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Carl Kasell and Peter Sagal: newsman and showman

Carl Kasell and Peter Sagal: newsman and showman

The stars of "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" stopped by the Midmorning studios to talk about what's funny and what's not, and their rockstar status in the world of public radio.
by Marianne Combs

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Art Hounds: chamber music, aesthetic apparatus, Jose James

Art Hounds: chamber music, aesthetic apparatus, Jose James

This week's hounds endorse a chamber music jamboree in the north woods, a display of internationally-acclaimed hand-printed posters, and a buzzed-about jazz crooner from Minneapolis.
by Chris Roberts

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Your weekend outlook: the full spectrum

Your weekend outlook: the full spectrum

Twin Cities Pride is just one event of many in a multi-faceted weekend.
by Marianne Combs

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The breakneck silliness of ‘Knight and Day’

Cruise and Diaz catch some air in “Knight and Day” (Images courtesy 20th Century Fox, photos by Frank Masi) I spent the first few minutes of “Knight and Day” trying to work out on whom Tom Cruise had modeled his character. He plays Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. government agent who has filched a super-duper…
by Euan Kerr

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Battling cancer through dance

When classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, she chose to not just fight it, but dance through it.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota Poetry: Ann Iverson’s “War”

Ann Iverson's step-son goes off to war, and leaves his parents to deal with the hole that's left behind, and the worry.
by Marianne Combs

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Weisman: “ordinarily here,” but not for long

Weisman: “ordinarily here,” but not for long

The Weisman Art Museum's latest exhibition, "Ordinarily Here" celebrates the work of local artists and everyday objects while preparing audiences for the museum's closing this fall.
by Marianne Combs

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Who needs a dance festival?

Who needs a dance festival?

Mad King Thomas is part of Kristin Van Loon’s six-show challenge. Definitely not Bryant Lake Bowl Artistic Director and Hijack co-founder Kristin Van Loon. Van Loon strongly believes in celebrating shows that are already happening. Which is why she’s promising anyone who sees six dance events happening at the BLB, the Southern, Bedlam Theatre or…
by Chris Roberts

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Schubert Club acquires composers’ manuscripts

Schubert Club acquires composers’ manuscripts

The Schubert Club Museum adds 15 manuscripts to its collection, including letters by Brahms, Debussy and Liszt.
by Marianne Combs

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Movies and Music in Loring Park this summer

Despite the Walker putting its annual tradition on hiatus, Loring Park will still host movies and live music, thanks to other funders who stepped forward.
by Marianne Combs

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