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Friday news and reviews

Your daily round-up of arts stories making news headlines.
by Marianne Combs

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This week’s Minnesota originals

Artist David Rathman, jazz singer Charmin Michelle, and photographer Evan Baden
by Marianne Combs

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Writing Minnesota

Writing Minnesota

MPR presents an hour-long program dedicated to Minnesota writers.
by Marianne Combs

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The baggage we carry

The baggage we carry

An exhibition at Obsidian Arts explores how culture and ritual help refugees to maintain their identity and heal from old wounds.
by Marianne Combs

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Thursday news and reviews

Your daily round-up of arts stories making news headlines.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: MN fashion, and the nature of reality

Art Hounds: MN fashion, and the nature of reality

The ever-curious hounds are interested in an artist who questions whether perception really is reality and two local designers whose fashion makes a statement.
by Chris Roberts

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The reviews are in for “Next Fall”

The reviews are in for “Next Fall”

Four critics find similarities between this play and a TV sitcom, for better and for worse.
by Marianne Combs

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MSPIFF does the numbers

MSPIFF does the numbers

Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival girds its loins for a three week cinema binge
by Euan Kerr

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Wednesday news and reviews

Your daily round-up of arts stories making news headlines.
by Marianne Combs

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