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Music
April 17
Tabea Zimmermann Viola

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra enlists a host of intriguing musicmakers for its 2024-25 season

Pianist Roman Rabinovich, cellist Abel Selaocoe, violist Tabea Zimmermann and flutist Jasmine Choi are just some of the soloists slated to perform with the SPCO.
Music
April 17
Katie Crutchfield returns to play the Palace Theatre on Friday touting her new Waxahatchee album, "Tiger's Blood."

The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week

Highlights for April 18-24 include Kane Brown, Waxahatchee, Royel Otis, Tim McGraw and Leslie Odom Jr.
Variety
April 16
The 12-year-old titular character (Alisha Weir) is not as innocent as she seems to be in "Abigail," which is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyl

Review: Radio Silence brings a maximalist horror style to 'Abigail'

The movie includes a creepy mansion setting, vampires, a steely young heroine, jokes and a fair share of gore.
Eat & Drink
April 16
Forgotten Star Brewing Co. is collaborating with Fit Foodie Finds website to launch the food truck Hodgepodge.

Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley is launching a food truck, and more restaurant news

The collaboration with food website Fit Foodie Finds will open in May. Plus: Donut Star expansion, more seasonal openings, going casual at Kado No Mise and more restaurant news.
Music
April 16
Ludacris performed at halftime during the NFL wild card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants on Jan. 15, 2023, at U.S. B

Ludacris and T-Pain to stand up together at Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2024

The '00s-era hip-hop hitmakers will perform a Tuesday night co-headlining gig on Aug. 27.
Books
April 16
Graphic arrangements of found nature items such as feathers, fish, and fiddleheads photographed by Mary Jo Hoffman from her new coffee-table book "Sti

Spring's hot gift book features gorgeous found-nature photos

4,000 images later, this Shoreview photographer is still searching for the beauty we usually miss.
Books
April 16
photo of author Jane Smiley

Jane Smiley hits again with 'Lucky' but what the what is that ending?

FICTION: The Pulitzer winner's new novel, about a fortunate folk singer, will spur lots of debate.
Books
April 16
photo of author Susan Page

Biography details what 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters did to get to the top

NONFICTION: Susan Page follows books about Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Bush with one about the pioneering broadcaster.
Movies
April 16
The Coen Brothers on the set of "A Serious Man"

Meet the Oscar-winning cinematographer who has changed the way the movies look

Roger Deakins, the man most responsible for the visuals of many Coen brothers movies, will be at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
Stage & Arts
April 16
Rodolfo Nieto plays the stern Captain Von Trapp, who parents his seven children like a drill instructor, in Artistry's "The Sound of Music."

A former deli maestro steps into Capt. von Trapp's shoes in Artistry's 'Sound of Music'

Rodolfo Nieto makes his leap from operatic singing and sandwich making to his biggest role on the theatrical stage.
Music
April 16
Drummer Michael Bland and bassist Sonny Thompson have formed the duo (Br)others, released a new single and enlisted other Prince alums to play a tribu

NPG vets Michael Bland and Sonny Thompson extend their brotherhood into a post-Prince duo

They will celebrate their new single and music of the Purple One in an all-star concert on Saturday.
Variety
April 16
Country star Kane Brown is slated to perform at Target Center on Friday.

Critics' picks: The 15 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week

Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Variety
April 16
Children meet with baby goats at the Eden Prairie Eco Expo in 2023.

9 free things to do in the Twin Cities this week

Celebrate Earth Day and the coming of spring with a variety of events.
Books
April 15
photo of author Tommy Tomlinson, with a bowl of fruit

Of course you love your pooch but 'Dogland' wonders if she loves you back

NONFICTION: Partly about the Westminster Dog Show and partly about dog happiness, Tommy Tomlinson's book is a gem.
Books
April 15
photo of author Emily Henry

How did this novel's heroine end up with her ex's new love's ex? It's kind of a 'Funny Story'

FICTION: Emily Henry's fizzy book is perfect for beaches this summer.
Home & Garden
April 12
Quartersawn Design Build director of design Ali Awad, left, and designer Austin Kratochwill inside a modern ADU/carriage house they designed from a ga

See a modern ADU carriage house in St. Paul as part of the MSP Home Tour

ADU in St. Anthony Park accommodates guests, hobbies and even a few Zoom calls.
Books
April 12
Rami Malek, left, and Lucy Boynton arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Minneapolis author says visiting set of movie starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek was 'surreal'

From Budapest, prolific nonfiction author Jack El-Hai is on "the most fun work trip I've ever been on."
Eat & Drink
April 12
A whote plate with a rectangle of crispy-topped meat on a puddle of black bean puree, and a pile of thin slices of orange kumquats

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

We swung by two newcomers, revisited a still-buzzy favorite, found a classic doughnut in Shakopee and checked out a wine bar in Denver that's opening a Minneapolis outpost this summer.
Music
April 12
Minneapolis favorites Davina & the Vagabonds performed to cameras for a livestream series at the Hook & Ladder Theater during COVID-19 lockdown in 202

City of Minneapolis launches new census to better plug in to its music scene

Starting Friday, musicians and music professionals are being asked for data for an online census that has amped up programs in other cities.
Eat & Drink
April 11
Co-founders Glenn Oslin and Alex Doering (with Oslin’s dog Garbanzo) at the future Brühaven taphouse, formerly Lakes & Legends, in Minneapolis' Lor

Brühaven brewery coming to downtown Minneapolis this summer

Located in former Lakes & Legends, it will carry on the brand's community ethos — and some of its core beers.