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This week on Art Hounds, Collide Theatrical Dance Company takes audiences to a Parisian nightclub, community theaters compete in AACTFest, and Kiese Laymon reads at The Loft. 

Actor and singer Paul Coate says there's nothing quite like a show by 

. The dance company stages intricate stories without uttering a word. Its latest production, "Le Petit Moulin" tells the story of two sisters struggling to survive by dancing in a Parisian nightclub at the tail end of World War I. Performances run through May 7 at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis. 

Author Shannon Gibney recommends checking out author Kiese Laymon when he 

 this weekend. Laymon is a black Southern writer who hails from Mississippi; Gibney says he's hilarious, but his essays also can deliver a punch to the gut as he ponders issues of race, class and identity. Laymon reads at 7 p.m. Saturday. 

Librarian Paula Nemes suggests you head to Brainerd, Minn., this weekend for 

. Community theaters from seven states will perform, vying for the opportunity to go to nationals. Nemes lives in Marshall, Minn., where the statewide competition was held last month, and says it's a great way to see some of the best community theater around.

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This week on Art Hounds, Collide Theatrical Dance Company takes audiences to a Parisian nightclub, community theaters compete in AACTFest, and Kiese Laymon reads at The Loft.

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