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Garrison Keillor trashes Mark Twain autobiography

Garrison Keillor trashes Mark Twain autobiography

In a New York Times book review, Keillor finds Twain's autobiography to be 'a powerful argument for writers burning their papers.'
by Marianne Combs

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Friday news and reviews

A round-up of arts stories making headlines
by Marianne Combs

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MN Original #217

MN Original #217

Painter Cy Thao, butter sculptor Linda Christensen, sound sculptor Jack Pavlik and jazz singer Sophia Shorai.
by Marianne Combs

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SPCO asks for context, and gets it

A second, slightly broader look at Bruce Coppock's tenure.
by Marianne Combs

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MN Opera’s new director on Midmorning

MN Opera’s new director on Midmorning

MN Opera's incoming director Allan Naplan shares his vision for the future of opera.
by Marianne Combs

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Thursday news and reviews

A round-up of arts stories making headlines
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Art Hounds: Chinese fashion, The Shiny Lights, and a feast at Fezziwig’s

Art Hounds: Chinese fashion, The Shiny Lights, and a feast at Fezziwig’s

The hounds hunt down an exhibition about Mao suits and modern Chinese fashion, a veteran rock band that resurrects a '70s sound, and "The Christmas Carol" re-told by the family Scrooge clerked for as a young man.
by Chris Roberts

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First Avenue then and now

As First Avenue turns forty, Chris Osgood takes us down memory lane.
by Marianne Combs

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Politics and positioning in Smithsonian debate

Directors of both the MIA and the Walker Art Center have staked their positions in the recent Smithsonian video controversy.
by Marianne Combs

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Bruce Coppock consults for Detroit Symphony

The former president of the SPCO has been hired to help the Detroit Symphony Orchestra create a vision for the future.
by Marianne Combs

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