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A Minneapolis musician finds a song in childhood memories

A Minneapolis musician finds a song in childhood memories

A Minneapolis musician reflects on how childhood car rides with his mother shaped a song he later wrote while grieving her death.
by Anika Besst

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How Minnesota musicians are responding in real time to federal shootings

How Minnesota musicians are responding in real time to federal shootings

After two fatal encounters with federal agents in Minnesota, musicians began responding almost immediately with songs that helped them process shock, connect with their communities and turn private grief into public solidarity.
by Jacob Aloi

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The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York

The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York

George Morrison’s years in New York shaped his artistic voice and placed him at the center of major 20th-century art movements. A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art traces that journey from his arrival in 1943 to his lasting influence on modernism and Abstract Expressionism.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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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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A Minneapolis band shared a song in progress. Fans took it from there.

A Minneapolis band shared a song in progress. Fans took it from there.

Indie pop artist anni xo’s new album “Something Profound” explores topics of love, heartbreak, growing up and queer identity. One of their most memorable moments of the album was leaking it all over social media.
by Anika Besst

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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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A rare U.S. premiere brings Harlem Renaissance poetry to sacred music

A rare U.S. premiere brings Harlem Renaissance poetry to sacred music

A Minnesota choral institution is hosting the composer behind some of the most widely sung sacred music in the U.S., pairing a rare U.S. premiere with a concert that bridges Christmas tradition and Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
by Jacob Aloi

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What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia

What it took to return a 3,200-year-old bronze owl to public view at Mia

A rare, 3,200-year-old bronze owl, damaged by a visitor and painstakingly repaired overseas, returns to view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art — raising questions about risk, conservation and how museums display their most fragile treasures.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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