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The only theater company in North Minneapolis makes its way by knowing its audience

by Jeff Redman, MinnesotaPlaylist

Deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale. Shake your hands a bit, get the blood flowing again. Focus. Don’t let the latecomers throw you, just stay focused. One last time through my first few lines in my head. That feeling is back. Like I swallowed a sack full of bees.

Fiction on a Stick

by Matt Peiken, 3-Minute Egg

The Loft Literary Center and Milkweed Editions celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Loft Mentor Series with the release of the new anthology Tags:

BOOKS | "Skirmish": Bitterly funny poetry from Dobby Gibson

To be honest, I’ve never been an avid reader of poetry. I have nothing against poems, but for some reason my mind wants words on a page to present themselves as prose, and balks at taking them seriously when they’re organized in rhymed couplets, sonnet form, or—God forbid—free verse. When verse is set to music, I can generally handle it better. One reason I found Minneapolis poet Dobby Gibson’s new collection, Skirmish, so enjoyable is that his combination of mordant wit and bittersweet longing so recalls the lyrics of my favorite songwriter, Bob Dylan. MORE »

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Taking it to the streets -- or the meeting rooms

Two opportunities to speak out on budgets, local and state:

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