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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.

Documentary shows 'perception and reality' of infamous concert flop

Documentary shows 'perception and reality' of infamous concert flop

In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Monika Evstatieva

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Keeping a famous theater's myth alive in 'Showtime at the Apollo'

Keeping a famous theater's myth alive in 'Showtime at the Apollo'

This new graphic adaptation of Ted Fox's history of the Apollo Theater captures countless electrifying performances, but goes easy on the grittier aspects of the fabled theater.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Blue clue in medieval teeth may shed light on lives of women artists in Middle Ages

Analysis of fossilized dental tartar of a medieval woman buried in a German monastery revealed specks of blue to be lapis lazuli -- a luxurious pigment used to create gorgeous illuminated manuscripts.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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New play charts a civil servant's journey from man to woman

New play charts a civil servant's journey from man to woman

Former St. Paul Deputy Mayor Susan Kimberly said her play is a conversation between the person she used to be and the person she has become.
by Marianne Combs

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Cube Critics talk dogs and street kids

MPR News' digital producer Nancy Yang steps into the Cube this week to join Euan Kerr to chat about "A Dog's Way Home" and "Capernaum."
by Euan Kerr and Nancy Yang

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St. Paul Peterson releases new music

He'll be playing a record release show Friday night at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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Jungle opens a play about love, life and meltdowns

Jungle opens a play about love, life and meltdowns

"The Children" reunites three nuclear engineers after a Fukushima-style calamity.
by Euan Kerr

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Kaywin Feldman on art museums in the 21st century

Kaywin Feldman, the director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is leaving in March to become director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
by Marianne Combs and Julie Siple

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