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First Ave to host 'ICE Out' protest concert with Hippo Campus, Papa Mbye
Tickets are priced $50 and up for the Feb. 15 community fundraiser, which will also feature 26! Bats and a TBA act whose name looks like Durry’s.
January 19, 2026
At popular Art Shanty Projects, artists and visitors reflect on ICE surge in Minneapolis
The 22nd annual event continues weekends through Feb. 8 at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis.
January 19, 2026
Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.
We tested 10 municipal play areas around the metro that get kids’ energy out for $10 or less.
January 18, 2026
Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news
News outlets are turning to local personalities in the wake of the ICE shooting.
January 18, 2026
Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO
Works by Alfred Schnittke, Jean Françaix and Joseph Haydn also were on the program.
AuthoredRob Hubbard
January 16, 2026
Keep on truckin': 8 ways Twin Cities Deadheads can celebrate Bob Weir
Several tributes and a weekly jam were already on the calendar in local venues when the Grateful Dead legend died last week.
January 16, 2026
Forty years in the making: An Eden Prairie house’s subtle age-in-place renovations
The longtime owners of the ranch-style home employed the original builder’s grandson, who also grew up two doors down, to create a more open layout with better views of a backyard pond.
January 16, 2026
Pitbull will party at the new Shakopee amphitheater on Sept. 26
Tickets for the Mystic Lake Amphitheater gig will go on sale on Jan. 30, with a presale sign-up.
January 15, 2026
Country superstar Chris Stapleton adds second concert in Shakopee
Tickets will go on sale Jan. 16 for the July 30 show at the new amphitheater.
January 15, 2026
Minnesota musicians react to Renee Good killing with new songs
Laamar, Durry, Bathtub Cig and Jeremy Messersmith all wrote new tunes based of the news, but approached it in different ways.
January 14, 2026
3 fun outdoor winter events in the Twin Cities and Stillwater
Art Shanty Projects, the Great Northern and the World Snow Celebration celebrate the coldest months of January and February.
January 14, 2026
John Mellencamp will rock new Shakopee amphitheater on July 14
Tickets will go on sale Jan. 23 for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s greatest hits tour.
January 14, 2026
