arts and culture

Is there anything better on a beautiful summer evening than enjoying live music al fresco with neighbors and friends, surrounded by excellent restaurants and fantastic ice cream? Probably not. And this isn’t just a nice idea—it’s an event that happens every Friday night in Edina, beginning June 10. The Performances on the Plaza music series started last summer, and after a tremendous first season, it’s back at Nolan Mains this summer. Read more about Performances on the Plaza Returns to Nolan Mains

The annual Edina Art Fair marks the unofficial beginning of summer for many residents in the Twin Cities. As the first large art fair of the season in Minnesota, it’s a way for attendees to get outside while enjoying fine art, music, food and shopping. For these and so many other reasons, this event was greatly missed the past two years when it was on a hiatus due to COVID-19. Read more about The Edina Art Fair Returns After a Two-Year Hiatus

Edina's Spencer Margaret had no experience or training in writing long-form fiction before beginning her first novel, "The Anchor House". Read more about Edina Author's First Book Brings Acclaim

William Kent Krueger's latest is a novel for those chilly nights. Read more about Escape on a Literary Adventure with 'This Tender Land'

Drone photographer Shane McCartney's advice for Images of Edina hopefuls is to "create, enjoy and fly on." Read more about Images of Edina: Photos from Home

We asked Kayla Maring to tell us about her photograph titled Fall Meets Winter. Read more about Images of Edina: Changing Seasons at Centennial Lakes Park

This year's theme was "Breaking Barriers," and Julianna Velgersdyk wrote a paper on Lorena Weeks, who fought gender discrimination in the '60s. Read more about Edina Student Takes 2nd at National History Day Competition

Minnesota author guides explorers to the Twin Cities’ most weird, wonderful and obscure attractions. Read more about Explore the 'Secret Twin Cities' in Local Author's New Book

"The Splendid and the Vile" is an amazing history of Great Britain’s preparation for, and endurance of, Germany’s air assault on their country, told by the diaries of the people who lived through it. Read more about Erik Larson's 'The Splendid and the Vile' Injects History with Humanity

Edina photographer Cynthia Dickinson captures beauty in the natural world. Read more about Local Artist's Work is Pretty as a Picture