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Art Hounds: Puppet rock opera, sewing and poetry

Art Hounds: Puppet rock opera, sewing and poetry

Art Hounds recommend “Razia’s Shadow,” Twin Cities Frocktails and Bright Lights Poetry Night.
by Emily Bright

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MSPIFF opens with Maria Bamford documentary and a wide-ranging slate of global films

MSPIFF opens with Maria Bamford documentary and a wide-ranging slate of global films

MSPIFF combines local premieres and international films with panels and filmmaker conversations to connect Twin Cities audiences to both regional storytelling and the wider film industry.
by Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle

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MN Shortlist, April 3–9: Artists rethink how stories are carried

MN Shortlist, April 3–9: Artists rethink how stories are carried

Artists across Minnesota use form itself — from ceramics and printmaking to captions and repertory film — to reinterpret history, place and collective experience as something active rather than fixed.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Art Hounds: A musical comedy, a science pioneer on stage and a legacy in quilt

Art Hounds: A musical comedy, a science pioneer on stage and a legacy in quilt

From New Ulm to Minneapolis, this week’s Art Hounds recommendations highlight a quilt exhibition honoring Mary Hartten, a rare staging of “Grumpy Old Men,” and a new play about Ada Lovelace.
by Emily Bright

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The Gillyweeds saga: A fake band, a fake plane crash and a real game blur reality

The Gillyweeds saga: A fake band, a fake plane crash and a real game blur reality

An alternate reality game about a fictional Minnesota band spilled into real life when a staged plane crash announcement reached tens of thousands of unsuspecting social media followers, prompting genuine confusion and grief.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Sallyforth wrote 'Clover' about a storm — now it reflects the moment

Sallyforth wrote 'Clover' about a storm — now it reflects the moment

Minneapolis band Sallyforth wrote “Clover” after a storm filled with green skies and sirens, but as the single is released, the song has taken on new meaning amid months of fear and violence tied to an immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities.
by Anika Besst

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MN Shortlist, March 27-April 2: Art as record, witness and repair

MN Shortlist, March 27-April 2: Art as record, witness and repair

This week’s lineup leans less on spectacle than on structure—who gets to speak, who gets recorded and how stories move through time. Across stages, galleries and even Wikipedia pages, these events track the systems that shape cultural memory, from youth authorship to institutional visibility.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Art Hounds: Magic, memory and the mysteries of the sky

Art Hounds: Magic, memory and the mysteries of the sky

Art Hounds recommend “The Girl Who Drank the Moon,” “Vienna, Vienna, Vienna” and “Silent Sky.”
by Emily Bright

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Minneapolis artist turns strangers’ dreams into a shared archive

Minneapolis artist turns strangers’ dreams into a shared archive

A Minneapolis artist collected strangers’ dreams through a call-in line, turning late-night voicemails into a zine that unexpectedly deepened her sense of connection to the city.
by Anika Besst

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'I won!': Walker Art Center acquires artworks by Interact artist

'I won!': Walker Art Center acquires artworks by Interact artist

Victor Van, a prolific Interact artist known for his dense, pop-culture-infused handmade books, has achieved a major breakthrough with the Walker Art Center acquiring his work, marking an historic first for the organization.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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