Rejoice people, come one, come all, critical mass is taking place this Friday! I’m sure you’d all heard of the terrible incidents with the MPD during the August Critical Mass Bike Ride. The political attack on bikers by the cops was the first incident Critical Mass had encountered since the 80′s. The September ride, however, was beautiful and flawless. I anticipate this Friday’s Critical Mass to be one…

Blake‘s first Open Mic Night of the 2007-2008 school year is this Friday, Oct. 26. The main feature starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9 pm in the paint room at the Northrop Campus (511 Kenwood Parkway), walking distance from the Walker. Admission is FREE. Although this is event is being held at the Blake School, it is open to the public and several students from other schools attend each one. Open Mic Night…

Futurist Revival? A man described by Italian media as a “rightwing extremist” dumped paint into Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain, turning its waters blood red on Friday. He dropped leaflets attributed to a group called “FTM Futurist Action 2007″ and declared, “Today we give birth to a new violent conception of life and history, which exalts the battle against … the toadies of false power, slaves to the global…

So today a couple of my friends and I headed downtown St. Paul to see Jennifer Baldwin and Christina Baldwin do a FREE opera show called Opera Demystified with the Skylark Opera…and of course it was awesome. It was the show that they usually do for students when they come to schools and it’s pretty much just like an opera 101…but Jennifer and Christina Baldwin made it really fun/funny and if…

A day after the Walker’s opening of Frida Kahlo, Twin Cities community radio station KFAIis airing a soundtrack to the exhibition on its new program, “Encuentro.” Host Gilberto Vzquez Valle is dedicating the Oct. 28 show to songs from Kahlo’s life — “songs that she loved, songs that were popular in Mexico during her lifetime and songs that were part of the musical backdrop for her artistic work,” he says.

After a bunch of work, this site is live. Expect a larger write-up on it soon in the New Media Blog. Until then, enjoy the cataclysm of 16 people competing for the wackiest background. Thanks to Nate for working some magic on the server to make this all work with our blogs setup. And by the way, the old boring and non-offensive site is still available here: http://teens.walkerart.org/old/.

This is an 18+ show, but we thought we would add it anyway. Like many others, I was first tipped off to Justice when watching the youtube clip of Kanye whining about how they “stole” Best Video at the MTV Europe award away from him. If you haven’t seen the clip, check out the video below. Hilarious.

Last month we hosted our Annual Student Open House featuring Friends With You. Check out the artist talk video here. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the FWY installation at Soo VAC, get over there! It closes next Thursday, October 25.

Yoko’s Tower of Light: Today Democracy Now spent an hour with Yoko Ono discussing the unveiling of her peace tower in Reykjavik (attended by Sean Lennon and Ringo Starr), government surveillance of her late husband, and the intersections of art and politics. And here’s avideo on the concept and construction of the tower of light extending into the Iceland sky. 2007 Power 100: Art Review‘s “Power 100″ is…