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Thursday, Nov. 06, 2025

November 06, 2025

Good morning, afternoon or whenever you are reading this!

The Halloween season has come to a close and I am mourning by hanging Christmas lights and terrorizing the local Ikea on the hunt for its paper star lanterns. As of now, no such luck! Anyways, read some news about the arts! It’s important!

 

Best wishes,

Sophia Arndt | Arts & Entertainment Desk Edit | [email protected]

In the Spotlight

Vibrant projections imitating stained glass lit up the inside of The Basilica of Saint Mary. | Photo courtesy of LUMINISCENCE/Banijay Americas.

‘Luminiscence’ draws Minnesotans into the history and beauty of The Basilica of Saint Mary

by Maddie Mullikin | Reporter | Published November 4, 2025

Thousands of Minnesotans drive past The Basilica of Saint Mary during their commutes to work every day, according to Johan van Parys, the Basilica’s director of liturgy and the sacred arts. 

But many will never go inside, until now. 

Guests’ eyes lit up with wonder in the Basilica on Saturday evening during the Luminiscence experience, an immersive, 360-degree show that uses projections, lights and music to take guests on a journey through time. 

Arts & Entertainment News

‘An Ocean Away’ brings Ukrainian voices to the stage

By Abbey Mulcahy | A&E Reporter

A new play by Belarusian playwright Andrei Kureichik made his world premiere on Oct. 30 with Theatre Novi Most.

Why do museum heists intrigue us so much?

By Maddie Mullikin | A&E Reporter

In light of the Oct. 19 Louvre heist, experts reflect on why this issue is such an enthralling topic to people.

‘Marisol’ sucks its audience into an alarming and absurdist apocalyptic world

By Maddie Mullikin | A&E Reporter

“Marisol,” a play written by José Rivera, throws guests into an absurdist and apocalyptic world where men are pregnant, Nazis are burning homeless people and a senile God is dying and taking the universe down with him.