admin | April 28, 2010

The Ritz is proud to host the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Visit their site for performance schedules and ticket information.

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admin | July 8, 2010

The Ritz Theater is proud to host the 1st Annual Nordeast Music Festival.  Featured bands include:

Molly Dean

Housepet

Minor Kingdom

Liminal Phase (featuring Adam Levy)

Zoo Animal

The Hopefuls

General Admission is $10 in advance, $12 at the door.  Advance tickets available by phone through the box office, or online by clicking here.

This event is made possible by  the [...]

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admin | July 8, 2010

NE Dinner Bell is the local Meals on Wheels program that serves Northeast Minneapolis, delivering between 100-115 meals Monday through Friday to homebound, totalling over 1 million meals since the program started in 1974.
This year’ s Mission Nutrition Music Benefit offers:

Bands:  The Mighty Mofos, The Roe Family Singers, The Goondas, Screaming Vermilion

Silent Auction at the [...]

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admin | May 7, 2010

Jawaahir Dance Company presents “The Dark Nightingale”
Running August 26 through September 5

Jawaahir Dance Company is excited to present The Dark Nightingale, centered around the beloved music of late Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez. The renowned Georges Lammam Ensemble, featuring virtuosic Arabic musicians from across the nation, sets the backdrop for unforgettable dances by Jawaahir, [...]

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admin | June 23, 2010

The CIA (Choreographers in Accord) returns to present “8 @ 8.”
Interested in seeing a dance company but don’t want to invest a whole evening? Here is your chance to see a sample from 8 of the Twin Cities’ premier dance companies — at 8:00 — get it? These companies will be presenting highlights from some [...]

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admin | May 20, 2010

Winterland of 10,000 Bikes
Filmed during the 2009 and 2010 Minneapolis Stupor Bowl race. This film illustrates the Bike Messengers of winter and those who partake in the race ritual of the Stupor Bowl every year with the motivation and thoughts behind such an event.

Featuring a live performance by the film’s featured song artist, Grey [...]

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admin | June 23, 2010

The Ritz is proud to host a CD release party for local bluegrass act The High 48s.  Since forming in 2006, The High 48s have grabbed the attention of festival audiences in the Upper Midwest and beyond, toured steadily, released two critically acclaimed CDs and won first place in the 2008 RockyGrass Band Competition in [...]

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admin | June 13, 2010

Ballet of the Dolls’ 2010-2011 Season opens with this story of two sisters who let jealousy and career ruin their lives.  Starring Jane Black and Blanche White.

Ticket information:

Tickets available now with season subscription.  Click here to purchase season tickets>>

Single tickets will go on sale August 15.

Seating for this production is reserved.

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admin | June 23, 2010

This November, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater will premiere a flamenco Zorro at the Ritz.  Zorro in the Land of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker (Moningwunakauning) brings the legendary masked crusader to Minnesota as he fights for the rights of the Ojibwe people and, in the process, saves Susana di Palma’s Native grandmother.  Watch for details!

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admin | June 16, 2010

A holiday twist on the classic fairytale about a young man, his evil stepmother, and her daughters.  And they all lived happily ever after?

Ticket information:

Tickets available now with a season subscription.  Click here to purchase season tickets >>

Single tickets will go on sale October 15.

Seating for this production is reserved.

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