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Walker Home & Garden Club Learns to Darn
Field Guide
Feb 27
The Walker Home & Garden has struck again. Struck the darning needle that is. You see, we have now learned the ins and outs of darning socks and hemming trouser legs. The most challenging moment of instruction proved to be knotting the needle: by threading the needle once, simply twisting the string around the needle, […]
The Walker Home & Garden has struck again. Struck the darning needle that is. You see, we…
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Big Ideas, Short Films: Sneak Peek at March’s Free First Saturday
Field Guide
Feb 26
By Rachel Kimpton. Want to shed the winter blues with a little cinematic magic? Come to the Walker Art Center this Saturday, March 2, for Free First Saturday Kids Film Festival. The lineup is filled with movies about food, acceptance and love. Prepare to be dazzled by live-action, animation, and 3D films. To pique your […]
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LISTENING MIX // Sarah Kirkland Snider / Shara Worden / yMusic
The Green Room
Feb 22
LISTENING MIX provides a musical preview for the musicians visiting the Walker. Combing their music with sounds from a variety of contextual sources, LISTENING MIX can be experienced before or after a performance. Musician Shara Worden (of band My Brightest Diamond) is the lead vocalist for composer Sarah Kirkland Snider’s song cycle Penelope. String ensemble yMusic will […]
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Performance, Dreaming Big, and Cat T-Shirts: An Interview with Shara Worden
The Green Room
Feb 21
Musical and theatrical story-teller Shara Worden, of the band My Brightest Diamond (and many other collaborations), is a master of her voice and her stage presence. Combining acoustic with electronic sounds, classical chamber groups with rock musicians, and mythical fictions with autobiographical narratives, Worden is prolific as a songwriter, vocalist, performer, and producer. Since 2009, […]
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Shamans and Wizards: Glenn Kotche at the Walker
The Green Room
Feb 21
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, filmmaker and writer Justin Schell shares his perspective on Saturday’s concert by Glenn Kotche. Agree or disagree? […]
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