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Arts and Culture

MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

Art Hounds: Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. You can explore arts events here, or become an Art Hound today.

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Art Reviews: Our arts team offers insight on the latest in theater, music, visual arts and more. We explore the breadth of creativity and innovation found throughout Minnesota, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the works and artists shaping our cultural landscape. Read more here.

Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Herbie Hancock on his next album, Flying Lotus and Jupiter's satellite

Herbie Hancock on his next album, Flying Lotus and Jupiter's satellite

Next week the great pianist presents a new lineup in concert. As he sees it, he's borrowing from the techniques of young cutting-edge musicians -- who were themselves preceded by Miles Davis.
by Patrick Jarenwattananon and Simon Rentner

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Grace Potter to sing at Minnesota Zoo

Grace Potter to sing at Minnesota Zoo

Today's Morning Edition music is from Grace Potter singing the song "Empty Heart." Potter is coming to play two shows this Sunday and Monday at the Minnesota Zoo.

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Can't buy me love (of reading)

Can't buy me love (of reading)

Summer's in full swing, and parents are trying all kinds of things to keep their kids reading. Here's a guide to what works and what doesn't.
by Cory Turner

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Jane McGonigal on 'The Future of Imagination'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Jane McGonigal on 'The Future of Imagination'

Futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal suggests we can make better decisions if we develop the ability to "remember the future" and "predict the past." She says Lewis Carroll was right when he wrote in Alice in Wonderland, "it's a poor sort of memory that only works backward." You'll hear her intriguing ideas in an Aspen Lecture given at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.

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Jim Northrup's son recalls his father's gifts of language

Jim Northrup's son recalls his father's gifts of language

Jim Northrup, an Ojibwe writer, poet and performer, will be laid to rest in a traditional Anishinaabe ceremony Friday morning in his hometown of Sawyer, Minn. Northrup died of cancer Monday.
by Tom Crann and Matt Sepic

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