The Friday Five

The Friday Five

NEW SUMMER FICTION:  BRING UP THE BODIES by HILARY MANTEL The one must-read of the season is Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies, the craftiest work of fiction this side of Ms. Mantel’s Wolf Hall. Both are parts of a trilogy about Henry VIII’s political and marital woes, as seen through the eyes of Thomas … Continue reading »

10 Qs with Renegade’s Andy Bennett about Friday’s Zenith City Tales: Stories of Education

10 Qs with Renegade’s Andy Bennett about Friday’s Zenith City Tales: Stories of Education

This Friday at Teatro Zuccone, Renegade Theater Company presents its second installment of the Zenith City Tales.  This particular night is themed “Stories of Education.”  Andy Bennett answers some questions about Duluth’s only opportunity for writers to present their original works to a live audience. Dennis Kempton:  How did the idea develop for Zenith City … Continue reading »

Sublime Mary Cassat

Sublime Mary Cassat

Impressionist painter and printmaker Mary Cassat was born this day, 168 years ago.  She lived most of her life in France where she was a contemporary of Edgar Degas and exhibited her work among the Impressionists of her era.  Born into a life of privilege, Cassat’s parents believed that travel was an integral part of … Continue reading »

The Friday Five

The Friday Five

BOOKS: I AM FORBIDDEN by ANOUK MARKOVITS Anouk Markovits was raised a Hasidic Jew in France, but at 19 she fled her community to avoid an arranged marriage. She went on to get a master’s degree in architecture and a Ph.D. in romance studies. I Am Forbidden, her first novel in English, centers on two … Continue reading »

About Town: Steampunk! Dance! Symphony! Baby!

About Town: Steampunk! Dance! Symphony! Baby!

The Duluth Art Institute Presents:  A Night of Steampunk The Duluth Art Institute is proud to present A Night of Steampunk. This will be an event featuring a Steampunk fashion show and other Steampunk related visual arts. Steampunk visual art designs have no set guidelines, but tend to synthesize modern styles influenced by science fiction, … Continue reading »