By Joe Kimball | Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

The Great Minnesota Get-Together recovered nicely from a damaging 2007 thunderstorm 10 days before its opening.  Now, the Fair faces the ill winds of high gas prices and a weak economy, plus the potential impact of election-year politicking and, maybe, visiting protesters seeking a big audience.

By Linda Mack | Tuesday, July 29, 2008

There's a revolution in the world of design, and a little village at the Walker Art Center shows just how that movement is leading to innovations for the "Other 90%."

By Amy Goetzman | Monday, July 14, 2008

While some 30 million trees are used annually to make books sold in the United States, some publishers in Minnesota are joining a worldwide initiative to green up their enterprises. Now, aren't you glad you're reading this online?

The woman who wrote and sang one of the most perfectly crafted pop songs is coming to St. Paul for Independence Day.

By Jim Walsh | Friday, June 27, 2008

How a former video-game designer named Matt ("Where the Hell is Matt?")  and a Minneapolis-by-way-of- Bangladesh high school student joined forces to get the whole world dancing — together, and to the same song.

By Rob Nelson

Thursday, May 29, 2008

CANNES, France — After screening nearly 30 films in 10 days at the Festival de Cannes, Rob Nelson suggests these are not to be missed when they hit the metro over the next few months. 

By Rob Nelson | Thursday, May 22, 2008

Filmmaker Errol Morris, whose latest documentary, "Standard Operating Procedure" opens in Minneapolis on Friday, talks shop and philosophizes with film writer Rob Nelson. 

By Michael Anthony | Friday, April 25, 2008

This won't be your everyday field trip. Close to 200 children, college students and others from the St. Cloud area — ravaged in recent years by anti-Semitic incidents — will perform a Holocaust oratorio at former Nazi death camps in late May. This is but one of the strands of irony and coincidence encircling "To Be Certain of the Dawn" and its eloquent plea for tolerance. 

By Camille LeFevre | Thursday, April 24, 2008

With its new "Border Crossing," set in the desert along the Arizona-Mexico border, Off Leash Area is just the latest dance company to tackle political issues through movement.

By Kay Harvey

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Minnesota is at the forefront in recognizing that participating in the arts is good for older people. In a new twist on the Artists in the Schools concept, artists will share their skills in senior residences, care facilities, community education programs, senior centers and other places where seniors gather.