Headlining the 30th anniversary of Summer Music & Movies, Duluth’s Low is fronted by singer/guitarist Alan Sparhawk. He’s also a father of two (married to Low drummer/singer Mimi Parker) and runs the indie record label Chairkickers Union. Sparhawk took time recently to answer some of life’s most—and possibly least—pressing questions. Who is your favorite villain of fiction? The shark in Jaws. Relentless…

Time, as the saying goes, is of the essence, especially when it comes to Elevator Repair Service’s theatrical production of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. But unlike traditional adaptations of Gatsby, which pay painstaking attention to the historical authenticity of flapper dresses and Rolls Royces, their GATZ instead focuses on another aspect of time—how long it takes to read every word of…

The artist recently took a moment to answer some of life’s most—and possibly least—pressing questions. What’s your most vivid memory from childhood? Receiving a metal motorboat made out of military meal cans, bought on a street somewhere in Korea; a gift from my father, returning from that war. If you could ask one question to every person on Earth, what would it be? Is joyfulness unbecoming? What is…

In 1995, artist/choreographer Ralph Lemon embarked on a 10-year odyssey of quest and discovery that resulted in the Geography Trilogy, a synergy of anthropology and history with movement, sound, and art. The Trilogy was a profound self-examination and a remarkably sustained inquiry into the social gravities of race and identity at the turn of the 21st century. During the process, the artist developed…