastrous logistical organization of U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, we prepared well to avoid similar surprises in getting to Cancún, Mexico.
CRAZY BOY FARM | Venison—four ways
by Amy Douen • I am pretty sure I have said before that I wasn't at all enthused about the idea of marrying a hunter. Luckily for our four children, the good qualities outweighed what I perceived at the time to be negatives.
BARATARIA | Making stuff
by Erik Hare • If you pay any attention to the things you are buying this holiday season, you've probably noticed that very little of it is made in the USofA. That's been true for an extremely long time - for many of us, our entire lives. We simply don't make much stuff in this country anymore.
HINDSIGHT 2020 | Sustainable afterthoughts
by Mina Bakhtiar • Minnesota 2020 is proud to launch this year's Made in Minnesota holiday shopping report, which focuses on sustainability. Researching the report, we've met a series of innovative business owners who incorporate sustainable strategies into their practices.
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