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Dan Savage is not afraid to stir things up. The sex-advice columnist, author, LGBTQ activist, and founder of the iconic It Gets Better Project just released his latest book, American Savage (Penguin Group), a collection of essays combining his completely unfiltered outlook on relationships, religion, politics, and, of course, sex. In classic Savage fashion, the book touches on everything from... Read more about this event >>
Make all the jokes you want about the climate differences between Kingston and Minneapolis, but the cultural ones aren't as hard to reconcile. The aptly dubbed Lynval "Golden Voice" Jackson and his band have been a welcome and frequent presence in Twin Cities clubs for years now, and they're serious about the bonafides in their name. We're not just talking the international aspect -- other... Read more about this event >>
This summer, local literary magazine Paper Darts has corralled over 25 Twin Cities organizations to collaborate on a pop-up installation, dubbed "A Storefront for Storytellers." Paper Darts doesn't have a permanent residence, so the ongoing event will work as an experiment on what happens when there's a home base for local groups to get together and interact. Their almost two-month stint at... Read more about this event >>
To attain proper hipster status, one must practice the three B's: beards, beer, and Brooklyn. This week, the Brooklyn Brewery Mash, a celebration of Brooklyn art, food, and music, comes to the Twin Cities. Added bonus: They're bringing beer! (Beard up at your discretion.) The Mash will host a multitude of events, at varying costs, all over town. From now through Friday, June 21, the Happy... Read more about this event >>
This two-part, dual-location exhibition celebrates the work of Beijing artist Wang Youshen. At the Regis Center on the U of M campus (Quarter Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612.625.8096), the "Wang" portion includes photography on walls and dangling from the ceiling that turns a subversive lens on subjects both Chinese and American. The concept behind the "Youshen" installation at... Read more about this event >>
If asked to imagine a time machine, one would most likely conjure the image of some kind of futuristic spacecraft. Few would picture a stationary barge docked at Harriet Island on the Mississippi River. And yet, audiences boarding the Minnesota Centennial Showboat tend to feel as though they've crossed a portal into a bygone age. Operated by the University of Minnesota, the Showboat recalls a... Read more about this event >>
The Guthrie continues its anniversary season with an explosive, award-winning satire on America's uneasy relationship with race. Bruce Norris's award-winning Clybourne Park is positioned as a response to Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The play connects two acts separated by 50 years by using the same cast in each part to explore issues of identity, gentrification, and American... Read more about this event >>
Can a bar and restaurant with the look and feel of a northern cabin lure a hipster crowd? After numerous visits over the past couple of years, we'd have to say definitely. Since opening in 2007, the Stag has grown from a decent spot to grab an early snack at the beginning of a northeast Minneapolis evening to a destination hotspot that hosts dance parties like Wants vs. Needs, campy movie... Read more about this event >>
Combining the power of an 11-piece band with the agility of a much smaller unit, the Tedeschi Trucks Band in less than three years has established itself as one of the most formidable contemporary live acts. Of course husband-and-wife guitarists Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi had something of a head start with their own bands before joining forces. But the resulting ensemble is definitely... Read more about this event >>
"The Alley Oop podcast has taken over my life," says comedian Paul Morrissey of his new venture. "It's basically all the people I've ever wanted to interview in my own selfish way, and having the time to talk and ask them the things I want to ask them." He's actually found out all sorts of interesting things — even from people he's known for ages. "I didn't know this until he was on my... Read more about this event >>
The battlefields of World War I will come to the Orpheum Theatre stage, as will the tale of a boy, his beloved horse, and the lengths to which he would go to find his friend. Starting this Wednesday, the Tony and Academy Award-winning War Horse arrives for a two-week tour stop in Minneapolis. The play, written by Nick Stafford, is based on Michael Morporgo's award-winning novel. In the story,... Read more about this event >>
To attain proper hipster status, one must practice the three B's: beards, beer, and Brooklyn. This week, the Brooklyn Brewery Mash, a celebration of Brooklyn art, food, and music, comes to the Twin Cities. Added bonus: They're bringing beer! (Beard up at your discretion.) The Mash will host a multitude of events, at varying costs, all over town. From now through Friday, June 21, the Happy... Read more about this event >>
