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MN Shortlist, Sept. 19-25: Trixie Mattel at Avant Garden and more
Minnesota Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended arts events from MPR News, this week including dance from Ananya Dance Theatre, French literature and crop art at Farm Aid.
From Italy to Powderhorn, the American Porch (and PorchFest) endures
At the 2025 Venice Biennale, Minneapolis designers Ross Altheimer and Maura Rockcastle unveiled a massive porch at the U.S. Pavilion as a symbol of community and togetherness, echoing local Minnesota PorchFests like Powderhorn’s, where porches become neighborhood stages for music, food and connection.
Art Hounds: Two retrospectives and a comedic cabaret
This week, Art Hounds highlight a pair of retrospectives celebrating Minnesota artists and a name-themed musical comedy in St. Paul.
Minneapolis man admits starting 2023 mosque fires
Jackie Rahm Little, who has a history of severe mental illness, appeared in court after a federal judge determined that the 38-year-old was competent to proceed following treatment.  
As Annunciation goes back to school, former Red Lake principal reflects on healing after shooting
Chris Dunshee likely knows how staff and students are feeling at Annunciation. He was the principal at Red Lake High School in 2005 when a student killed 10 people, including himself.
Seven people wounded by gunfire at encampment in south Minneapolis
A shooting Monday night at an encampment in south Minneapolis injured seven people — including three who suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds. It was the second mass shooting in the city in less than a day.