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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.

The Thread: Works to celebrate our doctors and nurses

The Thread: Works to celebrate our doctors and nurses

In the midst of this pandemic, we’re acknowledging the risks and the sacrifices being made each day by our doctors and nurses. In this week’s Thread, Kerri Miller offers up a poem, a memoir and a romance novel.
by Kerri Miller

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'A Burning' has booksellers talking

'A Burning' has booksellers talking

“This is a novel of modern India that should be required reading for anyone who reads to seek a greater understanding of the world,” said bookseller Emilie Sommer.

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'We have to get creative': Minn. Muslims prepare for a socially distanced Eid

'We have to get creative': Minn. Muslims prepare for a socially distanced Eid

The Eid celebration this year won’t be what it used to be. There are no big festive gatherings at homes, no dining at all-you-can-eat restaurants and no hanging out at the Mall of America and Valleyfair for kids and teens.
by Ibrahim Hirsi

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Pandemic makes evident 'grotesque' gender inequality in household work

Pandemic makes evident 'grotesque' gender inequality in household work

With more people staying home due to COVID-19, journalist Brigid Schulte says it's impossible to ignore "the fact that women bear so much more of the burden of child care and housework."
by Terry Gross

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Art Hounds: Labor Camp's daily COVID-19 reports

Art Hounds: Labor Camp's daily COVID-19 reports

Plus, Art Hounds recommend two very different songs by Minnesota musicians.
by Marianne Combs

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'Brown Album' centers on the erasure of race in American culture

'Brown Album' centers on the erasure of race in American culture

Porochista Khakpour's work is strongest when she turns the lens on herself to examine how she, too, is complicit; many essays here are just too tantalizingly brief to allow space for deep analysis.
by Hope Wabuke

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Author Curtis Sittenfeld explores ‘what-if’ in ‘Rodham’

Author Curtis Sittenfeld explores ‘what-if’ in ‘Rodham’

What if Hillary Clinton hadn’t married Bill Clinton? In her newest novel, “Rodham,” author Curtis Sittenfeld explores an alternate life for the former presidential candidate and secretary of state.
by Breann Schossow and Kerri Miller

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