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Minnesota Arts

Thinking outside the ‘daily concrete life’: How puppets and picture books create a sense of possibility

Thinking outside the ‘daily concrete life’: How puppets and picture books create a sense of possibility

Minnesota artist Anne Sawyer, a puppeteer and educator, channels her lifelong love of storytelling and improvisation into a new children’s book about pollinators that blends science, imagination and playful creativity.
by Anika Besst

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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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Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions

Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions

The federal government has pulled over a million dollars in museum grants from Minnesota institutions — including the Science Museum, the Walker Art Center, and the Mille Lacs Band — amid nationwide cuts ordered by the Trump administration.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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MN Shortlist: April 24-30

MN Shortlist: April 24-30

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Alex V. Cipolle

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‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith

‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith

A new exhibition at Vandalia Tower in St. Paul showcases more than 300 works by Lucy Kreisler Smith, a Holocaust survivor and lifelong artist, in a retrospective curated by her son, Dan Smith.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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MN Shortlist: April 17-23

MN Shortlist: April 17-23

MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst and Alex V. Cipolle

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Art Hounds: Puppets, comedy and Minnesota’s literary roots

Art Hounds: Puppets, comedy and Minnesota’s literary roots

This week, Art Hounds highlight Cherokee-language puppetry, a comedy showcase by Hmong and Asian American performers and a deep dive into Minnesota’s poetic past.
by Emily Bright

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