Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

The American Swedish Institute announced its upcoming 2027 exhibition Into the Mist, alongside other projects such as one exploring trolls and their realms and another showing a wide range of photography work. Into the Mist, running from Feb. 13 to Oct. 31, 2027, explores Swedish folkloric and supernatural worlds that include creatures such as trolls, werewolves, and lake monsters in an effort to understand the scary and unknown.

A new exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum, ‘Merciless’: Indigenous Lands Since 1776, celebrates Native resistance and futurity, with a critical examination of the Declaration of Independence and an active exploration of the enduring relationships between Indigenous communities and the land: Bde Óta Othúŋwe, or Minneapolis. Deep, sustained connections with ancestry and the earth enrich each of the installations by Natchez Beaulieu, Marlena Myles, and Missy Whiteman.

Looking out onto Cedar Lake from under its distinctly low-pitched roof, a residential home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright just hit the Twin Cities real-estate market. The rare opportunity to own one of Wright’s singular creations of interior space is priced at $2.5 million and listed by Stickney Real Estate, a brokerage branch of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury based in Wayzata. With Wright’s refined sense for serenity and deference to natural light, the Frieda and Henry J.

Good Sport, a new movie homegrown and nurtured in Minnesota, has been cascading through the local movie scene, and is now hitting streaming services. The film centers around Patrick, a divorced basketball coach of his son’s team who is trying to get through one morning without letting the temperamental helicopter parents, the loud-mouth opposing coach, and his own sense of failure get to him.

The Paperback Exchange, a south Minneapolis bookstore that closed after a water main break flooded the building in February 2025, is set to return in spring 2027 in a new homey (literally) location at 5000 Oliver Ave. S.—just a block away from the original location at W 50th St. and Penn Ave. Co-owner of the Paperback Exchange Andy Hersey said it’s exciting and a relief to have secured the new location. The shop has been doing small pop-up book events after the flood.

Wvery August, a group of University of Minnesota friends returns to a cabin near Knife River, where an annual paella weekend has brought them together for 16 years. The tradition traces its roots to architecture school, when classmates started a dinner club to stay connected after graduation.

The modern event venue has a lot more to do than simply hold tables and a dance floor. Today’s hosts are looking for spaces with a point of view—places with enough character to hold their own. Across the Twin Cities, a new crop of venues is answering the call, transforming historic landmarks, breathing new life into familiar buildings, and creating new ways to gather. Consider these the spots poised to shape the next chapter of special gatherings and celebrations in the metro.

Espresso carts, camper bars, boba stations, and custom cocktail programs put a fresh pour on event hospitality. Create a pop-up moment at your next party for the added detail you didn’t know you needed. Here are a few to get your ideas flowing. Before the champagne toast, consider an espresso shot. The Annabelle House Coffee Cart has your caffeine needs covered.

Each month, we're rounding up the latest local music that's been on repeat. Follow our Spotify playlist to keep up with new music releases from Minnesota. “Hey Big Dipper” by Humbird Folk artist Humbird’s “Hey Big Dipper,” off the new album Morning When It Comes, is gentle and finely tuned, shifting between stars and the grounded reality of feeling lost, turning the night sky into a guide and confidant.

On a trip to San Francisco two years ago, the cars seemed to be swarming everywhere, but nobody was driving them. I happened to be in the city shortly after the self-driving car company Waymo opened its app to the public. The sleek white electric vehicles glided through busy intersections, merged into traffic without hesitation, and quietly navigated chaotic urban streets and tight turns.