Summer Guide 2012
Updated 8/17/2012
A comprehensive preview of the most-anticipated shows, parties and performances of the summer!
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June 7–10Northern Spark Festival (Sunset 6/9 to sunrise 6/10)
Photo by Kyndell Harkness
With more than 200 artists, 120 projects and 10 food trucks spread throughout five zones in one city, this year's Northern Spark is nothing if not ambitious. Modeled after Paris' Nuit Blanche and St. Petersburg's White Nights, the dusk-till-dawn event encourages citizens to roam various art installations in Minneapolis throughout the night. This year, the festival has eliminated St. Paul from the equation, but otherwise it promises to be bigger and better, adding two new locations (the Weisman Art Museum and the Midtown Greenway), a mobile app for increased interactivity, and larger-scale projects. -JAHNA PELOQUIN
'Roman Holiday' (6/9-8/19)The Guthrie has a hit-or-miss record when it comes to musicals: For every masterful production like "Burial at Thebes," there's an awkward dud like "H.M.S. Pinafore." That said, it's hard not to get excited about "Roman Holiday," a new musical incorporating the songs of American legend Cole Porter into the plot of the classic 1953 rom-com starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Stars Stephanie Rothenberg and Edward Watts are both fresh off high-profile New York City gigs, so this is about as close as we'll get to Broadway on the Mississippi. -JAY GABLER ; |
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