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Take a Listen to Reinaldo Moya’s Minnesota-Latino Opera
It was by chance that Reinaldo Moya fell in love with classical music. Growing up in a working-class neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Moya's two older...
Meet 6 MN Artists Who Prove There’s an Art to the...
Although John Hughes movies might have us think otherwise, who says artists and jocks have to be separate cliques? After all, many famous artists...
The Okee Dokee Brothers Will Charm You to Shreds
Inspired by a shared childhood spent outside, The Okee Dokee Brothers' Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing create bluegrass- and folk-inspired children's music that encourages...
Alec Soth almost gave up photography. What pulled him back?
Minnesota-based, internationally-revered photographer Alec Soth recently released his ninth book of photographs, entitled I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating. The book is...
Is this really the end of MAD Magazine?
Reports surfaced last week that iconic humor and satire publication MAD Magazine will stop publishing new content in its issues starting in October of...
Minnesota Orchestra Makes History in South Africa with ‘Music for Mandela’
MNO Presents Music for Mandela: Minnesota Orchestra in South Africa
This one-hour Minnesota Original (MNO) special follows Minnesota Orchestra on its historic tour through South Africa...
Wing Ho Shares Her Top 4 Travel Photography Tips
Art has always been part of Wing Ho’s life, but as a new college graduate, she went a different route. “I never considered pursuing...
Why Penumbra Theatre’s Sarah Bellamy Says ‘More Theater. Period.’
Theater is in Sarah Bellamy's blood. She grew up in and around Penumbra, the theater company founded in 1976 by her father, Lou Bellamy....
How to ‘Design a Life Well-Lived’ that Doesn’t Rely on Material...
Minnesota-based Wit & Delight attracts an audience from around the world, and the company's origin story revolves around founder Kate Arends' feelings of anxiety. "I started...
MNO S10 Episode 6
FULL-LENGTH EPISODE
Liz Gardner and Josef Harris aim to be a one-stop creative shop for their clients. Aerospace engineer-turned-artist Mary Jo Hoffman finds beauty in...
