Things To Do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities
Find things to do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities. Including events from venues such as Orpheum Theater, Xcel Energy Center, Target Center and more.
Looking for something to do this spring? 60 top picks in Twin Cities entertainment
Our critics pick the best in movies, music, theater, visual arts and dance.
Stage & Arts
Children's Theatre announces two world premieres in its 2023-24 season
It also features the return of treasured characters — the Grinch, Alice, Frog and Toad.
Stage & Arts
'My Fair Lady' has been updated for the TikTok era
Director Bartlett Sher and star Madeline Powell muse on the contemporary resonances of a figure written a century ago.
Movies
Review: Violent, beautiful and thrilling, 'John Wick: Chapter 4' has it all
Keanu Reeves returns as the assassin everyone wants to kill.
Stage & Arts
Review: Chinese bronzes get theatrical treatment at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Works in the show range from the late Shang to Zhou dynasties (1200s-200s B.C.)
Music
The unstoppable Brandi Carlile will return to Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2023
The Grammy favorite sold out Xcel Energy Center last summer after a long history of Twin Cities gigs.
Variety
Critics' picks: The 12 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Music
Why this St. Patrick's Day feels extra green for Twin Cities band Belfast Cowboys
Two members trekked to Northern Ireland to explore Van Morrison's roots ahead of the band's 21st anniversary Friday.
Music
5 more St. Patrick's Day music gigs of note in the Twin Cities
Acts from Ireland and Edmonton round out the schedule with local favorites.
Movies
Review: Dark comedy 'Moving On' reunites Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin
The movie's no classic but the duo remain great together.
Movies
Review: 'Inside' gives a disturbing, provocative look at aloneness
A thief is trapped in a penthouse apartment with only art to nourish him.
Stage & Arts
Review: 'Diesel Heart' is more tell than show at History Theatre
The world premiere is a biographical drama about former St. Paul officer Melvin Carter Jr.
Music
The big gigs: 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for March 16-22 include Shemekia Copeland, Maya Hawke, Larkin Poe and St. Patrick's Day shows.
Stage & Arts
Dancers and aerialists seek to crack the 'Glass Ceiling' by breaking rules
A muralist and the community will also be participating in the party at the Cowles Center.
Music
Willie Nelson's Outlaw Fest coming June 23 to revived Somerset, Wis., amphitheater
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Trampled by Turtles will join Nelson at the western Wisconsin venue.
Music
Country queen Carrie Underwood will rock Treasure Island Casino amphitheater on July 21
She dropped a new single last Friday on her 40th birthday and tickets will go on sale this Friday.
Stage & Arts
Review: Characters in '5' imagine the unimaginable
JuCoby Johnson's comedy/drama at the Jungle is a world premiere.
Stage & Arts
Review: The Bard and Kit show 'Teeth' in gnarly fight at the Guthrie
Liz Duffy Adams' play takes a muscular, rapier-sharp direction in its regional premiere.
Stage & Arts
Reviews: Three Twin Cities art exhibits worth a look before they close
The shows explore L.A. aesthetics, Minnesota hidden gems & Angela Two Stars' healing process.
Music
Review: Famed violist Tabea Zimmermann performs a both mournful and bright program with the SPCO
The concert included works by Ödön Partos, Béla Bartók and Johannes Brahms.
Music
Review: Minnesota Opera's groundbreaking 'Song Poet' uneven but powerful
The opera is based on Twin Cities author Kao Kalia Yang's book about her father's life as a Hmong refugee.
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