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First Avenue :
Sun., February 12, 7:30pm
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The Darkness stormed onto the music scene in 2003 with histrionic hair-metal that we'd confidently thought was left behind in the '80s. But the unabashed arena anthems of the English quartet certainly caught the fancy of music fans and critics who wanted to turn back the clocks while they...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Looking for love on Valentine's Day can be a dicey venture. Sure, it never hurts to put yourself out there, but searching for romance on the industry-appointed most romantic day of year can set the bar too high. Fortunately, the environment will be chill at Nerds at Heart's First Annual Love...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Valentine's Day, Barhopping |
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There's something inherently mysterious about the Pines' dusky, timeless folk music—the way it sinks into the listener's bones like a deep winter chill, the way it only improves with time and age like a bottle of wine forgotten in the cellar for 50 years and then unearthed and uncorked....
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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With its posh fireplace, leather seats for two, and dim lighting, it is easy to see the sexy appeal of this Foshay tower bar. And while it certainly looks expensive, during happy hour it isn't. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day guests can order from a special $5 menu. Bar bites to share include...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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With a name like Spill the Wine you'd better have a killer wine list to back it up. Our verdict? Not too shabby. If you feel intimidated by the menu, let the prices and categories lead the way, or ask your server for a popular variety based on what you like. Those who enjoy wine know that...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Barhopping |
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The Record Room :
Every week Thursday, 10:00pm
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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...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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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...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Are you a night owl? Always on the lookout for something entertaining to do on the weekend that doesn't involve dance parties, the repetitive bar scene, or trying to make it through Saturday Night Live? Balls is always a sure thing. The weekly midnight cabaret is one of the longest-running open...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Theater, Spoken Word, Performing Arts |
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Walker Art Center :
Daily from Sat., June 11 until Sun., March 4
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It takes a special talent to be able to turn trash into art. Filmmaker, author, and artist John Waters has this skill in spades. Over the years Waters has produced brightly colored cinematic train wrecks filled with morbidly obese drag queens, animal feces, and heavy doses of camp. Yet his work...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Arts, Art - Museums |
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Orpheum Theatre :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from Wed., January 11 until Sun., February 12, 7:30pm
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It's back. Disney's hit Broadway musical, which made its debut at the Orpheum in 1997, returns "home" for an extended run in January and February. Elton John and Tim Rice crafted the songs, while Julie Taymor (the now infamous original director of Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark who also has a...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Guthrie Theater :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., January 14 until Sun., February 26, 7:30pm
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An intriguing cast of local favorites, a Tony nominee, and a television performer with ties to the Guthrie will take the stage for the theater's production of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Leading the company in the Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, for the second time that the...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Guthrie Theater :
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., January 28 until Sun., March 11, 7:30pm
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Though Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids, her connection to our state could be fairly defined as negligible. Garland's family did, after all, pack up for California when the future star of stage and screen was only a child. Even so, many Minnesotans tend to count Garland as one of our own....
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Illusion Theater & School :
Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., February 9 until Sat., February 25, 8:00pm
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The Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, one of the surprise hits of the 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival, is back in a fuller, more realized piece through the support of Illusion Theater's Light's Up! series. The play, based on a Celtic folk story about a fisherman who falls in love with a selkie...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant :
Every week Monday, Sunday from Sun., February 12 until Mon., February 13, 7:00pm
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Singer Ana Moura is one of the brightest young stars of fado, the haunting, centuries-old Portuguese style whose spirit is roughly equivalent to the blues. Rooted in traditional Portuguese balladry and poetry, fado also incorporates a vital tangle of Arabic, African, and Jewish tendrils, coming...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Sometimes when you're in love, you've got to let it all out and share the warm fuzzies. Conversely, when your relationship goes down in flames, sometimes you have to rant and rave to friends over drinks. Or did you just get laid? Awesome. You probably want to talk about that too. At Poetry...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Valentine's Day, Poetry, Arts |
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The Depot Skating Rink :
Daily from Wed., December 21 until Sun., March 18
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Sure, outdoor rinks can be fun. However, during the coldest months the weather can make them unbearable, and snagging an edge on an ice bump is never a good time. Fortunately, these factors are never a problem at the charming Depot Skating Rink. Here, you'll find well-maintained ice inside a...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Valentine's Day, Sports - Participatory, History, Family Events |
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Walker Art Center :
Daily from Sat., March 19 until Thu., February 23
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"Surreal" as an evocative descriptor loses all meaning when a show like the Walker Art Center's "Midnight Party" goes up. As if one film by Matthew Barney isn't bizarre enough to incite a week's worth of nightmares and/or inspire a streak of creativity sure to have critics and family members...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Arts, Art - Museums |
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Mixed Blood Theatre :
Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., February 9 until Sun., March 4, 7:30pm
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Whatever one's opinion is of the Occupy movement, there's no denying that the demonstrations have brought increased attention to the unprecedented disparity between the wealthiest of Americans and the vast majority whose incomes have stagnated (or outright vanished) over the past decade....
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Huge Theater :
Every week Monday, 8:00pm
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"From inside the human mind!" a poster boasts for this ongoing Monday-night happening at Huge Theater. Each week, 12 different groups—including folks from Brave New Workshop, Ferrari McSpeedy, Fingergun, and ComedySportz—come together in a mashup sampling of some of the best improv...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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The Triple Rock is always a great place to grab a beer and chow, with a good selection of booze and some of the best diner food in town. Portions are generous, the staff is friendly, and nearly everything on the menu can be made vegetarian- or vegan-friendly. A marked exception to the last...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Food & Drink, Barhopping |
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The Record Room :
Every week Saturday, 10:00pm
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The spirit of SNDP -- First Ave's legendary '90s club-rave Sunday Night Dance Party -- lives on in a scaled-down size and a more day-job-accommodating Saturday night form in the Record Room's long-running Black. A sort of time-warp tonic for aging ravers, the night itself is the only real...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Talk-show host, MC, and barroom ringmaster Ian Rans is putting a new spin on the ubiquitous bar trivia with his riff on the classic game show The $10,000 Pyramid. The original series, which aired for a decade and a half, pitted two contestants against one another in a challenge to guess words...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Barhopping |
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Walker Art Center :
Daily from Thu., January 26 until Sun., May 6
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"Panties and ponies," someone said to me. "That's what Frank Gaard's all about right now." Sure. Even Gaard, who has excited and incited the Twin Cities arts scene for decades (particularly during his Artpolice era), has said, "Monet had his water lilies, and I have my panties." Still, his...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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Arts, Art - Museums |
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Clubhouse Jager :
Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm
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"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...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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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...
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Minneapolis (Downtown)
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