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20 hours ago | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi |Anika Besst |Alex V. Cipolle
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region. ‘As American as Chinese Food’Ongoing — MinneCulture is an award-winning podcast from KFAI that produces insightful audio documentaries that shed light on moments in Minnesota history and culture.
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1 week ago | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi |Anika Besst |Alex V. Cipolle
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region. St. Olaf at Orchestra HallApril 18 and 19 — St. Olaf College is currently in its Sesquicentennial. As part of the 150th birthday celebration, St. Olaf musical groups will perform a pair of concerts at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
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2 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi |Anika Besst |Alex V. Cipolle |Max Sparber
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region. 100th Anniversary Reading of ‘The Great Gatsby’April 10 — One of the best-known novels connected to the North Star State turns 100 today — and the Minnesota Historical Society and Friends of the St. Paul Library are hosting a live reading of “The Great Gatsby” from beginning to end.
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2 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi |Alex V. Cipolle |Max Sparber
Each year, the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) highlights new work from around the globe, but it also reserves space for stories rooted closer to home. The Minnesota Made program showcases features, documentaries and shorts created by local filmmakers or shot in the region. This year, we reviewed five standout Minnesota-connected films from the festival, each offering its own perspective on the people, places, and ideas that shape the state.
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3 weeks ago | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi |Anika Besst |Alex V. Cipolle |Max Sparber
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region. Art & Sound Lounge, Vol. 1April 3 — The Walker Art Center transforms into a “moody listening salon” for the first night of a three-week series. Guest artists Andy Jacobs and DJ Maracuya will collaborate on the music while guests enjoy cocktails and craft artmaking.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi
An annual event featuring uniquely designed shanties — all on a frozen-over lake — starts this weekend. The Art Shanty Projects have been taking place since 2004, hosting performances and interactive experiences for attendees. “We’re very excited by the beautiful ice that’s out there. It’s absolutely gorgeous,” said Artistic Director Erin Lavelle. “We are a mix of winter enthusiasts and winter curmudgeons ...
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi |Alex V. Cipolle
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. As nights remain cold and daylight is meager, nothing sounds better than warming by a fire with loved ones. Help celebrate this time of year with “Heart and Hearth,” a special broadcast from MPR News. Enjoy a conversation about why winter is a perfect time for storytelling — and an original short story from author Benjamin Percy.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi
Bob Dylan’s music has played a major role in Justine Jacobson’s life. “My tagline was that he wrote [‘Girl from the North Country’] about me. He just doesn’t know it yet.”The love of his music was shared between Jacobson and her father. “My dad passed away in 2020 during the pandemic ... and I sang ‘Blowing in the Wind’ at his memorial as a tribute to my dad.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Although he’s not from Minnesota, playwright Lloyd Suh says he’s always felt at home in the Twin Cities. “The community here — in particular, the Asian American theater community — is so vibrant and has been a really critical part of my development as a writer,” said Suh.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
mprnews.org | Jacob Aloi
Growing up, my mother and I often traveled to Minnesota over winter break. When we could make time, we’d see at least one show. I still remember the soulful harmonies of “Black Nativity” at Penumbra Theater, and how enraptured I was by “Nutcracker Fantasy.”Minnesota audiences are spoiled for choice for how to spend the weeks leading to the New Year — there are still abundant opportunities for soulfulness and rapture.
