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June 2008 Online

June 2008 Online

FICTION

Sometimes All the Time

Sometimes All the Time

The Percocets he'd taken dampened the stars like they did his feelings.
by Max Ross, photo by Maria Gonzalez

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Jumping Off the Kawarau Bridge

Letter

Jumping Off the Kawarau Bridge

Postcards from the Edge
by Mom and Dad, from Karawau

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Solstice Film Festival — It's a Killer

Silver Screen

Solstice Film Festival — It's a Killer

Killer Movie, a tongue-in-cheek story of a reality television shoot in a northern border town that goes terrifyingly awry, opens the festival.
by Erik McClanahan
Bikram Blues

Turn Up the Heat

Bikram Blues

Back, back, back, don't stop, no fear, way back, far back ... and release.
by Caroline Burau, photo by Maria González

STRAIGHT TALK

The Man Behind Bigger, Stronger, Faster

The Man Behind Bigger, Stronger, Faster

An interview with Chris Bell
by Brandon Root

SO LITTLE TIME...

My Winnipeg

FILM

My Winnipeg

Lagoon Cinema, Jun 27, 2008
by Christopher Kelleher

LECTURE SERIES

The Landscape of Life: Kinji Akagawa

MCAD, Jun 18, 2008
by Kate Iverson
Irma Thomas/James Hunter

MUSIC

Irma Thomas/James Hunter

Minnesota Zoo, Jun 26, 2008 at 7:30 pm
by Britt Robson
Get Smart (2008)

FILM

Get Smart (2008)

Opens in theaters Jun 20, 2008
by Christopher Kelleher
Orchestra Baobab

MUSIC

Orchestra Baobab

Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Jun 30, 2008
by Britt Robson
The Omega Man (1971)

FILM

The Omega Man (1971)

The Basin, Jun 17, 2008
by Christopher Kelleher
Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits, 1905 - 1920

Art

Augustus F. Sherman: Ellis Island Portraits, 1905 - 1920

Minnesota History Center, now through Sep 21, 2008
by Andrew Newman
August Moon

Books & Authors

August Moon

Once Upon a Crime, Jun 28, 2008 from 12 pm to 2 pm
by Andrew Newman
Through the Looking Glass

Art

Through the Looking Glass

SOO Visual Arts Center, Jun 20, 2008 through Aug 16, 2008
by Andrew Newman
Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar & Grill

Books & Authors

Murder at the Bad Girl's Bar & Grill

University of Minnesota Bookstore & Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Jun 25, 2008 through Jun 26, 2008
by Andrew Newman
New Works 4 Weeks Festival

Theater and Performance

New Works 4 Weeks Festival

Red Eye Theater, Jun 05, 2008 through Jun 28, 2008
by Andrew Newman
The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde

Theater and Performance

The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde

Guthrie Theater, May 31, 2008 through Jul 11, 2008
by Andrew Newman
The Gin Game

Theater and Performance

The Gin Game

Jungle Theater, May 30, 2008 through Jun 29, 2008
by Andrew Newman
God for President

Books & Authors

God for President

Magers & Quinn, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:30 pm
by Andrew Newman
Downbeat’s Rising Stars

MUSIC

Downbeat’s Rising Stars

Orchestra Hall Jun 26, 2008 at 7:30 pm
by Britt Robson
John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties

MUSIC

John Hiatt and the Ageless Beauties

The Pantages, Jun 28, 2008 at 8 pm
by Britt Robson
From Page to Screen: Free Outdoor Movies at the Saint Paul Central Library

Film

From Page to Screen: Free Outdoor Movies at the Saint Paul Central Library

St. Paul Central Library, Jun 20, 2008 through Jul 25, 2008
by Andrew Newman
The Black Orchid

Theater and Performance

The Black Orchid

Parkway Theater, Jun 19, 2008 through Jun 29, 2008
by Andrew Newman
Quid Pro Quo

Film

Quid Pro Quo

Walker Art Center, Jun 06, 2008
by Andrew Newman
Big Ideas for a Small Planet

Film

Big Ideas for a Small Planet

Walker Art Center, Jun 03, 2008 through Aug 31, 2008
by Andrew Newman
Roman de Gare

Film

Roman de Gare

Edina Cinema, Jun 06, 2008
by Christopher Kelleher
Ambrosiatic Productions: Euphoria

THEATER & PERFORMANCE

Ambrosiatic Productions: Euphoria

The Playwrights' Center, Jun 05, 2008 through Jun 08, 2008
by Andrew Newman

GRAY MATTERS

Sydney Pollack Gave Me a Boner

FILM

Sydney Pollack Gave Me a Boner

A lurid obituary for the man who gave us cinema's sexiest beast — Tootsie.
by J.A. del Rosario

AND NOW THIS

Bush Money

Bush Money

"I decided to trade in my economic package for a different kind of stimulating package. The silicon kind.”
by Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, photo by Maria González

OTHER

Star Wars, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sci-Fi

SCI-FI ART

Star Wars, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sci-Fi

The Science Museum fills with Star Wars fan drool-inspiring artifacts.
by Kate Iverson, photos by Stephen Stephens