‘Arts’ Archives
“The Embrace of the Serpent”
“The Embrace of the Serpent” Colombian ***** 2015 Adventure/Drama/History Not Rated “The Embrace of the Serpent” is filmed in black and white (except for a few emblazon moments), a film that takes us to the Amazon with haunting, remoteness and mysterious pace. Director Ciro Guerra”'s film is unique in every sense of the word, in the sense he depicts genocide of indigenous peoples of North and South America through the eyes of an indigenous person rarely done by Western filmmakers. The film”'s first character is shaman Karamakate (as a young man played by Nilbio Torres) comes across a sick German ethnographer named Theodor Koch-Grunberg (Jan Bijvoet) looking for yakruna, a plant said to have healing powers, and Karamakate may be the only one that knows where it is. This is in 1909, at a time European industrialists and missionaries, wittingly or unwittingly, are destroying the forests by cutting trees for rubber or forcing religion down [...]
“Purple Rain” and Celebration
Sabathani Community Center 310 East 38th St. Mpls 55409 Saturday April 30th 1:00 pm until 6:00pm Event will feature local musicians. Our DJ Mr. Ray Seville!!!! Free Open to the Public. Bring something PURPLE to SHARE! Sponsors: Sabathani Community Center, KMOJ-FM, Seward Community Co-op, MADD DADs, Councilperson Elizabeth Glidden, Pillsbury United Communities, and many others! If you want to sponsor, perform or contribute - call or text 612-807-8134 Sabathani Community Center is hosting Free nightly showings of “Purple Rain” at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The community center is housed in the same building as Bryant Junior High School, where Prince attended. The community center is providing free popcorn for guests.
April Means Art!
By Patrick Cabello Hansel What is the connection between the image that we see, the word that we hear and the power that we are? Where do we see art in our community, live art in our lives, create art in our world? These are some of the questions the Semilla Center at St. Paul”'s Lutheran will explore during a month long celebration of International Poetry Month. WORD/IMAGE/POWER will explore the deep connections between art and the written and spoken word. Watch for pop up poetry and art around Phillips””where will creativity pop up? Watch for on-line pop ups at https://www.facebook.com/SemillaCenter. The month will conclude with an art exhibition and huge open mic night on Friday, April 29, from 7 - 10 pm. Artists from Phillips and beyond will show their work, poets and fiction writers from Phillips and beyond will read their words. And artists, poets and musicians will work together to create. Refreshments, hands-on activities and information on Semilla”'s [...]
