Archive for January, 2025
Heart of the Beast Not Limited To a Place
By HARVEY WINJE Heart of the Beast in the community. Photo Courtesy:HOBT HOBT has occupied four locations that served as indoor workshops, classrooms, performance stages, and offices while always doing production, teaching, and performing at other indoor and outdoor places. These spaces included parks, schools, theaters, community centers, and streets throughout the Twin Cities area and suburbs. Other traveling adventures took HOBT to Washington, D.C.; New Orleans, LA; Brookings and Mitchell, SD; Itasca, MN and to the Gulf of Mexico on a Mississippi river towns tour with ”Circle of Water Circus” (currently exhibited at the Hennepin History Museum). In 2000, HOBT performed at the DMZ–Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. HOBT has been a place that welcomes everyone no matter where it’s taught, performed, or at any one of its four studio/workshop/stage locations:1973-1985: Walker Community Church 3104 16th Avenue So; demolished after May 27, 2012 fire [...]
Someone Thought this was a Good Idea
from the series Peace House Community Journal... By MARTI MALTBY Marti Maltby A couple of months ago, one of the community members at Peace House Community crawled under the table where we set out pastries so he could take a nap. A newer volunteer asked if this was okay, and I replied that as long as he was breathing and no one was going to trip over him, we would leave him alone. If sleeping under a table on a cement floor in a noisy room is his best option, who am I to make an arbitrary rule that will take his sleep away? Illustration: Jake Ryan I mentioned this story during a church service recently, and a couple of days later one of PHC’s supporters commented on how uplifting the story was, because it showed how caring we were. Unfortunately, in the two days between telling the story and hearing the comment, my mood had soured because cold weather had set in. My response was succinct. “You say it’s uplifting because I told you about the good part of PHC. The [...]
Events January ’25
Niimiwin: Bijiinag igo ingii-azhegiiwe gaa-niimi’idingThrough January 18All My Relations Arts1414 E Franklin AvenueFreeNiimiwin (“Everyone Dance” in Anishinaabemowin), showcases contemporary Indigenous art within the theme of movement. In the exhibition, artists from various disciplines who are connected to Minnesota work through material, process, result, and kinship to embody kinetic movement within their art. For hours and information, visit allmyrelationsarts.org. Native Youth Arts Collective (NYAC) ShowcaseThrough February 2Two Rivers Gallery1530 E Franklin AvenueFreeThe NYAC Showcase features work in photography, printmaking, film, installation, and more by youth and Culture Bearer mentors from Little Earth Community. For gallery hours, visit 2riversartgallery.org. Somali MuseumThursday - Sunday11 AM - 5 PMMidtown ExchangeBasement level2925 Chicago AvenueAdults: $11Youth and Seniors: $8After months of preparation, the Somali Museum of Minnesota has reopened at a new [...]
