Arts

Today's Morning Edition music segment features Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas with "Bad to Me," a song that was written for Kramer by John Lennon.

A weather pattern that buried the eastern U.S. in snow has left Alaska fairly warm and relatively snow-free this winter, especially south of the Alaska Range.

"The Manchurian Candidate" reunites librettist Mark Campbell and composer Kevin Puts, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for their first Minnesota Opera commission.

The events will last from July 5 until Aug. 1 and will be held indoors at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis.

The actor crash-landed his World War II-era airplane on Thursday after losing engine power, suffering serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The government, which has banned the Indian media from broadcasting India's Daughter or even showing clips from it pending an investigation, also ordered YouTube to take down the film.

For 20 years, Michelle Hensley has taken theater out of the theater, staging shows in prisons, homeless shelters and other non-traditional venues.

We hear from two musicians about what it's like to perform in the state-of-the-art facility, and the challenges of funding classical music.

"Best of My Love" by the Eagles was atop on the pop charts 40 years ago today.

Art Hounds take in the music of Paul Spring, Zoe Field's sculpture and a collaboration between Black Label Movement and the Bakken Trio.

SPCO President Bruce Coppock thinks the new hall will transform the group and draw guest musicians from all over the world.

With the release of 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' and the recent season finale of 'Downton Abbey,' actress Maggie Smith is in our spotlight this week on Screen Time.

"This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago Wednesday.

A new exhibit from the Walker Art Center makes the case that Minnesota is a hotbed of inventive and creative design -- including things like the Honeycrisp apple.

MPR News with Kerri Miller kicked off a words and language series with University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman.

Jessica Bennett, a journalist covering gender and culture for Time and The New York Times, recently wrote about punctuation in digital communication.

Waverly was one of four small towns picked for a stop on the Gentlemen of the Road tour.

On loan from the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, the show at the American Swedish Institute features couture designs that depict the work of Nobel laureates.

Bo Diddley's first single quickly moved to the top of the R&B chart and launched his career.