Performing Arts
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Performing Arts.
City
Upper Harbor Amphitheater Breaks Ground; Loring Park Hosts a Free Concert
Crews broke ground May 4 on an 8,000-seat riverfront amphitheater in north Minneapolis run by First Avenue and the Minnesota Orchestra, as Loring Park prepares for its free Peace in the World concert.
Events
Live Music Shares the Bill With Art at Loring Park
The summer festival pairs 150 artist booths with multiple performance stages.
Neighborhood
Design Has a Permanent Seat at the Walker's Table
The Walker Art Center has treated graphic and industrial design as collectible art since its founding, a stance that dates to its first director and runs through its current in-house design studio.
Neighborhood
Walker's 'Show & Tell' Invites Lowry Hill Kids to Play With Art
The Walker Art Center's "Show & Tell: An Exhibition for Kids" runs through April 5, 2026, turning a set of galleries into a hands-on space built for children.
Events
The Wooster Group Returns to the Walker in February
The famed New York experimental troupe headlines the museum's winter performance calendar.
Events
A Rare Solo Night With Musician Shahzad Ismaily
The genre-crossing instrumentalist headlines an intimate evening in the Walker's winter season.
Neighborhood
The Walker's Film Program Quietly Anchors the Cinephile Scene
The Walker Art Center's cinema keeps a year-round film calendar a short walk from Lowry Hill, with current screenings ranging from Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust" to Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep."
Neighborhood
A Walk Through the History Written on the Shoreline
The shoreline of Lake of the Isles records more than a century of decisions, from the late-1800s dredging that turned a marsh into open water to recent shoreline restoration.
Events
Radical Clowning Takes the Walker's Stage Seriously
The season's clown programming is less comedy than confrontation.
Events
Trisha Brown Dancers Honor Rauschenberg on a Lowry Hill Stage
A November program co-presented with Northrop revives postmodern dance landmarks for one night.
Events
Afrofuturist Visions Anchor a Stretch of the Walker Season
The performance lineup makes room for speculative work reaching toward other futures.
City
Reading the Council Agenda: How a Lowry Hill Item Becomes a Vote
A Minneapolis council item moves from a subject-matter committee, where the public can testify, to a Thursday vote of the full council.
City
Downtown Hennepin Reconstruction: A Different Design Just North of Lowry Hill
The downtown stretch of Hennepin Avenue was rebuilt years before the Uptown corridor, a separate 2019-2022 project with its own design for a denser theater-and-office district.
City
Two Years of Detours: A Look Back at the Hennepin Phasing Plan
The Hennepin Avenue South rebuild ran in two phases over two construction seasons, from Lake Street to 26th in 2024 and from 26th to Douglas in 2025.
Neighborhood
Rauschenberg's 'Glacial Decoy' Returns to the Walker Where It Began
The Walker Art Center is showing Robert Rauschenberg's set and costumes for "Glacial Decoy," the Trisha Brown dance it commissioned and premiered in 1979, through May 24, 2026.
Neighborhood
Sip and Stroll Spotlights Bryn Mawr's Business District
Bryn Mawr's Sip and Stroll returned Oct. 9, 2025, sending residents on a free evening walking circuit of 13 neighborhood businesses, from Big Hill Books to La Mesa.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Fall Color and a Lakeside Art Fair
The City of Lakes Art Fair headlines a crisp October weekend on the water.
Opinion
Why Everyone's Wedding Photos End Up at the Spoon
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and its Spoonbridge and Cherry have become the region's default backdrop for weddings and milestone photos.
Neighborhood
A Quiet Painter's Show Carries a Thread Back to the Walker
Lynne Woods Turner's Portland exhibition traces its origin to a 1979 film of Trisha Brown's "Spanish Dance" performed at the Walker Art Center.
Events
Walker Art Center Lines Up a Season of Exhibitions and Performances
The contemporary museum pairs new shows with live programming.
Neighborhood
Clowns, Jazz Titans and Sci-Fi: The Walker's Bold New Season
The Walker Art Center's 2025-26 performing arts season, which opened Sept. 13, runs from experimental clowning to jazz titans and a Wooster Group return after 25 years.
Neighborhood
The Super Sale: Five Neighborhoods, 100-Plus Yard Sales
The Neighborhood Super Sale, a coordinated one-day event of more than 100 yard sales across six lakes-area neighborhoods, runs each September from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Neighborhood
Inside the McGuire Theater, the Walker's Stage for Risk
The Walker Art Center's live performances unfold largely in the McGuire Theater, a 385-seat hall that opened with the museum's 2005 expansion and is built for experimental work.
Neighborhood
The Uptown Farmers Market Returns to the Wedge's Doorstep
The Uptown Farmers Market opens its 2026 season Thursday, June 11, at a new spot two blocks north at Lagoon and Girard, after construction displaced its previous location.
Events
Loring Park Art Festival Returns With 150 Artists in July
The two-day fair has anchored the neighborhood's summer arts calendar since 2000.
Events
Poetry Finds a Summer Home at the Walker
Free readings add the spoken word to the museum's warm-weather mix.
Events
'Sound for Silents' Pairs Live Music With Classic Film
The Walker revives a beloved summer series scoring silent cinema in real time.
Events
The Cookout Turns the Upper Garden Into a Block Party
A summer gathering frames joy as a catalyst for community at the Walker's Wurtele Upper Garden.
Events
Walker Library Hosts an Afternoon of Congolese Roots Music
Siama's Congo Roots brings feel-good guitar to the neighborhood branch.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Markets, Music and a Streetcar Ride
Saturday markets, a free bandshell concert and the restored trolley fill a summer weekend.
Events
Free Orchestra Night Packs the Bandshell Lawn
Thousands spread blankets for a warm evening of music by the lake.
Events
A Free Evening of Orchestra Music Opens the Bandshell Season
The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra kicks off its run on the last weekend of June.
Events
Free Pops Concerts Return to the Lake Harriet Bandshell This Summer
The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra plays weekend evenings from late June through late July.
Events
A Free Concert Series Turns the Lakeshore Into a Summer Stage
Weekend programs run through the back half of June and into July.
Events
The Walker Stacks Its Summer With Free Programming
Screenings, poetry, music and art-making fill the warm-weather calendar at no charge.
Events
Como-Harriet Streetcar Rolls Again Between the Lakes
The restored trolley carries riders along the old line near Lake Harriet.
Events
Walker Library Builds Out a Free Summer Program Slate
The neighborhood branch lines up concerts and family events.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Art on the Lawn and Music by the Lake
A sculpture-garden art fair, free orchestra night and Saturday market headline the weekend.
Events
Mill City Farmers Market Opens Its Outdoor Saturday Season
The riverfront market runs Saturdays from May through October.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Cleanup Crews and a Library Concert
A shoreline cleanup, a free branch concert and Saturday markets fill the calendar.
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