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Ghosting Merit lead singer Syd Casey performs at the TCUP Power Up! show at Mortimer's on Sunday, February 16.
Performers’ union seeks to create ‘the best place in the world to be a performer’
by Sommer Wagen
Published February 17, 2025

The energy of more than a hundred people powered up the small side room at Mortimer’s bar and restaurant in Minneapolis for the Twin Cities...

“Institute of Hearts” event captured at the MIA on Thursday, February 13.
‘Institute of Hearts’ celebrates art with hearts
by Sophia Arndt
Published February 13, 2025

In celebration of the season of love, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) provided valentines to visitors to place under their favorite pieces. For...

Minnesota Artists Guild launch party. Courtesy of Heather Renne.
New Minnesota Artists Guild aims to support artists’ careers
by Gabriel Brito
Published February 13, 2025

The Minnesota Artists Guild, an organization hoping to provide local artists with opportunities to network and develop their craft, launched...

This concert can be a space for healing and peace, associate artistic director G. Phillip Shoultz said. Courtesy of Tony Nelson.
VocalEssence keeps civil rights fight going
by Isabella Caswell
Published February 10, 2025

The Civil Rights Movement was just the start, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, associate artistic director of VocalEssence said. The VocalEssence WITNESS...

Twin Cities jazz artist ChanelMarie Brooks EP will be released in March 2025. Courtesy of ChanelMarie Brooks.
Local jazz artist Chanelmarie Brooks steps into the industry
by Alexis Letang
Published February 7, 2025

Chanelmarie Brooks, a Twin Cities-based jazz artist, wanted to make an EP since she was 21. Now, at 28, her EP “A Soul Silhouette,” is set...

Hadestown opened at the Orpheum Theater on Tuesday.
Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ arrives at the Orpheum Theater
by Sophia Arndt
Published February 13, 2025

The train to the Underworld has stopped at the Orpheum Theatre for the first of eight performances of “Hadestown” on Tuesday. The Tony...

The small but impactful photos in resin wind around the gallery space.
‘Missing and Disappeared’ exhibit shines light on Jane Does
by Isabella Caswell
Published February 12, 2025

“Missing and Disappeared” brings to light the crisis of missing and unidentified women. Unlike the name, the exhibit is a space to honor...

Sub-subhead: Two former true crime fans agree that the genre should do more than entertain. Courtesy of Celisia Stanton.
‘Truer Crime’ podcast gives genre a reality check
by Sommer Wagen
Published February 12, 2025

As Celisia Stanton pieced together cat puzzles in the bleak midwinter of 2020, she listened to hours of true crime podcasts, like many of us.While...

According to UMN students, suits are the definition of an impersonal brand.
How to style office-friendly fits with clothes you already own
by Sommer Wagen
Published February 3, 2025

If you’re a university student, you’ve probably been interviewed for a job, and perhaps you’ve worked at an office before. But once it’s...

Exhibition goers at Joy in the Next Room Art Exhibition in the Landmark Gallery at Schmidt Artist Lofts St Paul February 7.
Camden Stevens visually captures what words can’t
by Sommer Wagen
Published February 10, 2025

Despite the word “joy” in its title, Camden Stevens wants visitors to his latest gallery show to leave their optimistic expectations at the...

Local bands Sine Iris, Bad Diver and Alpine Shepherd Boy played Monday night at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar. Courtesy of Alice Bennet.
Three up-and-coming bands play PILLAR Forum
by Sophia Arndt
Published February 5, 2025

On Monday night, three local bands played for a crowd of friends, family and a few regulars at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar. Playing a mixture...

Alternative pop-rock duo POSTER BOY, Cole Pivec and Henning Hanson. Courtesy of Alec Hayes.
POSTER BOY makes music for people who like music
by Gabriel Brito
Published February 4, 2025

POSTER BOY, a newly-formed pop-rock duo of University of Minnesota seniors Cole Pivec and Henning Hanson, said they want to write good songs...

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