Theater & Arts
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Blues Brothers Support Hibbing Community College Theatre
Hibbing Community College Theatre Director Mike Ricci has announced a major fundraising benefit for HCC Theatre, featuring the return of the original Blues Brothers who performed on the HCC Theatre stage in 2004. This event will be held at Hibbing High School Auditorium on Thursday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds go to funding [...]
Golden Dragon Acrobats to perform at Minnesota Discovery Center
Experience the ancient tradition of Chinese acrobatics in this exciting and colorful event Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. in the Minnesota Discovery Center amphitheater. This two-hour Golden Dragon Acrobats performance will include such acts as umbrella, ball and hat juggling, a contortionist, “dancing plates,” “swaying board balancing,” “ladder act” “diablo yo-yo,” “tower of chairs,” [...]
HCC Theater Rings in the Holiday Season with Spirit and Culture
‘Tis the season for holiday celebration! Hibbing Community College presents thee entertaining shows this December perfect for the whole family. Don’t miss these exciting upcoming performances: First off, Northland Broadway Youth Theater, presents its Christmas show “The Shoemaker and the Elves” December 4, 5 and 6. This is the classic story of the poor but [...]
HCC Theatre Takes a Turn for the Best with “The Visit”
Playwright Friedrich Durrenmatt once said, “A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn.” As I consider our current American story, one plagued by the panderers of Washington and Wall Street, I wonder if we’ve taken that turn. Things are bad and seem to be getting worse. That’s not the case, however, [...]
I Heart Bob Dylan and Ironworld
In spite of all the recent hullabaloo over Ironworld, I’m going to tell you about the great time I had at the Bob Dylan exhibit-“Tangled Up in Ore.” And I wasn’t the only one there, either. FYI-there were many-yes, many-people checking out the exhibit when I was there. When city folk ask me where I’m [...]
Land of the Loon: An Iron Range Tradition
One of my favorite summer events to hit Virginia, Minnesota, is the famous Land of the Loon Festival. Like many Rangers, I see the Land of the Loon as the official beginning of fun and celebration of summer. The festival kicks off Saturday morning with an extravagant parade that travels down 5th Avenue and Chestnut Street.
Mesabi Musical Theatre RETURNS to Mesabi Range College: “Annie Get Your Gun” Opens on June 18th
There’s no business like show business! And there’s no better proof of this than Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun”-a show that has seen one revival after another on Broadway’s Great White Way. To start the summer with a BANG, Mesabi Musical Theatre brings the latest Tony Award-winning revival version of this Broadway favorite to [...]
Mesabi Theater to Finish Season with Children’s Theater production of Beggar and the Wolf
Mesabi Theater closes out its 2008-2009 season with a fun, interactive show that is appropriate for the entire family: Beggar and the Wolf Performances will be held on: Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27 at 1 & 7pm Saturday, March 28 at 1 & 3pm Sunday, March 29 at 1pm All performances will take [...]
Requiem- A Must See Exhibit at Ironworld
I was visiting Ironworld last week and had the opportunity to view Requiem-the collection of photographs taken by photographers who died in died in Vietnam and Indochina. I have been sheltered from war, thankfully. I grew up on the Iron Range and I had no brothers, sisters or close relatives who have been active in [...]
Sketches by Bob Maki
Virginia native, Bob Maki has been sketching for decades. Each sketch has a depth of character and fun. The First Stage gallery is open Thursday – Saturday and by appointment.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Directed & Produced by: Matt Wall Come for an evening of laughter and live stage entertainment. The Importance of Being Earnest marks one Oscar Wilde’s best plays! Evening Performances: Thursday, Oct. 30,7pm, Friday, Oct. 31, 7pm & Saturday Nov. 1st 7pm Matinee Performance: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2pm Admission $10, Students/Seniors $5 For Advanced Tickets Reservation [...]
The Visit
Voted best foreign play of the year by the NY Drama Critics Circle, the NY Times called it ‘a devastating drama’. A wealthy woman returns to her poverty stricken home town and offers them a huge sum of money to help them out of their economic hardships. But there’s one condition: she wants the life [...]
