This Fourth of July weekend, our music critic breaks down the best concert venues in town and takes us backstage at a Dylan concert. We’ll tell you where to stay cool with cotton candy-topped beverages and help you find a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard route through the Twin Cities’ most interesting waters. 

 

Read more about the best concert venues, gourmet cotton candy, and paddling urban lakes and rivers. 

 

This week our reporters are music critic Jon Bream, food and drink reporter Joy Summers, and built environment reporter Greta Kaul. 

 

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This Fourth of July weekend, our music critic breaks down the best concert venues in town and takes us backstage at a Dylan concert. We&rsquo;ll tell you where to stay cool with cotton candy-topped beverages and help you find a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard route through the Twin Cities&rsquo; most interesting waters.&nbsp;
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Read more about the <a href="https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-music-venues/601314159?utm_source=gift">best concert venues</a>, <a href="https://www.startribune.com/the-5-best-things-our-food-writers-ate-this-week/601241003?utm_source=gift">gourmet cotton candy</a>, and <a href="https://www.startribune.com/canoe-kayak-paddleboard-minnesota-twin-cities-metro-paddling-guide/601346521?utm_source=gift">paddling urban lakes and rivers</a>.&nbsp;
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This week our reporters are music critic <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/jon-bream/8660039">Jon Bream</a>, food and drink reporter <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/joy-summers/8641580">Joy Summers</a>, and built environment reporter <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/greta-kaul/11139597">Greta Kaul</a>.&nbsp;
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You can follow Aaron Brown on <a href="https://x.com/minnesotabrown?lang=en">X</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/minnesotabrown.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/minnesotabrown">Facebook</a> at @minnesotabrown.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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To support &ldquo;Worth It&rdquo; and the important work of the Minnesota Star Tribune, subscribe today by visiting <a href="http://startribune.com/WorthItToSubscribe">Startribune.com/WorthItToSubscribe</a>.
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There&rsquo;s a reason compasses always point north. The North Star State is the land of 10,000 possibilities. That&rsquo;s where the Minnesota Star Tribune comes in. Each week, the people who know our state inside and out will reach into the spaces you might not know to share the stories worth your attention, the places worth a look, the events worth your time &ndash; and money. We&rsquo;re cutting a path through the woods. Come follow us.