‘Miscellany’ Archives
2014 Review by Front Pages
Alley Communications 2014 Annual Review & Report of The Alley Newspaper What does it mean that The Alley Newspaper is Community Owned and Governed? Here”'s one answer: the following 84 people have contributed writing and/or advice for what gets printed. Thorbjorn Adams H. Lynn Adelsman Robert Albee Tara Beard Denny Bennett Katherine Blauvelt Nancy Bordeaux Bart Buch Patrick Cabello Hansel Alondra Cano Lydia Caros Jillian Clearman (more…)
Youth Explore Art, History, and Culture
Celebrating Four Years of Discovering and Creating guided by Mentor-Artists of In the Heart of the Beast Theatre called Phillips Project Words By Bart Buch. All photos by Bruce Silcox HOBT Out-of-School Program History When I first came to In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) in 1998, as an Americorp volunteer, I was inspired by and starting working with the out-of-school programming at HOBT. Under the direction of Beth Peterson and Paul Robinson, HOBT had two out-of-school programs, Lake Street Theatre Club and the Artbus. Lake Street Theatre Club worked with elementary school youth afterschool twice a week and Artbus was a seven-week summer youth employment program for youth 14-18. Both of these programs helped youth tell their stories using puppets, masks, poetry and music. They had major impacts on the youth and the communities. The youth in Lake Street Theatre Club, mostly from the neighborhood, were drawn to flexing the muscle of their imagination and [...]
New Phillips Literary Magazine to Be Unveiled January 29
“The Phoenix of Phillips”, a new literary magazine sponsored by the Semilla Community Arts program of St. Paul”'s Lutheran Church will make its debut at the Midtown Global Market on Thursday, January 29, with a program at 6 pm. The annual youth photography show of St. Paul”'s “We Are Midtown Phillips” will also have its opening that evening. For the past eight years, St. Paul”'s Semilla program has taught mosaics, mural arts, photography, puppetry and creative writing to over 1900 people and installed 21 murals and over 50 other artistic place holders throughout the neighborhood of Phillips. Semilla means “seed” in Spanish, and it is our passion to plant seeds of hope, justice and beauty in our community. “The Phoenix of Phillips” includes the winners of the youth poetry contest, and writing by children, teens and adults, some of whom are established writers, some of whom are publishing their first work. Writers will [...]
