Things To Do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities
Find things to do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities. Including events from venues such as Orpheum Theater, Xcel Energy Center, Target Center and more.
Here's what you need to know about Taste of Minnesota this weekend
To accommodate everyone who wants a taste, the Minneapolis event has expanded.
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Minnesota's go-to guy for baseball-glove repair revives a rare art
Nationally, there's nothing like his memorabilia-filled workshop-slash-baseball-geek hub.
Books
Four Minnesota writers each have 3 (or more!) books out this year. How did they do it?
Kao Kalia Yang, Kate DiCamillo, Marcie Rendon and Ty Chapman didn't sleep much.
Travel
Why Taylors Falls is a quintessential Minnesota-Wisconsin day trip
On a summer visit, the St. Croix River village is full of old favorites and never-before-tried gems.
Home & Garden
30 designers turn 1903 Pillsbury mansion in Minneapolis into modern showcase home
The renovated 12,000-square-foot, 120-year-old Pillsbury home will open for tours starting July 12.
Books
Novelist wonders whether you can have a happy relationship when your parents' was awful
FICTION: In "My Parents' Marriage" young Ghanaian woman struggles to break free from dysfunctional family ties.
Music
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will make their debut as a performing duo at Taste of Minnesota
Their group will feature guest singers on Sunday, possibly including ex-bandmate Morris Day.
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Want to go paddling or tubing on a river this holiday weekend? Check the water levels
Many kayaking, canoeing and tubing outfitters are shut down because of flooding, but a few spots remain open for business.
Books
You've heard of food trucks and flower trucks. Ever heard of a book truck? If a Chaska woman has her way, you will.
This summer, she's bringing her Little Charity Book Truck to farmers markets, coffee shops and community festivals in the Twin Cites.
Books
Kevin Barry will blow you away with Montana-set 'The Heart in Winter'
FICTION: The Irish writer's first novel set in America is a lyric heartbreaker.
Books
University of Minnesota grad's debut novel is sweeping 'A Thousand Times Before'
LOCAL FICTION: A moving novel weaves together storylines about art and love in India and Minnesota.
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Review: 'MaXXXine' has trappings of '80s horror flick but lacks substance
Ti West's slasher movie is sexy and sleazy, but the context is MIA.
Taste
How six months in France changed this Minnesota food writer's life
In his new memoir, Steve Hoffman shares the lessons he learned about food, wine and himself while living in a small French village with his family.
Books
She wrote about Taylor Swift and Don Lemon. Her 'Long Island Compromise' could be the book of summer
FICTION: A New York family endures more than its share of trials in Taffy Brodesser-Akner's satiric successor to "Fleishman Is in Trouble."
Travel
Bison, prairie and small-town charm draw visitors to Blue Mounds and Luverne
Come for the bison herd at the state park. Stay for the bicycling, eats and nostalgia around nearby Luverne, Minn.
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Critics' picks: The 10 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
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9 free things to do in the Twin Cities this week
Patriotic events usher in July 4th along with the Taste of Minnesota and more.
Music
Northern Minnesota's Moondance Jam rock fest cancels all headliners without offering refunds
Organizers blamed the "economic climate" for their cancellation of national acts such as Creed and Foghat.
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Review: 'Despicable Me 4′ is fun for kids and a headache for adults
Gru is charming and the Minions are peppy, but the random subplots drag out the movie.
Stage & Arts
Review: Guthrie serves up macabre wit with summer sleeper musical 'Little Shop of Horrors'
The theater's first production of the 1982 show makes light, fun work of the bloodthirsty plant.
Music
Review: Cellist Steven Isserlis offers impressive recital at Winona's Minnesota Beethoven Festival
Pianist Connie Shih accompanied Isserlis on works by Beethoven, Gabriel Fauré and Thomas Adès.
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