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Meet the Ordway boss working to keep the arts relevant and vital to the Twin Cities
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 3 months agoChristopher Harrington, 39, is president and CEO of the nonprofit Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. He arrived in St. Paul from Detroit in 2021, taking the helm as the center reopened with ...
Flint Hills Family Festival extends Ordway contract for 3 years
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe popular and long-running Flint Hills Family Festival will return to downtown St. Paul for at...
Ordway's 2024-25 season boasts 'Mermaid,' 'Mean Girls,' 'Evan Hansen' and 'Ain't Too Proud'
Tribune via AOL· 3 months agoSt. Paul's Ordway Center has just right tonic for the new American epidemic. "The surgeon general is warning of a grave epidemic of loneliness," said Ordway President and CEO Chris Harrington ...
Kelly McGrath’s path to general manager of the Xcel Energy Center — from planning for the Pope to 50...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKelly McGrath took a moment between back-to-back meetings to walk the floor of the Xcel Energy Center, where Matt “Fuji” Fujinaka, director of operations, measured and chalked the spots where ...
The Arts Partnership to host four free concert screenings in Rice Park
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Arts Partnership will present four free concert screenings this summer on a giant video wall in downtown St. Paul’s Rice Park. The organization — a partnership between Minnesota Opera, the ...
‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ‘Mean Girls’ among musicals coming to the Ordway’s Broadway series for the...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Broadway at the Ordway series returns to the St. Paul theater for a second year, with a new slate of big-name musicals. Five shows will come to the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts ...
Ben Folds to Reprise His “Paper Airplane Request Tour” on Massive 2024 Tour [Updated]
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe singer and songwriter will be calling for paper airplanes of fan-requested songs once again. Ben...
St. Paul’s park system marks 175 years with gathering, a book, fundraisers
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCows once crossed paths in downtown St. Paul’s Rice Park, where it was so common for ladies from...
MN Opera announces 2024–25 season, including ‘Barber of Seville’ and bonus events for season ticket...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe Minnesota Opera’s 2024–25 season is set to feature a trio of classic and newer operas, with more exclusive events for season subscribers than in recent years. The next season, the opera’ ...
Scene Maker Q+A: New director puts out fire for Twin Cities Jazz Festival
Tribune via AOL· 5 days agoDayna Martinez handled the emergency situation calmly, especially as first-year executive director of the 26th Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Master violinist Regina Carter had to cancel because ...