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View this email as a web page May 13, 2021 There's a chance for some showers Friday, but the potential for warm weather is too good to pass up. We've got the fishing opener, dance parties from Rock the Cradle and more to explore.   Rock the Cradle 2021: a Saturday-morning video series Starting Saturday, May 15, join The Current with extra special weekends as they bring Rock the Cradle straight to your home. Artists include Koo Koo Kanga Roo, House of Dance, Gaby Moreno, Elena Moon Park, SaulPaul, Nur-D, Annie Humphrey, Siama's Congo Roots and Gaelynn Lea. Find more at The Current. Art Hounds: New work that highlights Yiddish poetry and Asian American voices This week, check out a world premiere by composer Anat Spiegel that sets Yiddish poetry to music; the Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art celebrates its first student show in Duluth; and Theater Mu's Un(Scene) short plays festival tackles violence against Asian Americans. Twins set July 5 for full capacity return to Target Field Team executives on Thursday announced their plan to return to full capacity as state COVID-19 restrictions recede. They'll be taking a couple steps to reach that goal, after beginning the season with a pandemic cap of 10,000 fans in the stadium that holds nearly 40,000 people. Catch, click, release: Fishing tournaments going virtual When Otter Tail County opens Minnesota's fishing season by hosting the 73rd annual Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener this weekend, some aspects will look a lot like past years. But anglers won't have to make the drive to Otter Tail County to join this year's festivities. They won't even have to own a boat. All they need is a fishing rod and a smart phone. Read this 'totally gripping' novel set in Nazi-occupied Norway This week's Ask a Bookseller pick is a historical novel set during World War II in Nazi-occupied Norway. The novel is "White Shadow" by Roy Jacobsen, translated from Norwegian by Don Bartlett and Don Shaw and recommended by Lesley Rains of City of Asylum Bookstore in Pittsburgh. Minnesota geologists identify rare meteorite impact site in Dakota County Share this story with your favorite science enthusiast! An area around Inver Grove Heights, Minn., is the site of an ancient meteorite crash, according to recent analysis by the Minnesota Geological Survey. Support the journalism you trust It's the Spring Member Drive here at MPR News. All the headlines, guides, analysis, community conversation, and storytelling that you find here is made possible because of member support. Donate todayto keep the news that nearly one million Minnesotans rely on free of barriers and accessible to all. In Focus: George Floyd's Legacy and Impact A year after George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked calls for racial justice around the world, his memory is being kept alive through memorial sites, creative expression, proposed policy changes and community aid work. On May 26 at noon, MPR News host Angela Davis will lead our latest In Focus conversation with community leaders, memory keepers and activists working to preserve and maintain George Floyd's impact and legacy in our Minnesota communities and beyond. Register here. Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101