May 11-24: Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870, Terrence Malick Retrospective, and more

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MNTV Call for Entries

Call for trumpet, trombone/baritone, percussion and piccolo for unique community band.

Updates on the petition to free Ai Weiwei

Justin Chadwick to introduce The First Garder May 11

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On May 14, assemble a team of your friends and complete puzzles, challenges, and tasks around the city to gather clues to a secret party with good food and live music from Night Moves and Audio Perm! For teens ages 14-19. more >>

Homing in on themes of sex, celebrity, violence, surveillance, and other forms of "invasive looking," more than 150 photographs reveal the how the camera has brought to light the forbidden and the taboo. read more >>

Four Score: Must-See Events

*Midnight Party* Exhibition: Explore the dreams and private visions that have given rise to some of the most remarkable art made in the past 150 years--from the transcendent, luminous paintings of Mark Rothko to the surreal multimedia works of Matthew Barney. Now on view more >>		In Context: Terrence Malick Film: This rare and complete retrospective of Terrence Malick's films begins with 1973's Badlands on May 13 and culminates with the premiere of the much-anticipated The Tree of Life. May 13-June 1 more >>
The Devil and Mister Punch (A Work-in-Progress) Puppetry/Theater: Punch and Judy get slapped into the 21st century by the UK's Improbable, a theater company known for their mix of improv, puppetry, comedy, and storytelling. Before the show, come by the McGuire Theater and enter the wild world of Bedlam Theatre's Puppet Cinema for Puppets, an installation populated by 150 of the Twin Cities weirdest, most arresting puppets. May 19-21 more >>		John Waters: This Filthy World Monologue: John Waters continuously hones his joyously devious monologue, adding crackpot opinions on current events and fresh insights on his obsessional tastes: true crime, exploitation films, fashion lunacy, and the extremes of the contemporary art world. June 10. Tickets now on sale. more >>

Other Events

The First Grader
Film
Introduced by director Justin Chadwick; May 11, 7:30 pm; Free
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Sound Horizon: Miya Masaoka
Music
May 12: Performances at 6, 7, 8 pm; Free
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Michael Robinson and Nicolas Provost
Film and Artist Talk
May 18, 7 pm; Free
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Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate
Family Program
May 24, 11 am-1 pm
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