2012 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival: The Curse of the Gothic Symphony (Australia)

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[ April 26, 2012; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. April 29, 2012; 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm. ] A group of eccentric music enthusiasts attempt to perform the 80-year-old Gothic Symphony, the largest and longest symphony ever written.  The complexity of this two hour long symphony requires a group comprised of two full orchestras, four brass bands, and five choirs, which goes some way to explain why this piece has never been performed [...] Read more »

2012 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival: The Eye of the Storm (Australia)

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[ April 14, 2012; 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm. April 15, 2012; 2:45 pm to 4:45 pm. ] Socialite Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) has always exhibited a cold, passionless dominance over her affairs and relationships, a trait that shows no signs of yielding while she’s on her deathbed. Based on the Nobel Prize-Winning novel by Patrick White, Hunter’s two kids (Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis) have come home to lay claim to their inheritance, [...] Read more »

ANZAC Day 2012 Observance and Annual General Meeting

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[ April 28, 2012; 1:00 pm; ] ANZAA invites members and friends to an observance of ANZAC Day at the Golden Valley VFW Post 7051 on Saturday April 28, 2012. The event will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the club, to which all members are cordially invited. We'll have homemade meat pies and good-sized sausage rolls available for purchase [...] Read more »

Walkabout: Human Nature at the State Theatre CANCELLED

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[ April 3, 2012; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Human Nature, Australia’s #1 selling vocal group with 23 platinum albums and millions of records sold worldwide, brings “The Motown Show” to Hennepin Theatre Trust’s State Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The chart-topping male quartet is embarking on a U.S. tour visiting nearly 40 cities to celebrate the success of their [...] Read more »