Alex V. Cipolle

6 days ago | mprnews.org | Anika Besst |Jacob Aloi |Alex V. Cipolle

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region. Hygge Happy HourMay 8 — In Norwegian and Danish, the word hygge does not have an easy English translation. It is generally understood to represent a feeling of coziness and comfort brought on from relaxing, and each week at Norway House, in Minneapolis, that mood takes the form of a happy hour.

1 week ago | inforum.com | Alex V. Cipolle

ST. PAUL — When the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens “The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York” on July 17, it will mark the first solo exhibition of Morrison’s work at the Met — seen by many as a milestone for both the artist and the state’s art history. This will be the first time many will learn Morrison’s New York story. “Everyone’s looking at it as a big Minnesota moment in New York,” says Brenda Child, the Northrop Professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota.

1 week ago | mankatofreepress.com | Alex V. Cipolle

A lion pounces, a centaur shoots an arrow and a ram floats in a cloud. These are three of 12 large terracotta medallions representing the zodiac hanging at the Minnesota Museum of American Art (The M). “They’re one of the most popular things here,” says Tom Arneson, a volunteer at The M and a former interim director. Each figure is rendered with lifelike detail, yet shaped with the clean lines and flowing curves typical of Art Deco design.

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Alex V. Cipolle

A lion pounces, a centaur shoots an arrow and a ram floats in a cloud. These are three of 12 large terracotta medallions representing the zodiac hanging at the Minnesota Museum of American Art (The M). “They're one of the most popular things here,” says Tom Arneson, a volunteer at The M and a former interim director. Each figure is rendered with lifelike detail, yet shaped with the clean lines and flowing curves typical of Art Deco design.

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Alex V. Cipolle

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Late in the evening on Friday, May 2, Amy Thomas, chief operating officer of Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul, received an email from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency that provides tens of millions of dollars in grants each year to arts organizations and projects. “We received an email, like many other organizations, late Friday night that let us know that our NEA grant was effectively terminated,” Thomas says.