Music
March 18, 2017

Pick Six: Praise for Gladys Knight, Railroad Earth, John Fogerty, the Jayhawks, Taylor Swift, Palace Theatre

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Variety
March 18, 2017
Mark Benninghofen, Sally Wingert and JuCoby Johnson star in Theater Latte Da's "Six Degrees of Separation."

Best of the week: 'Six Degrees of Separation,' Bebe Rexha, Strand of Oaks, 'Citizen: An American Lyric,' Southside Johnny, more

Music
March 18, 2017
Country star Miranda Lambert performs at Xcel

Review: Miranda Lambert gets into St. Paddy's Day spirit in St. Paul

Divorce and drinking were her topics Friday night at the X.
Music
March 17, 2017
Lizzo performed at the Pandora day party on March 16 at SXSW.

Music is all about mobile at South by Southwest

Always on the lookout for the next big thing in music, industry professionals at the Texas conference in 2017 are focused on mobile devices.
Stage & Arts
March 17, 2017
Riders climb aboard a 20-foot long, 12-foot high pedal-driven polar bear designed by Matoska Tonka Pedal Bears. Artist designed and built shanties wer

Art shanties moving to Minneapolis in 2018

The Twin Cities' art-infused homage to ice fishing is headed to the City of Lakes next year after stints on Medicine and White Bear lakes.
Movies
March 17, 2017
Joel Coen directed his wife, Frances McDormand, in "Fargo" as his brother Ethan looked on.

15 movies where Minnesota played a starring role

Here is a half-century's worth of notable films shot in the state.
Books
March 17, 2017

Reviews: 'Not Just Jane,' by Shelley DeWees, and 'To Name Those Lost,' by Rohan Wilson

Variety
March 17, 2017

Minnesota's Waiting Child: 11-year-old Daniel is the perfect garage partner

Variety
March 17, 2017
Potted seedlings of garden lettuce and salad greens.

Four simple rules for successful seed-starting

Four simple rules will ensure seed-starting success — even for rookie gardeners.
Variety
March 17, 2017

Lileks: Every store is out of glue. Here's why.

Variety
March 17, 2017
Pelle Hvenegaard and Max Von Sydow in "Pelle the Conqueror."

The Monday Briefing: 'Pelle' is back

TV & Media
March 17, 2017
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Julie Andrew and pals in "Julie's Greenroom."

TV picks for March 18-19: 'The Circus,' 'Julie's Greenroom,' 'Farm Aid 2016'

TV & Media
March 17, 2017
Charo arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision

TV picks for March 20: 'Mrs. G Goes to College,' 'Dancing With the Stars,' 'The Twins: Happily Ever After?'

Stage & Arts
March 17, 2017
"The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin" - MN History Theatre
(l-r) Meghan Kriedler, Sandra Struthers and Song Kim (foreground) as Harry Chin. Photo credit: S

St. Paul's History Theatre premieres 'Harry Chin,' about a Chinese immigrant

Music
March 17, 2017
Jeremy Denk, a pianist, in New York, on Sept. 24, 2010. Denk is releasing his first solo album, "Jeremy Denk Plays Ives," which features two piano son

Week's best classical concerts: Rose Ensemble honors Minnesota's pre-eminent church architect

TV & Media
March 17, 2017

Sound advice: Old speakers are still fine, but adding a new amp is costly

Variety
March 17, 2017
Scott Sonenshein is the author of "Stretch."

Rosenblum: Want to be happier? Stop chasing after more possessions

It's long past time that we give up the deeply embedded belief that having more — time, stuff, awards, money — will lead to better results.
Variety
March 17, 2017
Do you know where this is? You're hired!

Lileks: Here's how you can be a Super Bowl LII ambassador

How do you get to U.S. Bank Stadium? Practice these answers.
Variety
March 17, 2017
We expect that our kids will graduate from sibling rivalry once they hit adulthood, but that’s not always the case.

Time for therapy? Parent caught in middle of feuding adult kids

After brother's bad choices, is there a way to get siblings to get along respectfully?
Variety
March 17, 2017
New play shines light on Chinese immigrant's journey to Minnesota

New play shines light on Chinese immigrant's journey to Minnesota

Minnesota's paper son: New play explores

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