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Whoopi Goldberg to join Guthrie anniversary gala

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has joined the artist lineup for the Guthrie Theater's 50th anniversary celebration. Goldberg will appear in "BEHOLD: A Gala Performance" on June 22...

entertainment / theater Tue, May 07, 2013 - 9:50am

Justin Timberlake performs at the MasterCard Priceless Premieres concert on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in New York. Timberlake will be at the Fargo Dome on Feb. 7. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Justin Timberlake to play Fargo show

FARGO – Pop star Justin Timberlake will bring “SexyBack” to the Fargodome on Feb. 7. The Fargodome announced the show Monday morning, but did not release ticket information. The Fargodome...

entertainment / music Mon, May 06, 2013 - 9:50pm

This TV publicity image released by Fox shows police officers in Hillsborough, Fla., interrogating two occupants of a car for suspicious drug activity in the "Liar Liar #6" episode of "COPS." The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years to move to the Spike network. The cable network aimed at young male viewers said Monday, May 6, 2013, it will begin airing episodes in September. (AP Photo/Fox) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Fox's 'Cops' leaving network after 25 years

NEW YORK (AP) — The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years to move to the Spike network. The cable network aimed at young male viewers...

entertainment Mon, May 06, 2013 - 12:45pm

In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, Justin Bieber performs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has become the hit of his concert Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Dubai. Mobile phone video popped up across the Web on Monday showing a male fan rushing toward the 19-year-old performer. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Invision/AP, File) Copyright 2012, The Associated Press

Bieber bumped in onstage scuffle in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue...

entertainment / music Mon, May 06, 2013 - 12:26pm

Steven Tyler of the famed Aerosmith rock band is mobbed by reporters as he makes his way to his waiting van upon arrival from Melbourne Sunday May 5, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Tyler and his entourage are here as part of their band's world tour concert. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Aerosmith in Manila for first Southeast Asia show

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Members of the American rock band Aerosmith have arrived in Manila for their first ever concert in Southeast Asia. Lead vocalist Steven Tyler told journalists jostling...

entertainment / music Mon, May 06, 2013 - 12:17pm

This April 15, 2013 file photo shows actress and musician Sarah Brightman in New York. Brightman plans on becoming the first recording artist to venture into space en route for the International Space Station sometime in the next two years. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File) Copyright 2013 Associated Press

Sarah Brightman plans on upcoming space journey

NEW YORK (AP) — If you called Sarah Brightman a space cadet, it would probably make her smile. That's because she plans on becoming the first recording artist to venture...

entertainment / music Mon, May 06, 2013 - 12:15pm

Pioneer Previews for May 5: BSO tackles Brahms for final concert

BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, with the Bemidji Chorale and Bemidji State University Choir, will take the stage at 3 p.m. today for the long-awaited and anticipated Brahms’ "German...

entertainment Sun, May 05, 2013 - 12:38am

Dick Hensold plays his Northumbrian smallpipes Tuesday while rehearsing with Andrea Beaton at his home in St. Pauly. Hensold is an internationally renowned Northumbrian pipe soloist, composer and teacher. Jeffrey Thompson | MPR Photo

Entertainment: Piper plays Celtic music around Minnesota

ST. PAUL — As a bagpipe player, Dick Hensold can deliver the piercing wail of the Scottish Highland Pipes, a sound many are familiar with. But his specialty is the...

entertainment / music Sun, May 05, 2013 - 12:21am

This Oct. 30, 2012 file photo shows Nicki Minaj performing at the O2 in London. Minaj and her mentor, Lil Wayne, will join forces for a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, to be presented in Las Vegas on May 19. Billboard announced additional performers Thursday. They include Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Ed Sheeran, David Guetta, Akon, Ne-Yo and Icona Pop. (Photo by Mark Allan/Invision/AP, file) Copyright 2012, The Associated Press

Minaj, Chris Brown to perform at Billboard Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Nicki Minaj and her mentor, Lil Wayne, will join forces for a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, to be presented May 19 in Las Vegas...

entertainment / music Thu, May 02, 2013 - 11:31am

Cheryl Winnett is creating props for a play at Horace May Elementary this spring. Patt Rall | Bemidji Pioneer

Winnett is a mastermind of props, production design

BEMIDJI — Cheryl Winnett cherishes life’s textures with a curious "can-do" attitude and a mind that looks at challenges with the eye of an engineer. A few years back, Winnett...

entertainment / theater Thu, May 02, 2013 - 12:41am

This April 13, 2013 file photo shows Keith Richards performing at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Keith Richards says he doesn't own an iPod.The 69-year-old believes music lovers are “all being short-changed” with the sound that comes out of an iPod, launched in 2001. The Rolling Stones' “50 & Counting Tour” kicks off Friday in Los Angeles. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Keith Richards: I don't own an iPod

NEW YORK (AP) — He's rock royalty and likes to keep it old-school: Keith Richards says he doesn't own an iPod. The Rolling Stones guitarist says he isn't a fan...

entertainment / music Wed, May 01, 2013 - 3:25pm

Randy Jackson and Rebbie Jackson, background right, brother and sister of late pop star Michael Jackson, arrive at a courthouse for Katherine Jackson's lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live in Los Angeles, Monday, April 29, 2013. An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother says AEG Live owed it to the pop superstar to properly investigate the doctor held criminally responsible for his death. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Opening statements begin in Jackson death trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Concert giant AEG Live failed in its duty to properly investigate the doctor who treated Michael Jackson because it was concerned about its own fortunes, an...

entertainment / music Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 2:58pm

This file theater image released by The Hartman Group shows the cast during a performance of "Hands on a Hard Body," at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in New York and featuring songs co-written by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Chad Batka, File) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Drama Desk Award nominations are unveiled

NEW YORK (AP) — The off-Broadway show "Giant" and the quickly shuttered Broadway musical "Hands on a Hardbody" lead the Drama Desk nomination race this season, with the British import...

entertainment / theater Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 2:56pm

In this photo taken, Saturday, April 27, 2013, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, left, signs autographs during a book launch of her new book 'Americanah', in Lagos, Nigeria. Modern life in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, has become almost a character itself in novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new book, "Americanah." Within its pages, one catches self-acknowledged glimpses of the writer herself, who shot to fame with her previous novel. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Adichie focuses on Nigeria's present for new novel

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The traffic is there, grinding life to a halt as the middle class pound out messages on BlackBerry mobile phones and worry about Facebook. The heat,...

entertainment / writing Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 11:27am

Helen Mirren winner of Best Actress Award for The Audience in the press room at the Olivier Awards 2013 at the Royal opera House in London on Sunday, April 28th, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Helen Mirren reigns at London's Olivier awards

LONDON (AP) — Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the London stage at the Olivier Awards Sunday, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the...

entertainment / theater Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 11:23am

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