Third Ward Summit Planning meeting
Wednesday Feb. 25
Our Lady of Lourdes, 1 Lourdes Place

This brainstorming session will start the planning for the 2009 Third Ward Summit. Give input on what you want the focus to be for the 2009 Third Ward Summit. Remember we always have lots to eat and think about during our get together. RSVP to diane.hofstede@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.

Holy Trinity theatre circle workshop
Saturdays, Feb. 21–March 14
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Bartsch Room
2730 E. 31st St.
In lieu of a winter production, the theatre circle is offering a four-week workshop for all interested in improving their acting skills. The series will focus on short scenes and monologues. To participate or just to watch, contact Peter Johnson at peterj911@comcast.net. For more on Holy Trinity Lutheran, visit
www.htlcmpls.org.

Changing Identity:
Recent Works by Women Artists from Vietnam
Feb. 1–May 24
Weisman Art Museum
333 E. River Road
Minneapolis is the last stop on a national tour for this ten-artist show, the first-ever major U.S. exhibition of Vietnamese female artists. The exhibit includes watercolors on rice paper, calligraphy-esque ink paintings and photography. The exhibit kicks off with a preview party on Sat., Jan. 31, 7 p.m.–10 p.m. For more information, visit www.weisman. umn.edu.

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days
Feb. 14–March 8
Guthrie Theatre
818 S. Second St.
Rob Melrose directs veteran Guthrie actors Sally Wingert and Richard Ooms as they explore the human condition through the cheerful chatter of Winnie, inexplicably buried waist-deep in dirt, and her husband Willie’s occasional responses. For a performance schedule or to purchase tickets, $18–$34, visit www.guthrie.org.

Spectrum ArtWorks:
Out of the Blue
Feb. 20–March 27
The Gage Family Art Gallery
2211 Riverside Ave. S.
The mixed media works exhibited here are connected by a common theme of the blues as colors, music or states of mind experienced by all. Spectrum ArtWorks provides studio space and community to artists living with mental illness. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 20, 5:30–7:30 p.m.; artists’ presentation Thursday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m. More info at www. augsburg.edu/galleries/information/ index.html or call 612-330-1524.
Also at the Gage Gallery: Look Toward the Heavens, through Feb. 15

Samuel Beckett’s Endgame
Feb. 27–March 1, 8 p.m.
Ten Thousand Things Theatre
Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S.
Under the direction of Tony-nominated Marion McClinton, actors Terry Bellamy and Christiana Clark portray Hamm, the blind master who cannot stand, and his servant Clovo, who cannot sit, in the “endgame” of their lives. Tickets are $25. For more information or tickets, call
1-800-838-3006 or visit www.ten thousandthings.org.

Nature: Provocations, Reflections, Abstractions
Through Feb. 28
Vine Arts Center
2637 27th Ave. S.
This collection of paintings, mixed media, photography and installation art features interpretations of nature from the Rain Collective, a group of 16 artists joined in the interest of professional and artistic growth. Visit www.raincollective.com or www.vine artscenter.com for details.

Front Back & Between
Through March 8
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S., first floor
See prints, artists’ books, fine press works and more from the members of MCBA’s artist cooperative in this exhibit. Join the artists one of the free coordinated programs. For hours and programming information, visit www.mnbookarts.org.

AIDS benefit — Amunot: Village Hope
Through March 20
Gallery 122 at Hang It
122 SE Eighth St.
Ugandan artist Eria ‘Sane’ Nsubuga’s artwork – a mix of cut and torn paper and canvas with acrylic, oil and watercolor — reflects the details of life that many ignore. The exhibit benefits Illume International, which provides education to children orphaned by AIDS. Visit www.hangitinc.com or www.illumeinternational.org.

last revised: February 25, 2009

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