Original Zenon Dance Company logo

Original Zenon Dance Company logo

The original Zenon Dance Company logo on a program from a December 1987 show performed at the Ordway Music Theater. From box 6 of the United Arts Council and Services organization records, manuscripts collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. Photograph by Lily Andrews, 2021; used with permission.

Zenon Dance Company performing “Rouge”

Zenon Dance Company performing “Rouge”

Zenon Dance Company performs “Rouge,” by choreographer Joanna Kotze, at Cowles Center for the Performing Arts, November 13–21, 2015. Pictured are (from left to right) José Bueno, Mary Ann Bradley, Stephen Schroeder, Scott Mettille, Sarah Stiles, Alyssa Soukup, and Tamara Ober. Photograph by William Cameron. Used with the permission of Danielle Robinson-Prater, Zenon Dance School.

Zenon Dance Company

Linda Z. Andrews founded Zenon Dance Company in early 1983 as the combination of her two pre-professional troupes, Rezone and Just Jazz Dancers. In its nearly four decades of operation, Zenon became one of the premier repertory dance companies in Minneapolis, performing on local, national, and international stages. After Zenon closed its doors in 2019 due to lack of funding, Zenon Dance School continued to operate out of its 1989 headquarters at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts.

MN90: What Minnesota Ate

While the Federal Writers' Project was winding down in 1940, it dispatched Minnesota writers to report what and how people ate in their state for a proposed book, America Eats. Those essays would remain unpublished for over half a century. Britt Aamodt reports in this MN90 segment.

Calvin Griffith memorial

Calvin Griffith memorial

The Calvin Griffith memorial outside of Target Field in Minneapolis. Photograph by Adam Fagen, August 4, 2011. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Calvin Griffith memorial

Calvin Griffith memorial

The Calvin Griffith memorial outside of Target Field in Minneapolis, May 13, 2011. Photograph by Flickr user Papahazama. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Calvin Griffith memorial

Calvin Griffith memorial

The Calvin Griffith memorial outside of Target Field in Minneapolis. Photograph by Flickr user Papahazama, May 13, 2011. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Calvin Griffith Memorial, Minneapolis

In September of 2010, the Minnesota Twins unveiled a memorial to highlight Calvin Griffith, their first owner. While Griffith is credited with bringing professional baseball to Minneapolis, his racist attitudes and actions outshine his accomplishments. In response to increasing public pressure following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the statue was removed in June of 2020.

Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther

Esther Dowidat and her husband, Raymond, filmed Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther in their hometown in Carver County, Minnesota, in 1939. The 16 mm silent movie, which offers views of Cologne and its residents on the eve of World War II, was added to the National Film Registry in 2001. Link to Minnesota Historical Society catalog record: https://mnpals-mhs.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990016518460104294&context=L&vid=01MNPALS_MHS:MHS&lang=en

Still from Cologne

Still from Cologne

Still from the film Cologne: From the Diary of Ray and Esther, filmed in Cologne, Minnesota, in 1939 by Raymond and Esther Dowidat. E-34 (AV1989.205), Audio-visual Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

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