The 55th anniversary season of the Straw Hat Players Summer Theatre opened May 29 with the musical How to Talk Minnesotan. The season closes with Guys and Dolls, hailed as one of the best musical comedies ever composed. Guys and Dolls runs June 19 to 22 on the Hansen Theatre stage. For tickets, go to mnstate.edu/tickets, or call (218) 477-2271 or stop by the Box Office […]
Brad Bachmeier received an Award of Excellence at College Hills Art Festival in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bachmeier was one of 5 award recipients at the June 15-16 event. Seventy-five Artists from over 2,000 applicants from all over the nation were chosen to attend the prestigious juried event. More info at: collegehillartsfestival.org.
The Sheffield Doc/Fest will be screening Hús (House) by Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson (School of Media Arts & Design). The Sheffield International Documentary Festival is an industry event celebrating the art and business of documentary and non-fiction storytelling. K-Nelson’s film Hús was shot in both Iceland and North Dakota. Icelandic noise artist AMFJ composed an original sound score for the film. The […]
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson (School of Media Arts & Design) presented her short experimental film, Hús, at the Duluth Superior Film Festival at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, as part of a Regional Shorts program. K-Nelson then traveled to Minneapolis to present her film at the Altered Esthetics Film Festival showcase for Creative Vision Award nominees. The Altered Esthetics curators nominated 6 […]
MSUM will award degrees to nearly 900 students during its spring commencement programs Friday, May 11 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. Alumnus Kevin Wallevand, who earned a degree in mass communications, will be the commencement speaker at both ceremonies. A native of Vining, Minn., Wallevand has been a reporter at WDAY-TV since 1983. His series and documentary work has brought […]