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Stage & Arts
April 18, 2019
Mock-up of Grant Hart Palace Theater project.

Giant art by famed rocker Grant Hart will adorn St. Paul's Palace Theatre

St. Paul theater will install giant mural-like sculptures to honor the late Grant Hart.
Variety
April 18, 2019
istock Bad breath is easy to avoid.

Want to avoid bad breath? Try these easy tips

Brushing and flossing are two quick fixes.
Stage & Arts
April 18, 2019
Playwright Paula Vogel on the set of her play "Indecent" at the Guthrie. She is holding a script of Sholem AschÕs ÒGod of Vengeance" A 1923 play tha

Playwright and teacher Paula Vogel shaped generations of top American theater talent

As a professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel shaped generations of top American theater talent.
Variety
April 18, 2019
istock Offer support to mourners, but don't pry.

Let mourners decide what information they want to share

One of your friends posted on social media that a loved one died. Is it OK to ask how?
Variety
April 18, 2019
John Lunseth and Julie Herman at the 2019 Ordway Spring Fête.

Scene + Heard: Ordway's Spring Fête visits '42nd Street'

Movies
April 18, 2019
Elle Fanning in "Teen Spirit."

Elle Fanning's 'Teen Spirit' sings to the power of pop

Drama takes a toe-tapping look at stardom.
Variety
April 18, 2019
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Sept. 19, 2017. Rain, wind and pollution have battered the cathedral, which is seeking funds in France and in the U

Notre Dame's magic, beauty, significance: Minnesotans reflect

Variety
April 18, 2019
As if someone were about to play a concerto, a decaying piano still stands in a store in the abandoned town of Pripyat. (Cheryl L. Reed/Chicago Tribun

Chernobyl tourism is growing, 33 years after nuclear incident

Decades after the nuclear disaster, tourism at the Ukrainian site is booming.
Variety
April 18, 2019
Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup: Each fall, the ground rumbles and the dust flies as cowboys, cowgirls and park crews saddle up to bring in the thun

In South Dakota, enjoying buffalo roundup and Wild West shootouts

From buffalo roundups to Wild West towns in the western part of the state.
Variety
April 18, 2019
Can I have your name as you would like it to appear in print, and the town in which you live? Peter Engebretson, Minneapolis Where were you when you t

A pair of giraffes delight newlyweds at Mara North Conservancy in Kenya

Stage & Arts
April 18, 2019
Randall Hyman's "Sami Dreams" exhibit at Norway House.

Portraits at Norway House in Minneapolis give voice to indigenous Sámi people

Stage & Arts
April 18, 2019

Shapiro & Smith Dance explores famous 19th-century occultist with 'Notes From A Séance'

Music
April 18, 2019

Ticket Alert: Minnesota Zoo summer concerts, Juice, Seth Meyers, Katya, Marc Broussard and more.

Music
April 18, 2019
"This Wild Willing" by Glen Hansard

New album reviews: Glen Hansard expands beyond his Irish sounds; Joey DeFrancesco explores astral planes of free jazz

TV & Media
April 18, 2019
"New York, 1971" by Garry Winogrand

TV picks for April 19-21: 'Last Man Standing,' 'I Love Lucy,' Garry Winogrand, 'The New Negroes'

Movies
April 18, 2019
PETERLOO featuring John-Paul Hurley as John Thacker Saxton, Ian Mercer as Dr. Joseph Healey, Rory Kinnear as Henry Hunt, and Neil Bell as Samuel Bamfo

British filmmaker Mike Leigh tried to keep politics out of 'Peterloo' – but couldn't

British director Mike Leigh tried to keep contemporary issues out of his 1819 drama. He couldn't.
Movies
April 18, 2019
"Peterloo" directed by Mike Leigh

Don't expect too much too soon from Mike Leigh's 'Peterloo'

This historical epic leads to a big finish, but there's too much talk along the way.
TV & Media
April 18, 2019
Minnesota native, “Design Star” winner and former “Color Splash” host David Bromstad works with lottery winners on HGTV’s “My Lottery Drea

Minnesota HGTV star David Bromstad hit jackpot with 'My Lottery Dream Home'

With "My Lottery Dream Home," Minnesota native David Bromstad makes HGTV his own Magical Kingdom.
Variety
April 18, 2019
Northrop's 2019-20 Dance Series brings late legends, fresh faces to Minneapolis

Northrop's 2019-20 Dance Series brings late legends, fresh faces to Minneapolis

Highlights include Martha Graham Dance Company and two works by ballet innovator George Balanchine.
Books
April 18, 2019
The exterior of Common Good Books, the book store owned by Garrison Keillor on Snelling Ave. at Grand Ave. in St. Paul Wednesday afternoon. ] JEFF WHE

Garrison Keillor's bookstore in St. Paul gets new owner, name

St. Paul native Nick Ballas has bought the store at Snelling and Grand avenues and renamed it Next Chapter Booksellers.
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