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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.

Exhibit offers visitors a taste of refugee life

Exhibit offers visitors a taste of refugee life

Presented by Doctors Without Borders, "Forced From Home" aims to replicate the experience of leaving everything behind in a bid to survive.
by Riham Feshir

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Author finds rich story in Liberia's American roots

Author finds rich story in Liberia's American roots

Shannon Gibney struggled with how to treat the Liberian saga in fiction. The result is "Dream Country."
by Marianne Combs

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Will Bruno Mars play Prince in biopic?

Bruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
by Phil Picardi

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Sally Field wasn't sure she'd have the guts to publish her new memoir

"I wrote it for myself," Field says of her intensely personal accounting of her life and career. "In Pieces" describes childhood abuse, an abortion at 17 and her relationship with Burt Reynolds.
by Ari Shapiro

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Sepak takraw courts bring popular SE Asian sport to St. Paul parks

Sepak takraw courts bring popular SE Asian sport to St. Paul parks

A mix of soccer and volleyball, sepak takraw is well known within Minnesota's Southeast Asian communities. St. Paul recently opened courts in two parks. Supporters are interested in bringing the idea to Minneapolis.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Paul McCartney's new album

Paul McCartney has a new album called "Egypt Station." To celebrate the album's release, McCartney and his band played live on Friday inside Grand Central Station in New York.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Woodward: Mattis, Kelly denials of his book quotes untrue

Woodward: Mattis, Kelly denials of his book quotes untrue

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is quoted calling President Trump "an idiot," and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is quoted saying Trump has the understanding of "a fifth or sixth-grader," but they've said they didn't make those statements.
by The Associated Press

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