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One of many things we thought we’d lost forever during the Minnesota Orchestra lockout was the chance for Osmo Vänskä and the musicians to complete their Sibelius Symphonies recordings for Sweden’s BIS label. Recording sessions originally scheduled for...

ALA Midwinter attendees waiting for the show floor to open Photo credit: Meredith Schwartz In spite of intermittent rain, the mild temperatures of Atlanta, GA, made it a welcome destination for the 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting...

August 5 135: Betar fell to the Romans 1100: Henry I is crowned King of England at Westminster Abby. During Henry’s reign the first attempts were made to introduce the continental principle - that all Jews were the king's property.  Under King Henry...

As part of her ongoing efforts to inspire and engage teens, young adult author A.S. King has recently partnered with school and public libraries in four communities for multi-generational reads of her novels. The resulting experiences and conversations...

It’s Friday night in the house that Keillor built. That would be the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota—home to A Prairie Home Companion. This is the spot from which Garrison Keillor brings the rest of the country a slice of Minnesota every Saturday...