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Minnesota Arts

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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Art Hounds: Theater rooted in lived experience and more

Art Hounds: Theater rooted in lived experience and more

This week, Art Hounds highlights a theater company centered on housing justice, a quirky Longfellow gallery show and an album premiere about romantic rollercoasters.
by Emily Bright

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In Fargo, a long-overdue spotlight on women artists across 400 years

In Fargo, a long-overdue spotlight on women artists across 400 years

An exhibition at the Plains Art Museum brings together 400 years of women’s artwork, highlighting both celebrated and overlooked creators while confronting how the art world has historically excluded them.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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From Budweiser to kimchi, a new book tells the stories behind immigrant and community recipes

From Budweiser to kimchi, a new book tells the stories behind immigrant and community recipes

A new cookbook honors the overlooked home chefs who nourish their communities, including a south Minneapolis artist carrying on their grandfather’s immigrant legacy by grilling his beloved “Drunk Chicken” and reflecting on heritage, activism and belonging.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Art Hounds: Nov. 6 — It’s all about human connection

Art Hounds: Nov. 6 — It’s all about human connection

Art Hounds recommend the musical group Bizhiki, “Apartment 2B” at Red Eye Theater and the “Just Letters” exhibit at the Olson Gallery at Bethel University.
by Emily Bright

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Homecoming for ‘Purple Rain’ musical as it tests for Broadway success

Homecoming for ‘Purple Rain’ musical as it tests for Broadway success

Forty years after “Purple Rain” made Minneapolis a musical myth, its new stage adaptation returns home — testing whether the story that defined a city can find new life on Broadway.
by Jacob Aloi

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MN Shortlist: From the Fitzgerald to Transexual, Transylvania — 9 picks for Oct. 31 to Nov. 6

MN Shortlist: From the Fitzgerald to Transexual, Transylvania — 9 picks for Oct. 31 to Nov. 6

As October gives way to November, the Twin Cities lean into transformation — through ritual, remembrance and a little rock ‘n’ roll. From the fiery puppetry of Barebones to the haunting harmonies of “Carmina Burana” at the Fitzgerald, it’s a week where art and afterlife mingle freely.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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