‘Miscellany’ Archives
May 2025 Events
Indian Health Board Block PartyThursday, May 112 - 3 PM2020 Minnehaha AvenueFreeThis year’s American Indian Month Kickoff Parade will end at the Indian Health Board’s Minnehaha Avenue location where the IHB will host a community lunch and concert by acclaimed Anishinaabe hip-hop artist Thomas X. Vendor tables and raffle prizes will also be in the mix! Visit IHB’s facebook page for program details. MAIC 50th Anniversary Open House & PowwowMinneapolis American Indian Center1530 E Franklin AvenueThursday, May 13 - 7 PMFreeJoin MAIC for an Open House and Powwow kicking off American Indian Month and celebrating their 50th Anniversary. Enjoy an afternoon of dancing, drumming, culture and connection. Doors open at 2 and Grand Entry starts at 3. Everyone is welcome! South High School Spring Art ShowMay 1 - 14Exhibit hours:Monday - Friday 4 - 7pm,Saturday and Sunday,noon - 4 pmModus Locus Gallery3500 Bloomington Ave SFreeThe annual showcase of South High School students’ [...]
Spirit of Phillips May ’25
Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
CHROMAKOPIA Is A Gorgeous, Wowing Album That Encapsulates the Time We Live In
By ARABELLA FRACISCO Arabella Fracisco’s original review first appeared in the November 2024 issue of The Southerner, a student-written and student-produced newspaper at South High School in Minneapolis. The Southerner can be found online at www.shsoutherner.net. Editor’s Note: Last month the alley featured the first five tracks of Arabella’s thoughtful and inviting review of CHROMAKOPIA. This month we are treating readers to a peek of tracks 6 - 10. “I hope you find yourself, and I hope you take your mask off.” I Killed You, the sixth track on the album, focuses on the complex relationship that Black people have with their hair. Society often frowns upon natural styles, leading many to “kill” their hair by cutting or straightening it. “But I guess the coils and kinks became an issue, therefore bitch I killed you with Jerrie’s and Mimis, I burnt you, I cut you, I filled you up with chemies.” The song captures the struggle between self identity and [...]
