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Fear not, Prince fans: Paisley Park wall rumors put to rest

Fear not, Prince fans: Paisley Park wall rumors put to rest

The chain link fence around Paisley Park will remain, provided fans don't add memorials to it.
  • Six more potential heirs file challenges in Prince estate case
Plaques, cornerstones and friezes: Twin Cities buildings tell stories cast in concrete
Stage & Arts

Plaques, cornerstones and friezes: Twin Cities buildings tell stories cast in concrete

September 30
Inscriptions, plaques and completion dates carved in stone connected buildings to their time, place and purpose.
  • Minneapolis' Loring Park offers a mini-history lesson
Get ready for a slew of mouth-watering Twin Cities restaurant debuts
Eat & Drink

Get ready for a slew of mouth-watering Twin Cities restaurant debuts

September 30
Casual cafes, high-end eateries, Dunkin' Donuts and many, many more are set to open in the Twin Cities in the next three months.
With 'Mass' concert, Minnesota Orchestra pays touching tribute to Stephen Paulus
Music

With 'Mass' concert, Minnesota Orchestra pays touching tribute to Stephen Paulus

September 30
The Minnesota Orchestra honored the late composer with its first performance of his "Mass for a Sacred Place."
Largest U.S. exhibition of Cuban art in 70 years coming to Walker
Stage & Arts

Largest U.S. exhibition of Cuban art in 70 years coming to Walker

September 30
Arriving November 2017, "Adiós Utopia" boasts more than 100 works by dozens of artists — offering a complex portrait of life on the island since 1950.
  • 'Adiós Utopia': Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art
Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' fails to take flight at Target Center
Stage & Arts

Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' fails to take flight at Target Center

September 29
REVIEW: Cirque du Soleil's retelling of "Avatar" lands like a dud at Target Center. There's a lot of eye candy, but ultimately the production fails to soar.
  • In honor of Cirque show, we turned our intern into a Na'vi from 'Avatar'
Children's Theatre's epic 'Last Firefly' literally was born in the playwright's belly
Stage & Arts

Children's Theatre's epic 'Last Firefly' literally was born in the playwright's belly

September 30
When playwright Naomi Iizuka was pregnant, she spoke constantly to the boy kicking and growing inside her, telling him stories that drew on her Japanese and Latina heritage. A decade later, she has shaped some of those tales into an 80-minute epic.
Celebrities

KFAN host, singer Chris Hawkey among 20 who contracted Legionnaire's

September 30
Ailment knocked Chris Hawkey off the job for nearly a week.
Music

Bon Iver re-emerges with an album that feels like an awkward embrace

September 29
In the five years between his last album and this one — his slipperiest and least tactile effort — Justin Vernon has remade his own mythology.
Variety

News of the Weird: Baker tries to work out the bugs

September 30
TV & Media

Sound Advice: Dealing with variables makes comparing video streaming tricky

September 30
Movies

In 'A Man Called Ove,' gruff Swede sets gold standard in curmudgery 

September 29
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Raw: Two arrested at 'Dancing With the Stars'

01:28Los Angeles police say two men were arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing, after allegedly rushing the stage at 'Dancing with the Stars' in Los Angeles on Monday night. Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte had just performed.

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