Celebrated Pride and LGBTQ composers with the Minnesota Orchestra.
Category: Arts
Banned Television
Mr. Ratburn walks up the aisle with his husband-to-be, Patrick the aardvark. Finally I found daytime television worth watching, but not in Alabama where the episode is banned.
Baggage Claims
Walked to the Weisman Art Museum to explore the movement of people and belongings across the world: “Baggage Claims.”
Cyrano de Bergerac
Enjoyed a pre-show drink at the Guthrie before exploring inner beauty, Cyrano de Bergerac.
All My Relations Gallery
Visited All My Relations Gallery to see an exhibition honoring missing and murdered Native American women. While a missing white woman can get saturation coverage, these women usually go unreported in our media.
The Tale of Genji
Viewed depictions of “The Tale of Genji,” the world’s first novel, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It was written by a woman, Murasaki Shikibu, over 1,000 years ago in Kyoto, Japan. Themes stand the test of time, including love, lust, and the disempowerment of women.
Orchestra Hall Reflections
Walked to Orchestra Hall to listen to the Minnesota Orchestra. Downtown merged with reflections of the lobby.
Angélique Kidjo
Walked over to the Cedar for a sold-out performance by Beninese singer, Angélique Kidjo. “We’re all Africans.” We sometimes play her music when doing household chores: she gets you moving.
Ice Cream And A Cherry
Walked with a friend through the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden on our way to ice creams at Sebastian Joe’s.
Yes, It’s Rusty
An elderly woman asked me what I thought of “Nimbus,” a toroidal sculpture being installed outside the Minneapolis Central Library. I said I was trying to like it. She was less circumspect: “It’s a rusty piece of junk.””It is rusty,” I agreed.