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Art Hounds: Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. You can explore arts events here, or become an Art Hound today.

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Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

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Art Hounds: It's the end of summer, here's what's happening outside

Art Hounds: It's the end of summer, here's what's happening outside

Mozart’s fantastical opera “The Magic Flute” gets a middle school setting in Mixed Precipitation’s traveling outdoor production in Hastings this weekend. Prairie Fyre draws music lovers for a weekend festival in Wood Lake. Also recommended: Rat Castle Jazz Ensemble.
by Emily Bright and Aron Woldeslassie

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Fans of thrillers and mysteries converge in the Twin Cities for Bouchercon

Fans of thrillers and mysteries converge in the Twin Cities for Bouchercon

Minnesota based mystery writer Jess Lourey talks with Cathy Wurzer about Bouchercon — the mystery novel’s version of Comicon where fans and writers mingle and talk all things mystery. It’s happening September 8-11 in the Twin Cities.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Union Hmong Kitchen becomes State Fair's first Hmong restaurant

Union Hmong Kitchen becomes State Fair's first Hmong restaurant

Nearly 50 years after the first Hmong refugees arrived in the Twin Cities, the Minnesota State Fair has its first Hmong food vendor. Chef Yia Vang’s Union Hmong Kitchen is attracting big crowds to the fair’s International Bazaar.
by Grace Birnstengel

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Annie Mack, rising singer-songwriter, honors her own journey with 'Testify'

Annie Mack, rising singer-songwriter, honors her own journey with 'Testify'

Annie Mack is set to perform Monday and Tuesday night at the Schell's Stage at the Minnesota State Fair. She talked to Cathy Wurzer about her EP and musical influences.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Sam Stroozas

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Gen Z is driving sales of romance books to the top of bestseller lists

Gen Z is driving sales of romance books to the top of bestseller lists

For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the New York Times paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.
by Deanna Schwartz and Meghan Collins Sullivan

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Scientist Morgan Levine on how to influence your true age

Scientist Morgan Levine on how to influence your true age

Aging researchers have learned that your chronological age — the number of years you’ve been alive — is not the same as your biological age. Your biological age is said to be closer to your true age, which foretells how long you’ll live a healthy life. Morgan Levine details the latest science in her new book, “True Age.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'Guyana Night' celebrates one of Minnesota's growing Caribbean populations

'Guyana Night' celebrates one of Minnesota's growing Caribbean populations

While there are events celebrating communities part of the larger Caribbean region which includes Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti and the Bahamas, organizers with Minnesota Guyana Day have created a space to celebrate their own unique traditions.
by Simone Cazares

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