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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.

In 'Me,' Elton John pulls back the curtain on a storied life

In 'Me,' Elton John pulls back the curtain on a storied life

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR about his memoir, the rock star shares that at 72 years old, he's finally ready to look back. He offers thoughts on his royal friends, drug use and cell phones.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Andee Tagle

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'Orpheus Girl,' painful and beautiful, puts a modern twist on myth

'Orpheus Girl,' painful and beautiful, puts a modern twist on myth

Author and poet Brynne Rebele-Henry transplants the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to modern-day Texas, for a wrenching tale of two young women whose love lands them in a religious re-education camp.
by Alethea Kontis

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'An incredible depiction of small town life'

Bookseller Adah Fitzgeral recommends a novel that’s about “finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.” It revolves around a small town near the coast in North Carolina, and a woman who lives life very much her own way.
by Tracy Mumford

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Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020

Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020

The tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, and the appointment of Osmo Vanska as music director of the Seoul Philharmonic.
by Euan Kerr

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Nobel Prizes in Literature go to Peter Handke and Olga Tokarczuk

Nobel Prizes in Literature go to Peter Handke and Olga Tokarczuk

The Swedish Academy made the unusual move Thursday of recognizing both Handke, an Austrian writer, and Tokarczuk, who is Polish, after scandal prevented the committee from awarding a prize last year.
by Colin Dwyer

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Art Hounds: An absurd play about plastic

Art Hounds: An absurd play about plastic

Plus, Art Hounds recommend "Expectation Station" in St. Paul and Gina Chavez in Red Wing, Minn.
by Marianne Combs

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