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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.

Scream Town OK'd to continue after memo targeting Somalis

A deal with Carver County lets the Chaska-based Halloween attraction open this weekend and through Nov. 3. The county had moved to shut down Scream Town after the business talked of discriminating against people of Somali descent. The owner apologized.
by MPR News Staff

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A book that proposes 'every living thing has two bodies'

A book that proposes 'every living thing has two bodies'

"I just finished it the other night, and I have been thinking about it for three days," says bookseller Daley Farr.
by Tracy Mumford

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Saxophonist Maceo Parker performs tonight in Minneapolis

His show is part of the Funk-N-Roll Weekend festivities — a three-day fundraiser for the PRN Alumni Foundation, which was created to support Prince's favorite charities.
by Phil Picardi

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Crashed Ice not returning to St. Paul this winter

Crashed Ice not returning to St. Paul this winter

The extreme winter sport, which involves skaters competing in four-person heats racing to the bottom of a long ice track filled with obstacles, will head to Japan, Finland and Boston, but won't make its usual three-day stop in St. Paul this January.
by MPR News Staff and Precious Fondren

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Appetites: Cheeses from Capra Nera Creamery

Appetites: Cheeses from Capra Nera Creamery

Growler Magazine's food editor James Norton shares the story of Katie Bonow of Capra Nera Creamery in Altura, Minnesota, and the growing cheesemaker community in the state.
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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Eddie Cochran's 'Let's Get Together' turns 60

After Cochran finished recording it, the feeling in the studio was that the song didn't sound quite rock and roll enough. He had the idea to change "Let's Get Together" in the lyrics and title to "C'mon Everybody."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Lebanese photographer made 'Lebanon, USA' his mission

Lebanese photographer made 'Lebanon, USA' his mission

Fadi BouKaram set out to visit every American town named Lebanon -- all 47 of them. His photos are on display at St. Mary's University in Winona, Minn., through Oct. 26.
by Riham Feshir

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'Florida,' 'Heartland' among National Book Awards finalists

'Florida,' 'Heartland' among National Book Awards finalists

'This year, instead of just celebrating the best American literature, we're celebrating the best literature in America,' said Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation.
by Sasha Ingber

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Light and dark, characters shine in 'Blanca & Roja'

Light and dark, characters shine in 'Blanca & Roja'

Anna-Marie McLemore braids old bits of myth about swans and cursed sisters into a new, more inward-looking story that lets readers see just how hard it is to be a character in a fairy tale.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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