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Stage & Arts
New CTC musical 'Abominables' blows whistle, sweetly, on youth sports
REVIEW: Children's Theatre's made-in-Minnesota hockey musical offers insights and humor.
Music
Conductor calls Minn. Orch. lockout 'ugliest labor dispute' in U.S. orchestra history
Slatkin calls the lockout the "the ugliest labor dispute in the history of American orchestras."
Stage & Arts
Theater Latté Da opens 2017-18 season with nicely realized 'Man of La Mancha'
REVIEW: "Man of La Mancha" remains a classic by daring us to join Don Quixote and attack the world's dysfunction.
Home & Garden
Tiny hummingbirds are sturdy and strong
Hard as it is to believe, these small dynamos may fly great distances to reach their winter homes.
Stage & Arts
Guthrie Theater's 'Romeo and Juliet' is lusty, modern and free-spirited
Joseph Haj elaborates on his approach to Shakespeare with a lusty production of the classic.
Variety
This corner of Nicollet Av. is almost unrecognizable in vintage 1960 photos
From the buildings to the billboards, see how this section of downtown Minneapolis has changed dramatically over the years. Without any hints, it's almost impossible for a modern resident to place this block.
Stage & Arts
Minnesota photographer Jovan Speller breaks out with 'Black Quiet'
Jovan Speller turned inward after becoming a casualty of the meltdown at Rochester Art Center.
Music
New play celebrates legendary 20th-century music teacher Nadia Boulanger
Review: Graceful, sensitive work showed how Parisian shaped the history of 20th-century music.
Celebrities
'Handmaid's Tale' and 'Saturday Night Live' win big at politically charged Emmys
Winners for "Saturday Night Live" and "The Handmaid's Tale" made big little statements against Donald Trump.
Variety
'Witness activism' drew Minnesota couple to live outdoors in BWCA for a year
A Minnesota couple's purposeful year in the Boundary Waters is revealed in a new book.
Books
Harley Quinn steals the spotlight on Batman Day
Free comics and Twin Cities activities are highlights of Saturday's event.
TV & Media
Books
Native Minnesotan writer 'didn't expect' to land on Man Booker shortlist
Missing Minnesota while in California, Emily Fridlund began to write. Now she's on the Man Booker shortlist.
TV & Media
'Vietnam War' director Ken Burns keeps returning to Minnesota
The filmmaker's latest chapter, "The Vietnam War," speaks volumes about his commitment to history.
Variety
Waconia couple sell fair trade coffee to give impoverished kids a fair chance
A heartbreaking 2015 trip to Haiti prompted Brandy and Steve Siewert to help children living in dire poverty.
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