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Jungle Theater’s Rasmussen makes a big — and bittersweet — move

Jungle Theater’s Rasmussen makes a big — and bittersweet — move

One of the Twin Cities’ leading theater directors is moving on. Sarah Rasmussen, artistic director of The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, is headed to New Jersey to lead the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton.
by Marianne Combs

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For April, 3 romances that provide delicious escapes

For April, 3 romances that provide delicious escapes

Nothing guarantees a happy escape like a romance novel, and escape has never been more necessary — so for April we've got three reads packed with humor and heartache to savor while you stay inside.
by Maya Rodale

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Art Hounds: Portraits of essential workers

Art Hounds: Portraits of essential workers

Plus, Art Hounds recommend Benjamin Percy's "Wolverine" podcast and a streamed performance of "Booth's Ghost."
by Marianne Combs

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Betsey Johnson talks fashion, love and motherhood in self-titled memoir

Betsey Johnson talks fashion, love and motherhood in self-titled memoir

The designer who has been pushing fashion boundaries for decades reveals more about the woman behind the brand — the whimsy and fun, but also difficult times, from relationships to health challenges.
by Michel Martin

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Daily dose of sweetness: Brainerd arts group distributes 'creativity kits' to local kids

Daily dose of sweetness: Brainerd arts group distributes 'creativity kits' to local kids

“We already have pictures from some of the kids who have created art with the materials that were in the bags, and seeing their little smiling faces pays for the entire cost of putting them together,” said Crossing Arts Alliance’s Lisa Jordan.
by Emily Bright

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'Apsara Engine' doesn't break the graphic novel rules — it ignores them

'Apsara Engine' doesn't break the graphic novel rules — it ignores them

Bishakh Som's new comics collection is uncanny and hard to categorize — science-fictiony, mythic and humanistic, without making any particular assumptions about where humans as a species are going.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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