Frigid temperatures this weekend prompt cold weather advisories

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Thinking of planning your weekend around the weather? MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner says 

Rain, ice and snow across Minnesota today, wild temp swings ahead

Warmest day of 2014 so far Sunday, wet Monday, milder again late next week?

Prepare for a gorgeous few days ahead — a peek into the spring that could — if only for the weekend. 

Perfect weather for a little statewide exploring. (

 here in the upper Midwest. He took All Things Considered host Tom Crann to visit the HammerHeart Brewing Co. in Lino Lakes this week. 

That taproom brew you're eyeing? Might even be cheaper than a margarita these days. 

, it turns out, thanks to a shortage out of Mexico (the U.S.'s primary supplier). 

Limes supplies aside, the fine weather could make this the perfect time to wander over to your nearest food co-op for some culinary exploration. 

There's something of a co-op revival happening across the state

. The state is full of them: Co-ops are expanding throughout the Twin Cities metro area and stretching from Grygla and Grand Marais all the way down to Blue Earth. 

metro-area parking restrictions have gone the way of the night plow routes

The weekend is looking as though it will lend itself well to air and train travel, too. Still, MSP airport officials say lines are longer than usual — and 

recommend arriving at least two and a half hours before domestic flights are scheduled to leave

. On the rails front, keep an eye out for 

changes to Amtrak's Empire Builder timetables

Get a glimpse of what could be the Minnesota Orchestra's future with two concerts this weekend — 

Vanska and the orchestra will celebrate their Grammy win with performances of Jean Sibelius' first and fourth symphonies

Stream the concert live on Classical MPR at 8 p.m. Friday

"The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess" opened this week at the Ordway in St. Paul — and runs through Sunday. 

Choreographer Ronald K. Brown talked about giving dance a special place within the musical's staging

Balkan-style music group Orkestar Bez Ime

, featured on a Minnesota Sounds & Voices segment this week, will be 

Prince has announced another set of Paisley Park parties

 for Friday and Saturday, and the Current has a 

long list of local gigs happening all weekend

talks "Noah" and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Festival

More on the biblical movie trend from NPR

When the spring-like weather gets to be too much...

There's still plenty to do inside: Polish off the last of your winter reading list. Catch up on the Daily Circuit's reading lists, too: 

For theater-loving readers: 81-year-old South African playwright 

Athol Fugard has a new play now on stage in Connecticut

. Catch up on Fugard's earlier work, such as the Tony nominee "Sizwe Banzi is Dead" this weekend. 

For at-home music fans: This is a good week to be on the lookout for albums. A handful of national and local classics enter the album scene this week.

.  Two eaglets hatched this week, defying the odds that  prevented last year's eggs from hatching. Peek in on them any time of day or night. Run it full screen for a Wild America experience.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyEoiwvmgSk

State and federal deadlines are looming for MNsure and tax filing.

Do you qualify for MNsure? Been meaning to sign up? Know someone else who ought to? Enrollment ends Monday. Some recent polls say that the folks who need it the most — because they're currently uninsured — 

are the ones who are least aware of the deadlines

Tax season is in full swing, too — federal and state taxes are due April 15 — and a few recent changes to Minnesota tax law could affect your deductions and filing.

 for additional deductions before filing.

Tax deadlines: An official harbinger of spring, even if this week's expected weather loveliness is fleeting. 

Your Minnesota weekend: Sunshine, taprooms and tax prep

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