In Twin Cities arts events this weekend: Nur-D performs with the Minnesota Orchestra; Pangea opens its modern adaptation of “Hecuba”; an open-mic night for BIPOC youth; and an Afrobeats dance party at the Cedar. By Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

Dance takes center stage at this year’s St. Paul Art Crawl. By Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

U of M students staged a die-in and rally Wednesday to support Palestine, and vowed to continue their efforts. By Myah Goff and Katrina Pross sahanjournal.com/democracy-poli…

Can you hear your heartbeat? Vietnamese American choreographer debuts film on finding stillness. By Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

Cinco de Mayo celebrations will include Mexican cuisine, live music, lowrider car shows, and bachata dance parties. By Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

Shout out to the embedded, engaged, and diligent journalists across media spaces who often do critical work that falls outside dominate trends in national coverage. theconversation.com/media-coverage…

Musician Kiran Ahluwalia, who has collaborated with Tinariwen, among others, brings her Indian-West African fusion to the Cedar this weekend. Story by Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

Qeej players take center stage at RiverCentre; soul acts perform at U.S. Bank Stadium; and the Red Eye features “Works-in-Progress” this weekend. Written by Myah Goff Read this weekend's arts guide: sahanjournal.com/?p=56321

BdotCroc, Maria Isa perform at St. Paul Pride; Katha Dance premieres a river odyssey; and Amez Dance explores Black families at the Southern Theater this weekend. Written by Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

St. Paul artist Lady Midnight is mining new terrain with a new album and a virtual reality film, shot in the Twin Cities. By Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/?p=57350

As COVID funds dry up, can the music at a St. Paul magnet school continue? by Becky Zosia Dernbach sahanjournal.com/education/st-p…

The Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul is holding an open house to showcase an 800-square-foot expansion of its gift shop and museum. Written by Myah Goff. Photos by Dymanh Chhoun. sahanjournal.com/?p=57912

The founder of local arts group Afoutayi empowers Minnesota’s Haitian community to reconnect with their roots through music, dance, and cultural education. Written by Myah Goff. Photo by Aaron Nesheim. sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

An earthquake brought Djenane Saint Juste to Minnesota where she’s built a life teaching Haitian dance Read more here: sahanjournal.com/culture-commun…

Pangea World Theater’s Chilean-inspired thriller follows a woman’s pursuit of justice in a post-dictatorship society. Written by Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/t…

This weekend in the Cities: Emerging artists explore grief, ghost stories, and queer liberation at Pillsbury House; Indigenous visual arts show at All My Relations Arts celebrates powwow culture and exhibits at Soo Visual Arts Center explore Islamic faith. By Myah Goff

Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces while engaging youth and elders through storytelling. Written by Myah Goff sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/m…

I spent a year visiting with a middle school class of new immigrant students, as national politics took an anti-immigrant turn. Here's their story. sahanjournal.com/education/immi…