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Stagefighting: the blood is fake but the sweat is real

Stagefighting: the blood is fake but the sweat is real

The Great River Shakespeare Festival shows just how much work goes into making swordplay look like child's play.
by Marianne Combs

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Reminder: Celebrate Minnesota Architecture

Reminder: Celebrate Minnesota Architecture

Submit a photo of your favorite building in your neighborhood, and tell us why you love it.
by Marianne Combs

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MN teen wins national musical theater award

MN teen wins national musical theater award

18-year-old Ryan McCartan of Minnetonka took home the award for Best Actor in National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City.
by Marianne Combs

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MIA hires new director of External Affairs

MIA hires new director of External Affairs

Mary Jane Drews comes to the MIA from the Art Institute of Chicago
by Marianne Combs

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Bookbinding: antique values, modern practicality

Bookbinding: antique values, modern practicality

An educational video from the 1960s documents the 'people who make the pen mightier than the sword.'
by Marianne Combs

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