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Twin Cities-based magazine Rain Taxi celebrated its yearly book festival and hosted local authors, publishers and booksellers on Saturday.

Twin Cities Book Festival celebrates 24 years of local literature

by Sophia Arndt
Published October 21, 2024

The Minnesota magazine Rain Taxi hosted its yearly Twin Cities Book Festival this weekend at the State Fairgrounds, with over 140 exhibitors for readers of all ages to enjoy.Tucked away in The Eco...

Jason Nawrocki’s table at the second annual Midwest Queer and Trans Zine Fest on Sun., Oct. 20. Nawrocki was a vendor at last year’s inaugural fest. “I’m very emotionally invested in it,” he said.

Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest celebrates definitive queer art form

by Sommer Wagen
Published October 21, 2024

After a highly successful inaugural fest last year, the second annual Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest did not disappoint.Vendors and attendees from across the region filled the second floor of...

St. Paul’s Open Eye Theatre opens the witchy play, “Broomstick,” in time for the Halloween season. Image Courtesy of Bruce Silcox.

‘Broomstick’ examines the love and loss of a witch

by Sophia Arndt
Published October 16, 2024

Celebrating the Halloween spirit, the one-woman play “Broomstick” opened on Oct. 10 at the local Open Eye Theatre. With themes of love, betrayal, witchery and murder, the show is perfect for the season. Performed...

Unpacking why so many people go to Sally’s needs a story of its own.

UMN bars ranked by a local introverted queer

by Sommer Wagen
Published October 14, 2024

Several prefaces are needed for this story. First of all, I’m a lightweight. I get sufficiently intoxicated after one beer, and even then I don’t really enjoy the feeling of it. I prefer to drink...

The Vintage Fall Crawl brings attention to second-hand clothing and home goods shops in Minneapolis and St. Paul during October.

Vintage Fall Crawl centers on local second-hand shops

by Sophia Arndt
Published October 13, 2024

Oct. 1 marked the third annual Vintage Fall Crawl, a local event centering on woman-owned second- hand shops in the Twin Cities. For all of October, customers can travel to 15 vintage shops throughout...

If you like the Hollywood depictions of Latin America, you will love the real thing.

Cine Latino celebrates the beauty of Latin cinema

by Gabriel Brito
Published October 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: Jo Mattos’ quote was translated from Portuguese.Cine Latino, an annual festival celebrating Latino filmmaking hosted by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Society, opened Wednesday night...

Griffin will perform in Minneapolis on Oct. 11. Courtesy of Jen Rosenstein.

Kathy Griffin is forgiven and touring

by Alexis Letang
Published September 27, 2024

At first glance, she looks like country singer Reba McEntire, but she is Kathy Griffin. In order to jog some memories, Griffin has hosted 20 stand-up comedy specials, holding the Guinness Book of World...

The opening sequence of "Only Ugly Guys." Picture courtesy of Jacob Olson.

“Only Ugly Guys,” an enthralling play about the struggles of queer dating

by Gabriel Brito
Published June 27, 2024

“Only Ugly Guys,” an original four-act play by local playwright Kurt Engh following the interconnected lives of four gay men, opened at the Open Eye Theatre last Friday.Hilarious and deeply introspective,...

These books reflect a variety of queer identities and experiences and are good reads for everyone, queer or not.

Pride Month Book Club: 5 LGBTQ+ books to read in June

by Sommer Wagen
Published June 11, 2024

Whether or not you identify as LGBTQ+, engaging with queer history and culture is always a worthy endeavor, especially during Pride Month.Maintaining queer visibility is a continuous struggle, especially...

The festival is being planned by students in the year-long "Dance Production" class. The event features eight artists who specialize in various art forms, a portrait photographer and an emcee.

‘make : magnify’ facilitates multi-disciplinary collaboration

by Maddie Robinson
Published April 12, 2024
The arts festival, put on by students, runs for one performance Saturday at 4 p.m.

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