Australian pop-punk singer/songwriter Alex Lahey headlines 7th St Entry with her music, which is dedicated to those the world wasn’t made for (i.e., most of us). Lahey’s music dives into the loneliness of growing up queer, the feeling of not being able to return home during the pandemic, and more.…
A tour of nine local courses—and a sneak peek of what’s to come—from American Mini Golf Alliance co-founder Tom Loftus. WORDS BY MARTIN DEVANEY When it comes to the short game, Minneapolis’ Tom Loftus has a long resumé. Along with his wife, Robin Schwartzman, Loftus runs the website A Couple…
Meet the team who thinks spooky szn should be year-round. WORDS BY PATRICK STRAIT There is no wrong time of the year to be scared. Or so says the gang at Nowhere Haunted House. Equipped with everything from your haunted house staples, such as zombies and killer clowns, to more…
The AAPI Generations conference celebrates the 30th anniversary of Theater Mu and Asian American Theater as a whole. Over the course of the weekend, there will be artist talks, exhibits, the annual New Eyes play-reading festival, workshops, and more. FRI 5/19, 7 PM, sliding scale tickets, All Ages…
With an overwhelming amount of things to do and see this weekend, DISPATCH wanted to help by putting a bunch of highlights in one handy place. Here are some picks worth a look for Art-A-Whirl weekend. Solar Arts at Art-A-Whirl® Solar Arts Building, 711 NE 15th Ave, Mpls – Friday…
Author and St. Paul native Patricia Hampl returns to her West 7th neighborhood for a night of celebrating her Czech heritage through memoir and music. Ever since her 1981 memoir A Romantic Education put her on the literary map, Hampl has been a recognized figure in the world of autobiographical…
A few minutes with a very busy Anna Becker, NEMAA executive director, on the state of the top arts district in the USA according to USA Today WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN It’s two weeks to Art-A-Whirl and Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) executive director Anna Becker is standing on a…
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start (or stop). Here are just a few artist picks, organized by building, before you get too dizzy. WORDS BY DISPATCH STAFF Solar Arts Solar Arts goes all out for Art-a-Whirl, packing three floors full of art and three floors of live music.…
Mapping out your whirling weekend. WORDS BY DISPATCH STAFF Whether you’ve been going since the beginning or you’re just now ready to discover the many studio gems scattered around Northeast Minneapolis, here’s a list of some of the places to try to cover during your Art-a-Whirl weekend. Because the festival…
Can hell become a site of liberation and trans love? Open Flame Theatre made an opera to find out. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN Walken Schweigert and Katie Burgess go way back, first meeting in 2004 when they were both worker-owners of the The Spokes Pizza Collective out of the Seward…