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April 28, 2016
The CycleBar “theater” is decidedly upscale, with stadium-style seating and large-screen monitors.

Woodbury's CycleBar spinning workout tones your arms and your legs

Boutique gym offers spinning combined with upper-body exercise.
Music
April 28, 2016
Bowen Cochrane, playing “boy,” left, practiced the new musical “Complicated Fun,” at the History Theatre.

History Theater musical 'Complicated Fun' is a Minneapolis mixtape

"Complicated Fun" is a musical love letter to the 1980s Twin Cities music scene.
April 28, 2016

Rosenblum: Middle-aged angst stifles too many men

Author David Figura, who will be in the Twin Cities this weekend for a book event, talked about the importance of friendship, the pressure to make money and the midlife affair.
Music
April 28, 2016
Prince's rock opera "Purple Rain," released in 1984, followed a young man's search for artistic accomplishment and love.

Obituary: Prince was a once-in-a-generation artist

Though he was a puzzle at times, the rocker was a true Minnesotan who revolutionized music more than once in a nearly 40-year career.
Stage & Arts
April 28, 2016
Andrea Carlson’s wall-sized “The Portage” is on display at Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis.

Three Minneapolis gallery shows celebrate Earth and its troubled beauty

Artists in three Minneapolis gallery shows celebrate Earth's vast and intimate wonders even as they fret about its future.
Variety
April 28, 2016
Cloud scarf.

These 5 new classics lend versatility to your wardrobe

Tell your white shirts and LBDs to make some room in the closet, because according to these local boutique owners, the new classics are coming!
Movies
April 28, 2016
Jerome Holder and Jonathan Pryce in "Dough."

Quick film reviews: 'Dough,' 'Mother's Day,' 'Rio, I Love You,' 'Ratchet & Clank,' 'Papa: Hemingway in Cuba'

Music
April 28, 2016
Prince presented an award at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, 2015, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Pill discovery keeps spotlight on role of drugs in Prince's death

The discovery of prescription pills at Paisley Park follows new details about the emergency landing made by Prince's jet in Moline, Ill.
Variety
April 28, 2016
Kaywin Feldman of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Artcetera: Kaywin Feldman, quipster, Tod Petersen coming back?

Variety
April 28, 2016

Ticket alert: Tegan & Sara, Rhythmic Circus, Art Garfunkel, Octonauts Live! and more

Stage & Arts
April 28, 2016
Lauren Mueller photo credit "Telling: Minnesota 2016"

Minnesota veterans will tell their stories of sacrifice in a Guthrie show this weekend

TV & Media
April 28, 2016
Baron Davis in a scene from the Showtime documentary"The Drew."Photo: 5 Balloons Entertainment/Courtesy of Showtime

Top TV picks for April 29-May 1: 'Special Correspondents,' 'The Drew,' 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,' 'Jazz at the White House'

Music
April 28, 2016
Beyonce, "Lemonade"

New album review: 'Lemonade' is Beyoncé at her best

Stage & Arts
April 28, 2016
Art by Dan and Lee Ross, "Conversation." Provided by Groveland Gallery

Groveland Gallery presents 'Ancient Materials — Modern Designs'

Books
April 28, 2016
Cynan Jones Photo by Alice Fiorilli

REVIEW: 'Everything I Found on the Beach,' by Cynan Jones

FICTION: Three desperate lives collide in this gripping story of murder, vengeance and making ends meet.
Music
April 28, 2016
A gallery of Prince's album covers

A gallery of Prince's album covers

The evolution of Prince's music.
Stage & Arts
April 27, 2016
Merce Cunningham, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 55 Bethune Street New York, New York 10014. Northrop Dance Season presents, Merce Cunningham Dance C

Northrop announces 2016-17 dance season in Minneapolis

Several debuts mix with work by Merce Cunningham, the Eifman and the Scottish Ballet.
Music
April 27, 2016
This purple Prince symbol, along with the years of his birth and death, that appeared on the bluff face shortly after the Minnesota artist’s de

Red Wing abuzz after city paints over Prince mural on bluff

Now the city is left with a "black blob."
Music
April 27, 2016
Heather Hofmeister ORG XMIT: 3FADTV7TfHv7OtQuf5EF

C.J.: PR exec refused to profit off Prince's death by selling photo of him on bike

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