Arts and Culture

Amber Estenson is a TikTok creator who shares her own Minnesota salad recipes and the stories of her community with the world. With over 700,000 followers, Estenson joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her journey on TikTok and what it’s been like to share her life in Minnesota with viewers around the world.  

The Minneapolis Institute of Art opens two exhibits this weekend, “Dressed by Nature: Textiles of Japan” and “Van Gogh and the Olive Groves.” At a sneak peek, curators and MIA leadership discussed the long-awaited and culturally significant exhibits. 

Photographer David Liittschwager spent 12 years photographing these underwater creatures at more than 28 locations around the globe with his 500-pound studio.

Jennifer Jubenville of the Bookstore at Fitger’s in Duluth says there’s nothing like a good thriller for a summer read, and she recommends checking out Joshua Moehling’s debut, “And There He Kept Her.”

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Gary Hines about his music career, Sounds of Blackness and what he is working on now. 

“Cambodian Rock Band” at the Jungle Theater features classic and new Cambodian music. Chroma Zones’ Summer Mural Meet in St. Paul brings mural and graffiti artists together.

On this Friday’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, Kerri Miller talks with novelist Jakob Guanzon, whose book “Abundance” tells the story of a young man, raising a child alone, on the razor’s edge of poverty. It reminded us of the insightful conversation we had last July with The Minimalists about how freeing up space in your home also frees up space in your life.

As the Manfred House in southern Minnesota is listed on National Register of Historic Places a preservation group hopes to restart conversations with the Department of Natural Resources about reconsidering demolition plans.

The Current launched Carbon Sound on Thursday. The new music stream, website and app is dedicated to celebrating Black musical expression across genres — including hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats, funk and electronica. MPR News host Angela Davis talked with the team behind Carbon Sound.

In her new memoir, Kathryn Schulz contemplates the losses that accumulate in our lives and the joy and love that is found right alongside those losses.