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Art aficionado Linda Tacke of Lanesboro says she plans to devote a day or two to this weekend’s 

. It’s the 21st year of the event, which grew from four artists to around 36, spread across 23 locations.

Visitors can stop by the studios of painters and potters, jewelry makers, woodcarvers, fabric artists and more. 

, or download the mobile app through the website to guide your arts tour across the Driftless Region. The event runs Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

John Sievers, trombonist of Loud Mouth Brass is sharing the word about a new work by fellow Rochester artist and musician 

. “The Lullaby Collection” is an alphabet book with Schegel’s animal illustrations with poems and original songs for each.

From the book

The book includes a CD, which Schlegel recorded in the granary of her family farm. Schlegel will hold a book launch and concert for Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 

Carol Jackson is a Twin Cities theater fan and 

, and she’s looking forward to seeing the new show this weekend from Minneapolis Musical Theatre. The theater specializes in staging lesser-known musicals, sometimes in site-specific venues. Their new show, “

,” about an endurance competition to win a new truck, is set in a car dealership.

The musical, which was briefly on Broadway in 2013, is 

based on a 1997 documentary about 10 Texans all vying for a new pickup truck

. The rules were simple: Keep your hand on the truck; last person standing wins.

“Hands on a Hardbody” opens Friday and runs through May 8 at Luther Cadillac in Roseville. The theater offers a range of ticket and pricing options in this non-traditional venue, from regular seats to Bring-Your-Own chair to — somewhat immersive — standing room only. The show is not recommended for children under 10 due to mature themes.

Emily Bright

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The weather may be more like winter, but one spring art tour commences this weekend in the Driftless Region with the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour. In Zumbrota, Art Hounds recommend the book launch-concert for Becky Schlegel’s “The Lullaby Collection.” And, Minneapolis Musical Theater stages “Hands on a Hardbody,” about vying to win a new truck, at a Roseville auto dealer.

The weather may be more like winter, but one spring art tour commences this weekend in the Driftless region with the Bluff Country Studio Art Tour. In Zumbrota, Art Hounds recommend the book launch-concert for Becky Schlegel’s “The Lullaby Collection.” And, Minneapolis Musical Theater stages “Hands on a Hardbody,” about vying to win a new truck, at a Roseville auto dealer.

Art Hounds: Art studios open for spring visitors and a musical stages in a car dealership

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