Fresh off its provocative exhibition of innovative, sustainably designed fashion, the little museum that can and does, the Goldstein Museum of Design, has assembled a lovely collection of printed textiles. Curators Jean McElvain and Kathleen Campbell have lifted from archival obscurity evocative pieces of cloth that tell stories past and present. While some of the textiles reflect current... Read more about this event >>
With the long-awaited arrival of summer, many Minnesotans will no doubt feel their desires inflamed, as if the rising temperatures have melted the ice from their veins. Because such buoyant romanticism is usually brought down by the merciless July humidity, however, there's only a short time to savor that sense of seasonal elation. Matching the amorous mood of June, Cromulent Shakespeare... Read more about this event >>
Whenever a time capsule is designed for a future generation to unearth, painstaking efforts are made to select artifacts representative of the current era. The chosen contents, naturally enough, tend to present a favorable view of our cultural landscape. A decidedly different social perspective, one unlikely to be nominated for posterity, is offered by the Found Footage Festival. For nearly a... Read more about this event >>
"It was like saying I wanted to be an astronaut," says comic Gabriel Rutledge. "I didn't really understand how I would become a comedian. And then I went to an open mic, just to cross it off my bucket list, and I kept going back." He left the glamorous world of food delivery, which he says was actually a pretty nice job. "Gas was a little cheaper when I did it, but it was great." However, it... Read more about this event >>
Ballet of the Dolls' artistic director Myron Johnson likes to keep folks guessing. The tantalizingly vague preview for his upcoming "Cabaret Nudista" describes a "celebración de la música y baile" (celebration of music and dance) from south of the border. Johnson creates his works at a fast and furious pace, so even he probably doesn't know what the heck will appear onstage... Read more about this event >>
To attain proper hipster status, one must practice the three B's: beards, beer, and Brooklyn. This week, the Brooklyn Brewery Mash, a celebration of Brooklyn art, food, and music, comes to the Twin Cities. Added bonus: They're bringing beer! (Beard up at your discretion.) The Mash will host a multitude of events, at varying costs, all over town. From now through Friday, June 21, the Happy... Read more about this event >>
If asked to imagine a time machine, one would most likely conjure the image of some kind of futuristic spacecraft. Few would picture a stationary barge docked at Harriet Island on the Mississippi River. And yet, audiences boarding the Minnesota Centennial Showboat tend to feel as though they've crossed a portal into a bygone age. Operated by the University of Minnesota, the Showboat recalls a... Read more about this event >>
Joseph Byrne's new works — casein on paper — are abstractions with straight edges pieced together like building blocks. Carolyn Brunelle's recent acrylic paintings are vibrantly colored abstractions brimming with the emotional intensity of a Van Gogh (without his signature brushwork). Together, the two artists herald spring and summer at Groveland Gallery in a double-header as... Read more about this event >>
Friday night gets all the love, Wednesday night has its nudge-wink "hump day" cachet and everyone hates Mondays so much that there's no choice but to go out and wash that start-of-the-week ennui away. But what about Thursday, the day of the week where people are most likely to put socially-outgoing good times off until tomorrow? Well, there's a dance night for that, too, and it's worth... Read more about this event >>
Much like outdoor patios, neighborhood festivals, and backyard barbeques, custom cars cruising around the cities are a sure sign that summer has arrived. This weekend, the streets of St. Paul will be even flashier, as the 40th annual Back to the '50s Weekend will take over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The event features over 11,000 street rods, custom jobs, classics rides, and restored... Read more about this event >>
The big news from Bayport is not only the imminent opening of the sixth Deep Blues Festival, but also the startling announcement from festival founder Chris Johnson that this will be the final event in Minnesota. Johnson said last week he'll relocate the 2014 festival to Mississippi — essentially its spiritual home since deep blues is an outgrowth of Delta and Hill Country blues —... Read more about this event >>
A cult figure in the world of graphic novels, the Norwegian cartoonist known by his pen name Jason has crafted a career out of deceptively minimalist drawings of animal characters whose anthropomorphic behavior parallels the peculiarities of human existence. Inspired by Jason's signature aesthetic, the performance troupe Off-Leash Area first introduced "Psst!" in 2005. Placing fluid... Read more about this event >>
