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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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Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Music from monks and students at St. John's University

Music is big at St. John's University. Singing has been an integral part of the monastic life since its earliest days. And that tradition continues on the campus with the Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint John's Abbey and University.
by MPR News Staff

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Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad

Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad

A 25-year-old resident of Baghdad has opened a mobile bookstore to share his passion for reading and revive a love for books in Iraq.
by Associated Press

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Communist Daughter members met at Saint John's pub

Communist Daughter members met at Saint John's pub

Two members of the band, Adam Switlick and Johnny Solomon, met at Brother Willie's.
by MPR News Staff

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Nation's report card finds mixed grades for U.S. students in visual arts, music

Nation's report card finds mixed grades for U.S. students in visual arts, music

It's the first time since 2008 that the federal government has released its assessment of U.S. eighth-graders in the arts. While there are some signs of progress, troubling achievement gaps remain.
by LA Johnson

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'Anything is Possible' is unafraid to be gentle

'Anything is Possible' is unafraid to be gentle

Elizabeth Strout's new novel-in-stories is a welcome salve for troubled times. A companion volume to last year's 'My Name is Lucy Barton,' 'Anything is Possible' looks at the people Lucy grew up with.
by Heller McAlpin

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Thread Book Hour: David Grann on 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Thread Book Hour: David Grann on 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

In "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI," David Grann tells a gripping tale of greed, prejudice, and callousness.
by MPR News Staff

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Streisand rebelled by dropping an 'A' from her name

Streisand rebelled by dropping an 'A' from her name

A 1967 biography reports that "the spelling of her first name is an instance of partial rebellion: she was advised to change her last name and retaliated by dropping an "a" from the first instead."
by MPR News Staff

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Dark lives of 'The Radium Girls' left a bright legacy for science

Dark lives of 'The Radium Girls' left a bright legacy for science

Kate Moore's new book digs into the short, painful lives of the Radium Girls, who worked painting luminous dials on watches and clocks -- and were poisoned by the glowing radium paint they used.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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