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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.

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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.

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

Meet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'

Meet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'

Novelist Lucy Ellmann has produced what bookseller Lori Feathers calls “the most brilliant and, at the same time, the most audacious novel of 2019.”
by Tracy Mumford

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Why fashion expert Tan France nearly turned down 'Queer Eye'

Why fashion expert Tan France nearly turned down 'Queer Eye'

"The thought of being one of the very first openly gay South Asian men on a major show. ... That pressure was so hard to handle," France says of his role on the Netflix makeover series.
by Terry Gross

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Organizers suspend MayDay parade, promise to return in 2021

Organizers suspend MayDay parade, promise to return in 2021

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre says it is taking a year off to redesign the celebration and make it more sustainable.
by MPR News Staff

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'The Only Plane In The Sky' offers a powerful, graphic narrative of 9/11

'The Only Plane In The Sky' offers a powerful, graphic narrative of 9/11

When today's children someday ask "What was 9/11 really like?," Garrett Graff's book will be the answer: He vividly recounts the most upsetting and totemic moments — and critical, little-told others.
by Scott Detrow

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Minnesota's booze business is aging well

Minnesota's booze business is aging well

Minnesota has always had grapes and grain. Now distilleries and wineries are putting those crops to use in interesting ways. Angela Davis led a conversation about the state’s growing wine and spirits industries.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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