Stage & Arts
May 20, 2019
RICH RYAN
James A. Williams and Stephen Yoakam in “Blood Knot.”

Pillsbury House Theatre's 'Blood Knot' is a gnarly Apartheid-era play on race

A new production features masterful performances, even as the apartheid-era script shows the drama's shortcomings.
TV & Media
May 20, 2019

TV talk-show highlights May 21

TV & Media
May 20, 2019
"Code of the Hawaladar" -- Danny poses as arms dealer Aiden Shaw in order to extract information on the location of terrorist Karim Farouk from a midd

TV picks for May 21: 'American Housewife,' 'Blood & Treasure,' 'Supreme Revenge'

Eat & Drink
May 20, 2019
Twin Cities farmers markets now open or opening soon

Twin Cities farmers markets now open or opening soon

More will open in late June and early July.
Music
May 20, 2019
Emily Gunyou Halaas as Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical at Children's Theatre Company. Photo by Dan Norman

Best of the Week (May 19-26): 'Matilda the Musical,' Chromeo, St. Paul Ballet, L7, Memorial weekend

Music
May 20, 2019
Cher performed at Xcel Energy Center on May 18, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Cher triumphs with the ultimate Cher drag show in St. Paul

Cher was fabulous and fun, but she didn't spend enough time onstage entertaining on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Home & Garden
May 20, 2019
This St. Paul mansion is on the market for $2.1 million.

19 fireplaces, 17 bathrooms fill St. Paul mansion on market for $2.1M

Stately Victorian-era house by renowned architect has been home for people in transition.
Books
May 20, 2019
Mary Miller
Photo by Lucky Tucker

Review: 'Biloxi,' by Mary Miller

FICTION: "Biloxi" ponders the question whether it's possible to change in late middle age.
Variety
May 20, 2019
Ben Levi Ross as 'Evan Hansen' and Jessica Phillips as 'Heidi Hansen' in the First North American Tour of Dear Evan Hansen.
Photo by Matthew Murphy

June 2019 entertainment highlights

Variety
May 20, 2019
Landlord's politics were 'catalyst' for huge move by Lyn-Lake's Huge Theater

Landlord's politics were 'catalyst' for huge move by Lyn-Lake's Huge Theater

A disagreement with its landlord accelerated the decision for Huge to move a few blocks to roomier digs, with more space for improv classes.
Variety
May 19, 2019
Choose a blend of grass seed appropriate to your lawn's particular conditions, and spread at the recommended rate.

Lileks: Annual lawn despair season is upon us

TV & Media
May 19, 2019
The real winner from the series finale of 'Game of Thrones'

The real winner from the series finale of 'Game of Thrones'

The biggest surprise from the last episode of 'GOT' is who walked away as the king of them all.
Movies
May 19, 2019

'John Wick' topples 'Avengers' with $57M opening weekend

TV & Media
May 19, 2019
Nailed It Season 3

TV picks for May 20: 'Nailed It!' Christina Aguilera, 'Wrestle'

Music
May 19, 2019

The week's five best Twin Cities classical concerts

Variety
May 19, 2019

Minnesota's Waiting Child: Jamee, 16, wants a forever family

Variety
May 19, 2019
Photos provided by Open Door Minneapolis

Get an insider's look at 115 spaces during Minneapolis' new Doors Open festival

A weekend-long event celebrating architecture and civic pride comes to Minneapolis May 18-19.
Variety
May 19, 2019
Eagles Nest in Nisswa, Minn.

5 budget resorts in Minnesota where we really want to spend a week

Home & Garden
May 18, 2019
This modern farmhouse-style home in Wayzata was recently transformed by Boyer Building Corp.

'Starter home' on steroids: '80s Colonial in Wayzata transformed into modern farmhouse

A Wayzata couple's first house is reborn after a seven-month build.
Stage & Arts
May 18, 2019
Six years ago, artist Sam Robertson started illustrating the Old Testament. He's not a religious guy, but the good book turned out to be inspiring fod

Agnostic Minneapolis painter gives the Old Testament a colorful, surreal new look

Struggling for a subject, an agnostic Minneapolis painter found his purpose in the King James Bible.

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