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From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above.

Meander through artists’ studios along the upper Minnesota River Valley

Musician Clark Machtemes of Waconia recommends the 

 a three-day, self-guided tour of artists’ studios across western Minnesota. 

This year’s event features 42 artists in towns including Ortonville, Appleton, Madison, Milan, Dawson, Montevideo, Granite Falls and Canby.

Machtemes notes that several towns will also host evening musical performances. (

Minneapolis painter Ken Johnson recommends 

 on view at Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis through Oct. 11.

 It's a series of nine paintings in oil. They're scenes reproduced from photographs and from his remembered events of places and friends: sleeping, exploring the outdoors, eating — all relatable. 

He's creating a living history through these subtle artworks. His oils are in muted blues and greens. It's best seen in person because he uses these small brushes, and you can actually see these little brush strokes.

Kick-start spooky season with Theatre 55’s production of ‘Sweeney Todd’

St. Paul’s Heather Foxx says she first discovered Theatre 55 — a Twin Cities theater company featuring actors aged 55 and older — through Art Hounds. 

After appearing in some of their past productions, she plans to be in the audience for their fall show, 

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

 This fall, they’re kicking off the spooky Halloween season with “Sweeney Todd,” filled with beautiful, eerie, haunting melodies, with actors and actresses of 55 and older.

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Art Hounds recommend the Meander Art Crawl, Justin Terlecki’s solo show “Hidden Place” and Theatre 55’s production of “Sweeney Todd.”

Art Hounds recommend the Meander Art Crawl, Justin Terlecki’s solo show, “Hidden Place” and Theatre 55’s production of “Sweeney Todd.”

Art Hounds: Meandering studios, quiet paintings and spooky musicals

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A man and woman embrace on stage for a production of Sweeney Todd.

Art Hounds: Meandering studios, quiet paintings and spooky musicals

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