Coming soon to a sidewalk downtown! This pretty public piano will find a home outside Wynie Mae's AVEDA Salon & Spa starting Friday, Sept 25. An inaugural performance will take place at 1:00pm by local pianist Dale Johnson. Listeners should be able to hear the music from across the street or from Ratingen Platz. Safe social distancing is encouraged.

The piano will remain in place for impromptu serenades until midwinter. This piece of street art was made possible by Susan M Heggestad Artworks, who painted the instrument donated by June Mikkelson, and was funded by a Change Network project grant that is also sponsoring our Fall 2020–Spring 2021 arts initiative Imagining Community. Stay tuned for more!

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The Coyote Twin Theater reopened the weekend of August 21 with plenty of new safety protocols in place: mandatory masks, social distancing, handwashing, staggered showtimes, and cleaning, well, everything! These guidelines are developed and supported by leading epidemiologists, and together form the national CinemaSafe program. Key to the program is mask-wearing while inside the theater, including while seated in the auditorium except while actively enjoying your popcorn. Our 50% capacity limit and alternating rows keep a good buffer of space between patrons.

Admittedly, crowds aren't currently a problem! Although the film calendar initially looked promising for big releases in beginning in October, studios have been pushing back film release dates or moving major titles to 2021. This is a struggle for our small-town cinema that relies on large, word-of-mouth movies, but great news for indie filmmakers and those moviegoers who usually wish for more obscure titles. The Twin will be mixing smaller titles, such as Kajillionaire and Honest Thief, with throwback favorites. To weigh in with a class you'd like to see on the big screen, write to us! And keep up with what's on screen and showtimes on our website.