It can be easy to walk past thousands of square feet of paint on the side of a building unaware of the time, work, and thought that goes into such monumental artwork. While the Twin Cities showcase …
It was the day after the 2024 election. Donald Trump had been reelected U.S. president and Beth Turnbull was in no mood to see clients. But she showed up to her salon in Bryn …
The McKnight Foundation announces the selection of poet, editor, and literary artist Heid E. Erdrich as its 2026 Distinguished Artist. Presented annually since 1998, the award honors a Minnesota …
Stephen A. Born’s first camera was a Kodak Instamatic camera that he received at a summer photo camp at Emerson Elementary School. Quite a jump from the iPhone he now uses to photograph Lake …
Independent comic creators Bud and Fud Burgy (The Burgy Brothers) have announced the official release of “Bushwhacked! Volume One.” The debut trade paperback anthology brings 112 pages of …
The League of Minnesota Poets 5th annual Agates IndyBookStore Tour will bring five remarkable poets to Eat My Words Bookstore on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m.: Becky Boling, Annette Gagliardi, Douglas …
The political views and actions of the first Minnesota women to be elected to the House of Representatives in 1922 were told in a recent Minnesota Fringe play. “A Woman’s Place is in the …
It’s not common to see graffiti in art galleries but Joe Ellis has found a way to make that his job. Ellis, who runs Joe Ellis Art, works with graffiti writers from Minneapolis who have developed …
The number of young Somali film directors participating in this year’s Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) reflects the growth of the Somali film community in the Twin Cities. …
Longfellow resident Jeremy Messersmith sang the chorus of his new song “Boomers” to a crowd at the Union Depot for the Train Days Music Fest. “Just relax, sip your wine, stay alive, and wait …
Local artists are using their work as a tool for many victims, witnesses, and community members who may need healing following Operation Metro Surge. These artists include Ken Rivera, Lori Greene, …
The artist Georgia O’Keeffe said, “To create one’s own world takes courage.” Those words apply to Andrea Bubula, the owner of the new Lowry Hill Gallery on Franklin Avenue at Hennepin …
Ashley Ackerson spends a lot of time talking about her late husband, Ed Ackerson, and it’s easy to understand why. Ed was a popular Minneapolis musician who started his career in the 1980s. He …
Bryant Square Park is one of many Minneapolis parks hosting Music in the Parks, an annual music series hosted by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. Local bands play live music for free across Minneapolis June through early August.
Two lifelong friends are carving out space for women to be ‘herd.’ Amy Brendmoen and Gretchen Sage-Martinson met working as summer staff at YMCA Camp St. Croix in the late 1980s, and they’ve …
Filmmaker Gwendolen Cates is presenting her latest documentary “The Doctrine,” featuring a St. Paul program at the Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave. S. in Minneapolis at 7 p.m. on June 17. The …
The Lake of the Isles Pencil is celebrating its fifth birthday on June 6, 2026 and has invited a professional back to the party.
Glam-punk rocker Venus de Mars has always blended activism with her art, and so it was when she performed at the No Kings rally at the Minnesota Capitol in March. As a transgender woman, the actions …
The Lake Street Council is hosting its third annual Lake Street Mural Day on Saturday, June 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The free, family-friendly event will feature guided and self-guided tours …
The 6th Annual RISE & REMEMBER festival will be held May 23-26, 2026. The annual event, Rise & Remember Festival, exists to hold in remembrance George Floyd and those we have lost unjustly to …
