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Music
May 12, 2019
Dale Watson performs during the Farm Aid 2012 concert at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) OR

Texas singer bids farewell to Lee's Liquor Lounge, 'the embodiment of Midwest hospitality'

Texas twanger Dale Watson, who gave the watering hole its anthem, now will sing its farewell song.
Minneapolis
May 11, 2019

Doctor says police, Taser work saves lives; others see conflict

Jeffrey Ho is a sheriff's deputy, HCMC doctor, and Taser advocate — mixed allegiances that have raised questions.
Variety
May 11, 2019
A visitor captures images of the super bloom at the Lake Elsinore Poppy Fields in Walker Canyon after the city closed the area in Lake Elsinore, Calif

Instagram account calls out abuse of public lands

Public Lands Hate You shames users for bad behavior in natural areas.
Variety
May 11, 2019
After being dropped by an Alaskan bush pilot 220 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Sunset Pass, our small group set up camp in the Arctic National W

Into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home of the last great migration on Earth

With 24/7 daylight and fast-changing Arctic weather patterns, the remote northeastern corner of Alaska presents challenges.
Books
May 11, 2019
The Rock Bottom Remainders--including literary giants Stephen King, Amy Tan, Dave Barry and other writers--kicked off the Wordplay Festival Friday, Ma

Wordplay festival in Minneapolis is readers' heaven

Thousands flock to downtown Minneapolis for event featuring all things literary.
Variety
May 11, 2019
Door County Creamery

Wisconsin's circle of cheese: 5 acclaimed creameries worth the trip

The creameries featured in a new cookbook about Wisconsin cheese are worth a road trip.
Music
May 11, 2019
Liquid Music Series is known for programming that pairs indie, classical and dance. A 2016 Liquid Music project featured the Minnesota band Polica wit

Facing revenue shortfall, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra cuts Liquid Music Series

The cost-cutting measure comes after the orchestra lost major sources of corporate funding.
Variety
May 10, 2019

Wine of the Week: Huia Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Movies
May 10, 2019
This image released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures shows Nick Frost, left, and Lena Headey in a scene from "Fighting with My Family." (Robert Viglask

Video review: Rambunctious fun in 'Fighting With My Family'

TV & Media
May 10, 2019
Dozens of vendors line the outdoor farmer's market section of the Hmongtown Market. ] ALEX KORMANN ¥ alex.kormann@startribune.com The Hmongtown M

TV picks for May 12-16: 'United Shades of America,' Muhammad Ali, 'The Big Bang Theory'

Variety
May 10, 2019
Singer, songwriter, musician Bob Dylan. CBS handout photo from the early 1960s. ORG XMIT: MIN2013012215394496

Quick Trips: Festival of Birds, Trout Days, Duluth Dylan Fest

Music
May 10, 2019
Gary Carr stars as Charles "Buddy" Bolden, the pioneer of jazz, in a scene from "Bolden." (Fred Norris/Abramorama) ORG XMIT: 1311657

Pick Six: Praise for Pat Moriarty, 'Bolden,' Foundations of Funk, more

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Movies
May 10, 2019
Keanu Reeves stars as 'John Wick' in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM.

Movies opening in the Twin Cities May 17

Variety
May 10, 2019
FILE - In this March 8, 2019 file photo, Rambo Islas, 8 months, is held by his mother Maria Islas, as he gets a vaccine shot administered by RN Nicole

Measles is a concern in airports; Brooklyn neighborhood is an alternative to Williamsburg

Books
May 10, 2019

Booksellers recommend books: Subtext Books on 'I Miss You When I Blink'

Music
May 10, 2019
Dua Saleh, backed by Hlpwntd sang on the plaza outside he Cedar Cultural Center Monday afternoon. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com Ther

Best of the Week: Art-A-Whirl, 'Vikings Begin,' Fred Armisen and more

Inspired
May 10, 2019
Music therapist Brian Zachek prepares to sits down at the piano to perform music for a senior group Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Friendship Village in B

Using songs as medicine, St. Louis Park music therapist soothes hundreds, including his wife

Brian Zachek's therapy is a tool now common in hospices, hospitals and retirement homes around the Twin Cities.
Variety
May 10, 2019
Stewart Van Cleve, the Digital Archives and Research Services Librarian at Augsburg University, held the Minneapolis promotional film discovered in th

See a long-lost promotional video that captures Minneapolis in 1968

The film also features a catchy song by the team that wrote "We're Going to Win, Twins."
Inspired
May 10, 2019
Overhead shot of a cup of coffee isolated on white background with soft shadow.

How one Minnesotan's quest to have coffee with 64 people gave her direction

Dorothy Sinha never turns down a cup of coffee, or a chance to make a new friend.
Stage & Arts
May 10, 2019
The ensemble cast of "Autonomy" features (from left) Ansa Akyea, Malachi Caballero and Harry Waters Jr.

Mixed Blood Theatre's epic 'Autonomy' takes hard-driving look at future of cars

Mixed Blood Theatre parks its ambitious "Autonomy" at Xcel Energy Center.
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