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MN Shortlist

Minnesota Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended arts events from MPR News, highlighting standout theater and music performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.

MN Shortlist, Jan. 30–Feb. 5: New dance, live music and cozy getaways

MN Shortlist, Jan. 30–Feb. 5: New dance, live music and cozy getaways

Late January and early February in Minnesota have a way of sharpening the senses. This week’s picks sit right at that edge, where artists question what gets valued, musicians sit with emotional wreckage, theaters make room for inherited histories and winter itself becomes something to savor rather than survive.
by Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist, Jan. 23-29: Risk-taking theater, winter festivals and poetry with purpose

MN Shortlist, Jan. 23-29: Risk-taking theater, winter festivals and poetry with purpose

Across stages, bookstores and winter streets, these events test how culture can hold joy and rigor at the same time, whether through reinvention, representation or the simple act of gathering in the cold and paying attention together.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist, Jan. 16-22: Ice, candlelight and beautiful nonsense

MN Shortlist, Jan. 16-22: Ice, candlelight and beautiful nonsense

Mid-January in Minnesota is when winter culture really shows its personality. This week leans into it from every angle: art villages on frozen lakes, homemade sleds flirting with gravity, candlelit concerts, unhurried Sundays and a mandolin master passing through town. Cold hands, warm ideas, zero apologies.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist: Art, memory and home — 6 picks for Dec. 19-25

MN Shortlist: Art, memory and home — 6 picks for Dec. 19-25

The stretch before the holidays has a way of sharpening things. Art leans toward advocacy, music turns reflective and familiar stories get reframed through local history and loss.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist: Winter stories, warmer rooms — 6 picks for Dec. 5–Dec. 11

MN Shortlist: Winter stories, warmer rooms — 6 picks for Dec. 5–Dec. 11

December arrives like a season that knows it’s putting on a show. The city fills with borrowed memories, holiday oddities, local stories and a little frost for dramatic effect. This week’s picks slip right into that cast, where familiar traditions get re-staged and the past refuses to stay backstage.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist: Slow Burns & Bright Lights — 6 Picks for Nov. 21–27

MN Shortlist: Slow Burns & Bright Lights — 6 Picks for Nov. 21–27

As parade season kicks in and the evenings arrive early, this week’s picks offer a mix of music, theater and small-scale surprises. From Duluth’s gingerbread “city” to a new festival of collaborative work in Minneapolis, here are six solid ways to make the most of the week ahead.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Max Sparber

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MN Shortlist: From vinyl to verse — seven picks for Nov. 14–20

MN Shortlist: From vinyl to verse — seven picks for Nov. 14–20

From Tom Waits’s 35mm fever dream to a queer book fair, dance theater and open studios, this week’s MN Shortlist rounds up the art, sounds and stories worth stepping out into the chill for.
by Max Sparber, Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Alex V. Cipolle

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