While Voltage featured local summertime fashions recently at First Avenue, this weekend's Adventures in Fetish will showcase looks a little more specific in flavor. Part runway show, part dance party, the evening will highlight looks from Minnesota's leather/fetish communities. Styles presented will include practical items, as well as more daring kink pieces — think utility belts,... Read more about this event >>
The past couple of years have seen plenty of changes for the south Minneapolis four-piece Nallo. It was in 2011 that Lee first met Ranallo, who was playing a solo set at the Fine Line, and offered to play drums for him. Ranallo had already been playing around town for a while under the Nallo moniker (so named for an old nickname of his), performing what he describes as "weirdo folk." "I was... Read more about this event >>
To grade schoolers in the 1970s, no one — not even the Fonz — was as cool as Evel Knievel, the daredevil as famous for his failures as his triumphs. It didn't matter that he failed (Snake Canyon, for example), it was that after the flames were doused, he got up again and tried another stunt. In Herocycle, creators Kym Longhi and Erik Hoover take us deep into the mind of Knievel on... Read more about this event >>
With the long-awaited arrival of summer, many Minnesotans will no doubt feel their desires inflamed, as if the rising temperatures have melted the ice from their veins. Because such buoyant romanticism is usually brought down by the merciless July humidity, however, there's only a short time to savor that sense of seasonal elation. Matching the amorous mood of June, Cromulent Shakespeare... Read more about this event >>
This Friday marks the return of Wrestlepalooza, a wacky event that combines pro wrestling with burlesque performances in the Main Room of First Avenue. Here you'll find lucha libre-style pro wrestling antics and spectacle from the folks at F1RST Wrestling. In between battles Queenie von Curves, Sweet Pea, and Red Bone will titillate with cabaret stripteases. Wisconsin punk band Arms Aloft... Read more about this event >>
You might find yourself asking what it is you're looking at in "Everything Is Entrance," on exhibit in the SooVAC's Main Gallery space. That's kind of the point, as Lori Esposito's large-scale drawings are a bit Rorschach test, a bit black-light poster, a bit meditative mandala. "When we don't recognize something, we understand it as being other, mystical, mysterious, transformative," she... Read more about this event >>
In a listing of the most influential minds in the history of scientific research, Isaac Newton will inevitably be ranked near — if not at — the very top. Less commonly found is the name of Emilie du Châtelet, despite her achievements in not only standardizing the French translation of Newton's groundbreaking Principia Mathematica but in critiquing said theories with her own... Read more about this event >>
While Lowertown St. Paul came alive a few weeks ago with pop-up installations and activities at Northern Spark, this weekend is Minneapolis's chance to shine with Secret City, a big celebration featuring interactive art in unexpected places. Over by the Walker Art Center/Basilica of St. Mary, there will be mini-golf, Aztec dance performances, church tours, and a special performance under the... Read more about this event >>
This weekend, the Midtown Greenway will be bustling with pedestrians and cyclists on their way to various gatherings. This is pretty typical in the summertime. This Saturday, however, the trail will be less about getting from one place to another, and more about the journey itself. Now in its second year, the Greenway Glow will return with illuminated art installations, pop-up parties,... Read more about this event >>
The big news from Bayport is not only the imminent opening of the sixth Deep Blues Festival, but also the startling announcement from festival founder Chris Johnson that this will be the final event in Minnesota. Johnson said last week he'll relocate the 2014 festival to Mississippi — essentially its spiritual home since deep blues is an outgrowth of Delta and Hill Country blues —... Read more about this event >>
Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs dance together with a depth and charge reminiscent of, say, a postmodern version of Fred and Ginger or Nureyev and Fonteyn. Their ongoing partnership since 2002 has become a kind of archaeological dig, layers of relationship stuff and dance tropes excavated that, according to a press release, "make something that is snappy, dense, ordered, and bewildering." Yon and... Read more about this event >>
The Bad Bad Hats' lead singer Kerry Alexander has voice like cotton candy: light and airy, imperfectly shaped, and filled with sweet pockets of sugar. The only thing more whimsical than her voice is her songwriting, which bounces cheerfully through songs about broken hearts and loneliness as a child would play a game of hopscotch. The Bad Bad Hats have recently released their second EP called... Read more about this event >>
For most people, heartbreak leads only toward paralysis, marathon cushion-cradling crying sessions, or, at best, an uptick in unproductive activities like binge drinking and mucho Xbox-ing. For Bethany Larson, it birthed a musical career. Much like her promising debut EP from 2009, Larson's 2011 full-length album, When We Reach the City, is a series of dispatches from the land of... Read more about this event >>
