December 6, 2023
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Cramming bits of 14 Taylor Swift hits into nearly four and a half minutes, New York Jewish a capella group Six13 released their new Hanukkah parody, “Era-lution of Taylor Swift […]
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A comedian for more than a quarter century, Gary Gulman is, in the parlance of his Boston peoples, wicked hilarious. Years ago I got to see him do a set […]
Continue readingNovember 30, 2023
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Minneapolis native Leslie Fhima made it to the final two of “The Golden Bachelor,” but ultimately wasn’t chosen by Gerry Turner in the finale episode that aired Thursday night. Turner […]
Continue readingNovember 24, 2023
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In a majority of the artworks in “Lest We Forget,” Minnesota textile artist Sandra A. Brick wanted to feature yellow. In the recess behind a picture frame, Brick paints a […]
Continue readingNovember 22, 2023
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If ever there was a relationship that was the poster child for #ItsComplicated, it was the one between conductor, composer and music educator Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and his wife, […]
Continue readingNovember 14, 2023
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Despite my lifelong interest in movies and earning a degree in Studies in Cinema/Media Culture at the University of Minnesota, I had never attended a film festival before. After attending […]
Continue readingNovember 13, 2023
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On Nov. 1, Beth El Synagogue hosted the Borscht Belt Cabaret as part of its Beth El Music & Arts (BEMA) series, with performances from Ben Tisser, Talya Smilowitz, Hershel […]
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Peter Grendle comes to the Minnesota JCC to be the new senior director of Jewish arts and culture with a career working in film – helpful as the Twin Cities […]
Continue readingOctober 31, 2023
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Isadore Blumenfeld, better known as Kid Cann (a nickname he hated), was the “closest thing Minnesota had to a godfather.” The Romanian-Jewish immigrant rose to infamy in Minneapolis during Prohibition, […]
Continue readingOctober 24, 2023
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Through November, the Northern Clay Center (NCC) will feature artist-curator Lily Fein’s The Skin of the Pot: Works by Lily Fein. The collection of pottery is part of NCC’s Emerging […]
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