Theatre Elision presents: Penelope

Many of us are familiar with The Odyssey, the epic poem composed around the 8th century BC and telling the story of Odysseus as he works his way home to Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War. His journey takes ten years — the same amount of time the war lasted. This means that Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, has waited twenty years for his return. This untold story is brought to life in Penelope, with Christine Wade as one woman behind a piano, as we are given a snapshot into her final days of waiting for her husband. It is a musical love letter to all those who wait: For someone they love.

Theatre Elision presents: Ghost Quartet

Ghost Quartet is a song cycle about love, death and whiskey from Dave Malloy, the Tony-nominated creator of the Broadway hit “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.” A camera breaks and four friends drink in an interwoven tale spanning seven centuries, with a murderous sister, a treehouse astronomer, a bear, a subway, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk. The story draws from several fairy tales and "ghost stories", including Snow White and Rose Red, Edgar Allen Poe's Fall of the House of Usher, and One Thousand and One Nights (commonly known as Arabian Nights).

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Born in Champaign, Illinois, Alison Krauss grew up listening to everything from folk to opera to pop and rock music, but quickly fell in love with bluegrass when she began playing fiddle at the age of five. Shortly after, Krauss began entering fiddle contests. At the age of 14, Rounder Records signed her to her first record deal and she went on to release her debut solo album two years later. The accomplished bluegrass musician became a member of the Grand Ole Opry at age 21.

Hair + Nails

HAIR + NAILS is a contemporary art gallery owned and operated by artist/musician RYAN FONTAINE & dancer/choreographer/artist KRISTIN VAN LOON. We are dedicated to exhibiting compelling and thought provoking visual art and occasional dance performance. Our hope is that H + N will play the evolving role of providing a space where new work, new ideas and new collaborations are sparked and are able to flourish.We acknowledge that HAIRandNAILS is located on land stolen from the Dakota and Ojibwe tribes that once freely lived here.

Dreamsong Gallery

Dreamsong is a space for contemporary art comprised of a gallery, a standalone Cinema, and an artist’s residency. Our program is focused on intergenerational emerging and mid-career artists from Minnesota and beyond, with an emphasis on female-identified and under-recognized artists. Founded in June 2021 by Rebecca Heidenberg and Gregory Smith, Dreamsong is located in Northeast Minneapolis.

Bockley Gallery

Bockley Gallery is a contemporary art venue and curatorial practice based in Minneapolis. Since its founding by Todd Bockley in 1984, the gallery has focused on artists living and working in Mni Sota Makoce and the Great Lakes region as well as Indigenous artists across Turtle Island. From its original location in Minneapolis’s Warehouse District to its current space in the Kenwood neighborhood, Bockley Gallery’s dynamic on-site exhibitions and public programs present the most relevant ideas in art today.