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You'll be hard-pressed to spot any Minnesotans on stage during Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, but an "adopted" son will be featured during a highly anticipated musical performance.

By Neal Justin

March 4, 2018 at 9:39PM
Whoopi Goldberg, left, and Alex Martin arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Mary J. Blige arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Saoirse Ronan, left, and Laurie Metcalf arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Common arrives on the red carpet before the 90th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018.
Christine Lahti arrives on the red carpet before the 90th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018.
Lakeith Stanfield arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Mahershala Ali arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Chadwick Boseman arrives on the red carpet before the 90th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018.
Keala Settle arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jane Fonda arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jason Clarke, from left, Dee Rees, Rob Morgan, and Garrett Hedlund arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Dee Rees, left, and Sarah M. Broom arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Adrian Molina, from left, Darla K. Anderson, Anthony Gonzalez, and Lee Unkrich arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Sam Rockwell, left, and Leslie Bibb arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Janet Mock arrives at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.
Sam Rockwell, left, and Leslie Bibb arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Mira Sorvino arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Rosalie Varda, from left, Agnes Varda, and JR arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Salma Hayek arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Zendaya arrives on the red carpet before the 90th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018.
Nicole Kidman arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Maya Rudolph arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Danai Gurira arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Greta Gerwig arrives at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.
Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Oscar Isaac arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Meryl Streep arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Gal Gadot arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Emma Stone arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Whoopi Goldberg, left, and Alex Martin arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

You'll be hard-pressed to spot any Minnesotans on stage during Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, but an "adopted" son will be featured during a highly anticipated musical performance.

Garrison Keillor's successor Chris Thile flew from the Twin Cities to Los Angeles Sunday morning to back Sufjan Stevens on his Oscar-nominated song, "Mystery of Love." The band will also include St. Vincent and Moses Sumney.

Thile made the announcement Saturday during an episode of "Live From Here" from St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theatre where he played a snippet of the song with his house band. Thile also played mandolin on the studio version of the song, featured in "Call Me By Your Name."

Thile and his "Live From Here" show return to the Twin Cities for an April 7 at the State Theatre in Minneapolis.

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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