October 23, 2026

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6 Queer Artists We Can’t Get Enough Of

Oil on velvet, Ojibwe zines, textile collage and a self-designed tarot deck. Harper Steinbach on six Minnesota artists worth following, and what to buy from each.

By Harper Steinbach

Five performers in white, yellow and gold costumes strike heart-shaped poses in front of a bright blue screen in Head Over Heels.
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Inside Head Over Heels: MMT Brings the Go-Go’s to LUSH

Minneapolis Musical Theatre’s Andrew Newman on turning a 16th-century romance into a Go-Go’s jukebox musical, and fitting 13 cast members on a drag stage. Through Oct. 10.

By Andy Lien

Lizzie The Rock Musical. Photo by Bruce Silcox2
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October Stage & Scene

Nine can’t-miss theater openings and one museum exhibit hitting Minneapolis and St. Paul this October.

By Shane Lueck

Black and white 1977 portrait of Dolly Parton in a denim shirt and hoop earrings, looking off to the side, with the words Remembering Dolly Parton 1946 to 2026 beside her
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Dolly Parton told us who she was, one song at a time

Parton shared her life story through music. We explore five songs that help us understand her and the values she held closest.

By Abby Johnston, The 19th

The cover of Reclamation by Cindy Mundahl, an asexual and aromantic memoir, on a purple field.
Arts & Entertainment

An Excerpt From Cindy Mundahl’s Reclamation: An Asexual and Aromantic Journey to Wholeness

In this excerpt from her memoir, Cindy Mundahl traces how years of chasing romantic love gave way to a self-defined understanding of family, intimacy, and asexuality.

By Cindy Mundahl

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Pornstache

A box of his husband’s old Boston photos sends Bill Lund on a loving tour of the pornstache, from Tom Selleck to Pedro Pascal.

By Bill Lund

A performer in a purple gown and a tall feathered hat stands at the edge of a dark stage.
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The Tease Goes On

Twin Cities burlesque has been turning up the heat for more than 25 years, and its legends aren’t passing the torch. They’re sharing the stage.

By Shane Lueck

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Upcoming events

Indecent poster from Theater Latté Da: an illustrated typewriter and violin on stacked suitcases in rising water, with the tagline The true story of a little Jewish play

Indecent

Sep 16 to Oct 25
Lizzie The Rock Musical poster at Open Eye, October 1 to November 1 2026, a Victorian punk homage to Lizzie Borden

Lizzie: The Rock Musical

Oct 1 to Nov 1

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Covering this beat

E.B. Boatner
E.B. BoatnerBooks, theater and sport, reported and photographed
Shane Lueck
Shane LueckTheater, burlesque and LGBTQ+ arts and culture
Andy Lien
Andy Lien
Nell Gelhaus
Nell Gelhaus
Bill Lund
Bill LundPersonal essays on queer memory and everyday life
Brett Burger
Brett Burger
Cindy Mundahl
Cindy MundahlIdentity, faith and the long work of knowing yourself
Harper Steinbach
Harper SteinbachTwin Cities queer artists, makers and the scenes around them

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Q-Thursdays: The Big Launch. Thursday Nov 5 at Park Tavern, 3401 Louisiana Ave S, St Louis Park. Free to attend, cash bar, light appetizers, prize drawings.
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