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Incoming poet laureate is outgoing in Minneapolis visit
Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith regaled a crowd of literary supporters Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Ozzy Osbourne will rock Treasure Island outdoors on Aug. 18
Guitarist Zakk Wylde will be in the band for the first tour since 2006.
Minnesota Opera to perform in Minneapolis for first time since 1993
The company will stage a contemporary work called "Fellow Travelers" at the Cowles Center.
Tonight's 'Fargo' finale caps great year for one of the best Minnesota-set series ever
The FX series continues to show why its creator is one of the most original voices on TV.
Treasure Island trying to curb traffic jams for tonight's Adam Sandler gig
Casino officials will try to improve traffic flow and upgrade the number of portable toilets and big video screens.
Rolling Stones exhibit in Chicago delivers museum-like satisfaction
Despite 500 artifacts from costumes to handwritten lyric sheets, the highlight is a recreation of their first London apartment.
Minneapolis Institute of Art curator to work on influential N.Y. show
Gabriel Ritter will be the first from the Minneapolis museum to serve as a curator on the Armory Art Fair.
New St. Paul concert dates: Lorde, A Perfect Circle, LCD Soundsystem
Both Lorde and APC are coming to Xcel Energy Center, with tickets on sale Friday.
Seth Meyers brings Trump-bashing act to Minneapolis
The late-night host doesn't stray far from his liberal-minded script during Twin Cities performance.
Twin Cities' 5 must-see art shows this weekend
There's lots to see and experience this weekend. Don't believe me? Just read this.
National Coalition Against Censorship criticizes Walker for decision to remove 'Scaffold'
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is open and "Scaffold" is gone, but now other organizations are speaking out against the decision
Injured Paula Abdul bows out of tonight's New Kids concert at Xcel Center
Paula Abdul has bowed out of tonight's performance at Xcel Energy Center with New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men. Apparently, Abdul has a temporary injury.
Company behind ill-fated production of 'Medea' is dissolving
New Epic Theater closes shop after actors blew the whistle on dangerous working conditions and a general lack of trust.
Minnesota arts groups nab $4.4 million from National Endowment for the Arts
Organizations in the state got 30 awards in the latest round of NEA grants, announced Wednesday.
The Weeknd finally facing Twin Cities fans again Sept. 24 at Xcel Center
Canada's "I Can't Feel My Face" hitmaker will hit St. Paul on his Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour after skipping us on other recent tours.
Minnesota musicians rally in new song to protest proposed PolyMet mine
Members of Semisonic and Hippo Campus, Lucy Michelle, Jillian Rae and Timothy Frantzich came together ahead of a rally Saturday at the State Capitol.
See Twin Cities rockers Hippo Campus' new virtual-reality video for 'Western Kids'
Pixar alumnus Najeeb Tarazi put the quartet inside the world of 3D animation in the groundbreaking VR video.
Liquid Music announces ambitious Justin Vernon, Tu Dance partnership for 2017-18
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon will write original music for an April dance premiere at St. Paul's Palace Theatre.
Uproar over Trump-themed 'Julius Caesar,' but none for Obama version at Guthrie 5 years ago
Guthrie artistic director Joseph Haj -- whose theater gets major support from Delta -- worries the episode could have a chilling effect.
Acoustic Old Crow Medicine Show electrifies Dylan at Palace Theatre
The animated, amped Americana group interpreted 'Blonde on Blonde' and other Dylan material in his home state.