Long famed as a blue-collar safe haven for immigrants (Polish and Lebanese settlers in the early 20th century, Somali and Latino today), and known for its hipster habitues, northeast Minneapolis is full of quiet, tree-lined streets and beautiful parks. It's also punctuated by an amazing assortment of ethnic eateries, like Holy Land, Chimborazo, Emily's Lebanese Deli, and, of course, Nye's... Read more about this event >>
Curious about the nooks and crannies of St. Paul's Midway neighborhood? The area is home to the Turf Club, Midway Book Store, and Midtown Sound, as well as many other small businesses. This Saturday, punk poet Paul D. Dickinson, co-host of Riot Act Reading Series, will lead a fun and informative walking tour along University Avenue. He will be telling stories of the thoroughfare's past,... Read more about this event >>
With the long-awaited arrival of summer, many Minnesotans will no doubt feel their desires inflamed, as if the rising temperatures have melted the ice from their veins. Because such buoyant romanticism is usually brought down by the merciless July humidity, however, there's only a short time to savor that sense of seasonal elation. Matching the amorous mood of June, Cromulent Shakespeare... Read more about this event >>
Back in the day, Jessica Dickinson spent time with the artists of Speedboat Gallery. The St. Paul native, Brooklyn-based painter is known for her abstract works that are built, deconstructed, and rebuilt over time. Space, chance methods, a change of mind, and different ideas become incorporated into her work. Whether this process is visually accessible in the final product matters not. Seeing... Read more about this event >>
One fascinating aspect of the art shows at 801 Washington Lofts is the anticipation — and revelation — of how and where the art will be hung in the three-story atrium exhibition space. Height, location, and distance can either enhance or imperil the viewing experience. The gallery's summer show pairs four female artists who couldn't be more disparate in media, aesthetics, or... Read more about this event >>
Considering the daunting survival rate of new performance troupes, the Gremlin Theatre's enduring success is worthy of celebration. From its nomadic launch in 1998, to a six-year stay at the Loading Dock Theater, to its current residency in a space on the corner of Raymond and University Avenues in St. Paul, the troupe has built an exemplary reputation for creating strikingly original fare... Read more about this event >>
This Sunday, 20 blocks of Lyndale Avenue — one of Minneapolis's most hectic thoroughfares — will be shut down to cars, buses, and motorcyclists for six hours. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. only bicyclists, skaters, and pedestrians will be allowed in the street for a party of people-powered transportation. Organized by the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, a volunteer-driven nonprofit that... Read more about this event >>
Attention spans are at an all-time low, which is why Vine is so awesome. For you old folks who aren't familiar, Vine is the hottest trend in social media. A free app that inspires people to make creative six-second videos, Vine has become all the rage for celebs, comedians, and cat lovers from all over. Comedian Andy Erikson is taking this phenomenon one step further with the first-ever... Read more about this event >>
If you've been inside a frat house in the past decade, then chances are you've heard a quote from Super Troopers or Beerfest. This weekend, two of the guys from the Broken Lizard crew responsible for bringing us "Car Ram-Rod" and teaching us the joys of drinking beer from das boot are bringing their two-man show to Mill City Nights. Kevin "Farva/Landfill" Heffernan and Steve "Mac/Fink" Lemme... Read more about this event >>
After D'Angelo became an increasingly reluctant sex symbol, he retreated from the spotlight following 2000's revered R&B classic Voodoo. The return of one of the most luxurious, emotive voices in popular music has been in feverish demand. There have been teases, false starts, rumors, cameos, reappearances, hype, and promises — but now, it finally appears that D'Angelo is ready for the... Read more about this event >>
It's impossible to have a deep interest in hip-hop and not reckon with the Geto Boys. There's no better act to trace hip-hop's lineage, as they go from Southern rap pioneers with Grip It! On That Other Level, to coast-to-coast superstars after We Can't Be Stopped, and influential icons by the end of the '90s. Their Dirty South dominance by the beginning of the millennium was a defiantly... Read more about this event >>
North Carolina trio Mount Moriah specialize in wide-ranging and deeply moving Americana. Band lynchpin Heather McEntire's spine-tingling voice sounds more than a bit like Emmylou Harris, but her backing band is stunning enough on their Merge Records debut, Miracle Temple, to confidently command an equal share of the spotlight. Encompassing both smoky back-roads balladry and surprisingly... Read more about this event >>
