Through August 26, The Kennedy Center is joining the Archive: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission 's #ForwardIntoLight campaign, lighting the building in purple and gold in honor of the historic suffrage slogan “Forward through the Darkness, Forward into Light" Camera with flash by Antonio Xavier

Museum admission for the American Swedish Institute, #reopening to the public on September 11, is now on sale. Purchase your tickets and come visit us – we’re so excited to see you again! asimn.org/reopening

The McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist Award is Minnesota’s highest cultural honor. Of the 23 Distinguished Artists to date, Marcie Rendon, the 2020 winner, is the first Native American woman. minnpo.st/3lgrC2L by Pamela Espeland

.Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts’ Zoom community grew quickly in response to the pandemic. Options for virtual classes, team meetings and studio time expanded, as staff, artists and others stepped up share their skills and experience. minnpo.st/2EfMkPL

Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling “Passages” helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died at age 83. apne.ws/PuotMc9

Article from the Duluth News Tribune on yesterday's MN Budget Project press conference: ow.ly/xnPq50B8KAG.

.Minnesota State Fair fun, without the actual fair; Robert Robinson at Crooners Supper Club; 20% Theatre Company will close permanently; Joan Growe launching new book; and more in today's arts coverage minnpo.st/31uQEDv by Pamela Espeland

The A.V. Closet is back!- a service for artists to borrow cameras, lighting equipment, projectors and other audio-visual equipment. Limited pickup and drop-off hours at the Trylon Cinema in Minneapolis ONLY. #artistled #artistsare #AVCloset info link in our bio

With @MnStateFair canceled, The Minnesota Star Tribune presents exclusive mini-concerts by Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams) @lylelovett Cory Wong @NurDrocks @danwilsonmusic André Cymone Kat Perkins (below) w Nicholas David (NicholasDavid) & others. noon 8/27-9/7 startribune.com/fair

"I’m older and wiser, but I still have hope for the human race.” Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams will kick off the Star Tribune State Fair’s virtual grandstand, a 12-day online concert series, on Thursday. strib.mn/3gw5i1z

Never has a Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition felt so of-the-moment, so immediate and urgent. minnpo.st/32xjnqx by Pamela Espeland

.Bach Society MN, Cantus announce 2020-21 seasons; Davina&TheVagabonds at Crooners Supper Club; “CoroNation: A Film by Ai Weiwei” available online; Pavielle at icehousempls; and more in the arts minnpo.st/32SFSGD by Pamela Espeland

.Walker Art Center Moving Image; a weekend at Franconia Sculpture Park Sculpture Park; Peter Geye presents “Northernmost” on Zoom; the Met’s “Porgy and Bess,” streamed; and more in today's arts coverage minnpo.st/3jFQvDp by Pamela Espeland

Pulitzer-winning writer Linda Greenhouse will share insights into the Supreme Court and the 2020 election at MinnPost's Anniversary Celebration, which will be presented virtually on Oct. 14: minnpo.st/31VbjAU

.@thecowlescenter announces 2020-21 season; Graywolf Press book is shortlisted for Booker Prize; Natalie Diaz and Patricia Smith: 2020 McKnight Judges’ Reading (online); Jazz Fest Live presents Jon Weber; and more in the arts minnpo.st/2RDmCaF by Pamela Espeland

MinnPost has ambitious plans to bring our readers into the heart of the issues that really matter during a major election in an unprecedented year. And this reporting doesn’t end on Nov. 3… minnpo.st/2ZKxpEx

and Fri. Sept. 18 - I play solo (outside, on the Creekside Patio) at Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis from 6-8 pm, please make a reservation with Utepils if you would like to attend Sat. Sept. 19 - I play a private yard/porch show in Minnetonka (2/2)

Q&A with deVonRussellGray: “I’m in a very present, activated moment. My work is always a mirror. It’s always a time capsule of whatever’s going on in my life and around me and my friends’ and family’s lives right now.” minnpo.st/3mAc76k by Pamela Espeland