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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.

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MN Shortlist: May 1-7

MN Shortlist: May 1-7

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, including a poetic evening with Jim Moore, a heartfelt musical about resilience and pie and a powerful new play centered on the Ukrainian famine.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations

‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations

Three Broadway shows — “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending” each earned a leading 10 Tony Award nominations Thursday. Nominators spread out the joy and gave nods to George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Bob Odenkirk in their debuts. Audra McDonald, as expected, heard her name called for her turn as Rose in a hailed revival of “Gypsy.”
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Opera returns to the Minnesota Orchestra with ‘Turandot’

Opera returns to the Minnesota Orchestra with ‘Turandot’

The Minnesota Orchestra, under music director Thomas Søndergård, is performing Puccini’s “Turandot” in concert for the first time in years, featuring soprano Christine Goerke and signaling a possible return to opera in the ensemble’s programming.
by Jacob Aloi

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Minnesota musician John Munson talks about his recovery after suffering a stroke

Minnesota musician John Munson talks about his recovery after suffering a stroke

After suffering a stroke last winter, Minnesota musician John Munson took to the stage last weekend and sang as strong as ever. He'll do the same Thursday night during a sold-out special benefit concert in his honor at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer and Heidi Raschke

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There's some Revolutionary reading coming your way this week

There's some Revolutionary reading coming your way this week

The second volume in Pulitzer-winning historian Rick Atkinson's planned trilogy on the American Revolution publishes Tuesday. Plus a graphic memoir, short fiction, and "the secret life" of a cemetery.
by Colin Dwyer

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This Hollywood memoir is an expertly mixed cocktail of history and family drama

This Hollywood memoir is an expertly mixed cocktail of history and family drama

Matthew Specktor grew up the son of a famous Hollywood agent. In “The Golden Hour,” he serves up family saga, cultural criticism, fictionalized biography, history and lament for a vanishing world.
by John Powers

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