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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

The Very Unlikeliness (I'm Going to KILL You!) [again&again version] Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater : 7:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat., Sun. from June 21 until June 23; 7:00 p.m. daily from June 29 until June 30
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,... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Dance, Arts

The Magnolias Cause Spirits & Soundbar : 9:00 p.m. June 29
Back in those heady days of the mid-'80s, when the Replacements and Hüsker Dü walked the earth and Twin-Tone Records ruled the roost, Minneapolis's music scene boasted an embarrassment of riches that has rightfully become the stuff of folklore. Among the many much-loved acts of the... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Music

The Brooklyn Brewery Mash The Happy Gnome : Daily until June 23
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... More >>
St. Paul (Downtown)	Food and Drink, Festivals, Barhopping

Paper Darts POP-UP: A Storefront for Storytellers SOOlocal: A Division of SooVAC : Daily until July 20
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... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Literary Events, Festivals, Arts, Art - Galleries

Nallo Memory Lanes : 10:00 p.m. June 21
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Bad Bad Hats Kitty Cat Klub : June 22
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... More >>
University	Music

Bethany Larson & the Bee's Knees Icehouse : 11:00 p.m. June 22
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... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Music

E.L.nO. Lee's Liquor Lounge : 9:00 p.m. June 28
For far too long we've been told that Electric Light Orchestra were insufferable '70s cheese, a bloated prog-rock monstrosity that valued production technique over real feeling and hovered near the top of the Reasons Punk Needed to Happen list. Truth is, there was a hell of a power-pop band... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Nachito Herrera Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant : 8:00 p.m. June 29
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

Sunset Boulevard New Century Theatre : 7:30 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 23; 5:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 23
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater

Clybourne Park Guthrie Theater : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until August 4; 7:00 p.m. every Sun. until August 4
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater

Printed Textiles: Pattern Stories Goldstein Museum of Design : Daily until August 25
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... More >>
Como	Arts, Art - Galleries

Sweet Revenge Minnesota Centennial Showboat : 8:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until August 24; 2:30 p.m. every Tue., Thu., Sat. until August 24
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... More >>
St. Paul (Downtown)	Theater

Herocycle Old Arizona Studio : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from June 21 until June 29
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... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater

Romeo and Juliet Town Green Park : 7:00 p.m. June 19
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... More >>
Maple Grove	Theater

Romeo and Juliet Merriam Park : 7:00 p.m. June 21
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... More >>
Macalester/Groveland	Theater

Wrestlepalooza II First Avenue : 7:00 p.m. June 21
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,... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Sports - Spectator, Performing Arts, Burlesque

Northeast Ride Northeast Armory : 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. June 22
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Sports - Participatory, Festivals, Family Events

Midway on my Mind: A Guided Tour of University Avenue Carleton Artist Lofts : 2:00 p.m. June 22
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... More >>
Macalester/Groveland	Lectures

Romeo and Juliet Washburn Fair Oaks Park : 7:00 p.m. June 22
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... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater

Romeo and Juliet The Overlook : 7:00 p.m. June 28
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... More >>
Wisconsin	Theater

Romeo and Juliet Kenwood Park : 7:00 p.m. June 29
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... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater

Bike Art VIII Altered Esthetics : Daily until June 27
This Friday marks the return of Altered Esthetics' annual "Bike Art" exhibition. Each year, the gallery invites artists to create works inspired by bicycles, riding, and bike culture. This installment will feature pieces by 15 artists working in varying mediums, including screen printing,... More >>
Northeast Minneapolis	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