Tickets for Rock the Garden are now available to the public! This is an event that you don’t want to miss. See you at The Walker Art Center on June 11! There is an 8-ticket per purchase limit. Tickets: rockthegardenfestival.com/tickets
Performance Today is thrilled to announce its search for the 2022 Classical Woman of the Year. You are invited to nominate a living woman who has greatly influenced the classical scene. You do not need to know her personally. The primary qualification is that she has made a significant contribution to the art form or your appreciation of it. Who do you think has earned her spot in history books?
Music returns to the garden. Channel alternative energies with great music in the great outdoors! Enjoy two stages of indie music, food trucks, and beer tents while you soak up the sights and sounds of summer in the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. It’s a perfect summer day. Experience it all on June 11. Rock the Garden 2022 Walker | MPR Member Ticket Presale Thursday, March 3, 10 am $79 General Admission (discount only available during presale) $300 VIP We thank our members, who make programs like Rock the Garden possible! Member-priced tickets are only available during the presale and require a Member number. Don’t know your membership number? Walker members, call: 612-375-7655; MPR members: 1-800-228-7123.
Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday, bombarding the central square in Ukraine’s second-biggest city and Kyiv's main TV tower in what the country's president called a blatant campaign of terror. - Cease-fire talks 1st round ends without a breakthrough - Minnesota native in Kyiv Views Russian invasion firsthand - Ukraine wants to join the EU Here's how that would work - As Russia's Ukraine war intensifies Some warn nuclear escalation is possible
President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address at a precipitous moment for the nation. Biden is aiming to navigate the country out a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression. - State of the Union address The challenges Biden faces - Biden's first State of the Union What you need to know
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions have identified raising educational support professional pay as a major demand as they prepare to strike. Classroom aides in both cities say they’re working harder than ever, but still struggle to pay their bills. “My job description is, ‘We can ask you to do anything we want,’” says one of her grueling work day. - Looming teacher strike What you need to know - 5 key questions on the issue Answered
Music returns to the garden. Channel alternative energies with great music in the great outdoors! Enjoy two stages of indie music, food trucks, and beer tents while you soak up the sights and sounds of summer in the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. It’s a perfect summer day. Experience it all on June 11. Find the 2022 lineup and details on The Current!
Channel alternative energies with great music in the great outdoors! Enjoy two stages of indie music, food trucks, and beer tents while you soak up the sights and sounds of summer in the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. It’s a perfect Minneapolis summer day. Experience it all on June 11. Listen to the lineup reveal at 9 a.m. CT on March 1 by tuning in to The Current at 89.3 FM or online at thecurrent.org.
Having a baby in rural Minnesota is getting harder. In the last two decades, at least 13 counties lost all labor and delivery services, leaving some women to drive long distances to give birth. But a new birth simulator aims to preserve birth services in remote parts of the state. - Small towns pay the price Rural hospitals retreat from delivering babies - Childbirth risks rise When rural hospitals end delivery services
Scientists have a pretty good understanding of what goes on in the Great Lakes during the summer. But they don't know nearly as much about Lake Superior and the other lakes during winter. And that’s where what they called the “Winter Grab," comes in. - As winters warm Minnesota lakes are losing ice - Lake Superior algae blooms Scientists look for clues