Out + About Features

How hundreds of “citizen scientists” are helping experts understand humanity’s impact on the birds in your backyard. The good news: It’s not all bad. 

August's top events indexed according to taste.

Make the six-hour drive to Door County and discover an entirely different North Shore, including expansive beaches, thick forests, lush prairies, and high cliffs overlooking Lake Michigan.

Grab your binoculars and check out these popular spots to bird watch in Minneapolis-St.Paul.

Mill City Opera mounts a short, humorous Pagliacci in the museum’s open courtyard.

Rose Colored Glass, a new exhibition at the Nash Gallery, presents work brimming with optimism.

Raye Birk and Peter Michael Goetz reunite in the Guthrie’s version of The Sunshine Boys.

Theater Wu gives Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods an Asian twist.

Wilderness programs in local public schools unplug city kids from their devices and plug them into the joys of nature.

A 12-hour photo essay of how the Twin Cities comes alive after 6 p.m. 

Head deep into the country, off well-traveled routes, for a restful, rustic retreat on a real-life farm in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

You can have an aces-high vacation at one of Minnesota’s many casinos even if you don’t know doubling down from a double espresso.

More than fifty beautiful photos of our favorite places to eat, drink, shop, and enjoy summer in the Twin Cities.

There's lots to drink, eat, shop, and play around the Twin Cities lakes. With water everywhere, here's 105 ways to do summer with a splash.

July's top events indexed according to taste.

Masterpieces from the 1934 Public Works of Art Project are on display in St. Paul. 

Rembrandt in America at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts offers a unique opportunity to observe the evolution of the famous artist, his art, and his imitators.

Steven Tyler and Co. kick off their summer Global Warming Tour at Target Center on June 16, and there are plenty of reasons to get excited about it.

Live Nation’s River’s Edge Music Festival is the first step in a five-year effort to give the Twin Cities its own Lollapalooza.

Michael Frayn’s Noises Off  at the Jungle Theater is the definitive backstage comedy. It’s also a riotous farce, perfect for a summer night out.

Theatre Pro Rata presents a fast-paced romp through presidential history.

June's top events indexed according to taste.

Follow along with food and dining editor Stephanie March as she chats with guests at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s 40th Anniversary Party at the 2012 ASID Showcase Home at Lake of the Isles.

The challenges the Minnesota Zoo faced with the dolphin exhibit in the weeks leading up to the announcement that it will no longer exhibit dolphins at Discovery Bay.

Playwright Kira Obolensky adapts a scary story from her childhood.