1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (235+ words) The season’s three opening episodes have felt like an air-conditioned building on a hot-summer day. Amidst more TV shows that feel heavy — even if it’s good — you can breath deep the Ted’s brand of coaching: full of hope and silly…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (806+ words) Anthony Bakke signs a copy of his "A Midsummer Night's Dream" translation on June 27. This is his third Shakespeare translation, and Bakke's first comedy. While the original text is culturally essential and full of timeless flowery language, Shakespeare can also…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1345+ words) Short Redhead Reel Reviews for the week of July 3 hometownsource.com Rating system: (4=Don't miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Black Box” (R) (3) [Violent content, bloody images, and language.] [Opened June 17 in theaters and available July 7 on various…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1168+ words) hometownsource.com Rating system: (4=Don't miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “American Hardcore” (R) (2) [Pervasive language, including sex and drug references.] [DVD and VOD only] — This interesting music documentary explores the hardcore punk rock scene between 1980 and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (419+ words) From left: Andrew Daniels (Emmett Forster), Chris Wells, Asher Thompson (Aaron Schultz), Andrew Schmidt, Henry Hiltner (Chad), Courtney Klein (Elle Woods), and Emily Kautz (Kate) practicing a choreography at rehearsals for Eden Prairie Players' production of "Legally Blonde The Musical....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (91+ words) Short Redhead Reel Reviews for the week of May 29 hometownsource.com Rating system: (4=Don't miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) “Concussion” (R) (2) [Strong sexual content and some language.] [DVD and VOD only] — After suffering a brain injury playing with her…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (583+ words) “The Odd Couple (Female Version)” will be running from May 22 and 23, 28-30 at 7 p.m. and May 24 and 31 at 2 p.m. Humor will be taking center stage in Expressions Community Theatre’s production of “The Odd Couple (Female Version),” a play that…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1420+ words) From left, Monticello High School student-actors August Marier, Avery Kolehmainen, Danielle Everswick, Ella Moran and August Bergeson rehearse a scene together from the murder-mystery “La Mort Époque.” Kolehmainen wrote, directs and stars in the production, which will be performed at…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (301+ words) Murder mystery theater devolves into an uproarious spectacle in Columbia Heights High School Theater’s spring production of “The Play That Goes Wrong” May 1-3. Set in a 1920s manor, an attempt to conduct a murder investigation is flummoxed by disappearing props, forgotten…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1419+ words) From left, Monticello High School student-actors August Marier, Avery Kolehmainen, Danielle Everswick, Ella Moran and August Bergeson rehearse a scene together from the murder-mystery “La Mort Époque.” Kolehmainen wrote, directs and stars in the production, which will be performed at…...