Erik Tormoen
Erik Tormoen is an Associate Editor of Minnesota Monthly. etormoen@greenspring.com
The Return of Utica Queen
After a fantasy-tinged appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Utica stages her work at Rochester Art Center
The Best of MN: 2021
The future looks bright this year, and these top personalities, trends, and events lead the way
Meet Brian Nation, O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co.’s Irish Powerhouse
How did the master distiller who oversaw Jameson end up in Minneapolis?
Union Hmong Kitchen Is Set to Open at Graze
The North Loop food hall plans to welcome chef Yia Vang at the end of this month
The Jungle’s New Season Opens This Weekend
"Every Brilliant Thing" plays Oct. 16-Nov. 14 at the Lyn-Lake theater
The Guthrie Bursts Back Onstage with “What the Constitution Means to Me”
The not-quite-one-person show puts the Supreme Court on trial in an electric, timely performance
Red Dresses at St. Catherine Highlight Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons
The ”REDress Project” sets up on the St. Paul campus in late October
Highlights: Questlove Brings ‘Summer of Soul’ Film to Paisley Park
The Roots frontman talked about Prince and his debut documentary covering 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival
Phoebe Bridgers Is Spooky, Folksy, Resonant in Minneapolis
At her Surly Festival Field show, the artist covered the Replacements and called Minneapolis a favorite place to play
Black Table Arts Co-op Fuels Black Creativity in South Minneapolis
The arts cooperative, founded this year by a local poet, aims to serve as a joyful, educational hub and extension of the local racial justice movement