Scorching summer days call for frozen treats, and there are many top-tier ice-cream shops to choose from in the Twin Cities metro. Next time you’re weighing your options, consider this assessment of 10 shops classified as music genres. 

About an hour northeast of the Twin Cities lies a 50-acre open-air sculpture park near Taylors Falls where visitors can roam among modern art installed on rolling grassland. In addition to visual art, Franconia Sculpture Park also offers a film series and Music at Franconia.

With so many great concert series in Rochester, Minnesota, this summer, here’s a guide for places to eat, drink, and more before and after Down by the Riverside, forWARD Neighborhood Park Concerts, and the Global Music Series.

Here’s a selection of events — Beer Dabbler, All Pints North, food truck fests, and more — to snack and sip your way through summer.

Long before it became a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has been an important day of remembrance around the country. There's no shortage of Twin Cities festivities this year.

Throughout the summer, The Current will help you enjoy the best of the season with weekly guides to events, entertainment, and recreation in the Twin Cities.

Pride Weekend and the weeks leading up are loaded with excitement.

Here is a list of Minneapolis and St. Paul patios featuring frequent, and often free, live music this summer.

Plan ahead to attend big summer concerts, festivals, and series all summer long in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond.

Two years after Floyd’s tragic death, these events provide spaces for people to gather, mourn, and continue advocating for systemic change.