On the Town Briefly, April 13, 2022

Exhibits

“Totally Radical, Designing the 1980s,” an exhibit that captures the variety and idiosyncrasies of styles prevalent during the 1980s, is being displayed through May 27 in the University of Min­ne­sota’s Goldstein Museum of Design, located in Gallery 241 of McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave. The exhibit includes objects from the Goldstein collection and photos and print material from U of M archives and the Minnesota Historical Society. Admission is free. For gallery hours, visit design.umn.edu/goldstein-museum-design.

The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at Saint Catherine University is displaying two new exhibits through May 22. “Not Here” presents drawings, prints, collages, illustrations and cabinets of curiosities by Minneapolis artist Jody Williams. “Rooted Forward” features the art of St. Kate’s students Liz Con­nors, Mathis “Blue” J. Edwards, Cora Dean-Wyatt, Ellie Leonard, Carolina Lopez, Megan Riley and Theo von Weiss. The students will discuss their art from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Thursday, May 5. Admission is free. Visit gallery.stkate.edu or call 651-690-6644.

“Mestizaje: Intermix-Remix,” the art of eight Latino artists, is on view through June 12 in the sidewalk and skyway galler­ies of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, 350 N. Robert St. Marcela Rodríguez Aguilar, María José Castillo, Luis Fitch, Bobby Marines, Dougie Padilla, Maria Cristina Tavera, Xavier Tavera and Vlocke Negro explore what it means to identify as mixed-race. A panel discussion on what it means to be mestizo will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, via Zoom. Visit mmaa.org or call 651-797-2571.

More than 20 artists will take part in Art on the Island, a show and sale on April 22-24 on the fourth and fifth floors of Warehouse 2, 106 S. Water St. Paintings, drawings, prints and works in wood, clay and textiles will be featured from 5-9 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Art demonstrations, live music and refreshments will be offered.

“Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II,” a Smithsonian Insti­tution traveling exhibit, will be dis­played from April 23 through July 3 at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. Through personal stories, historical images and objects, the exhibit examines the complicated history set in motion by President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. An opening day program will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 23. It will feature demonstrations of traditional Japanese origami, Japanese drumming by TaikoArts Midwest and Japanese dancing by Sansei Yonsei Kai. The documentary film And Then They Came for Us will be screened at noon and 2 p.m. Admission to the History Center is $12, $10 for seniors and college students, $6 for children ages 5-17.

Dance

Class of ’85, an exploration of high school stereotypes and a celebration of acceptance and inclusion, will be pre­sented by Collide Theatrical Dance Com­pany from April 15 through May 1 at Gremlin Theatre, 550 N. Vandalia St. Dancers Jarod Boltjes, Renee Guittar, Rachel Seeholzer, Patrick Jeffrey, Javan Mngrezzo, Grace Kidder, Megan Carver and Ben Siglin perform. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 and 5 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $30-55. Visit collidetheatrical.org or call 651-395-7903.

Theater

The Little Prince, an adaptation of the beloved French novella, is playing through May 1 at Theatre in the Round, 245 Cedar Ave. S. in Minneapolis. The classic story of love, loss and hope tells of a world-weary aviator and the mysterious child he meets while stranded in the desert. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25, $20 for students. Visit theatreintheround.org or call 612-333-3010.

Jelly’s Last Jam is being staged by Theatre Latté Da through May 8 at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE in Minneapolis. The Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of Jelly Roll Morton, the clas­si­cally trained pianist who spread the sounds of ragtime, blues and jazz from the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls and clubs of Chicago and New York. Reese Britts stars as Morton and Andre Shoals plays the Chimney Man. Kelli Foster Warder directs. Tickets start at $35. For reservations, call 612-339-3003 or visit latteda.org.

Atacama, playwright Augusto Federico Amador’s metaphorical story of the choices, views and actions that tear fami­lies and countries apart, will be performed from April 20 through May 1 by Full Circle Theater. Lara Trujillo directs. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday on the proscenium stage at Park Square Theatre, 20 W. Seventh Place. For ticket information, visit parksquaretheatre.org.

Avi Aharoni and Nathan Keepers star in Six Points Theater’s production of Two Jews Walk Into a War. The play by Seth Rozin tells of Zeblyan and Ishaq, the last two Jews living in Kabul who are intent on repopulating the ancient Jewish community but cannot agree on how to do it. Sally Wingert directs. Sixteen evening and matinee performances are scheduled from April 30 through May 22 in the auditorium of the Highland Park Community Center, 1978 Ford Pkwy. Tickets are $14-$38. Call 651-647-4315 or visit sixpointstheater.org.

Set in Paris in the 1920s, Moliere’s satire The Miser will be performed by Classics Lost ’n’ Found Theater Company from April 29 through May 7 at Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church, 1620 E. 46th St. in Minneapolis. Show times are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets are $15, $12 for students, or whatever you can afford for the additional show at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Call 612-724-4539.