3-Minute Egg wants to launch its second season with a new feature called Ask an Artist. We’ll ask readers/viewers to submit the kind of life/relationship/money/morality questions — you know, the kind seen in Dear Abby, et al — and 3-Minute Egg will ask an artist to create a response. This could mean a visual artist [...]
Archive for August, 2009
27 Aug
Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition
Thousands of Minnesotans submitted artwork for consideration into the 98th annual Minnesota State Fair art exhibition, and about 10 percent of them had their work accepted. 3-Minute Egg browses the massive exhibition hall and meets several of the artists at Tuesday’s opening reception. The artwork remains up — and on sale — through Sept. 7.
25 Aug
Charitable Egg
3-Minute Egg is supporting its first charitable cause. Through a site called SocialVibe, we’re helping a charity called The Art of Elysium bring art supplies to hospitalized children. Here’s how it works: You click on the badge in the column on the right side of this page, watch a short video (i.e., a sponsor’s commercial) [...]
20 Aug
The Egg continues on TPT
Tune into this week’s televised 3-Minute Egg, featuring Eggs on the Red Eye Theater’s New Works series, flutist Julie Johnson, 99-year-old dancer Ida Arbeit, the Rain Taxi Book Fest, Jerome fellows at the Northern Clay Center and a three-way collaboration with James Sewell Ballet, percussionist Mary Ellen Childs and the choir Cantus. Airtimes are 9 [...]
5 Aug
Fringe Festival: Words of Experience
In our seventh and final installment of 3-Minute Egg from the 2009 Minnesota Fringe Festival, artists and other insiders dish some insights and observations from the festival’s mid-point. The Fringe continues through this weekend, and 3-Minute Egg returns in early September with all new Eggs from throughout Twin Cities arts SEEN.
4 Aug
Fringe Festival: First-time producers
While Fringe Festival stars and veterans get most of the media attention, dozens of others spend the festival in front of small audiences. Breaking through to public consciousness can be particularly challenging for first-time producers. 3-Minute Egg caught up with two newcomers — Jennifer Phillips and Whitney Rhodes — and looked into their paths to [...]
3 Aug
Fringe Festival: Bard and the Boys
Every Fringe Festival slate features a spoof or two from popular books, movies and music. 3-Minute Egg peeks inside two of this year’s more inspired twists: The Harty Boys and Bard Fiction.
2 Aug
Fringe Festival: Beyond Zenon
Two longtime alum of Zenon Dance Company are staging their own art through the Minnesota Fringe. Denise Armstead, who danced for 20 years with Zenon before leaving several years ago, has wrapped her love of Bonnie Raitt and horses into The Three Bonnies. Tamara Ober, going into her eighth season with Zenon, is making waves [...]
1 Aug
Fringe Festival: Love Me, Little Green Man
3-Minute Egg continues its giddy romp through the Fringe Festival by connecting with two short Dominic Orlando dramas, Strong and Little Green Man, staged by New Theatre Group, and then elbows through the thick lines at the Rarig Center for meet up with the women behind the complex musical Love Me or Die. Make sure [...]
