OPENS MARCH 7POSTAGE STAMPS: MESSENGERS OF THE SOVIET FUTURE
Trace six decades of Russian history through the tiny illustrations on Soviet-era postages stamps. Combining art and propaganda, the stamps—more than 300 displayed for this exhibit—document the aspirations of socialism and the society its proponents hoped to achieve. The Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-821-9045, tmora.org
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MARCH 12 TO APRIL 5
BY THE BOG OF CATS
Don’t expect an adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical. Performed by Frank Theatre and written by Marina Carr, By the Bog of Cats is a loose retelling of Euripides’ Medea. Set in rural Ireland, the story focuses on Hester, who is heartbroken by the impending marriage of her lover to another. Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, guthrietheater.org
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MARCH 12 TO APRIL 11
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
On the 50th anniversary of A Raisin in the Sun, Penumbra Theatre stages its version of this American classic, the story of a working-class black family divided over the investment of their deceased father’s insurance money. Guthrie Theater, 818 S. Second St., Minneapolis, 612-377-2224, guthrietheater.orgGet More Info / Get Tickets
MARCH 13
BASEBALL SAVED US
This world premiere by Stages Theatre Company and Mu Performing Arts shares the struggle of a Japanese family’s adaptation to life in the United States after World War II, and how they used the sport of baseball to overcome the anger and humiliation of the post–Pearl Harbor internment. Mixed Blood Theatre, 1501 Fourth St. S., Minneapolis, 612-338-0937, mixedblood.com
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MARCH 13 TO 14
MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 4
The Minnesota Orchestra plays Mahler’s most-frequently performed—and shortest—symphony about life, death, and everything in between. The highlight of the performance: a finale solo by guest soprano Harolyn Blackwell, a frequent star with the Metropolitan Opera. Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-371-5656, minnesotaorchestra.org
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MARCH 15
MADELEINE PEYROUX
A jazz singer who can sell a million albums is as rare as a mosh pit at a classical-music concert. But French-American singer Madeleine Peyroux did just that with Careless Love. See her perform the week after her newest album, Bare Bones, is released. Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, 612-673-0404
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OPENS MARCH 17
GREY GARDENS
Park Square Theatre and the Ordway join forces to present the Tony Award–winning musical about two extraordinary women, Jackie Onassis and her eccentric aunt, Edith Bouvier Beale, and how they became the Hamptons’ most notorious recluses. Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St., St. Paul, 651-224-4222, ordway.org
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MARCH 19
LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
Students from the University of Minnesota get a chance to showcase their talent onstage with the world-renowned Limón Dance Company. The program mixes folk and modern dance styles, and is backed by the 60-voice Oratorio Society of Minnesota. Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, 612-624-2345, umn.edu/umato
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MARCH 19 TO APRIL 5
PASSAGE OF DREAMS
Director Peter Rothstein seems to be up to any challenge—including defying gravity. His troupe, Theater Latté Da, performs Passage of Dreams in three one-acts while they hang from the ceiling of the theater. Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-340-1725, southerntheater.org
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MARCH 28
LO CÒR DE LA PLANA
It is a brave band that aims to make it big on singing a disappearing language, but Lo Còr de la Plana has found a niche singing Occitan, a Romance language of early medieval times spoken in Southern France, Italy, and Spain. This concert marks the six-man troupe’s debut in the Midwest. Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, 612-375-7600, walkerart.org
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DATEBOOK
More can’t-miss events in the Twin Cities this month
THEATER
The Color Purple
March 17 to 29
Ordway CenterGet More Info / Get Tickets
The Adventures of Pinocchio
February 28 to March 8
The Minnesota Opera Ordway CenterGet More Info / Get Tickets
Movin’ Out
March 6 to 8
Orpheum TheatreGet More Info / Get Tickets
Rent
March 25 to 29
Orpheum Theatre
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MUSIC
Fleetwood Mac
March 3
Xcel Energy CenterGet More Info / Get Tickets
Todd Snider
March 4
Fitzgerald TheaterGet More Info / Get Tickets
Bonnie “Prince” Billy
March 19
Walker Art CenterGet More Info / Get Tickets
The Magnolias
March 21
First AvenueGet More Info / Get Tickets
Eric Whitacre with VocalEssence
March 22
Orchestra HallGet More Info / Get Tickets
Gordon Lightfoot
March 22
State TheatreGet More Info / Get Tickets
The SPCO does Vivaldi and Handel
March 26 and 27
Trinity Lutheran and Wooddale Church, respectively
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VISUAL ARTS
Beads of Whimsy
March 7 to April 12
Textile Center
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DANCE
Night Train to Bolina
February 27 to March 7
University of Minnesota DanceRarig Center
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