Twin Cities EATSS

February 18th

2025

with musical guest

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About EATSS

Join us for a night of celebration – a unique and captivating experience featuring the best of indigenous food, art, discussion, and entertainment.

Originally home to more than 25 nations, Minnesota is steeped in American Indian roots. Today, we are excited to bring back a night celebration of Native culture, with art, food, discussion, and music from Indigenous creators and artisans, on February 18th, 2025.
This once-in-a-lifetime event is a uniquely immersive one, showcasing Indigenous cuisine, art, and music, bringing together the traditions and diversity of Native culture in celebration of the College Fund’s mission to support Native scholars. At EATSS Twin Cities, you are offered a unique opportunity to support the College Fund’s work in transforming the lives of Native students through higher education.
Join us at the esteemed Guthrie Theater to raise awareness and support for Native scholars and communities, and take an active role in fostering the next generation of Indigenous leaders through higher education.

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Tuesday, February 18th

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5:30pm - 8:30pm

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Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55415

A Concert with Rufus Wainwright

Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date, three DVDs, and three live albums including the GRAMMY® nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. He has collaborated with artists such as Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Miley Cyrus, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, Pet Shop Boys, Heart, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robbie Williams, Jessye Norman, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Sting, and producer Mark Ronson, among many others. He has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV.

His 2020 GRAMMY® nominated studio album of original songs, Unfollow the Rules, finds Wainwright at the peak of his powers, entering artistic maturity with passion, honesty, and a new-found fearlessness. In 2023, he embarked on a journey to his family folk roots with his newly-released, GRAMMY® nominated album Folkocracy featuring reinvented folk duets with artists like Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, John Legend and Anohni and many more.

He has been working on his first musical of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for the West End with Ivo van Hove for a number of years which is set to open at the Gielgud Theater in March 2024. During this time he has also completed a Requiem which will premiere with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France in June of 2024. Co-commissioners for the Requiem are the Master Chorale in Los Angeles, the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, the RTE Orchestra in Ireland, and the Royal Ballet London.

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Featured Chefs

Community, Food, and Artistry Intertwined

Immerse yourself in millennia of Native cooking traditions, and indulge your tastebuds with a full-course meal from the best Native chefs in the country.

Chef Andrea Condes (Murdoch)

ANDEAN CHEF

Chef Andrea Murdoch is an Andean Native born in Caracas Venezuela. Murdoch is using food to trace her own culture while educating the public about the expansive world of Indigenous food systems. After being classically trained as a pastry chef at The Culinary Institute of America, Murdoch started exploring Indigenous flavors and origins independently for her business Four Directions Cuisine, LLC which launched in Denver, CO., in November 2017.

The four main pillars of her business are sourcing locally, sourcing Indigenously, education and community work. In Murdoch’s interpretation of Indigenous cuisine, she starts cultural conversations and serves up her firsthand experiences in the form of food.

Four Directions Cuisine is available for professional and Indigenous education events including keynote speeches, lectures, and demonstrations. Other available services include private catering, wholesale and retail sales.

Chef Anthony Bauer

TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA

Chef Bauer (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) is the Economic & Workforce Specialist with the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission and owner of Traditional Fire Custom Cuisine.

With over 25 years of experience in the food service industry, his training includes a degree in Restaurant Management as well as certificate classes from the Culinary Institute of America. His professional work includes fine dining, menu development, restaurant design, employee training and retention along with multi-unit management. Chef Bauer has opened 13 restaurants throughout his career.

Growing up in a family that loved food and tradition inspired Anthony to open Traditional Fire. Chef Bauer enjoys using traditional ingredients and giving them a modern twist. He hopes his work will inspire Native youth to explore the culinary field and become creative leaders.

Chef Paul Natrall

SQUAMISH NATION

Vancouver’s first Indigenous food truck, Mr. Bannock, launched in 2018, led by award winning executive chef Paul Natrall from the Squamish Nation in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Chef Natrall takes pride and joy in sharing fusion Indigenous cuisine, using traditional ingredients from the Squamish Nation such as juniper berries, smoked wild salmon and meats.

Chef Natrall also utilizes ancient cooking methods such as clay baking and stone baking to create an authentic experience steeped in tradition.

Proudly supporting students of Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)

Included in the evening is an art exhibit and sale showcasing extremely talented and emerging Native student artists from the globally recognized Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), one of the 34 tribal colleges and universities our mission represents and supports.

These artists carry forward their beautiful ancestral traditions while infusing it with their own techniques and perspectives. Your support lifts them financially and elevates their voices and art forms.

100% of the proceeds from their art sales go directly back to the artists to support them in their pursuit of higher education.

This is a unique experience were you can ask questions about Native art and culture, learn more about our student experiences, and even take a little piece of this culture home with you.

Join us at the amazing
Guthrie THeater

Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, the Guthrie Theater is situated in the heart of Minneapolis and serves to further local and national productions while respecting tradition and the original inhabitants of the land.

Providing access to arts and education, the Guthrie shares our belief that fostering student growth builds a brighter future for all.

Guthrie Theater
818 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415

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