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A bright holiday tradition in downtown Minneapolis is nearing the end of the road. The Holidazzle parades have been running down Nicollet Mall since 1992 – the year Mall of America opened in Bloomington -- with new competition for downtown retailers.
The announcement was made back in February, but We Day is finally here in Minnesota. About 18,000 kids from 400 schools will hit Xcel Energy Center Tuesday in a celebration of volunteering geared towards changing the world.
We Day Minnesota is just a day away. Special guests from around the world are making their way to Minnesota for our first ever We Day. Thousands of Minnesota students will pack Xcel Energy Center Tuesday for the star-studded event.
If you're searching for something a little smaller-scale or niche than "Gravity" (which you should still totally see if you haven't already, because it's easily one of the year's greatest movies), here are this week's other best movie bets around town.
A newly discovered actor from Minneapolis is already getting some Oscar buzz, even though his movie hasn't opened in local theaters yet. Captain Phillips tells the true-life story about a band of Somali pirates who overtook an American cargo ship in 2009.
Prince put on a quite a show at his Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen on Saturday night, to hear the reviews from fans outside afterward. The concertgoers said that Prince took to the stage for about two hours and played songs that weren't necessarily limited to greatest hits.
As the shutdown of the federal government went into its sixth day, "Saturday Night Live" took a shot at Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachman. Show host Miley Cyrus performed a parody of her song "We Can't Stop" in character as Bachmann.
Drama, appreciation and sadness played a part in Saturday night's final performance for the Minnesota Orchestra with its famed conductor at the helm. Osmo Vänskä's 10-year tenure as director of the Minn. Orchestra ended at the University of Minnesota's Ted Mann Concert Hall, where he received a standing ovation when he first walked out on stage in the final of three farewell performances. Vänskä resigned from the orchestra on Tuesday, more than one year after his musicians went on strike in protest of management's deep pay cuts in the wake of major building renovations.
A new walking tour highlights some of Stillwater's best restaurants and specialty stores – it's called Foodies on Foot. Typically, the guides showcase six locales per tour, always changing up the meals and venues.
Two other fellow Twin Cities movie critics who screened "Gravity" with me a few weeks ago went to the second press screening last week. I cannot wait to see it a second time myself.
Actors and musicians will present a walking theater production in downtown Granite Falls on Friday night. The production will highlight the history of Granite Falls' Main Street and the western Minnesota town's "Saturday Nights" of the 1940s and `50s.
Former Minnesota Orchestra conductor Osmo Vanska is returning to the stage to lead his former musicians in what amounts to a pair of farewell concerts. Vanska quit his post earlier this week over the extended lockout that has idled the orchestra for more than a year.
Will Prince play at Paisley Park on Saturday? Well, nothing is straightforward when you're talking about Prince, but the answer is…probably. He released a video on YouTube Thursday, saying New Power Generation, which is one of his bands, will play Saturday night at his Paisley Park Studio in Chanhassen.
It's watched by millions of television viewers each week -- a show featuring a family of camouflage-clad characters and their ZZ Top theme song. A & E's Duck Dynasty is a reality TV series like no other.
Military Times Edge magazine has named St. Paul's McNally Smith College of Music one of the best colleges for veterans.
