Author: Andrew Newman

The Minnesota Opera will salute its donors and supporters on September 20 when they throw a special gala in their honor. The black-tie affair includes a lavish three-course dinner and silent auction at the James J. Hill Reference Library before guests are swept away by Verdi’s passionate and classic melodrama Il trovatore. The evening begins…

Rift Magazine is celebrating the release of its 25th print edition at the Hexagon Bar, and wants you to be there! Featuring the best of the magazine’s online site and input from local artists, writers and bloggers, the party will be August 23 starting at 9 pm. A simultaneous release party and birthday bash for…

Local artists Low and Dosh will play together when the Turf Club throws its benefit for Barack Obama at 9 pm on Wednesday, August 27th. Conceived as an effort to get Minnesotans passionate about the upcoming election and to bring light to Sen. Obama’s ongoing campaign, the event promises appearances from more local acts and…

The world’s best in advertising will be on display in The One Show, starting at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design gallery on August 22nd. Featuring work handpicked by The One Club, the leading nonprofit organization for recognition in advertising, winning works in print, radio, television and more will show patrons what real advertising…

Pop singles of years past are used as a springboard to study our culture’s complex relationship with the real world. The glitz of celebrity living is compared to the seriousness of real living in "Party Party in a Tweety Land b/w This Republic of Suffering," an exhibition opening at the Form + Content Gallery on…

True film independents will find a voice at the 2008 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival, celebrating the best in low-budget filmmaking. The parade of self-financed works begins August 29 with a world premiere from Germany, Julia Ostertag’s *Saila* at 7:30 pm. Ostertag will be present for a post-screening discussion and Q&A. The festival continues through August…