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On May 10, police shot and killed 22-year-old Terrance "Mookie" Franklin, after a chase through South Minneapolis ended with multiple police officers, a police dog, and Franklin in a basement laundry room. Two police officers also suffered gunshot wounds. Half an hour after Franklin was shot, motorcyclist Ivan Romero Olivares died in a collision with a police vehicle that was rushing to the scene.

St. Anthony Park Arts Festival. Heartwood Festival. Art in the Hollow. St. Paul is full of celebrations of the arts this weekend, and we want your photos to show how great they look! 

It's easy. Just snap your photos and Tweet or Instagram them with the hashtag for the festival:

Admittedly, I was trying to be provocative when I titled a recent blog post "Does It Matter That No One Gives a Shit About Classical Music Any More?" Even so, I was surprised at the intensity of the response from Tangential readers, many of who were furious with me for dismissing the many people who do care about classical music—and for suggesting that the Minnesota Orchestra, now poised to enter year two of its hiatus due to a labor dispute—is not much missed.

Earlier this month, when many people were welcoming spring by celebrating Cinco de Mayo, others in Minnesota were celebrating Fasika, or the Ethiopian Easter. For this month’s stop on the tour Around the World in the Twin Cities, we headed across the Atlantic to Africa by visiting the Ethiopian restaurant Fasika at 510 North Snelling Avenue in St. Paul.