This week’s Entertainment spotlights!

Apr. 3 |   The Music   Rahsaan Patterson Thurs., Apr. 4, 8 pm • Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010 or www.dakotacooks.com • With a sound that evokes comparison to Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Prince,...

This week’s Entertainment spotlights!

Mar. 27 |     The Music   Masta Killa Masta Killa of the Wu-Tang Clan Fri., Mar. 29, 9 pm • Amsterdam Bar & Hall, 6 W. 6th St., St. Paul, 612-285-3112 or www.amsterdambarandhall.com • Masta Killa has made appearances on every Wu-Tang...

This week’s Entertainment spotlights!

Mar. 21 | The Music     Herschel & The Detainees Present… BOOMBASTIC! Sat., Mar. 23, 8 pm • Fine Line Music Café 318 1st Ave. N., Mpls., 612-338-8100 or www.finelinemusic.com Herschel & The Detainees will be rocking the house along...

This Week’s Entertainment Spotlights

Mar. 6 | Questlove DJ set  Fri., Mar. 8, 9 pm The 2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life! Sat., Mar. 9, 7 pm First Avenue & 7th St. Entry 701 N. 1st Ave.,  Mpls., 612-338-8388 or first-avenue.com With a performances by “Princess” featuring Maya Rudolph...

Penumbra exceeds fundraising goal: Programming resumes this spring

Jan. 29 |   January 7, 2013, St. Paul, MN — Over 1,400 individuals, corporations and foundations donated $359,000 by December 30, 2012 to Penumbra Theatre Company. The Penumbra Summer Institute, a nationally recognized three-year arts education and...

The Amen Corner: Penumbra breathes life into James Baldwin play

May. 30 |     Lou Bellamy brilliantly directs James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner at Guthrie Theater for a Penumbra Theatre Company/Guthrie Theater regional premiere. Bellamy, of course, is best known for taking scripts through their paces in St. Paul...