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There is no better place to shop for Christmas gifts while supporting Native artists.

Native Holiday Market in St. Paul promotes Indigenous artistry

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 11, 2024

Several Indigenous artisans sold their work to a crowd of curious customers this Sunday at the Native Holiday Market in the halls of the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center on the East side of St. Paul.Opening...

People browsed and searched for holiday gifts on Sunday.

Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar is a unique holiday gift outlet

by Isabella Caswell
Published December 11, 2024

Vendors and shoppers alike gathered at The Machine Shop on Sunday for the Minneapolis Craft Market’s Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar looking for potential gifts. The Bazaar is one of several markets...

Visitors at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar for its first clothing exchange.

A coffee shop, community and clothing exchange at PILLLAR

by Sophia Arndt
Published December 9, 2024

Beginning as a final project for a course at the University of Minnesota, PILLLAR Forum Cafe & Bar hosted its first-ever clothing swap on Sunday in Northeast Minneapolis. University of Minnesota...

VIAL guitarist/vocalist KT Branscom and bassist/vocalist Taylor Kraemer perform at Pissfest.

PISSFEST year two — a strong and steady stream

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 9, 2024

Watery yellow light bathed the stone walls and a crowd of punks of the Varsity Theater on Saturday at the second annual Pissfest, creating the feeling of being at the bottom of a toilet bowl.The self-identified...

The works of this semester’s eight-person graduating cohort will adorn the walls of the Regis West lobby until Dec. 12.

BA exhibition ‘Anamnesis’ shows layers of memory

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 9, 2024

Despite its obscure title, “Anamnesis,” this semester's studio art capstone exhibition, relates stories of memory that anyone can understand.The eight-person exhibition primarily consists of paintings...

Subsubheader: Spoiler alert: Taylor Swift outsold everyone else, again.

Backroad bangers, Brat summer and a bar song — What we listened to in 2024

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 7, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close and Grammy judges begin to cast their votes, let us take a moment to reflect on what we listened to this year. “Chromokopia,” by Tyler, the Creator and “Short n’ Sweet”...

The cultural heritage center on Franklin Avenue spreads holiday cheer through sugar, spice and everything nice.

Gingerbread Wonderland celebrates 10 years of holiday cheer

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 6, 2024

Norwegian cultural center Norway House is currently hosting the 10th edition of its annual Gingerbread Wonderland, an exhibit of community-submitted gingerbread crafts based on the world’s largest gingerbread...

Promoting his upcoming movie, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Timothée Chalamet visited significant spots to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

Timothée Chalamet visits Minneapolis ahead of movie premiere

by Sophia Arndt
Published December 5, 2024

Walking the same path as former University of Minnesota student Bob Dylan, actor Timothée Chalamet visited sites in Dinkytown and around the campus Thursday ahead of the premiere of his Dylan biographical...

The band blends blues with jazz, R&B, soul, hip-hop, hard rock and reggae. Courtesy of Mark W Toth.

The Dylan Salfer Band pursues authenticity in a modern music era

by Isabella Caswell
Published December 4, 2024

Deep down, Dylan Salfer always knew he wanted to start his own band.Lead singer and guitarist of the Dylan Salfer Band, Salfer said a lot of artists perform the bare minimum on stage. The older he...

The map highlights important cultural elements in each area. Courtesy of Jesus Li.

New map of seven Minneapolis cultural districts created to attract visitors

by Isabella Caswell
Published December 2, 2024

Jesus Li, in partnership with Meet Minneapolis, created an artistic map depicting the seven distinct cultural districts of Minneapolis.The seven cultural districts, Franklin Avenue, Lowry Avenue...

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