Music
September 7, 2019

Britten's 'Lucretia' opera successfully tweaked for #MeToo movement

REVIEW: Journey North Opera scores a hit as company relaunches.
Stage & Arts
September 7, 2019

Longtime Guthrie dramaturg Michael Lupu, who shaped shows for decades, dies at 89

A giant in the field, he was internationally recognized in a role that often goes unnoticed.
Variety
September 7, 2019
Remember player pianos? Meet the millennial keeping them alive in Minnesota

Remember player pianos? Meet the millennial keeping them alive in Minnesota

A young Minnesotan is trying to save a rare instrument that once was in every living room.
Variety
September 7, 2019
Northern Minnesota is the first to turn each fall and the mix of colors make for a spectacular show. The aspen, pine, maple and birch create a kaleido

Where to see fall color: 3 great autumn drives in Minnesota

Fill your gas tank, turn off your navigational devices and don't be afraid to get lost in the woods when fall blazes across the land.
Stage & Arts
September 7, 2019
Former actor turned physician Dr. Lee Mark Nelson poses for a photo outside the Guthrie Theater where he once acted and near Mill City Clinic where he

One of the Twin Cities' finest actors gave up the stage for a new life in medicine

Lee Mark Nelson gave up a career as a leading man of the stage for a new life in medicine.
Eat & Drink
September 7, 2019

Wine of the week: K. Wechsler "Fräulein Hu" 2017

Movies
September 7, 2019
Keanu Reeves stars as 'John Wick' in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM.

Video review: Keanu Reeves is back as John Wick in 'Parabellum'

Variety
September 7, 2019

Quick trips: Taste of the Trail in southeast Minn., Hawk Weekend, Duluth, Hot Air Balloon fest in Creston, Iowa, World Food & Music Fest, Des Moines

TV & Media
September 7, 2019
Brady Bunch cast, from left, Maureen McCormack/Marsha Brady, Christopher Knight/Peter Brady, Susan Olsen/Cindy Brady, Mike Lookinland/Bobby Brady, Eve

Neal Justin's TV picks for Sept. 8-12: 'A Very Brady Renovation,' Dennis Rodman, '9/11: Inside Air Force One'

Movies
September 7, 2019

Movies opening in the Twin Cities on Sept. 13

Variety
September 7, 2019
FILE - In this July 23, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry delivers a speech as he attends Dr Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Global Leadership Mee

Disney fans vs. TSA

Music
September 7, 2019
Janet Jackson

Best of the Week (Sept. 8-15): Janet Jackson, SPCO, apple events and more

Music
September 6, 2019
Lead singer Roger Daltrey with guitarist Pete Townshend during Amazing Journey early in The Who's show at Xcel Friday night.

Who are they? The Who rocks with an orchestra in St. Paul

It wasn't a bad idea, but the great British band lacked power and volume in its Xcel Energy Center show.
Stage & Arts
September 6, 2019
Included in the "Queer Forms" exhibit is Savana Ogburn's "Valentine's Day Fantasy" (2017, archival pigmented prints with found objects)

More than 100 LGBTQ artists take over the University of Minnesota's Nash Gallery

"Queer Forms" is a sweeping exhibit.
Inspired
September 6, 2019
Les Heggernes' bath baskets are a thank you gift to Union Gospel Mission.

Oak Park Heights man repays 80-year-old debt to group that helped him as a teenager

Les Heggernes, 94, collects towels and toiletry items for the 400 homeless people who find shelter at the Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities each night.
Inspired
September 6, 2019
Sean Connaughty, who lives near Lake Hiawatha and who some consider Hiawatha's caretaker, with a painting he did of Lake Hiawatha and the surrounding

Lake Hiawatha's guardian artist uses sculptures to call attention to trash problem

In his Minneapolis neighborhood and at City Hall, Sean Connaughty has become known as the lake's outspoken caretaker.
Music
September 6, 2019
A.J. Haynes, center, and her band Searatones perform at 7th St. Entry on Friday.

Twin Cities concerts of the week: The Who, Massive Attack, Seratones, Lil' Wayne with Blink-182

The big gigs for Sept. 6-12, also including Lenny Kravitz, Thomas Rhett, Social Distortion and Static Panic's EP release party.
TV & Media
September 6, 2019
Gary Owen in “Gary Owen: #DoinWhatIDo.” Photo Credit: Chip Atkins/Showtime

Neal Justin's TV picks for Sept. 7-8: Gary Owen, 'Volcanoes: Dual Destruction,' 'Married to Medicine'

Inspired
September 6, 2019
Blake Elliott, co-founder of Bridges MN has a new service, Rumi, which pairs people with disabilities with caregivers who live together.

New roommate matchmaker Rumi connects caregivers, people with disabilities

Blake Elliott, vice president of operations for Rumi's parent company, Bridges MN, explains why he feels the timing is right for this service.
Inspired
September 6, 2019
Cook County Jail detainees Jonathan Ivory, left, and Rashad Rowry practice before their next matches in a round-robin chess tournament with prisoners

Chess-playing prisoners take on fellow inmates in worldwide online tournament

Chess-playing prisoners take on fellow inmates in online tournament.

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