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Interview: Rumba master Wallace Hill

By Dwight Hobbes , TC Daily Planet

Superb, veteran percussionist Wallace Hill is getting it together for Rumba Colombia Workshops: Thursdays After Work. It’s a monthlong foray into one of Colombia’s most beloved rumba stylings. At 5:30 p.m. every Thursday from May 8-29, you can experience rumba to a tee at Minneapolis’s Drums and Art courtesy of Hill, a Twin Cities legend in the world of Afro-Caribbean music. You get to listen to and try your own hand at rumba, and to watch rare footage of rumba sessions in Havana, Cuba. MORE »

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Free ways to celebrate democracy without dropping $15 at CivicFest

By Chris Steller , Minnesota Independent

The Minneapolis Convention Center’s answer to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul is CivicFest, an extravaganza of American democracy, replete with historical document displays, a fake Oval Office for taking gag photos and other educational exhibits. But CivicFest’s unavoidable lesson is that democracy comes with corporate sponsors and a $15 cover charge. MnIndy picked Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s brain for free or lower-cost ways to celebrate civics on your own. MORE »