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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 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.

The song 'Welcome Back' inspired TV show's name change

Before the song was written the show was going to be called "Kotter," but the producers liked the song so much that they changed the name of the series to "Welcome Back, Kotter."

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Prince bill racing through Legislature despite concerns

Prince bill racing through Legislature despite concerns

Prince's name, likeness, voice and even that unpronounceable symbol could be afforded special protection under legislation speeding through the Minnesota Legislature. Some, though, worry the hasty consideration could pose problems.
by Brian Bakst

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Warrant: Minnesota doctor saw Prince, prescribed drugs

Warrant: Minnesota doctor saw Prince, prescribed drugs

Investigators interviewed the doctor and searched a suburban Minneapolis hospital where he worked. The warrant did not specify what medications were prescribed for Prince or whether he took them.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Interviews offer clues to treatment Prince may have been considering

Interviews offer clues to treatment Prince may have been considering

The California doctor who was planning to help treat Prince isn't talking. But he has spoken in the past about his drug and pain treatment program, including a pioneering use of a synthetic opioid.
by Tim Nelson

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Colorado inmate claims Prince is his father, seeks DNA test

Colorado inmate claims Prince is his father, seeks DNA test

In an affidavit, the man's mother, Marsha Henson, contends that she met Prince in the lobby of a Kansas City hotel in July of 1976 and that they drank wine together, checked into another hotel and had unprotected sex there.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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