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Gay 90s and a 651 number: Bob the Drag Queen recalls youth in South St. Paul
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 8 winner Caldwell Tidicue, better known as Bob the Drag Queen, will perform at the Fitzgerald Theater on Friday for his “Now Clap!” comedy tour. The artist and producer says this show will be more personal that his previous comedy shows. “I...
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One Sound Minnesota unites the gospel movement in the Twin Cities
Picture four choir stands filling one stage, dozens of bodies shifting in unison, a Hammond organ humming beneath it all like a heartbeat. Then the downbeat hits, and a room full of Minnesota believers learns what it sounds like when a city’s gospel history starts singing in the same key.
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TriLingua Cinema opens up micro-cinema on the east side of St. Paul
ListenTriLingua Cinema opens up micro-cinema on the east side of St. Paul. If you’re looking for a new place to catch everything from local indie films to the old classics, a brand new 36-seat micro-cinema theater opened Thursday on the East Side of St. Paul. The theater comes out...
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MN Shortlist: Sept. 25-Oct. 1: Indigenous exhibition at Weisman, Lake Superior art crawl and more
ListenMN Shortlist: Sept. 25-Oct. 1: Indigenous exhibition at Weisman, Lake Superior art crawl and more. MN Shortlist is the MPR News weekly roundup of arts and culture recommendations. This week’s picks include “The Secret Garden” at Stages Theatre in Hopkins, the inaugural Selby Days festival in St. Paul and more.
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Seel Succeeds John Birge at Twin Cities’ YourClassical MPR
One of the founding voices of The Current is heading back to morning drive, this time trading indie rock for Beethoven. Steve Seel has been named host of the weekday Morning Show on YourClassical MPR 99.5 (KSJN) in the Twin Cities, succeeding John Birge. Birge signed off after 21 years...
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Must See Museum: Alexander Ramsey House
The historic Alexander Ramsey House in St. Paul is getting a stunning makeover after more than 150 years of standing as one of Minnesota’s most treasured Victorian mansions. The Minnesota Historical Society began the remarkable restoration in January, carefully packing up more than 1,500 artifacts to preserve the legacy of Minnesota’s first appointed territorial governor and second elected state governor. Minnesota Live photojournalist Bill Middeke takes us behind the scenes of this once-in-a-lifetime project.
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Golf Finishes Fourth at St. Kate’s Fall Invite
EDINA, Minn. - The College of Saint Benedict golf team concluded the St. Kate's Fall Invite, hosted by St. Catherine University, Sunday, Sept. 20 with a fourth-place finish out of 11 teams. The Bennies carded a 19-over 307 at the 5,699-yard par 72 Braemar Golf Course. First-year Hallie Johnson (Red...
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ARRIVAL: A New Twin Cities Performance Platform Built to Move Independent Artists Forward
The Twin Cities has a new destination for independent artists ready to step beyond the traditional performance showcase. ARRIVAL is a new performance and “Mic Drop” platform based in Minnesota, created to give emerging artists more than just a video post on an Instagram page. ARRIVAL is designed...
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Owl’s Eye Art Collective expands programming at new home
Owl's Eye has relocated in St. Paul's Lowertown and is now offering expanded art classes and screen printing services, as well as coworking space. The post Owl’s Eye Art Collective expands programming at new home first appeared on St. Paul Voice | Downtown St. Paul Voice | South St. Paul Voice | La Voz Latina .
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Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson will propose maximum levy amendment to keep Dayton’s Bluff Library open
Before the final budget vote in December, I remain committed to and will be exhausting every responsible option within the City’s existing budget before asking our taxpayers to contribute more. To be clear, I believe the money is there. But failing to preserve this proactive option now would make it impossible to consider later. I will not allow a procedural deadline to become the reason this library closes”