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Photographer David Fallon spent months capturing images of life on the street for this series. Courtesy of David Fallon

‘No More Turning Away’ documents homelessness in the Twin Cities

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 28, 2025

“No More Turning Away,” a photography exhibit documenting homelessness in the Twin Cities, opened Friday at the Kenwood Burroughs Art gallery in downtown Minneapolis.Photographer David Fallon said...

Second-year graduate student Mai Tran created enormous woodblock prints showcasing the Star Rosette Lichen, a common species in Minnesota.

Walking in a lichen wonderland

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 28, 2025

If you were walking down the brick path between the Regis Center for Art and the Barbara Barker Center for Dance on Thursday afternoon, you may have seen about 30 people crouched near the rain-soaked ground...

Has it really gotten to the point where anybody can make a viral song and suddenly a world tour is in order?

Djo at Palace Theatre is all hype, no bite

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 27, 2025

Not understanding the hype of something is an alienating experience, and that's how I felt among the general admission crowd at Djo's performance at Palace Theatre in St. Paul Saturday.Djo, pronounced...

Clean Plate Club and Goldy Gopher at Spring Jam 2025.

One day, one stage, eight bands — Spring Jam 2025

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 27, 2025

Saturday was this year’s annual Spring Jam, the University of Minnesota’s end-of-year celebration concert in a parking lot behind Ridder Arena.Spring Jam had one main stage with eight acts performing,...

Flower artist, Sally Johnson, explains her floral bouquet to museum guests on opening day of the exhibition.

Art in Bloom celebrates spring at the Mia

by Sophia Arndt
Published April 25, 2025

For 41 years, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has celebrated spring with its four-day event, "Art in Bloom," drawing together florists from across the state to create unique floral displays for...

The streamers, which first went up on Feb. 28, serve as bird strike mitigators by creating a space birds can perceive and won’t fly into.

Regis Center skyway streamers serve to mitigate bird strikes, promote sustainability

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 24, 2025

As home to the art department, the Regis Center for Art is no stranger to spontaneous art installations, but the silver streamers lining its skyway do more than just beautify the space.Created by University...

The Armpit will be open to the public on weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting May 16. Courtesy of Jackie Fay.

New gallery The Armpit to be newest iteration of Como’s DIY spirit

by Sommer Wagen
Published April 22, 2025

Since last November, artist and University of Minnesota alum Jackie Fay has been putting deodorant on what will eventually become The Armpit gallery, a new and unique iteration of Como’s DIY spirit.Deodorant,...

Joe Rainey, Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings and S. Carey started their band in 2015. Courtesy of Williams Hues.

Indigenous band Bizhiki to perform at Weisman on Friday

by Ava Grace
Published April 22, 2025

Performing at the Weisman Art Museum on April 25, Wisconsin-based band Bizhiki combines traditional powwow music with modern technology. Bizhiki released their debut album “Unbound” on July 19,...

Michael B. Jordan plays two people in this one.

‘Sinners’ is more than just a horror movie

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 20, 2025

“Sinners,” a wild, yet engaging take on supernatural horror directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B Jordan, came out last Friday.A historical fiction about Jim Crow, blues music, Christianity...

Nearly 50 venues are participating this year.

St. Paul Art Crawl begins Friday

by Gabriel Brito
Published April 20, 2025

The St. Paul Art Crawl, a multiple-weekend public art festival organized by the St. Paul Art Collective, starts April 25 and goes until May 11.Each weekend, a different St. Paul gallery, restaurant,...

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