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March 2008 Online

March 2008 Online

While our March 2008 Issue was indeed out last print issue, The Rake continues online with the same voice and dedication to arts, events, and opinion. Our appeal continues to be originality and good writing, a place where the most curious tend to convene and learn from — and challenge — each other. Many of your favorites are carrying on with The Rake online. You'll still find Brad Zellar, Britt Robson, Ann Bauer, Jeremy Iggers, and Rich Goldsmith covering everything from fiction, sports, food & wine, news and politics, arts, theater, film, books, music, and anything else that strikes our fancy.

FEATURES

"God talked to me today"

"God talked to me today"

I was an agnostic who never took my family to church. And then, my son starting hearing the voice of God.

Minnesota Naughty

Minnesota Naughty

Decked in tinsel and tassels lies a group of performers hopelessly devoted to the art of burlesque.

by Kate Leibfried, photos by Christopher Kelleher

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Keep Them Rakes Comin'!

Red Handed

Keep Them Rakes Comin'!

by Catherine Mora Cleary, Minneapolis

Letter

What! No Oliver?

by Mark Robinson, U.K.

Letter

Desire to See an Arab Perform

by Taous Khazem, Minneapolis

Letter

The Best Jazz Club in the Midwest

by Stephen Borer, St. Paul

Letter

Discontinuing Print

by JD Askevold, St. Louis Park

Letter

Closed Down

by Mary Jo Schmith, Front Ave. Pottery, St. Paul

THE RAKISH ANGLE

The Art of Coffee

Wake Up Call

The Art of Coffee

Kopplin's reaches for perfection.

Attack on the Border

Letter from Quito

Attack on the Border

Two countries react to the slaying of FARC leader Raul Reyes.

by Jenessa Stark, photo by Jenessa Stark

The Men Who Sold the World

Gene Pool

The Men Who Sold the World

Dan and Mel Jass: Two generations of Minnesota madmen

by John Ervin, photos courtesy of Daniel Jass

SO LITTLE TIME...

Suburban World: The Norling Photos

Books

Suburban World: The Norling Photos

Minnesota History Center and various other locations, Apr 01, 2008 through Apr 16, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

MUSIC

Brenda Weiler

400 Bar, Apr 18, 2008 at 8 pm

by Hannah Simpson

Under the Same Moon

Film

Under the Same Moon

Uptown Theater, Apr 04, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

Brian Blade Fellowship: Season of Changes

Music

Brian Blade Fellowship: Season of Changes

Available Apr 01, 2008

by Britt Robson

Music

Kimya Dawson

The Cedar, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Sharp Teeth, by Toby Barlow

Books

Sharp Teeth, by Toby Barlow

Birchbark Books, Apr 05, 2008 at 7 pm

by Cristina Córdova

Theater & Performance

Rabbit Hole

Jungle Theater, now through May 11, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

Voltage 2008: Fashion Amplified

Fashion, Music

Voltage 2008: Fashion Amplified

First Avenue, Apr 16, 2008 through Apr 20, 2008

by Hannah Simpson, photos by Nicholas Marshall

Film

Leatherheads

AMC Southdale 16, Apr 04, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

Charles Lloyd Quartet: Rabo de Nube

MUSIC

Charles Lloyd Quartet: Rabo de Nube

Available Mar 11, 2008

by Britt Robson

Dvorak's Rusalka

Opera

Dvorak's Rusalka

Ordway Center for Performing Arts, Apr 12, 2008 through Apr 20, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

James Sewell Ballet Spring Program

Dance

James Sewell Ballet Spring Program

The O'Shaughnessy, Apr 04, 2008 through Apr 13, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

Before Their Time: The World of Child Labor

Art

Before Their Time: The World of Child Labor

Nina Bliese Gallery, Mar 31, 2008 through May 02, 2008

by Cristina Córdova, photo by David Parker, from Before Their Time

Milos Forman: Cinema of Resistance

FIlm

Milos Forman: Cinema of Resistance

Walker Art Center, Apr 01, 2008 through Apr 22, 2008

by Cristina Córdova

music

Cloud Cult

Electric Fetus, April 8th, 2008, and First Avenue, Apr 26, 2008 at 5 pm

Bo Ramsey CD Release Performance

Music

Bo Ramsey CD Release Performance

The Cedar, Apr 05, 2008 at 8 pm

by Cristina Córdova, photo by Matt Kollasch (Bo Ramsey and Greg Brown)

MUSIC

QWIKSAND

Fine Line Music Cafe, Apr 09, 2008 at 8 pm

by Cristina Córdova

RAKE APPEAL

Minnesota Couples: Beware IKEA!

Minnesota Couples: Beware IKEA!

Sex. Money. In-laws. And Ikea.

by Linda Morganstein, photo courtesy of IKEA.com

GRAY MATTERS

Return of the Great White Way

Return of the Great White Way

Dave Kenney’s Twin Cities Picture Show brings lost movie palaces back to life.

by John Ervin, photos courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

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