Keillor Says He's Sure: He's Retiring From 'Prairie Home'
Garrison Keillor, creator and longtime host of "A Prairie Home Companion," says the next season of the popular radio show will be his last as host.
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Garrison Keillor, creator and longtime host of "A Prairie Home Companion," says the next season of the popular radio show will be his last as host.
The Internet Cat Video Festival is less than a month away, and voting is open for the People's Choice Award for the feline video most-deserving of the Golden Kitty trophy.
Thousands of country music fans helped set a new attendance record at Target Field. Almost 85,000 people went to see Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean on Saturday and Sunday.
Many were called and two will be chosen to hopefully hear their name called, to "come on down." The rotunda at the Mall of America was the site Sunday for the "Price Is Right" contestant search.
It's official -- Kenny Chesney's Saturday concert at Target Field was the most attended event in the venue's history.
Haley Bonar has been in the Minnesota music scene for twelve years as a singer-songwriter. She talks to WCCO about how she has struck a balance between music, ambition and motherhood.
Questions about vigilantism are at the heart of Cartel Land, a gripping documentary on the people risking their lives taking a stand against Mexican drug cartels on both sides of the border. Directed by Matthew Heineman, whose camerawork is athletic and fearless, the movie unfolds like a blockbuster action flick, not unlike executive producer Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker or Zero Dark Thirty. The film starts in Mexico, in the dead of night, with masked men cooking meth, explaining that while the drugs might wreak havoc in America, it's the only way for them to escape poverty. What choice do they have?
OMG... it's National Emoji Day! July 17 is marked as the official day we celebrate those little smiley faces and objects that have become so popular for texting over the last several years.
The fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" received a leading 24 Emmy Awards nominations Thursday. The drama wasn't hurt by controversy over its depiction of a female character's rape, earning five more nominations than it did last year.
If you're looking to escape the heat and humidity this week, there's probably no better way to do it than to watch Satyajit Ray's gorgeously restored and undeniably epic Apu trilogy, which is playing over at the Lagoon Cinema. While it's no doubt a commitment to see each film, the payoff is hug: It's one of those works that'll rekindle your belief in the power of cinema, or art in general. Seriously, it's that good.
There was a pretty good crowd appreciating French culture in Minneapolis early Sunday afternoon. The Bastille Day Block Party is an annual event at Barbette in Uptown.
It started in 1995 as a fundraiser to help pay for the structural restoration of the Basilica of Saint Mary. And while some money still goes towards that, the Basilica Block Party has become so much more.
The love story that unfolds in "Love At First Fight" defies easy categorization. It's not a French romcom, it's not a passionate kissing fest, and it isn't a tearjerker either. It's just a slow-burning romance of sorts, with well-placed laughs. Featuring a remarkable performance by up-coming actress Adèle Haenel, the film is irresistible as it is unpredictable, and it makes for almost perfect summer movie watching.
Comic-Con is here! The four-day long event that showcases the newest in entertainment and the best of the sci-fi and fantasy genres has a great deal of things happening, so here a few things to look forward to.
In regards to Wee Willie Walker, there's an old saying that comes up: "he's still got it!" Now, longtime soul and blues man is proving it with the release of his new album, "If Nothing Ever Changes," this weekend at the Minnesota Music Cafe.
