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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.

Abby Jeanne performs at 7th St Entry on Friday night

Jeanne told the Wisconsin Gazette a few years ago that it took time for her to come to terms with making music her career.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Late Migrations' essays create a jeweled patchwork of nature and culture

'Late Migrations' essays create a jeweled patchwork of nature and culture

New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl astonishes with her essays, a woven tapestry that makes one of all the world's beings that strive to live — and, in one way or another, face mortality.
by Barbara J. King

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'Delayed Rays of a Star' sheds light on 3 film legends

'Delayed Rays of a Star' sheds light on 3 film legends

Amanda Lee Koe's new novel was inspired by a famous photograph — Anna May Wong, Marlene Dietrich and the notorious actress and director Leni Riefenstahl, posing together at a Berlin party in 1928.
by Ilana Masad

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3 sisters come of age, dreamily, in 'Three Summers'

3 sisters come of age, dreamily, in 'Three Summers'

Margarita Liberaki's novel, first published in 1946, follows three young women growing up in the Athens countryside alongside a colorful cast of family members, secret-keeping servants and local boys.
by Martha Anne Toll

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R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.
by Associated Press

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Finding spiritual connections, a sense of place on the Mississippi River

Finding spiritual connections, a sense of place on the Mississippi River

Amoke Kubat, a retired schoolteacher who lives in north Minneapolis, feels a special connection to the Mississippi River. She's sharing it with others with the hope of reconnecting African-Americans to the water and land.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Taxpayers helped fund 'Tonight Show' Super Bowl broadcast from Minnesota

Taxpayers helped fund 'Tonight Show' Super Bowl broadcast from Minnesota

Jimmy Fallon sprinkled Minnesota references throughout his "Tonight Show" remote broadcast after the 2018 Super Bowl. Minnesota gave the show almost $267,000 despite some misgivings about the subsidy.
by Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: A dog's tale of love and grief

Art Hounds: A dog's tale of love and grief

Plus, Art Hounds recommend the Vintage Band Festival in Northfield and "Holding On: Unexpected Stories of World War II" in Minneapolis.
by Marianne Combs

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'The Cuban Comedy' walks the line between politics and poetry

'The Cuban Comedy' walks the line between politics and poetry

Pablo Medina's novel walks a fine line between poetry and political satire. It follows a woman in rural 1960s Cuba who longs to be a poet, and the troubles she faces when she succeeds.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Enter the quarantine around 'Wilder Girls' at your own risk

Enter the quarantine around 'Wilder Girls' at your own risk

Rory Power's debut novel combines creeping, corrupting body horror with the intense bonds between teenage girls at an isolated school for a post-apocalypse story that's fresh, horrible and beautiful.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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