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The Twin Cities Arts Reader is an arts and lifestyles magazine whose coverage examines arts and selected activities in the state of Minnesota and across the country. It provides in-depth, critical arts coverage and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year.

NEWS: Hennepin Arts’ New President and CEO is Coming Home

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The interior of the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis – one of the historic theatres managed by Hennepin Arts. The Hennepin Arts Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Kimberly Motes as President and Chief Executive Officer, following a national search. Motes, currently Executive Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, brings more

FRINGE FILE #23: Mini-Reviews #4 – Magical %$@!s, The Shire/Surge, and Anna

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This is the fourth installment in the Twin Cities Arts Reader’s mini-review series covering the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Read the 1st installment. Read the 2nd installment. Read the 3rd installment. A Confluence of Magical Arseholes (The Winding Sheet Outfit) Show Page: https://minnesotafringe.org/shows/2026/a-confluence-of-magical-arseholes Official Show Description: The feckin' story and singy-song

FRINGE FILE #22: Mini-Reviews #3 – Importance x3, Bury the Leads

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A collage of pictures of Minnesota Fringe shows featured in this review. This is the third installment in the Twin Cities Arts Reader’s mini-review series covering the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Read the 1st installment. Read the 2nd installment. The Importance of Living (Mermaid Productions) Show Page: https://minnesotafringe.org/shows/2026/the-importance-of-living Official Show Description: Samuel

FRINGE FILE #20: Mini-Reviews #2 – Run, Witness, and the Fast Death of a Salesman

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A collage of pictures of Minnesota Fringe shows featured in this review. This is the second installment in the Twin Cities Arts Reader’s mini-review series covering the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Read the 1st installment. Too Fat to Run (Fat Theatre Project) Show page: https://minnesotafringe.org/shows/2026/too-fat-to-run Official Show Description: Too Fat To Run

FRINGE FILE #19: Touring Artist Spotlight – Band Practice and Don’t Be Scared

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The official show image for Don't Be Scared, presented by Berlin-based duo Band Practice at the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. One of the touring artist ensembles performing at this year's Minnesota Fringe Festival is Band Practice. Their show, Don't Be Scared, is presented as a bizarre self-help workshop about fear. In

FRINGE FILE #18: Mini-Reviews #1 – Watership Down, Mario, and Papi

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A collage of official show photos for Minnesota Fringe shows covered in this review round-up. This is the first installment in the Twin Cities Arts Reader's mini-review series covering the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Watership Down (Melancholics Anonymous) Show page: https://minnesotafringe.org/shows/2026/watership-down Official Show Description: Digger. Listener. Runner. A small band of

NEWS: Minneapolis 8th Annual SongSLAM Winners

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If Classical music is dead, no one told the sold out audience at this evening's SongSLAM. Not a seat was free at the Icehouse in Minneapolis, where lovers of music and poetry sipped libations and listened to the world premiere of six new art songs. The event, the Minneapolis 8th Annual

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