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GALLERY: U of M lab using 3D printers to help in heart research
At the Visible Heart Research laboratory on the U of M campus, a model of the human heart is made using a 3D printer to help researchers and surgeons get a better understanding of the heart.
![BRUCE BISPING • bbisping@startribune.com Shakopee, MN., Saturday, 5/29/2010] An American flag framed a Percheron horse-drawn trolley as it pass](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TKEWAJ3VAYK7ZY42YQXEZKBLN4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
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Stage & Arts
Theater spotlight: 'Mad Vax: Beyond Measledome' at Brave New Workshop
The improv gang at Brave New Workshop is notorious for creating topical mashups, and the title of its spring/ summer show is right on point.
Music
Skrowaczewski ages well with Minnesota Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski and pianist Garrick Ohlsson headlined the first post-Cuba concert.
Music
![Kim Schifino of Matt and Kim performs during the first day of Rock the Garden. ] Rock the Garden was held Saturday afternoon at the Walker Art Center](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/43SGGAXL7D2UQMCOI3MVPL6AGY.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Big Gigs for May 22-28: Jeff Beck, Memory Lanes Block Party, Matt and Kim and more
Concert spotlights for the week, also including the 4onthefloor's release party, Built to Spill, EPMD and David Torn.
Movies
Hollywood ageism: Maggie Gyllenhaal told 37 'too old' for 55-year-old love interest
Maggie Gyllenhaal, an Oscar nominee getting Emmy buzz for her work on the Sundance miniseries "The Honourable Woman," reveals that she was recently turned down for a role in a movie because she was too old to play the love interest for a 55-year-old man.
Stage & Arts
Local Michael Jackson tribute dancers won't stop till they get enough
The St. Paul duo behind a Michael Jackson tribute show won't stop till they get enough.
Books
Review: 'Medicine Walk,' by Richard Wagamese
FICTION: An old soul in a juvenile guise walks readers to his father's ending.
Books
Review: 'The Dig,' by Cynan Jones
FICTION: A tough, unflinching and deeply compassionate novel follows the very different paths of a heartbroken farmer and a brutal badger-baiter.
Books
Review: 'The Jesus Cow,' by Michael Perry, is funny, deep and sympathetic
FICTION: A hilarious tale of tenderness, faith and small-town politics.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: Freez
The fourth of six mini-profiles on new-ish acts performing at Sunday's eighth annual festival outside Canterbury Park.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: G.L.A.M.
The third of six mini-profiles on newcomers performing at Sunday's eighth annual festival at Canterbury Park.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: Vince Staples
The first of six mini-profiles on newcomers headed to Sunday's festival at Canterbury Park.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: Vic Mensa
The second of six mini-profiles on newcomers headed to Sunday's festival at Canterbury Park.
Music
Summer concerts: 10 shows to see, from Soundset to the Stones
From the Stones to Soundset and beyond, it's a season bound to satisfy.
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