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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.

Great books to inspire English language learners

Great books to inspire English language learners

Way too many students who are English language learners are reading below grade level. Here are five culturally relevant books that might spark their curiosity.
by Mayra Linares

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Overdue by more than 120 years, library book finally finds its way home

Overdue by more than 120 years, library book finally finds its way home

The copy of "The Microscope and Its Revelations" was kept by a student who graduated in 1894. Now, over a century later, his 77-year-old granddaughter has sent it back. Don't worry about the late fees.
by Colin Dwyer

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Rochester company approaches making artificial limbs as art

Rochester company approaches making artificial limbs as art

At the corner of Broadway and Fourth Street in Rochester, it's hard to miss the display windows with naked full-size mannequins wearing artificial limbs. Limb Lab builds mechanical arms and legs with the aim of creating art that destigmatizes prostheses.
by Catharine Richert

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Ask a bookseller: Eso Won Books in Los Angeles

Ask a bookseller: Eso Won Books in Los Angeles

With issues of race and poverty more relevant than ever, bookstore owner James Fugate said he likes "books that offer some kind of solution."
by Tracy Mumford

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Pitchfork: Low's 'Little Drummer Boy' one of best holiday songs of all time

Today's Morning Edition music is from the song "Just Like Christmas" from the Duluth-based band "Low." They're playing First Ave. in Minneapolis tomorrow night along with Hippo Campus, Gaelynn Lee, and others. It's a holiday benefit concert. Proceeds will go to Second Harvest Heartland.

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Peek inside St. Paul's newest theater

Peek inside St. Paul's newest theater

The city has spent nearly $15 million to renovate the old Palace Theater. The music venue is throwing an open house over the lunch hour Friday.
by Euan Kerr

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The best kid's books to give this year

The best kid's books to give this year

Two children's book experts share their favorites reads for everyone from toddlers to young adults.
by MPR News Staff

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'Drug Dealer, MD': Misunderstandings and good intentions fueled opioid epidemic

'Drug Dealer, MD': Misunderstandings and good intentions fueled opioid epidemic

Psychiatrist Anna Lembke says the medical establishment and drugmakers began telling doctors in the 1980s that opioids were effective treatment for chronic pain. "That was patently false," she says.

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