COVER
What needs to change on the Minnesota arts scene? Artists and leaders weigh in
Here's what Twin Cities movers and makers told us.
ART
Minneapolis team is changing museums from the inside out
A homegrown project at Minneapolis Institute of Art has spread nationwide — and beyond — as museums confront their colonial past.
BOOKS
Minnesota artist's novel about queer black teens is one of fall's hottest books
After puppets and poetry, theater and film, artist Junauda Petrus is releasing her first young adult novel about two queer, black teenagers.
CLASSICAL
Changing the color of opera is the goal of Minnesota Opera's new leader
A singer herself, Minnesota Opera's Priti Gandhi sees diversity as a way to "open people's imaginations" — not to mention a matter of survival.
DANCE
Twin Cities curator Maia Maiden brings hip-hop dance to a bigger stage at the Ordway
With "Rooted," Maia Maiden sought to create a dance showcase for artists of color. Now it's the heart of a weekend-long fest at the Ordway.
FUN FOR FAMILIES
10 great events for families in the Twin Cities this fall
The mother of all corn mazes just got bigger; plus visits from Elmo and Baby Shark, and a host of harvest-themed activities.
STAGE
Crystal theater wants to give more jobs to women, and pay them fairly
Theatre Elision specializes in offbeat musicals with female characters.
TELEVSION
Why Tiffany Haddish and Tracy Morgan are singing the praises of former Minnesotan Tracey Ashley
Big names in entertainment are calling sitcom writer Tracey Ashley one of the smartest voices in comedy. But Minnesotans already knew that.
MOVIE
He's been dead 16 years but Mister Rogers remains force for change, director says
Mister Rogers is back in the neighborhood, with Tom Hanks in the role. Director Marielle Heller thinks we need the TV legend more than ever.