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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.

10 words turning 40 in 2016

10 words turning 40 in 2016

Mental Floss has compiled a list of words and phrases that entered our language in 1976. Chicken nugget, anyone?
by Tracy Mumford

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'My Fair Lady' began its record run 60 years ago

'My Fair Lady' began its record run 60 years ago

On opening night, Rex Harrison was so unnerved by the prospect of singing with a live orchestra that he refused to come out of his dressing room and the performance was nearly called off.
by Phil Picardi

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Bravery among the ruins in 'Noonday'

Bravery among the ruins in 'Noonday'

Pat Barker's latest novel completes the trilogy she began with "Life Class." Her first foray into the World War II era is rich with evocative language, though it occasionally verges on soap opera.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on race in America

Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on race in America

Emmy Award winning filmmaker Ken Burns and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. speak about race in America at a National Press Club event on Monday. Both men have films coming out about racial issues, and have teamed up to host a national lecture series addressing the racial barriers existing in America.

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