Music
Myth-busting composers will change the way you look at opera
Experimental opera brings a modern lens to an ancient tale.
Variety
Social media's latest victim: fashion week
Designers nixing costly shows to go straight to the consumers.
Music
Minnesota Opera will bring back 'The Shining' next season
Along with old favorites, the 2020-21 schedule includes Jeanine Tesori's bold new opera "Blue," about a black family torn apart by a police shooting.
Stage & Arts
James Sewell Ballet celebrates its 30th anniversary with a 12-stop tour
James Sewell Ballet takes a Minnesota road trip to celebrate its legacy.
Music
For 30 years, VocalEssence's 'Witness' program has celebrated black music
For 30 years, VocalEssence's program has celebrated African-American music and creativity.
Music
Twin Cities rockers Hairball go viral after singer's hair catches fire mid-song
Bandleader Bobby Jensen plays it cool and just keeps playing "Detroit Rock City" in the clip from Sioux City.
Music
Longtime couple Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal delight at Guthrie
Cash surveyed her 40-year recording career and included an unplanned detour into Prince.
Home & Garden
Why some songbirds are shrinking ever so slightly
Studies have found some birds evolving to be smaller in a warming location.
TV & Media
BNC, new black news channel, airing on national cable systems
Former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts launches Black News Channel.
Eat & Drink
Home & Garden
Music
Battling Parkinson's, Ozzy Osbourne cancels Xcel Center date again
The singer revealed last month he is battling Parkinson's disease.
Music
Tim McGraw returning to State Fair grandstand Sept. 1 with Midland
The country singer is the third headliner announced for the fair's 2020 season.
Stage & Arts
Dance, music and art combine in Ragamala Dance Company's impactful 'Written in Water'
Ragamala Dance Company's "Written in Water" debuts at the Ordway.
Music
New Fillmore Minneapolis music club gets most things right but ...
Great sound is highlight of the new music club in North Loop.
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