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As the Republican National Convention begins to take over Minnesota, many people will be attending and exploring different political activities around the Twin Cities area. An opportunity to give your tired feet and cheering/protesting voice—if not your conscience—a rest is the Impact Film Festival, which will be screening eight new films at the Landmark Center and the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. IFF features documentaries and narrative films from various film festivals (Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, L.A. Film Festival) from over the past year. The films’ topics range from our rising debt to women in politics to water. MORE »

Despite the dreary weather and competition from the State Fair, last Thursday saw a sold-out show for Patio Nights at the Minnesota Museum of American Art featuring two soul-stirring groups: Mighty Fairly and Storyhill. MORE »

Cameras, camcorders, cell phones, computer, notebooks – even clothes and a sleeping bag – were confiscated by Minneapolis police in the name of Homeland Security Monday night, according to a trio of young artist-journalists in town to report on the RNC. MORE »

To the barricades…or something like that. So say the organizers of the UnConvention, the multi-faceted string of cultural activities that is taking place in tandem with the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul. As forward-thinking and inclusive as the UnConvention proffers to be, though, it isn’t for every creative type. In fact, some of the most interesting activities will be independent, renegade affairs that may or may not be noticed. Collectively, they constitute a sort of UnUnConvention. MORE »