Press Releases

Minnesota Public Radio's Fitzgerald Theater to Participate in Pianos on Parade

June 2, 2011

The Fitzgerald Theater is proud to be a participant in Pianos on Parade, an arts initiative coordinated by Keys 4/4 Kids. Pianos on Parade is placing 20 working pianos painted by commissioned artists in strategic locations around St. Paul. The pianos are available for the public to spontaneously play, enjoy and engage with art, music and one another.

MPR Presents Freakonomics Radio with Stephen J. Dubner and Special Guest, Co-Author and Economist, Steven D. Levitt June 9 at the Fitzgerald Theater

May 19, 2011

Freakonomics has been on air, on screen, and in print, but here's a rare chance to see its raconteurs together on stage. Freakonomics co-author, economist Steven D. Levitt, will join Dubner on stage, and together they will regale tales of surprising facts, and unsavory truths, that link the tools of economics to real-world behavior, including the upside of quitting, the ineffectiveness of modern parenting, and our obsession with predicting the future. Like Freakonomics, this evening will cover a lot of territory - "most of it," says Dubner, "off-limits to sane people."