Arts
Herb Alpert lives the creative life
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert shot to worldwide fame with the 1962 song “The Lonely Bull.” The...
'Pee-wee’s Playhouse' complete in box set
Paul Reubens has played many roles on TV and film; but he captured the hearts of young viewers as the...
MJTC celebrates 20th anniversary season
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company has staged five world premieres and won several coveted Ivey Awards; its next production will open...
An Israel love story
Israel: Is It Good for the Jews? by Richard Cohen, Simon and Schuster, 273 pages, $26 Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER...
Local musicians hit the airwaves
Ivan and Adam Rafowitz, father and son, release an album of smooth jazz tunes By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The new, self-released...
WEDNESDAY: Bonnie Rubinstein exhibit opening
A solo exhibit of works by architectural glass artist Bonnie Rubinstein is on display through December at the Minneapolis Club,...
‘Cello goddess’ Beiser rocks out
In the liner notes for her new album, Uncovered (Innova), Maya Beiser writes that Janis Joplin’s “unique, raw expression” gained...
An exhaustive portrait of evil
Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer, by Bettina Stangneth, translated by Ruth Martin, Knopf, 579 pages,...
'The Green Prince' opens Friday
The Green Prince, a documentary film by Israeli director Nadav Schirman, probes the stranger-than-fiction life of Mosab Hassan Yousef, the...
Cantor Mitch Kowitz releases cookbook
Cantor Mitch Kowitz has released Kosher Cuisine for a New Generation, a cookbook that pairs recipes with music. Referred to...
