Twin Cities Arab Film Festival: Shorts Segment: Memories and Hauntings

19th Arab Film Festival

Saturday, September 27 at 2:45 PM

Memory sustains. It anchors us and keeps us rooted and in touch with our histories, both personal and collective. But memory also haunts. The past can often manifest in ways that stifle our movements forward. The films in this segment make us reconsider the importance of both memory and forgetting and of making spaces to reimagine the present through a reckoning with the past.

ABOUT THE FILMS

KHALED AND NEMA

Spring Dance Concert

Witness the artistry and dedication of the dance faculty, guest artists, and students through original choreography and the culminations of an entire semester’s worth of work. Multiple dance styles will be presented that range from contemporary modern, to ballet, to urban dance.

Southside Aces: A Night in New Orleans

Southside Aces are celebrating twenty years performing the repertoire of the Jazz Age greats and beyond. From the early New Orleans of Jelly Roll Morton to the world-changing joys of Louis Armstrong. The barrel house sounds of Preservation Hall to the Crescent City rhythms of rock and roll pioneer Fats Domino. Treat yourself to a century’s worth of New Orleans jazz.

Showcase 114 le mur bleu presents LAINE SWANSON

This Saturday: Showcase 114 – le mur bleu
Featured Artist: Laine Swanson
Saturday, September 13 | 11AM–4PM | Studio 114, Casket Arts

Laine Swanson’s work blends anatomical precision with emotional depth, inspired by chronic pain, healing, and the human experience. Her art creates space for empathy, reflection, and connection.

On view through September 30
Casket Arts Building | Second Saturday Open Studios
Come experience art that explores what it means to be here, now.

The Roommate

When Sharon, a recently divorced, sweet-but-sheltered Midwestern woman, opens her Iowa home to a new roommate, she gets more than she bargained for. Enter Robyn - tough, mysterious, and hiding a past she’s trying to outrun. As these two very different women navigate their new living arrangement, small talk over coffee evolves into a life-changing bond full of secrets, surprises, and second chances.

By Jen Silverman
Studio shows are intended for mature audiences.

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

After entertaining 700,000+ guests around the world, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is back in the USA with a brand new show. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic Rock & Metal anthems with a hauntingly beautiful energy.