Emily Bright
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Art Hounds: The sounds of paintings, botanical prairie prints and Eastern European music (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Rochester trombonist Jon Sievers suggests looking at — and listening to — “Canvas to Composition” at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona. Minnesota composer Eric Heukeshoven created sonifications of four artworks in the mu
Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Great Wherever’ by Shannon Sanders (opens the original)
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Foggy mornings, apples and pumpkins abound: anyone in the mood for a ghost story? Or rather, in the case of Shannon Sanders’ debut novel, “The Great Wherever,” a story narrated by ghosts who have some pretty strong opinions about the living? This recommendation comes from Victoria Ford of Comma, a bookshop in Minneapolis. Here’s the scenario: Aubrey is 31, adrift and in debt, when she learns that she and three cousins have inherited the family homestead in Tennessee. Aubrey’s great-grandfather w
Tale of two books: Carolyn Williams-Noren's two paths to publishing her work (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Say you've written a book. Congratulations! Now begins the long process of trying to get it published. While you are sending out your work and waiting — and waiting — for that elusive “yes,” what do you do? For Carolyn Williams-Noren, the frustrating process inspired her to start sharing her work without waiting for permission. Williams-Noren began by following the path
Art Hounds: Ice-fishing comedy, a forgotten founder and a new Moorhead play (opens the original)
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From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here . An ice-fishing comedy at Commonweal in Lanesboro It's an all-theater Art Hounds this week. Let's start with Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, which opens "Eelpout, " written by Paul Kruse of La Crosse, Wis., on Saturday. Writer Rayson Lorrey of Rochester saw a preview of the queer comedy about an ice fishing bachelor
MN Shortlist Sept. 11-17: Voyageurs star party, Wakpa and JazzFest return, a musical marks 9/11 and more (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. MN Shortlist is the MPR News weekly roundup of arts and culture recommendations. This week’s picks include a monarch festival at Lake Nokomis, the Selby Avenue JazzFest in St. Paul, a new all-female tap dance company in Crystal and more. Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Perhaps the best-known theatrical production inspired by the aftermath of t
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