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Geologic, Sandra Garcia Rivera The Loft Literary Center	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Literary Events Poetry
Minneapolis has topped the list of most-literate cities the past few years, and that literacy, coupled with a golden era of groundbreaking local hip hop, has created a perfect storm for spoken word in the Twin Cities. Organizations like the Loft are keeping their fingers on the pulse of these... More >>

Dafnis Prieto Sextet Walker Art Center	Sat., November 21, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Cuban-born and -educated drummer and composer Dafnis Prieto has increasingly made a name for himself since taking up residency in New York a decade ago. A blazingly dexterous virtuoso master of the drum kit, he's played with dozens of premier Latin and jazz players, ranging from Henry... More >>

Hollows Nomad World Pub	Sat., November 21, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Mixing '60s girl-pop vocals with ghoulish organ lines, the Chicago ladies (and boy) of Hollows have created a warped, modern Motown, even including a razor edge of punk. (Imagine the Shangri-Las with tattoos and master's degrees in Brass Knuckle Utilization.) Most songs start with cutesy,... More >>

SOLD OUT: Brother Ali First Avenue	Sat., November 21, 5:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Striking though his categorical attributes might be, what makes Minnesota's best-known white albino Muslim rapper great is the swinging, preacherly sonorousness of his voice and how he puts it to intimate use when talking about "us"—as in, whoever is identifying with what he's saying. He's... More >>

Gastro Non Grata 12: A Salute to Comfort Food and Cans Triple Rock Social Club	Sun., November 22, 6:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Barhopping Food & Drink Parties & Receptions
What happens when hot dishes go gourmet? Can the combo of tater tots, cream of mushroom soup, and a pound of cheese lose its charm when rendered elegant? Those are a couple of many questions you may ask at the 12th edition of Gastro Non Grata, which will be celebrating comfort foods and canned... More >>

Dan Graham: Beyond Walker Art Center	Daily from Sat., October 31 until Sun., January 24	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
Dan Graham has been creating unique and innovative art since the 1960s. "Beyond" will be the first U.S. exhibition to celebrate his entire body of work, which features an impressive variety of pieces. You might already be familiar with his Two-way Mirror Punched Steel Labyrinth, otherwise known... More >>

The Great American Trailer Park Musical Illusion Theater	Every week Sunday from Sun., November 22 until Sun., November 22, 2:30pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater
The artists of Minneapolis Musical Theatre in recent years have, most of the time, deftly sidestepped potential accusations of taking themselves too seriously. They've brought us a musical Jerry Springer, the queer splendor of Zanna, Don't!, and the resolutely daft Chess (which, if memory... More >>

Cadillac vs. Cornbread Palmer's Bar	Every week Sunday, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Don't let that "vs." fool you: eighty-something local music vet James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris isn't so much a rival to rockabilly revivalist Cadillac Kolstad as he is a mentor. The two pianists have been sharing double-bills in a number of local music hot-spots, including their regular Sunday... More >>

Haegue Yang: Integrity of the Insider Walker Art Center	Daily from Thu., September 24 until Sun., February 28	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
Haegue Yang's greatly varied work has a uniquely personal and political edge to it. "Integrity of the Insider" will be her first solo museum exhibition in the U.S., though you may already recognize her from the Walker's 2007 "Brave New Worlds" group show. Exhibition curator Doryun Chong first... More >>

Electric Six First Avenue	Mon., November 23, 8:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Although the Electric Six are long into their recording career, they have taken on much more of a life as a touring band since their mega-hit, "Danger! High Voltage," than many might have expected. If by chance you haven't heard the song, it catapulted the band into international fame with its... More >>

Dr. Mambo's Combo Bunker's Music Bar & Grill	Every week Monday, Sunday, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
1987 was a notable year for Minnesota: the Twins won the World Series, Prince released one of his best albums in Sign 'O' the Times, and St. Louis Park's own Coen Brothers released their first great comedy Raising Arizona. 1987 was also the year that Dr. Mambo's Combo was formed, and it just so... More >>

Harper Simon The Cedar	Tue., November 24, 7:30pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
The strange relationship between famous musicians and their children likely dates back as far as music itself. While some offspring attempt to distance themselves from their parents, refusing to follow in their chosen path, others choose to take their parents' leads in an attempt to plow ahead... More >>

