GoSeeDo: April 2020

Editor’s Note: Many events are postponed in April because of the social distancing required to curb the spread of COVID-19. Please check websites for these activities prior to attending to get up-to-date information.

How to Support Local Performers

Among the groups hit hard by the social distancing requirements of a pandemic are musicians and actors who earn money with performances in front of audiences. Live streams are being set up to offer some entertainment options.

City Pages created a guide to options for support, including:

Donate through crowdfunding sites like Patreon.
Buy merchandise from online stores.
Buy album downloads from Bandcamp and other sites.
Springboard has compiled resources for artists and has expanded its emergency relief fund. Donate at springboardforthearts.org
The Twin Cities Community Trust’s Entertainment Industry relief fund will disperse funds to members of the local music industry. twincitiesmusiccommunitytrust.org

4/25 — Minnesota Black Rock Coalition

Jazz punk group Black Velvet Punks, North Minneapolis hip-hop and punk rock group Blvck Madonna, post-punk rock group Hard Looks, and rapper deM atlaS present a night showcasing how Black soul and hip hop molds the roots of modern rock music. $15-$20; discounted tickets available for college students. 8pm. The Cedar Cultural Center, Mpls. Details: thecedar.org

4/26 — Feminist Authors

Artist and writer Glenda Reed hosts a reading and panel discussion with feminist authors Ann Bancroft, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Carolyn Holbrook, Ellie Krug as part the Loft Literary Center’s Boundaries & Border Crossings series. $5-$10. 2-4pm. The Loft at Open Book, Mpls. Details: loft.org/events

Right to Vote Exhibit

To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the League of Women’s Voters Minnesota created a traveling exhibit to recognize the organization’s mission and history over the past century.

The 12-panel exhibit has been traveling around the state. Some of the scheduled destinations in the coming months (please check for updates):