The big news from Bayport is not only the imminent opening of the sixth Deep Blues Festival, but also the startling announcement from festival founder Chris Johnson that this will be the final event in Minnesota. Johnson said last week he'll relocate the 2014 festival to Mississippi — essentially its spiritual home since deep blues is an outgrowth of Delta and Hill Country blues —... Read more about this event >>
On his latest project, saxophone colossus David Murray is touring with his new Infinity Quartet and singular soul singer Macy Gray. Infinity's just-released Be My Monster Love finds Murray his usual brilliant self on tenor, his rich, muscular tone dancing from deeply lyrical swing and bop-influenced stuff to raucous blossoms of free jazz, all delivered with the consummate passion of one of... Read more about this event >>
To attain proper hipster status, one must practice the three B's: beards, beer, and Brooklyn. This week, the Brooklyn Brewery Mash, a celebration of Brooklyn art, food, and music, comes to the Twin Cities. Added bonus: They're bringing beer! (Beard up at your discretion.) The Mash will host a multitude of events, at varying costs, all over town. From now through Friday, June 21, the Happy... Read more about this event >>
The 1950 film Sunset Boulevard remains a masterful example of using noir conventions to heighten a sense of creeping anxiety and existential dread. Such praise, however, has not been as universally extended to the musical adaptation first staged in 1993. As developed by Broadway maestro Andrew Lloyd Webber and co-writers/lyricists Don Black and Christopher Hampton, the musical does generally... Read more about this event >>
On first look, Abraham Cruzvillegas's sculptures and installations have a Duchampian appeal with their incorporation of everyday objects. But on closer investigation, the work collected in "The Autoconstruccion Suites," the first mid-career exhibition for the Mexico City artist, has a dynamism that comes from his creative assemblage of materials. Cruzvillegas calls his process... Read more about this event >>
While modern harness racing isn't quite as dramatic (or life-threatening) as the chariot races of ancient Rome, it's still a lot of fun to watch. Like any summertime sporting venue, Running Aces Harness Park features a variety of theme nights and giveaways throughout its season, such as Beach Party Day (June 23), Super Hero Day (June 30), and Whiskey and Cigar Night (August 10). Weekly deals... Read more about this event >>
There's a chance to slip in one more comedy show before the end of the week every Sunday at El Willy's Vive! Not only is this your last opportunity to catch a laugh before the start of the work week, it's also one of the metro's quirkiest open mics. Host Corey Adam has a wrestling promoter's flair for gimmicks and special events, including the open-mic cage fights that pit new comics in a... Read more about this event >>
Since the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' early-'00s arrival on New York's then-popping rock landscape, no band besides the one of Karen O, Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase has been able to give off quite the same energy, the same chemistry, the same cool. It was a shame we had to go nearly four years between third album It's Blitz! and April's Mosquito, but the YYYs predictably pulled through with... Read more about this event >>
On his latest project, saxophone colossus David Murray is touring with his new Infinity Quartet and singular soul singer Macy Gray. Infinity's just-released Be My Monster Love finds Murray his usual brilliant self on tenor, his rich, muscular tone dancing from deeply lyrical swing and bop-influenced stuff to raucous blossoms of free jazz, all delivered with the consummate passion of one of... Read more about this event >>
The 2012/13 McKnight Fellows in visual arts are an illustrious, industrious bunch. This exhibition demonstrates what they've been up to since receiving their fellowships. Architecture is somewhat of a theme: Jim Denomie — a trickster of the marvelous sort — has painted a large canvas that tweaks and reveals the torments of artists' and architects' creative process, while Chris... Read more about this event >>
At first thought there wouldn't seem to be much of a correlation between modern art and mini golf. Whereas the former seeks to invigorate with innovative designs and abstract concepts, the latter is often considered a leisurely activity with an artistic aesthetic most charitably described as American kitsch. Challenging such expectations, Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf is... Read more about this event >>
Things are happening in the Kingfield neighborhood. A few years ago the area was considered more residential; if you wanted to barhop your best bet was to stay in the Lyn-Lake area just north of the region. However, thanks to places like King's Wine Bar, Patisserie 46, and Jack's (formerly Java Jack), which has added wine and beer to its menu, the area is bustling with activity. The Lowbrow... Read more about this event >>
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