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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.

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.

Giant, floating pumpkin races draw large crowds to annual event in Oregon

Giant, floating pumpkin races draw large crowds to annual event in Oregon

Giant, floating pumpkin races have drawn large crowds to the Oregon city of Tualatin. The Portland suburb has hosted the event since 2004. In Sunday's event, giant pumpkins that originally weighed roughly 1,000 pounds were carved out, allowing them to float.
by The Associated Press

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Hollywood pushes OpenAI for consent

Hollywood pushes OpenAI for consent

The latest version of OpenAI’s Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy.
by Mandalit del Barco

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American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29

American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies at 29

The Charlotte Chess Center, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death, calling him “a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community.”
by The Associated Press

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In this west-central Minnesota town, fiddle jams draw players from ages 3 to 86

In this west-central Minnesota town, fiddle jams draw players from ages 3 to 86

The Sunburg Minnesota Community Fiddlers started with a few people getting together to jam. One woman made it her mission to build that group into an intergenerational community centered around music and fun. 
by Dan Gunderson

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New Dyani White Hawk show at the Walker is a 'love letter' to community

New Dyani White Hawk show at the Walker is a 'love letter' to community

The “Dyani White Hawk: Love Language” exhibition, which is up at the Walker through Feb. 15, is a big and bright kaleidoscopic show, an expansive mid-career survey spanning 10,000 square feet of the Walker and the last 15 years of the Minnesota artist's career. 
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Coming Up Short’ by Robert B. Reich

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Coming Up Short’ by Robert B. Reich

Daniel Wells of Gramercy Books in Bexley, Ohio, recommends the memoir “Coming Up Short” by Robert B. Reich.
by Emily Bright

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This week brings a bumper harvest of brand new books

This week brings a bumper harvest of brand new books

This week’s new titles include memoir, comics journalism and speculative fiction, horror and humor. Susan Orlean tells her own story in “Joyride,” and Pulitzer-winner Adam Johnson has a new novel.
by Colin Dwyer

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