Things To Do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities
Find things to do in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities. Including events from venues such as Orpheum Theater, Xcel Energy Center, Target Center and more.
Stage & Arts
Tony winner Bill Irwin brings solo Samuel Beckett show to Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater
The masterful mime is marrying clowning to the stark works of the Irish dramatist.
Eat & Drink
The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities this week
New brunch alert at Union Hmong Kitchen. Plus speakeasy snacks, carnitas perfection and handhelds with global flavors.
Eat & Drink
32 fish-fry options at restaurants in the Twin Cities and beyond
If your Friday-night Lenten ritual includes fried fish, there's no shortage of options.
Variety
Review: Dakota Johnson's 'Madame Web' lacks a much needed venom
There's no spirit in the script, filmmaking or acting.
TV & Media
'FBI: Most Wanted' star Shantel VanSanten has fond memories of growing up on Minnesota dairy farm
The Luverne native has joined one of network TV's most popular dramas.
Eat & Drink
Restaurant review: Kim's is bold, flavorful and personal
The Sooki & Mimi reboot finally gives Ann Kim's Korean American heritage its due.
Stage & Arts
Three Indigenous art exhibitions signal a shift in the Twin Cities
Concurrent shows at American Swedish Institute, the University of Minnesota and All My Relations Gallery point toward Indigenous futures in art.
Stage & Arts
Don't look at the art: Taste it, touch it, smell it or just listen at the Weisman Art Museum
The exhibition "The Other Four" considers art that focuses on every sense but sight.
Music
Local musicians feeling no love from Minneapolis Park Board over unpaid gigs
An online petition and calls for a boycott have started for performing at Lake Harriet Band Shell and other parks stages.
Eat & Drink
Now open: 3 new Minneapolis counter-service restaurants from familiar faces
Mr. Paul's Po' Boys, Ono Hawaiian Plates and Revival Smoked Meats have new outposts and are serving up new dishes, too.
TV & Media
TV review: 'Peanuts' special finally spotlights its first Black character
'Welcome Home, Franklin' is the latest in a more ambitious slate of Charlie Brown adventures.
Books
Leslie Jamison got married, had a baby and lived to tell about it in 'Splinters'
NONFICTION: Her essays are compassionate, insightful and hilarious.
Books
When Minnesotans tried to banish the Ho-Chunk people 'forever'
EXCERPT: Opening a time capsule reveals evidence of 19th century horrors in the opening pages of Cathy Coats' "To Banish Forever," which have been edited for clarity.
Books
The hero of novel 'Ours' frees enslaved people and makes them a home
FICTION: Blending magical realism and African mythology, this multi-generational saga connects life in the antebellum south to Blackness in America today.
Books
In 'The Great Wave' of tech such as AI, is there an upside?
NONFICTION: Inarguably, we are in an age of turmoil, but Michiko Kakutani's fast-paced book offers only limited analysis or answers.
Movies
Come for Bob, stay for Rita in 'Bob Marley: One Love'
Lashana Lynch is outstanding as the legendary musician's talented, principled wife.
Music
Lake Street Dive singer will bring her 'quieter' band to Minneapolis
Rachael & Vilray offer original jazz with a 1930s and '40s vibe.
Taste
Updated: Attention procrastinators, dinner reservations are still available
Yes, we're just a couple of days away from the biggest dining out day of the year, but it's not too late. Yet.
Variety
Peter Rothstein's staging talent and moxie continue in Florida
The artistic director's touch at Sarasota's Asolo Rep is just as distinct as it was at Minneapolis' Latté Da.
Variety
Be my (drugstore) Valentine: Create a romantic date from the drugstore with less than 30 minutes and 65 bucks.
You don't need much time or money. All it takes is a little creativity.
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