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Movies

7 favorite holiday movies picked by Minnesota film lovers and experts

From dark foreign films to comic classics, these features come highly recommended.
December 15, 2018
Will Ferrell (left) as "Buddy" and Ed Asner (right) as "Santa Claus" in New Line Cinema's upcoming film Elf. Photo: (2003 Alan Markfield/New Line Productions
Movies

8 Minnesota music lovers reveal favorite movie scores, soundtracks

What are the undercelebrated triumphs in nearly 100 years of musical movie moments?
October 21, 2018
Credit: Warner Bros. DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter in Warner Bros. PicturesÌ fantasy ÏHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Books

Should newlyweds combine their book collections?

Many couples maintain strictly separate stacks through years and decades, while others find a way to marry different tastes.
October 12, 2018
Bookshelves in the loft of Paul Banks, the lead vocalist of Interpol, in Manhattan's East Village, Aug. 21, 2018. When he's not at his home in Panama, Banks lives at this one-bedroom apartment in a converted textile factory. "What I found is that I wind up in this neighborhood every day of my life," he said. (Devin Yalkin/The New York Times)
Variety

Free Minnesota Orchestra concert moving indoors due to cold, soggy forecast

Tuesday's concert will take place at Orchestra Hall.
September 24, 2018
Music

Philip Glass, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon on tap for 2018-19 Liquid Music Series

Glass will write a piece for Chicago's Third Coast Percussion, while Gordon will perform a "very intimate" work at the American Swedish Institute.
June 26, 2018
Liquid Music's 2018-19 season features new works by Philip Glass and Kim Gordon.
Variety

Minnesota Opera completes creative leadership team by hiring San Diego's Priti Gandhi

Gandhi was drawn to Minnesota Opera because of its New Works Initiative and diversity charter.
May 8, 2018
Variety

TU Dance/Bon Iver project booked for Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl

Following its St. Paul premiere, the piece will be performed Aug. 5 in Los Angeles.
March 7, 2018
Migration Catchall

Minnesota native Kenny Broberg to fill in for pianist André Watts at concerts

Kenny Broberg replaces an ailing André Watts at Minnesota Orchestra.
February 22, 2018
Pianist and Minnesota native Kenny Broberg
Music

Philip Glass, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon on tap for 2018-19 Liquid Music Series

Glass will write a piece for Chicago's Third Coast Percussion, while Gordon will perform a "very intimate" work at the American Swedish Institute.
June 26, 2018
Liquid Music's 2018-19 season features new works by Philip Glass and Kim Gordon.
Variety

Minnesota Opera completes creative leadership team by hiring San Diego's Priti Gandhi

Gandhi was drawn to Minnesota Opera because of its New Works Initiative and diversity charter.
May 8, 2018
Variety

TU Dance/Bon Iver project booked for Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl

Following its St. Paul premiere, the piece will be performed Aug. 5 in Los Angeles.
March 7, 2018
Migration Catchall

Minnesota native Kenny Broberg to fill in for pianist André Watts at concerts

Kenny Broberg replaces an ailing André Watts at Minnesota Orchestra.
February 22, 2018
Pianist and Minnesota native Kenny Broberg
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