Arts & Entertainment

New art exhibit opens Jan.28
Metropolitan State University Third Floor Gallery is pleased to present We Sing Our Songs. The exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 4 7 p.m. and continues through Feb. 26. Gallery hours are Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m. 7 p.m.; and Fridays-Saturdays, 11 a.m. 4 p.m. The gallery is located at the St. Paul Campus, Library and Learning Center, third floor. We Sing Our Songs is a photographic exhibit that provides...

Veterans center, a place to connect
Metropolitan State University has designated a room as the Veterans Center. This room, exclusively for use by veterans, service members and their families attending Metropolitan State, is a place to relax, use the computer, play cards, have some coffee and, most importantly, according to Veterans Affairs Coordinator Bruce Holzschuh, “give them a place to connect.” The center, to be located in Founder’s Hall, Room 226, has an anticipated move-in date...

History in living color
The Minnesota History Center (MHC), located between the State Capitol Building and St. Paul’s Cathedral, always has a variety of intriguing exhibitions that are fun for adults and kids alike, and for the next few months you’ll have the chance to see some amazing and important pieces of American history without having to go to the East Coast. The temporary exhibit you absolutely cannot miss is Ben Franklin: In Search of a Better World, which is open until July 4 and offers over 40 hands-on and interactive elements. In addition to the visual and multimedia features, you’ll get to see one of the original editions of the 1776 Pennsylvania Constitution...

A rare musical “home game”
We all know that on Metropolitan State University’s St. Paul campus, the modus operandi are classes, studying and working. But on Friday evening, Feb. 12, you (and your family) would do well to be at Founders Hall Auditorium early when the Minnesota Sinfonia make the first of only two on-campus visits. Here are the reasons why: Family-friendly: Jay Fishman, conductor, founded this orchestra 30 years ago as a community-based service organization. In addition to bringing free concerts to the public, the Sinfonia has become well-known for bringing accessible concerts to schools around the state of Minnesota...