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Italian operas ‘Turandot’ and ‘The Barber of Seville’ face off in Twin Cities

Conductors for “Turandot” and “The Barber of Seville” discuss the beauty of the music.
April 30, 2025

Minneapolis

91-year-old artist sells hundreds of paintings to benefit Minneapolis homeless services

Ted Pouliot founded Project for Pride in Living 53 years ago. This weekend, he’s hosting an art sale to benefit Minneapolis nonprofits.
April 30, 2025

Stage & Arts

Review: ‘When We Are Found’ at Penumbra rows fiercely into the misty past

The queer love story excavates and heals traumas from the Middle Passage.
AuthoredRohan Preston
April 29, 2025

Things To Do

Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo celebrations among the free things to do this week

Other events include a citywide garage sale, Bard African night and cherry tree commemoration.
April 29, 2025

Things To Do

Critics’ picks: The 14 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week

Critics’ picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
April 29, 2025
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Stage & Arts

In Jonathan Thunder’s painting, the Pink Panther meets Ojibwe cultural mythologies and Surrealism

The Duluth-based Ojibwe artist’s solo exhibition “The Artist as Storyteller” is on view at the U’s Quarter Gallery.
April 29, 2025

Stage & Arts

Review: ‘Scarecrow on Fire’ takes Dorothy and friends on an imaginative post-Oz trip

Kevin Kling’s well-crafted radio play captures the heart and mind of the human world.
AuthoredRohan Preston
April 28, 2025

Culture

Tickets to the world premiere of ‘Purple Rain’ musical in Minneapolis go on sale May 9

The show will have a pre-Broadway premiere in Minneapolis.
April 28, 2025

Stage & Arts

Review: TU Dance marks its 20th anniversary with joy, grief and transcendence

The program focuses on six Black choreographers the St. Paul company has had ties with over the decades.
AuthoredSheila Regan
April 27, 2025

Stage & Arts

Review: Guthrie’s ‘Nacirema Society’ is a stitch worthy of Shakespeare and its Black high society

Valerie Curtis-Newton gets nuanced, funny performances from her cast in Pearl Cleage’s ’60s-set comedy.
AuthoredRohan Preston
April 25, 2025

Gophers

Gophers dance team wins a gold and silver in ICU world championships

It won the top honor in the pom contest and came in second in the jazz category.
April 25, 2025

Gophers

University of Minnesota dance team moves onto the finals in world championships

It clinched the semifinal rounds in both the pom and jazz routines in Orlando, Fla.
April 24, 2025
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