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Best of Bond Trylon microcinema : 7:00 p.m. daily from May 27 until May 28
From 1962's Dr. No through last year's Skyfall, the cinematic adventures of British secret agent 007, otherwise known as James Bond, have entertained audiences for over 50 years with a trusty formulaic blend of megalomaniacal villains, seductive women, and audacious action. Though certain... More >>
Seward/ Longfellow/ Minnehaha	Film, Festivals, Arts

Obsessed: James Bond Special Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater : 10:00 p.m. May 25
For this month's installment of Obsessed, host Joseph Scrimshaw will be expounding on James Bond, the classiest spy of them all. Tuxes and martinis will certainly be a part of the evening, with guests including screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher, comedian Bill Corbett, and actor Emily Gunyou Halaas.... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater

Toil & Trouble Presents: Heroes and Villains Mounds Theatre : 10:00 p.m. May 25
For its big Memorial Day shows, local burlesque troupe Toil and Trouble is inviting performers to battle it out for a night of good versus evil. Taking the stage will be a variety of superheroes and bad guys with one goal in common: to entertain. Special guests from out of town include Mary Cyn... More >>
Phalen	Arts, Burlesque

They Might Be Giants First Avenue : 8:00 p.m. June 1
For three decades, two Johns — Flansburgh and Linnell — have created an alternate universe of Dadaist absurdity, cryptic oneliners, clever non sequiturs, bizarre humor, and pure pop perambulations tinged with the avant-garde. As the Brooklyn-based They Might Be Giants, the Johns... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Thor Eric Paul Shoebox Gallery : Daily until May 30
Starting this weekend, paintings by Thor Eric Paul will be featured at Shoebox Gallery, the storefront gallery next to Roberts Shoe Store on Lake Street and Chicago. The former Skowhegan and Jerome fellow will be making work for both the gallery and for the studio upstairs, where gallery owner... More >>
Powderhorn	Arts, Art - Galleries

New Found Glory First Avenue : 6:00 p.m. May 25
It's crazy to think that it's been 10 years since New Found Glory released Sticks and Stones — especially for the fans. The bulk of us are nearing our 30s. In our teens, we belted out the lyrics to "The Blue Stare" and "It Never Snows in Florida" with adolescent emotion. Those days are... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

The Hush Sound Mill City Nights : 6:00 p.m. June 1
Weirdly lumped in with the emo-loving teen scene by dint of their signing to Fueled by Ramen records, Illinois outfit the Hush Sound were far from your typical Hot Topic crowd-pleaser. Instead, they favored brassy boy/girl piano-led romps over pop-punk histrionics during their initial five-year... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Dr. Mambo's Combo Bunker's Music Bar & Grill : 9:30 p.m. every Mon., Sun.
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 >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Live Racing Canterbury Park : 6:30 p.m. every Fri. until September 14; 1:30 p.m. every Sat., Sun. until September 14; 1:30 p.m. May 27; 6:30 p.m. every Thu. from June 13 until September 14
While the Kentucky Derby has come and gone, horse races in Minnesota continue throughout the summer. As of last week, folks can now take a fun little road trip to Shakopee and enjoy a day of food, entertainment, and gambling at Canterbury Park. Special events this year include Memorial Day... More >>
Shakopee	Sports - Spectator

American Revival Mill City Nights : 8:00 p.m. May 25
Indie-rock with traces of country is a tough genre to innovate in, and even tougher to simply retread the same ground. Minneapolis band American Revival doesn't reinvent the indie-rock wheel, but it does add something immensely enjoyable to the genre, which is more than good enough. Their new... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Daily Happy Hours The Lowbrow : Daily
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... More >>
Kingfield	Barhopping

Cory Wong Quartet Artists' Quarter : 7:00 p.m. every Tue.
Usually when someone's referred to as one of the best-kept secrets in town, it's an aspiring journeyman or a niche-genre artist that's flying under the radar. But as the weekly resident of one of St. Paul's premier clubs, Cory Wong doesn't quite fit under either category -- the jazz-and-more... More >>
St. Paul (Downtown)	Music

Brian Scolaro Rick Bronson's House of Comedy : 9:30 p.m. May 25; 7:00 p.m. daily until May 26
"When I was a kid, my father made sure we had a healthy dose of the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy," says comedian Brian Scolaro. "My mom showed us John Belushi and Bill Murray." He discovered Bill Cosby and George Carlin on his own. It was standup that helped give a boost to his first... More >>
Bloomington	Comedy

Transmission Clubhouse Jager : 10:00 p.m. every Wed.
"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. But Transmission... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Cornbread Harris Loring Pasta Bar : 6:00 p.m. every Fri.
You might've heard of his son -- a man named Jimmy who teamed up with another man named Terry, the rest being R&B history -- but Cornbread Harris is a Twin Cities legend in his own right. Harris is a WWII vet who joined Augie Garcia to record the area's first rock'n'roll record (1955's "Hi Yo... More >>
University	Music

The Primrose Path Guthrie Theater : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 15; 7:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 15
British playwright Crispin Whittell brings his second premiere adaptation to the Guthrie Theater with The Primrose Path, based on Ivan Turgenev's 1859 novel Home of the Gentry. Whittell's first adaptation, the latest version of A Christmas Carol used by the theater, has played to strong... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater

Painter Painter Walker Art Center : Daily until October 27
Paint, as a medium and mode of expression, is so 20th century. Right? Not for the 15 emerging artists presented in the Walker Art Center's new survey, "Painter Painter." Hailing from throughout the U.S. and Europe, this new under-40 crop of painters (including Sarah Crowner, Dianna Molzan, Zak... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Arts, Art - Museums

Wang Regis Center For Art : Daily until June 22
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... More >>
University	Arts, Art - Galleries

Abraham Cruzvillegas: The Autoconstrucción Suites Walker Art Center : Daily until September 22
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Arts, Art - Museums

The Death Comedy Jam Grumpy's Bar & Grill : 9:30 p.m. every Wed.
If you've ever considered writing some jokes and giving standup comedy a try, know this: That first time is gonna be brutal. That being the case, you might as well test your mettle in the most brutal setting possible, which in Minneapolis means hitting up the Death Comedy Jam at the downtown... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Comedy

Transmission: Ladies of the '80s The Varsity Theater : 10:00 p.m. May 29
"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. But Transmission... More >>
University	Music

Nachito Herrera Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant : 8:00 p.m. May 31
Nachito Herrera has taken an eventful route from Cuba to Minneapolis -- a child prodigy at 12 performing Rachmaninoff with the Cuban Symphony Orchestra, a student of Buena Vista Social Club pianist Ruben Gonzalez, and a composer, arranger, and musical director leading a number of ensemble bands... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Tesla The Nimbus Theater : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 9; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 9; 7:30 p.m. every Thu. until June 9
Being remembered as the archetypical mad scientist probably wouldn't have pleased Nicola Tesla. The Serbian inventor, after all, revolutionized our core understanding of electrons, experimenting extensively on the way energy travels over vast distances. Tesla's groundbreaking research tends to... More >>
Northeast Minneapolis	Theater

Cul-de-Sac Open Eye Figure Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 26
The suburbs are often depicted as enclaves of cordiality where neighbors look after one another. The truth, of course, is that suburban homes can feel as alienating as any urban dwelling. Exploring the land of meticulously maintained lawns, playwright Daniel MacIvor's Cul-de-Sac introduces a... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater

Walker on the Green: Artist-Designed Mini Golf Walker Art Center : 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until September 8; 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Sun. from May 26 until September 8
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Festivals, Family Events, Arts, Art - Museums