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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.

Writing Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward salvages stories of the silenced

Writing Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward salvages stories of the silenced

The author's books are set in the poor, black Mississippi community where she grew up, a place where, she says, "the past bears very heavily on the present."
by Melissa Block

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Lil Yachty plays Thursday night at the Myth

Since he started concentrating on music, Lil Yachty has collaborated with artists like Kayne West, Chance the Rapper and Macklemore. He describes his musical style as "bubblegum rap."
by MPR News Staff

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No joke: Black-owned St. Paul club gets boost from nation's king of comedy

No joke: Black-owned St. Paul club gets boost from nation's king of comedy

Baddies, a fledgling comedy club run by and for comedians of color, is getting some love from superstar Kevin Hart and Comedy Central. It could be a big deal for the club -- and the region's comedy business.
by Emma Sapong

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Art Hounds: Somali art, trans love and an onion

Art Hounds: Somali art, trans love and an onion

This week Art Hounds recommend an exhibition of Somali art at Mia, "Ballast" at Mixed Blood Theatre and a puppet-filled celebration of the lowly onion at Farm Fest in Duluth.
by Marianne Combs

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'The Burning Girl' takes on all the 'Girl' stories

'The Burning Girl' takes on all the 'Girl' stories

Edgar Allan Poe once wrote that the death of a beautiful woman is 'unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.' In her new book, Claire Messud responds: Not to us women.
by Annalisa Quinn

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4 questions for the State Fair's grandstand guru

4 questions for the State Fair's grandstand guru

Renee Alexander's job is to book the must-see acts for the State Fair. She's pretty good at it. She tells MPR News of her best get, and the Big One that got away.
by Tim Nelson

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Coldplay pays tribute to Houston flooding victims

Coldplay pays tribute to Houston flooding victims

The group, on tour now in the U.S., was scheduled to play in Houston last Friday but canceled because of Hurricane Harvey.
by MPR News Staff

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The Minnesota State Fair in sketches

The Minnesota State Fair in sketches

Every year, a group of artists gather at the Minnesota State Fair to sketch the crowds, the cows and the Pronto Pups. See their artistic take on the fair madness.
by Tracy Mumford

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Poet, performer J. Otis Powell dies at 61

Poet, performer J. Otis Powell dies at 61

Those who knew him say he was a master of his literary tradition.
by Marianne Combs

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'My Absolute Darling' is hard to read, harder to put down

'My Absolute Darling' is hard to read, harder to put down

Gabriel Tallent's devastating debut novel about a young girl and her abusive but charismatic father has memorable characters, the pacing of a thriller, and still manages to work in some light moments.
by Michael Schaub

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