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MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

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.

Art Reviews: Our arts team offers insight on the latest in theater, music, visual arts and more. We explore the breadth of creativity and innovation found throughout Minnesota, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the works and artists shaping our cultural landscape. Read more here.

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.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal — this instrument that the brain connects with," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.
by Elizabeth Blair

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Talking Volumes: Talking Race 2021 season guide

Talking Volumes: Talking Race 2021 season guide

Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are proud to announce a special Talking Volumes series of virtual events centered around the topic of race in America. Join MPR News journalists Kerri Miller and Brandt Williams as they host engaging conversations with authors throughout the month of March.

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Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

Chick Corea pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. Corea died Tuesday of a rare for of cancer, his team posted on his website. 
by The Associated Press

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Let this 'Wild Rain' sweep you away

Let this 'Wild Rain' sweep you away

The latest from Beverly Jenkins revisits an old favorite spot — the town of Paradise, Wy., where Spring Rain Lee (sister of previous hero Colton Lee) meets a man who may upend her independent life.
by Denny S. Bryce

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Art Hounds: Take your Valentine to look at art

Art Hounds: Take your Valentine to look at art

Artists in the Northrup King building in northeast Minneapolis open studios Saturday evening. Plus, Art Hounds recommend an exhibition of woven art from Artistry, and the Prairie Gate Literary Festival from the University of Minnesota Morris holds its first event.
by Emily Bright

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'Gay Bar' tracks the wave of a whole culture — and one life

'Gay Bar' tracks the wave of a whole culture — and one life

Author Jeremy Atherton Lin writes of the history of gay bars, as their existence is threatened by the popularity of dating apps and rising property costs, and reflects on their presence in his life.
by Michael Schaub

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Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78

Larry Flynt, who turned Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. 
by The Associated Press

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'Wizard of Oz' remake planned with 'Watchmen' director

'Wizard of Oz' remake planned with 'Watchmen' director

Are we off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz — again? New Line Cinema is making a new adaptation of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum children’s novel, with Nicole Kassell, the visual architect of “Watchmen,” set to direct.
by The Associated Press

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'Between Two Kingdoms' tells a story of survival — and of a journey to learn to live

'Between Two Kingdoms' tells a story of survival — and of a journey to learn to live

A new book by Suleika Jaouad, author of the column "Life, Interrupted," encompasses a less familiar tale of what it's like to survive cancer and have to figure out how to live again in its aftermath.
by Heller McAlpin

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