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This April 21, 2013 file photo shows actor Matthew McConaughey at the premiere of "Mud" hosted by The Cinema Society with FIJI Water & Levi's at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. McConaughey stars in the film with Reese Witherspoon. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Matthew McConaughey says he's listened to critics

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew McConaughey, who's getting praise from critics for his role in the new movie "Mud," says he's found a way to make negative reviews a positive...

entertainment Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 12:54pm

‘First City Brawl’ event planned

BEMIDJI – GenX MMA Productions will host the mixed martial arts event “First City Brawl” at 7:30 p.m. July 6 at the Sanford Center. Tickets go on sale at 10...

entertainment Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 11:32am

In this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo, George Jones is shown in Nashville, Tenn. Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died. He was 81. Jones died Friday, April 26, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure, according to his publicist Kirt Webster. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving...

entertainment / music Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 9:53am

Bemidji State University vocal students, from left, Amanda Boring, Luke Barnard and Amber Joel rehearse a scene from the opera “Dido and Aeneas,” which opens today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage in Bangsberg Hall. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

BSU students to perform opera ‘Dido and Aeneas’

BEMIDJI — Sometimes, love does not conquer all. Today and Saturday, Bemidji audiences will hear two young singers from Bemidji State University attest to that as they give their own...

entertainment / theater Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 9:13am

Second City’s ‘Laughing Matters’ comes to Bemidji

BEMIDJI – Sketches, music and improvisational comedy comes to Bemidji today. Second City’s "Laughing Matters" performance will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Sanford Center as entertainment for the Rotary...

entertainment Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 12:27am

This Tuesday April 23, 2013, photo from files shows singer Justin Bieber boarding his tour bus outside Grand Hotel where Bieber was staying during his concerts in Stockholm, Sweden. Swedish police said on Thursday they found drugs on Bieber's tour bus in Stockholm, but had no suspects and were unlikely to pursue the case further. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Leo Sellen, File) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Swedish police find drugs on Bieber tour bus

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The latest chapter in Justin Bieber's European tour escapade was added Thursday when Swedish police said they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop...

entertainment / music Thu, Apr 25, 2013 - 10:28am

This image provided by Christie's shows N.C. Wyeth's 1938 "Norry Seavey Hauling Traps Off Blubber Island," an oil on Masonite that is estimated to fetch $300,000-500,000 when it will be sold at auction by Christie's in New York. The sale on May 23, 2013 includes 13 works by N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth. (AP Photo/Christie's) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

3 generations of Wyeths coming to auction

NEW YORK (AP) — American realist painter Andrew Wyeth left an indelible impression on Eric Sambol after a museum class trip in the 1970s. Many years later, the New Jersey...

entertainment / art Thu, Apr 25, 2013 - 10:26am

Richard Bausch wins $30,000 story prize

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country's top short story writers has won a $30,000 prize. Richard Bausch, author of eight story collections and winner of numerous other honors,...

entertainment / writing Thu, Apr 25, 2013 - 10:24am

Thai censors overturn ban on film about border row

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's film censors have overturned a ban on a documentary about the country's long-running border conflict with Cambodia after initially saying the content was a threat to...

entertainment Thu, Apr 25, 2013 - 10:23am

In a Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 file photo, Beyonce sits courtside before the NBA All-Star basketball game, in Houston. Red-carpet arrivals of celebrities such as Beyonce and Rooney Mara at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit on May 6, 2013 will be streamed live on Vogue.com. Beyonce is billed as the event's honorary chairwoman. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Hilary Rhoda hosting glittery Met Gala red carpet

NEW YORK (AP) — Red-carpet arrivals of celebrities such as Beyonce and Rooney Mara at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit in New York City will be streamed...

entertainment Thu, Apr 25, 2013 - 10:22am

Cate and Al Belleveau, 2013 Friends of the Arts, have been involved in theater and art in the Bemidji area for many years. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Friends of the Arts: Belleveaus honored for contributions

BEMIDJI — It would be difficult to ferret out a spot in town without finding the fingerprints from one or the other of this year’s Friends of the Arts. Their...

entertainment Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 11:47pm

People’s Choice winner

Kali Benson was the winner of the Bemidji Community Art Center People’s Choice Award for her mixed media piece titled “Age.” She is a sophomore at TrekNorth. View Benson’s and...

entertainment / art Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 11:32pm

Amazon.com's most well-read city: Alexandria, Va.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexandria, Va., and Knoxville, Tenn., are cities for readers, if not always the kinds of books your parents wanted you to read. Alexandria and Knoxville ranked...

entertainment / writing Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 3:03pm

This April 20 photo shows Neil Diamond singing "Sweet Caroline" in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston. Sales for Neil Diamond's “Sweet Caroline” are up by 597 percent a week after the tune has become a source of comfort following bombings in Boston last week. The song is a staple of Boston Red Sox games. Nielsen SoundScan said Wednesday that it sold 19,000 tracks this week. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file) Copyright 2013 Associated Press.

Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' sales up after bombings

NEW YORK (AP) — Sales for Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" are up by 597 percent a week after the tune became a source of comfort following the explosions at the...

entertainment / music Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 3:01pm

This April 14, 2013 file photo shows singer Ke$ha at the MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, Calif. Ke$ha's show, “Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life” debuted Tuesday, April 23, on MTV. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Ke$ha Kardashian? Pop singer heads to reality land

NEW YORK (AP) — Ke$ha Kardashian? Not quite. The wild and playful pop star is a huge fan of the swarm of Kardashian reality shows, but says her new series...

entertainment Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 2:58pm

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