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‘Nutcracker’ vs. ‘Nutcracker’
“The Nutcracker” is the age-old tale of young Clara, a magic nutcracker and the evil rat king.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Review: 'Manhattan Nutcracker' still a marvel
This is my fourth time reviewing the Minnesota Ballet’s “Manhattan Nutcracker,” created by Allen Fields, which opened Friday night at the DECC. Believe it or not, I am still finding new things to marvel over in this production.
Saturday, December, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Best Bets: Minnesota Ballet's traditional version of "The Nutcracker"
The Minnesota Ballet’s Edwardian setting for “The Nutcracker” includes a New York City backdrop and scenes from Asia, Arabia, Spain and Russian. There also are visits from the Ice Fairy, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Dew Drop Fairy.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Review: Renegade Theater Company's ‘Nutcracker’ goes pop culture
Renegade Theater Company’s contribution to the holiday-themed theater fare stars a Buffy the Vampire Slayer-sort in a nightgown and braids, an anthropomorphized nutcracker with a bum shoulder and a fairy godmother in the guise of a one-eyed, cookie-fiend uncle with a thick German accent.
Friday, December, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Best Bets: Renegade Theater Company’s hip version of "The Nutcracker"
It’s “The Nutcracker,” minus tutus. House Theater of Chicago’s adaptation of the popular holiday program has some similar themes, but it’s a pretty different show than the one ballet fans see every year.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

If you go: 'The Nutcracker'

Saturday, December, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - None

Best Bets: Last chance to take in some holiday entertainment!
There still is time to sneak in some of the holiday fare playing on local stages. Pick your candy cane-flavored poison:
Thursday, December, 20, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Ballet legend Maria Tallchief dies at 88
Legendary New York City Ballet prima ballerina Maria Tallchief has died at age 88.
Friday, April, 12, 2013 - Associated Press - News

Flood damages Minnesota Ballet sets
The Minnesota Ballet suffered extensive harm to its sets and drops from the recent flood. Approximately 90 percent of the performance sets and drops kept in its Duluth storage facility were damaged.
Saturday, June, 30, 2012 - Duluth Budgeteer News - Budgeteer

Heaps of holiday entertainment ahead
You probably haven’t had your first heap of turkey-gravy-stuffing yet, but the A&E holiday scene already has begun with the Christmas City of the North Parade, Santa parachuting into Bentleyville and Mannheim Steamroller playing a show complete with modernized, light-blasting takes on the classics.
Thursday, November, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Mark your calendars
Most of the local arts organizations already have plotted out a year’s worth of entertainment. Here are a few things to pencil into the calendar for the upcoming months — and into 2013.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Minnesota Ballet company suffers real-life flood drama
Minnesota Ballet scrambles to salvage sets and backdrops soaked by last week’s floodwaters.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News

Things to do this week
1. Take a train ride on “The Polar Express,” today as well as Friday through Dec. 23. The train departs at 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday as well as 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:45 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15. Reservations required. Call (218) 722-1273 or go to www.northshorescenicrailroad.org.
Sunday, December, 16, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Community

Where the happenings happen
Sure, you like hockey. Who doesn’t? But there is another team in town that offers the chance to hone your doing-the-wave-while-holding-a-beer move. The Harbor City Roller Dames are the local roller derby team and a butt-kicking group of sporty women in fishnets who try to blast opposing jammers.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Everyone has a storm story to tell
Darrin Berg stood on the sidewalk along 59th Avenue West near Raleigh Street on Wednesday morning, looking down at his home of 14 years surrounded by the floodwaters of Keene Creek. At one point the water had reached his first-floor windows and front door.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News

Ballet review: The Minnesota Ballet can count on 'Dracula'
The stakes were not as high for this second production of “Dracula,” but opening night at the DECC’s Symphony Hall on Friday night reaffirmed that Robert Gardner has created an engrossing show for the Minnesota Ballet.
Saturday, October, 20, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Morgan Park takes leave of its biggest booster
They say you can’t take it with you, but when Debbie Isabell-Nelson leaves her collection-filled Morgan Park home, she’s going to take some of it.
Sunday, May, 05, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News

Best of Arts & Entertainment 2012
The News Tribune asked a bunch of writers, directors, instigators, filmmakers and administrators to submit an A&E highlight from 2012 — preferably something they were not involved with creating. That’s a tough rule to enforce, though, so we allowed for some creativity.
Thursday, December, 27, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

2013: Quite an entertaining year ahead
Now that 2012 is in the bag, it’s old news to still be talking about naked actors, Trampled By Turtles on late-night TV and the notorious trans-world snowmobiler who allegedly went on to a life of crime.
Thursday, January, 03, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Fall arts & entertainment calendar
Theater tickets: $18 for adults, $13 for seniors, $8 for students and $6 for UMD students. Music tickets (unless otherwise stated): $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students and $3 for UMD students. For tickets call (218) 726-8877 for music events, (218) 726-8561 for theater or go to www.tickets.umn.edu.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment