- Becki-Iverson
- July 18, 2018
When the weather matches the mood of your show, you know you’ve got something powerful going on. Photo by Dan Norman I have always been a great lover of opera, so it saddens me that I haven’t had a chance to see many performances in the last few years!
- Becki-Iverson
- November 14, 2017
As the weather cools down, date night heats up… The brunch at Dalton & Wade is *legit* And comes indoors. Rather than spending halcyon picnics by the lake or tubing down the river, we must now turn inward (literally) to the cozy warmth of public establishments to break our winter
- Becki-Iverson
- July 3, 2017
What’s vibrant and interactive and great for people of all ages? Photo is my own Why that would be the brand new feature exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMN), of course. SMN always has an incredible array of exhibits, but they have truly outdone themselves with the latest.
- Becki-Iverson
- June 27, 2017
Taking a risk is almost always a good thing. That was my thought while watching Sunday in the Park With George, the Guthrie’s latest mainstage offering. For the past several years since they really started focusing on producing extraordinary summer musicals, the Guthrie has chosen to stick with relatively safe classics
- Becki-Iverson
- April 11, 2017
You don’t have to be a history buff to enjoy this stunning new exhibit. Endless programs covering 40 years of theater. Sometimes you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone (or nearly so). That was my main thought last Sunday as I strolled through the marvelous new exhibit celebrating
- Becki-Iverson
- April 3, 2017
Indigenous Filmmakers Past and Present Right on the heels of the amazing announcement celebrating Indigenous performances from the Ordway (which kicks off this weekend – don’t miss it!) comes the announcement from the Walker Art Center that they will be presenting a film festival this month celebrating Indigenous filmmakers. The
- Becki-Iverson
- January 25, 2017
Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains…. We spent several hours at the Oklahoma City bombing national memorial and museum – totally worth it! We’re finally kicking off the travel section over here at Compendium, and we’re doing it in the unlikeliest of places: Oklahoma City! I should begin
- Becki-Iverson
- January 9, 2017
Are you nowhere? Or now here? Photo by Maria Baranova. Ah, January. Whoever decided to schedule the change to a new year here really knew what they were doing. When you’re overloaded with holiday foods, tired due to Vitamin D deficiency, and waiting for the snow to melt so you
- Becki-Iverson
- December 28, 2016
Resolutions are a tricky thing… A photo posted by Becki Iverson (@beckiiverson) on Nov 20, 2016 at 5:31pm PST Cooking more is definitely on the 2017 agenda. Sometimes they can be really helpful. For example, last year I made a resolution to be more consistent about working on the blog.
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- March 11, 2016
This show is what is usually called “white feminism” at its finest And although I may catch some flak for saying that, I do mean it. Things are going to get real in a second. Before all that: The How and the Why is an absolutely fascinating play about the