Arts

Theater

  • What’s playing where, plus interviews with performers and theater scene pros

    Here and There and Everywhere
    Visually stunning but executionally disheartening, Heart of the Beast’s annual Puppet Lab theater had its heart in the right place but needed more finesse

Museums & Galleries

  • News from the places art calls home.

    Much Ado About Nothing
    Oddball museums abound in Minnesota. Here are four that are worth the visit -- or maybe not

Music

  • Concert calendars, show reviews, interviews and free mp3 downloads

    Sober and Still Performing
    Former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty talks about sobriety, Soul Coughing, and his new book, "The Book of Drugs"

Literature

  • Book reviews, author interviews and classics worth revisiting

    Spring Reads
    New releases from local publishers -- and a few not-so-local options -- to help you fill your bookshelves this spring

Design

  • The stories behind local architecture and interior design

    The Right PLACE
    Minneapolis-based design firm, PLACE, on a mission to create sustainable, community-focused artist housing

The Commission

  • Local art made exclusively for METRO

    The Commission: Joseph Rizzo
    Artist Joseph Rizzo talks about March's Commission, "Heavy," how his color blindness impacts his work, and what it’s like to work with students who have autism

Visual Arts

  • From illustrators to painters to print makers, the best in visual art from around the Twin Cities.

    On the Verge
    Art(ists) on the Verge showcases the work of five up-and-coming Minnesota artists, and explores the intersection between art and technology

Film

  • What’s new in the Twin Cities film scene, from the microcinema to the multiplex

    Best In Show
    Spazz Dad spends the day at the movie theatre taking in Oscar-nominated pictures, and leaves smelling like a pair of sweaty feet

Dance

  • Find performances and dance scene news

    On the Clock
    Challenging and unpredictable, Bill Jones' Story/Time at the Walker Art Center is another exercise in viewership

Giving