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The PCA is Getting Sketchy
and how to deal with being a MN sports fan š
Ben Thietje
May 29, 2025 ā¢ Est. Reading Time: 8 minutes
Hello! Iām Ben, executive director at the Phipps.
Welcome to The Flying P, a weekly newsletter covering your Phipps Center for the Arts and anything else I might want to throw your way.
Welp.
Per usual, I had to endure a Minnesota sports team choking in the postseason. My Timberwolves yacked it up against Oklahoma City and it really wasnāt even close.
Hey, Packers fans: hit reply and describe to me, in great detail, what winning feels like. Thanks in advance.
This issue hasā¦
š A Blue Ribbon Winner
go, Evie, go!ā Sketch City, USA
population: youš A Bernedoodle Birthday
Dairy Queen pup cone, here we come
VISUAL ARTS
A fun few weeks in the galleries
Evie Wang is a winner.
I didnāt get a chance to show you all the fun we had at the reception for the annual High School Art Exhibition, which was held at the PCA on May 18th.
Evie Wang took home the blue ribbon (pictured above, next to her artwork) but so many others were celebratedā¦and for good reason. It was a really outstanding exhibition!
Speaking of outstanding exhibitions, we opened a new one on the 23rd. Come check out the work of Layl McDill, Sharon Grosh, Pauly Cudd, Kay Raabe, Bebe Keith, Shona Dockter, and Sarah Lilja from now until July 13th.
Check out the current exhibition, running thru July 13th.
PHIPPS TOP 10
best-selling upcoming events this season by tickets soldā¦
1. Itās a Wonderful Life (previously: 1)
2. Deathtrap (previously: 2)
3. Little Shop of Horrors (previously: 3)
4. Cinderella, a Phipps ballet (previously: 4)
5. Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society (series) (previously: 6)
6. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow: The Music of Amy Winehouse & Carole King (previously: 5)
7. Colleen Rayeās New Yearās Eve (previously: 7)
8. Hornucopia (previously: 9)
9. Barley Jacks (previously: 8)
10. Knight, Knight (previously: unlisted)
BETTER HURRY LIST
best-selling upcoming events this season by percent sold
(i.e., closest to being sold out)ā¦
1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow: The Music of Amy Winehouse & Carole King (previously: 1)
2. Knight, Knight (previously: 2)
3. Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society (series) (previously: 4)
4. Hornucopia (previously: 5)
5. Barley Jacks (previously: 3)
as of 5/29/25
SAUSAGE-MAKING
Puppet prep
I canāt even draw a stick figure, so this is killing me.
Little Shop of Horrors auditions soooooon (opening night is only a few months away) so things are starting to come together.
Check out this sketch from Madeline Achen, who has the challenging task of designing and creating our Audrey II puppets. Wow! Iām buying my tickets RIGHT NOW (jk I purchased them like 900 years ago).
And donāt sleep on Jay Ganzās scenic design (below).
This oneās gonna be fun, yāall!
Jayās scenic design is lookinā niiiiiiice.
artist: Shona Dockter
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my favorite gallery piece of the week
Oooooh this one makes me happy! Get on over to the PCA and check out Shonaās work (in the Overlook), as well as the other amazing artists showing in this exhibition.
SAUSAGE-MAKING
Cindy sketches
I want Michaela on my Pictionary team.
Little Shop isnāt the only Phipps production being productionād. Hereās a sneak peek from the Cinderella files, courtesy of our super-talented scenic designer, Michaela Lochen.
Cinderella, a Phipps ballet, is currently in rehearsals and opens on July 25th.
Iām imagining myself in Row K with all that luxurious leg room.
the one and only: Busby
Itās this guyās 5th birthday today! š I donāt have kids, so this is what you get.
DEAL WITH IT.
Are you the smartest PCA person in town?
Prove it by completing The Flying C(rossword).
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