Cristina Córdova

Hit the Books

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READINGS Masters of Young Adult Literature This evening brings together three national award-winning authors of young adult literature. M.T. Anderson, Pete Hautman, and Alison McGhee will all be participating on a panel to share their passion for literature and discuss why they love writing for teens. Anderson is winner of this year’s National Book Award … Read more

Give Your Weekend a Latino Twist

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DANCE Contemporary Dance Triptych The SCUBA Touring Network is a co-operative enterprise bringing together dance artists from Minneapolis, Seattle, New York, and Philadelphia in an effort to take regional talent to a national scale. This weekend, the fifth annual SCUBA Touring Network brings three new contemporary concert dance artists to Minneapolis. At the top of … Read more

Real Life – and other things that go along with it

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FILM Real Life Has No Big Budget Once again, the Twin Cities proves its cutting edge quality — this time in film. Tonight the Heights Theater offers a screening of RealLive, a unique combination of documentary, action, adventure, comedy and drama. Follow local director, videographer, editor, producer, musician and biker (and Columbia Heights High School … Read more

A Glance Back: Superheroes, Glam, and Anger

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ART Superspective Retrostar Are you a fan of storybook illustrations? How about comic books? I mean, who doesn’t love a superhero? It’s hard to be content with our everyday lives. This is what Barry McMahon’s recent work is all about; he pits the iconic superhero against all the bothersome everyday stuff we have to put … Read more

Banned Music, Banned Books, and Band Favorites

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FILM Spring Passions Back in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring caused riots at its premiere. Almost a century later, directors Thomas Grube and Enrique Sanchez Lansch use Stravinsky’s masterpiece as the catalyst for an educational project involving 250 Berlin children representing 25 nations. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under Sir Simon Rattle, ventured out … Read more

From the Screen, to the Book, to the Ballgame

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DINING Nourish the Mind It’s really too bad we can’t support our public libraries by reading, but I guess when it comes down to it more people appreciate a good meal over a good book. Do your good deed tonight and come sample the local flavors at the Twin Cities Restaurant Week Kick-Off Event, benefiting … Read more

The Weekend Is All about the Music

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MUSIC Good Old Boys I don’t know why most cover bands try so hard to make each song sound like the original recording. In my book, the whole point of covering a song is to make it yours, to add your own touches and stylings in an effort to pay homage to the song. This … Read more

White Soul, White Blues, Beards, Women, and Race

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MUSIC A Couple of White Folk The 400 Bar never ceases to amaze me. Somehow their relatively small, dingy and dirty space seems to draw some of the best folk acts in town — and a few more innovative ones at that. Tonight, James Morrison and Jessie Baylin take the stage (not together). British country … Read more

Writers in the Mix

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FILM Yes, We Make Movies Here Not really sure what people are referring to when they speak of the local film community? See for yourself at tonight’s March 2007 Fearless Filmmakers Screening Event. Get a little taste for what local and regional filmmakers have been producing. Experience a young family’s journey to euthanasia, personal fulfillment … Read more

Yucks, Butts, Trills, and Game

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COMEDY Stand-up Stand-off Last Comic Standing is coming back for a 5th season, and Minneapolis has been chosen as one of the five national audition cities. (That’s right; this season is going international, so Australia, Canada, and England will also host auditions.) Auditions start at 9 a.m., but those of us less-funny people can watch … Read more