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February 2005 Issue

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Can the Public Library (and Democracy) Survive?

Can the Public Library (and Democracy) Survive?

Funding cuts. Google. Widespread cynicism. Andrew Carnegie's dream is dying. Or is it?
by Jennifer Vogel
Speak to the Hands

Speak to the Hands

The changing face of a Minneapolis gym.
by Emily Carter

FICTION

Relax

by Hal Niedzvieckik

LETTERS & RED HANDED

to the Editor

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Micro-Opera!

The Peanut Gallery

Micro-Opera!

Here’s how to stage an opera on a shoestring.
by Christy DeSmith
We Really Clicked

Love American Style

We Really Clicked

Our intern finds her perfect match—online!
by Tara DaPra

Hidden Treasures

Under the Pleasure Dome

Lakewood Cemetery has a dazzling secret.
by Jennifer Vogel
511 is a Joke

Good Intentions

511 is a Joke

Traffic update: There will be no more traffic updates.
by Hans Eisenbeis
Feeding the Volunteer Army

Gastronomer

Feeding the Volunteer Army

Let’s compare the spread at three pledge drives, shall we?
by Maria Rubinstein
Letter from Modena >> Devil in the Details

Letter from Modena >> Devil in the Details

What are you doing with your hands, compagno? Fighting evil, duh!
by Eric Dregni
One Step Forward, Two Smokes Back

Force of Habit

One Step Forward, Two Smokes Back

Will going for a bike ride today cancel out the cigarettes I smoked last night?
by Lucie Amundsen

STRAIGHT TALK

Richard Shelton

LP Collector

SO LITTLE TIME...

Art

Alfred Maurer: The First American Modern

Weisman Art Museum, February 5 - April 24

Film

Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

Lagoon Cinema, Opens February 11

Restaurants

A Rebours

Downtown St. Paul

Music

Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, and Guy Clark

State Theater, February 9

Theater

Queen of the Remote Control

Mixed Blood Theater, February 9 - 27

Art

Bill Cottman: Living With Light

Homewood Studios, February 5 - 23

Books

The Center of Winter

Available February 1

Music

Directions in Music: Our Times

Northrop Auditorium, February 27

Music

The Wedding Present: Take Fountain

Available February 14

Theater

Slippery When Wet

Penumbra Theatre, February 4 - 27

Film

Tout Va Bien

DVD Available February 15

Books

Honeymoon with My Brother

Available February 14

Music

Modest Mouse

First Avenue, February 27 and 28

Theater

Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges

SteppingStone Theatre, February 4 - 27

Art

Artcars on Ice

Lake Minnetonka, February 13

Readings

Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman

Fitzgerald Theater, February 16

Restaurants

Joey D's

South Minneapolis

Music

The Donnas: Gold Medal

Available now

Theater

La Boheme

Theatre Latte Da, February 10 - March 13

Film

The Lizard (Marmoulak)

Oak Street Cinema, February 4-10

Books

Aunt Lettuce, I Want To Peek Under Your Skirt

Available February 14

Theater

The Women of Troy

Frank Theatre, February 24-March 20

Desert Island Duffel

David Haynes

writer

Art

The Art Shanty Projects

Medicine Lake, through February 19

Film

Because of Winn-Dixie

Opens February 18

Restaurants

Jasmine Deli

Eat Street

Music

Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Waltz Trio: Crossing Bridges

Available now

Dance

Dancing Henry Five

Pick Up Performance Company, presented by Walker Art Center, February 18 and 19

Film

Minnesota: a history of the land

Twin Cities Public Television (Ch. 2), Premiering February 21 and 22

Books

The Ice Chorus

Available February 23

RAKE APPEAL

Downtown Hopkins

Sweet Spot

Downtown Hopkins

Coffee shops, car shops, funeral homes. It's like its own little city!
by Julie Caniglia
Scraptastic!

Show & Tell

Scraptastic!

Searching high and low for metal cast-offs.
by Christy DeSmith

DOWN THE HATCH

Wine

Wine for Poets

A visit to a tannin salon.
by Oliver Nicholson

No Matter How You Slice It

All the world loves a good sandwich.
by Stephanie March

MOTLEY KRüSE

Ten Steps to Increased Anxiety!

Getting caught up in the “Family Circle” vortex.
by Colleen Kruse

SEX & THE MARRIED MAN

Honey, You Married a Pervert

Now just relax and try to enjoy it.
by Stuart Greene

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS

Thorstein Veblen and the New Barbarians

Thorstein Veblen and the New Barbarians

A cranky Minnesotan coins an economic term for the ages.
by Peter Ritter
What does your winterwear say about you?

What does your winterwear say about you?

by Staff, Illustrations by Mike Owens
You Can’t Take It With You

You Can’t Take It With You

Tips for Minnesotans fleeing winter.
by Sarah Barker

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Love It and Leave It

Free the Jackson Five!

Love It and Leave It

That’s America’s approach to black culture and black history.
by Clinton Collins

WIFE, INTERRUPTED

Better Off Without Him?

The difference between open-eyed love and unconditional love.
by Jeannine Ouellette