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Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

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Long time no see! Good morning or afternoon or whenever your reading this. I hope you took my advice and finished you Halloween costumes, because it’s about to be a long weekend with daylight savings. In preparation for Hallo-weekend, read some of our A&E articles before going too crazy!

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In the Spotlight

Guests gathered by the stage after the show to take photos in front of a creepy backdrop of candles and Halloween decorations. | Photo by Maddie Mullikin, MN Daily

Candlelight Concert draws guests into the world of classical music

by Maddie Mullikin | Reporter | Published Oct. 27, 2025

The warm glow of dozens of candles illuminated the stairway leading to the Granada Theater, as guests dressed in classy attire or more casually clothed filled nearly every seat of the historic venue. 

The uptown Minneapolis theater hosted its “Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics” concert last Thursday evening. 

Candlelight, “a classical music concert made for everyone,” is a series of live performances produced by Fever and can be found in over 150 cities globally. Candlelight’s mission is to draw a range of audiences into the world of classical music by creating an elevated experience with ballet duets, jazz bands, pianists, orchestras and more who perform music the audience can connect with. 

 

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Arts & Entertainment News

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Drag Brunch: A celebration of community

By Ziggy Keairns | Reporter

Drag performers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans packed the Union Rooftop for a high-energy brunch performance full of costumes, cartwheels and community.

Vintage Fall Crawl connects shoppers and women-ownded stores across the Twin Cities

By Jingyuan Liu and Emma Vasa | Reporters

Local shop owners celebrate fashion and creativity through the annual citywide vintage crawl this October.

Lizzie Borden slashes her way to center stage in Open Eye Theatre’s ‘Lizzie: The Rock Musical’

By Emma Vasa | Reporter

Until Nov. 8, Open Eye Theatre guests can dive into the Borden family true crime story through an inventive and witty theatre production.

 

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Soundoff

The desk members’ go-to Fall or Halloween movie:

Sophia Arndt - Practical Magic
Emma Vasa - Coraline
Ziggy Keairns - Scream
Maddie Mullikin - Halloweentown
Abbey Mulcahy - Dead Poets Society

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