Wing Young Huie made his mark in the 1990s with his groundbreaking photo documentary of St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood. Several years later, he took on the entirety of Minneapolis’ Lake Street. Now he’s winding up his work on a six-mile stretch of University Avenue. Wing gives 3-Minute Egg a preview and invites the Egg along [...]
Archive for February, 2010
23 Feb
American Afrikan
At a time when bombast and personal invective rule the spoken word arena, E.G. Bailey is a poetic voice of traditional and global perspective. His debut CD, American Afrikan, is a concept album fueled by Bailey’s trip nearly a decade ago to visit family and get in touch with his roots in his native Liberia. [...]
22 Feb
Egg video = cash award to you?
If 3-Minute Egg profiled you in 2009, you could enter that video in YouTube’s first Nonprofit Video Awards. First, check out the details here: youtube.com/user/nonprofitvideoawards. You have to register your 501(c)(3) with YouTube to be eligible. From there, consider entering the 3-Minute Egg video that highlighted you and your work. If you’d like to go [...]
22 Feb
Fresh Egg tomorrow
We’re starting our week a day late. Check back tomorrow for an Egg on e.g. bailey and the release party for his debut concept album, American Afrikan.
21 Feb
Have a smart phone? Egg it!
3-Minute Egg looks great on the iPod, iPhone and other smart phones. You can either subscribe for free through iTunes, or bookmark the Egg on your phone’s Web browser from our site at Blip.tv — 3minuteegg.blip.tv. We just discovered this last path by accident, and we’re impressed. Both sites are optimized for on-the-go viewing … [...]
19 Feb
Fringe Fest Lottery
To become a smash success in the Minnesota Fringe Festival, you first need a strong dash of luck. This year, a record 397 proposals jockeyed for 169 performance slots — all chosen by lottery. 3-Minute Egg met a handful of hopefuls who were among the scores of people who turned Wednesday’s drawing into a party [...]
18 Feb
Fringe Lotto Egg tomorrow
No Egg today, but check back Friday for our take on last night’s Minnesota Fringe Festival lottery.
17 Feb
Two artists, two exhibitions
3-Minute Egg brings you into opening receptions at Midway Contemporary Art for Justin Schaefer and at Stevens Square Center for the Arts for Margot Dedrick. Dedrick’s show closes Sunday, with Schaefer’s exhibition up through March 13.
16 Feb
Art of This Music
Art of This Gallery, known largely for visual art installations, hosts a series of experimental music every other Tuesday night. 3-Minute Egg went to the most recent evening in the series to give you a glimpse of the sounds and the people who create them. The next outing is 8 pm tonight.
