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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.

Cube Critics Marcheta Fornoff and Euan Kerr take on 'Midway' and 'Doctor Sleep'

A remake and a sequel: reinvention comes in many forms in Hollywood. But how often do they succeed? MPR Cube Critics Marcheta Fornoff and Euan Kerr opine.

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Back to Halloween? Cosplayers flock to Minneapolis this weekend

Back to Halloween? Cosplayers flock to Minneapolis this weekend

Thousands of sci-fi and fantasy fans are expected to converge on the Minneapolis Convention Center for GalaxyCon this weekend. The three-day celebration features amateurs, as well as those who make a living at costume play.
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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Art Hounds: Rod Massey's paintings offer 'Concrete Evidence'

Art Hounds: Rod Massey's paintings offer 'Concrete Evidence'

Art Hounds recommend a show of paintings by Rod Massey in Minneapolis, a new album by Minnesota musician Jonny Somebody, and an art show about being black and female in Duluth.
by Marianne Combs

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'The Deep' sings with many voices

'The Deep' sings with many voices

Rivers Solomon's lyrical, wrenching new novella is based on a track from the experimental rap group clipping., about a peaceful undersea race descended from slaves thrown overboard in the Atlantic.
by Jason Heller

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'Sound the Bells' — where Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra meet

'Sound the Bells' — where Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra meet

Years long collaboration and cross-genre learning results in “Sound the Bells” and some interesting marketing challenges.
by Euan Kerr

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In 'Mobituaries,' Mo Rocca gives people the second send-offs they deserved

In 'Mobituaries,' Mo Rocca gives people the second send-offs they deserved

The humorist has expanded his podcast series into a book of essays on the historical figures (and objects, like station wagons, and empires, like Prussia) that didn't get enough love the first time.
by David Greene

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'A Marvelous Life' holds Stan Lee high as the man who made superheroes matter

'A Marvelous Life' holds Stan Lee high as the man who made superheroes matter

Danny Fingeroth spends some time unpacking Lee's long-running dispute with Jack Kirby and others over ownership, but mainly offers strong insights into the forces that drove Lee and Marvel to success.
by Adam Frank

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