Fringe Festival: GRRL! and Lick!

Day One of the Fringe Festival sent 3-Minute Egg to Augsburg College to find out how longtime local writer/performer Heidi Arneson defines being a GRRL! Lifted by Arneson’s performance, the Egg kept the good times rolling at the Southern Theater by meeting up with the Mankato-born Lick! Make sure to check us out at vita.mn, where you can browse all the critics’ picks and pans from the Fringe.

Fringe Festival: Preview

3-Minute Egg launches its coverage of the 2009 Fringe Festival with sounds, sights and insights from the Fringe-for-All preview two Mondays ago at the Ritz Theater. Our coverage continues for the next seven straight days, so make sure to check back here every morning to pick up on the latest from the Fringe SEEN! Also, make sure to check out the latest critics’ picks and pans from the Fringe at vita.mn.

vita.mn presents the Egg!

vita.mn has become a Presenting Partner of 3-Minute Egg’s coverage of the 2009 Fringe Festival! Starting Thursday, we break our summer break in a big way with seven straight days of Eggs from the Fringe. All our Eggs can be seen here and at vita.mn, where you can also catch critics’ reviews of dozens of Fringe shows.

So make sure to check us out at vita.mn — and while you’re there, leave a comment there telling the editors how you’d like to see the Egg continue running on vita.mn! Our videos are also running on the Fringe Web site.

Also, the Egg wants to extend a huge thank you to the Ritz Theater and to SteppingStone Theatre – both sponsors of our entire coverage of the Fringe Festival. The Ritz and SteppingStone are vital institutions in the local arts scene, and their support keeps the Egg working for Twin Cities artists.

See you around the Fringe!

- matt

The Egg on TPT this weekend

Gearing up for the Fringe Festival? So is 3-Minute Egg! Our relentless coverage begins next Thursday with our look at last Monday’s Fringe-for-All, and then we’re producing seven straight days of Eggs from all over the festival. So keep your subscriptions up and your eyes peeled here!

Meanwhile, on our next televised Egg, 3-Minute Egg bows to the brightest young artists in the Twin Cities with looks into the University of Minnesota’s dance, theater and media arts programs, an exhibition at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and slam poetry in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Tune into the Minnesota Channel of TPT 9 pm Saturday or 3 am, 9 am or 3 pm Sunday.

Episode #7 on TPT this weekend

This week’s eclectic Egg features solo competition winners with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, dancer and poet Mary Easter, a CD release performance from the Equilibrium spoken word series, photographers in the Badlands, a trip to the VD09 visual art exhibition, Zorongo Flamenco dance and local thespians having their way with Harold Pinter.

Tune in or TiVo the MN Channel of Twin Cities Public Television: 9 pm Saturday and 3 am, 9 am and 3 pm Saturday.

The Egg on TV this week

The newest half-hour episode features Eggs on choreographer Carl Flink, a night at Improv-a-Go-Go, theater artists Melissa Birch and Molly Van Avery, teen all-star jazz musicians, some “Almost Famous” visual artists and a look at how art and real estate unite.

9 pm Saturday, with repeats 3 am, 9 am and 3 pm Sunday on the Minnesota Channel of Twin Cities Public Television.

TPT episode # 5

Don’t let a gorgeous holiday weekend keep you from tuning in or TiVo-ing the next episode of 3-Minute Egg on the MN Channel of Twin Cities Public Television.

This week’s edition features Christine Maginnis setting work on Minnesota Dance Theater, Multiples Mall at the Walker, Dominick Argento and the voices of 500 choral singers, an exhibition of work from now-graduates of the College of Visual Art, deaf theater artist Nic Zapko and a look back at Arts Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

The episode airs 9 pm Saturday, with repeats 3 am, 9 am and 3 pm Sunday.

Just a reminder, 3-Minute Egg is focusing on building Egg business for the summer, but returns with new online Eggs in a big way during the Minnesota Fringe Festival, which opens July 30. We’ll have seven straight days of Eggs dedicated to the Fringe! So keep the Egg in your plans while Fringe-festing.

Have a tremendous holiday weekend, y’all!

- matt