Faith Healer Guthrie Theater	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., October 23 until Sun., December 6, 7:30pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater
In a recent conversation, Guthrie kingpin Joe Dowling was game to talk about his American acting debut in Faith Healer, if a little bemused that anyone would want to make a big deal about it. "It's been 20 years since I rehearsed and played a role," he noted, during which time his primary... More >>

The Weekly Triple Double Triple Rock Social Club	Every week Tuesday, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
What softens a recession's bite as effectively as cheap booze? Nothing...except free entertainment. While "Triple Double"—the Triple Rock's freshly reinvented Tuesday bacchanal—offers both commodities by the truckload, the night's ever-changing DJ roster and floating-genre music... More >>

Dirt on Delight: Impulses that Form Clay Walker Art Center	Daily from Sat., July 11 until Sun., November 29	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
It's funny to think that something as simple as earth can be used to create such a variety of items. Clay can be put to practical use when formed into pottery pieces such as plates, ashtrays, and goblets; it can spruce up a home when glazed and fired into intricate sculptures; and it can bend... More >>

Transmission Clubhouse Jager	Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
"Retro" is a tricky niche to slot a dance night into. Usually you've got to find yourself an era and a genre, hew towards the hits, and maybe garnish it with an outsized wink, a double-pistol-point and a smirking acknowledgement that you think the past is, well, kinda goofy. Clubhouse Jager's... More >>

Daily Happy Hours Dancing Ganesha	Daily	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Barhopping
Okay, so there are a lot of Indian restaurants right now in downtown Minneapolis. Some offer fusion cuisine while some are more traditional, some are posh while others are casual. Most are pretty tasty. Which ones will survive the next year or so? While the economy and business management... More >>

The Bungalow First Avenue VIP Lounge	Every week Thursday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Tryptophan: it's one of nature's essential amino acids, a serotonin accelerator and -- if popular belief is correct -- that mysterious turkey-based molecule that turns you into a drowsy, shambling lump of couch debris. But we'll leave aside the scientific debates as to whether it's the real... More >>

A Tribute to the Replacements First Avenue	Fri., November 27, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
In 1984, three albums came out of Minnesota that signaled a profound change in music. And while Purple Rain melded flamboyant pop-star spectacle with masterful songwriting in a way nobody'd approached since Sly Stone and Zen Arcade reworked hardcore until it became something approaching a new... More >>

Baroness, Earthless Triple Rock Social Club	Fri., November 27, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
There's been some grumbling in the hesher ranks about this supposed "hipster metal" phenomenon, which as far as I can tell basically means "false metal that indie rock sites occasionally like to express approval of". But if anyone tries to convince you that Baroness (pictured) are faking it,... More >>

Balls Southern Theater	Every week Saturday, 12:00am	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Performing Arts Spoken Word
When Balls kicked off in August of 1991, it was planned to run for only six nights as a celebration of spontaneous performance. Originally dubbed as guerilla theater, Balls would show up in random theater spaces late at night as an uncensored, free-form performance night. Now, approximately 16... More >>

Too Much Love First Avenue	Every week Saturday, 10:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
There're two things you might want to keep in mind about First Ave's trendy Saturday-night cool-kid institution before you start muttering the same anti-hipster sentiments you've been harboring since !!! were an ellipsis. The first thing? Well, it's an 18+ dance night. Being 18 in 2008 means... More >>

ARTmn 2009: The Precious Object Minneapolis Central Library	Daily from Fri., September 18 until Mon., November 30	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
Fourteen artists from across Minnesota come together for this kickoff exhibit for mnartists.org's ARTmn series, which will help introduce Minnesota artists to the general public. "The Precious Object" is a competitive show, and the artists were chosen from more than 300 entrants. The theme of... More >>

Happy Hours Clubhouse Jager	Daily	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Barhopping
Once simply a serviceable spot for a beer at the bar, or on the patio if the weather was nice, Clubhouse Jäger has grown from just a fine pub to a Warehouse District hot spot that hosts a variety of special nights. There's JägerCon Sci-Fi Tuesdays, where geeks can enjoy a brew while... More >>

Robert Irwin: Slant/Light/Volume Walker Art Center	Daily from Thu., August 6 until Sun., November 21	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Art - Museums
The July/August issue of the Walker's member magazine contained a piece penned by visual arts curator Elizabeth Carpenter explaining Robert Irwin's untitled 1971 piece (going on display at the museum this weekend). She quotes the artist as saying, "All those things I did in the '70s, basically... More >>