Bringing the World to the Twin Cities The Cedar’s Bill Kubeczko provides a home away from home for the world’s music. April 2007 by Bill Snyder

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Miss Heidi’s Work Veteran performance artist Heidi Arneson brings her talents and unflappable personality to prisons. August 2006

Four Is Enough Megan Odell, Vanessa Voskuil, Galen Treuer, and Noah Bremer aren't just friends sitting around and having fun. The Walker Art Center and the Southern Theater sponsor dance performances by their creation, Live Action Set. July 2006

A Tale of Two Parks Two art and architecture giants, Anthony Caponi and John Hock, are responsible for two of the Twin Cities' most eloquent sculpture parks: Franconia Sculpture Park in Shafer and Caponi Art Park in Eagan. June 2006

Grave Dancer’s Reunion Hometown boys done good, Soul Asylum grows up, rocks out, and looks for the silver lining. May 2006

For the Love of Music Edie Hill isn't a household name yet, but the forty-four-year-old is a well known composer-in-residence with the Schubert Club who can make a living working strictly on commission, a rare feat for a composer. May 2006

Pas de Deux Rousse and Sewell are the power couple of Twin Cities dance, with national and international reputations, but their story extends beyond just the two of them. April 2006

Passion Play In the Guthrie's 2005 production of The Constant Wife, Ivey Award-winning actor Stacia Rice nailed her first major role on the main stage playing Marie-Louise, a ditsy flapper who cuckolds her best friend's husband. April 2006

Monsieur Ambassador Born and raised in Paris, Walker Art Center deputy director and chief curator Philippe Vergne approaches artists and their work with curiosity, charisma, and an exacting eye. March 2006

Triple Threat Isabell Monk O'Connor never planned to be an actor, writer, or educator, but she has mastered all three. February 2006

Music Head As prime-time DJ at Minnesota Public Radio's The Current, British-born Mark Wheat's on from 7 p.m. till midnight Monday through Friday. Most evenings, he's also in his stocking feet. January 2006

The Christmas Effect Actor Tod Petersen used to shun the holiday season, but the more he ran from it, the stronger the pull of his family's traditions became. His play, A Christmas Carole Petersen, has become Theatre Latte Da's wildly successful holiday show. December 2005

Madam Music Julie Himmelstrup is founder and artistic director of the chamber music series for the Twin Cities' Music in the Park, twenty-seven seasons and running. November 2005

A Cacophony of Color Megan Rye's compelling works are cluttered with objects, architectural angles, and reflective metallic surfaces. October 2005

Cycles of Destiny For all his intensity on the podium, Osmo Vänskä—named Musical America magazine 's 2005 Conductor of the Year—is casual and down to earth off the podium. September 2005

Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl Circus Juventas cofounders and flying trapeze artists Dan and Betty Butler's lives truly became a high-wire act through Dan's drug addiction. August 2005

King of Rock ’n’ B Kip Blackshire served as a backup vocalist and second keyboardist for Prince and the New Power Generation and now is his own frontman as a solo R & B singer. July 2005

Minister of Culture The Museum of Russian Art founder Ray Johnson preserves and exhibits Russian art and culture. May 2005

Jack and His Amazing Theater of Many Colors Mixed Blood Theater achieves national prominence and has a track record as an authentic explorer of America's cultural depths. April 2005

Love Story For the husband-and-wife team of Michael Brindisi and Michelle Barber, all roads lead to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. February 2005

The Leader of the Band Dan Chouinard is best known as a pianist, but has a love affair with his accordion that's lasted more than twenty years. January 2005

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