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Gatherings is just a 25-minute bus ride from the University of Minnesota East Bank campus via the 2 bus.

Gatherings Café serves Indigenous food with a side of knowledge

by Sommer Wagen
Published November 11, 2024

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bison melt, bison tacos or lemon saguaro seed muffins anywhere else in the Twin Cities outside of Gatherings Café.Housed in the Minnesota American Indian Center (MAIC)...

Unstable Shapes, new to the Minneapolis music scene, gain their footing. Courtesy of Laura Westley-Williams,

Local band Unstable Shapes satisfies their musical goals

by Isabella Caswell
Published November 6, 2024

Minneapolis band Unstable Shapes is finally releasing music after forming around five years ago.Lead vocalist Andrew Cahak threw out the idea of forming a band over drinks with guitarists Mitch Gustafson...

Full of tongue-in-cheek musical numbers and jazzy performances, “Cabaret” aims to make you laugh and make you think. Photo courtesy of Beau Meyers.

‘Cabaret’ set to open next week on West Bank

by Gabriel Brito
Published November 5, 2024

The University of Minnesota will be opening its very own production of the hit Broadway musical “Cabaret” on Nov. 15, running until Nov. 24.Set in Berlin during the Jazz Age, the play follows patrons...

Twin Cities Collage Collective, 'Collage is for everyone'

Twin Cities Collage Collective, ‘Collage is for everyone’

by Sommer Wagen
Published November 4, 2024

After nearly a decade as an informal artist collective, the Twin Cities Collage Collective (TCCC) is displaying its first public exhibition at Boiler Room Coffee in the Stevens Square neighborhood of Minneapolis.The...

The film and music festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Courtesy of Heidi Zumbrun.

Sound Unseen Festival to visually rock Minneapolis

by Isabella Caswell
Published November 3, 2024

Sound Unseen Film and Music Festival is coming to the Minneapolis Parkway Theater and Cloudland in November, showcasing documentaries, short films and music videos.Director of Sound Unseen Jim Brunzell...

Breymer wanted to emphasize their journey getting top surgery and not so much the destination in their latest album, "When I Get Through." Courtesy of Simone Thompson

New colors of life with singer Breymer

by Sommer Wagen
Published November 1, 2024

When Minneapolis-native Breymer, aka Sarah Walk, started writing her highly personal third album “When I Get Through,” she said she didn’t think at all about eventually performing the songs — all...

Released on Oct. 28, “CHROMAKOPIA” by Tyler, the Creator is an album made to be replayed and heard live.

Tyler, the Creator’s “CHROMAKOPIA” is a journey through fame disillusionment

by Sophia Arndt
Published October 30, 2024

Sometimes an artist will release an album made for live performance. Considering two of my best friends have already purchased their tickets for the upcoming tour, “CHROMAKOPIA” by Tyler, the Creator...

No matter what genre a reader is pulled to, fall is a great time to settle down and read a new book as the days become shorter and nights are longer.

Fall book recommendations

by Sophia Arndt
Published October 30, 2024

As November draws closer and before the onslaught of snow promised by meteorologists hits campus signifying the beginning of winter, it is important for readers to select their next book for the season.In...

Costumes aren’t required to celebrate Halloween, but they definitely make a spooky night out more fun.

A guide to last-minute Halloween costumes

by Sommer Wagen
Published October 30, 2024

Every Oct. 1, I concoct an elaborate plan for a Halloween costume, and once Halloween rolls around, my plan falls apart, and I’m scrambling to find a new costume.While wearing a costume isn’t required...

The festival is full of family-friendly fun, frights and festivities.

Anoka celebrates another year as the “Halloween Capital of the World”

by Gabriel Brito
Published October 28, 2024

In Anoka, Minnesota, Halloween reigns supreme.“Nothing touches Halloween,” said Pete Turok, executive director of the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce.For over a century, Anoka has drawn tens...

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