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Arts and Culture

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.

Art Hounds: Three plays on love, disfigurement and death

Art Hounds: Three plays on love, disfigurement and death

This week, the Art Hounds are barking about "Intimate Apparel," "The Elephant Man" and "The Boy and Robin Hood."
by Marianne Combs

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Historic Duluth theater rehab over half done, and uncovering secrets

Historic Duluth theater rehab over half done, and uncovering secrets

The restoration of the 107-year old NorShor Theatre in Duluth is 60 percent complete, and officials are asking for help identifying a century-old painted mural uncovered during construction.
by Dan Kraker

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'Dandy Lion' rejects young black male stereotypes

'Dandy Lion' rejects young black male stereotypes

"The Dandy Lion Project" focused on black men in cities around the world with an aesthetic that incorporates European and African influences. That project is now a book.
by The Associated Press

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Walker Art Center's 'Scaffold' to be dismantled, burned

Walker Art Center's 'Scaffold' to be dismantled, burned

Walker Art Center officials said Wednesday the controversial sculpture will be taken apart in a ceremony set to start Friday. The move comes after members of the Dakota community objected to the piece.
by Euan Kerr

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Misspellings, mapped: America the how-do-you-spell-beautiful?

Misspellings, mapped: America the how-do-you-spell-beautiful?

Just in time for the National Spelling Bee, Google published a map of the words people in each state have a hard time spelling. The results are not pretty. (And what's up with New Jersey?)

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How the U.S. military used Guns N' Roses to make a dictator give up

How the U.S. military used Guns N' Roses to make a dictator give up

Panama's dictator, Manuel Noriega, surrendered to the invading U.S. military in 1989. He holed up at the Vatican Embassy, and gave up after being subjected to days of deafening music.
by Greg Myre

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Counter Stories: Separation ordinance and Walker's 'Scaffold' installation

Three of the Counter Stories hosts - Hlee Lee, Don Eubanks and Luz Maria Frias - joined Tom Weber along with guest Sharon Smith-Akinsanya to discuss the Portland attack, separation ordinances and reactions to the Walker's Scaffold sculpture.
by Tom Weber

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'Beren and Luthien' reflects Tolkien's real life love story

'Beren and Luthien' reflects Tolkien's real life love story

J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher proves an able guide through "Beren and Luthien", his father's haunting tale of a mortal man who falls in love with the daughter of a disapproving Elven King.
by Liza Graham

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Indie bookstores hold steady in tough retail market

Indie bookstores hold steady in tough retail market

In recent years, independent stores have been helped by a variety of factors, from the fall of Borders and the struggles of Barnes & Noble to the leveling off of e-book sales.
by Associated Press

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