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The Bungalow
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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... More >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Music |
Balls
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Balls open mic cabaret has been a late-night staple of the Minneapolis scene for over 20 years now. The midnight event, hosted by creator Leslie Ball, welcomes a wide range of participants. What audiences might see on any given evening varies wildly per week, but may include an acoustic song... More >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Theater, Spoken Word, Performing Arts, Arts |
Daily Happy Hours
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Fans and residents of the Wedge neighborhood will remember Muddy Waters as the coffee shop mainstay at the corner of 24th Street and Lyndale Avenue. And while rent was one of the reasons the shop left the space, instead of shutting down completely it moved down the street and expanded its... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Barhopping |
Happy Hours
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Located on the first floor of the condo stacks mere blocks from Lake and Lyndale, Tiger Sushi is an easy place to stop in for a sushi fix on days when the super-popular Fuji-Ya is a bit too crowded. The ambiance is nice, the bars are long, and the space never feels overly packed, even when it... More >> |
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| North Minneapolis | Barhopping |
El Willy's Vive! Open Mic Comedy
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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... More >> |
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| Coon Rapids | Comedy |
The Museum of Non Participation: The New Deal
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Imagine you're stuck inside Islamabad's National Gallery. Outside, mass protests are met with government violence. What's your response? For London-based artists Karen Mirza and Brad Butler, it's a traveling multimedia art project that investigates how artists and museums confront, reconcile,... More >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Arts, Art - Museums |
Live Racing
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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 >> |
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| Shakopee | Sports - Spectator |
Daily Happy Hours
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For more than 10 years Bar Abilene has served as a check-in point in Uptown Minneapolis. During the afternoon, people come in after a morning shopping at the nearby farmers' market and the Kitchen Window. In the evening, folks stop by for a beer before seeing a flick at the Lagoon or Uptown... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Barhopping |
Everything is Entrance
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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... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Arts, Art - Galleries |
From Space to Place
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Back in the 1970s, architects, landscape artists, and city planners introduced the term "placemaking." Both a philosophy and a process, placemaking was used to describe how one approached the creation of, and then created, such urban spaces as parks and avenues in ways that would invite... More >> |
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| University | Arts, Art - Galleries |
Youshen
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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 >> |
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| North Minneapolis | Arts, Art - Galleries |
Jessica Dickinson: final remainders 2011-2013
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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... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Arts, Art - Galleries |
Still Life: Poetries of Abstraction
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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... More >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Arts, Art - Galleries |
Sunset Boulevard
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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 >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Theater |
Lance Armstrong's Steroid-Pumped Comedy Revue
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If there's one thing we've learned over the past few years, it's that making sports stars into heroes is a no-win game. At best, they'll outstay their welcome in the spotlight, tarnishing the hard work of their career. At worst, we learn embarrassing facts about their personal lives (hello,... More >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Theater |
First Thursdays in the Arts District
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Northeast Minneapolis doesn't merely have a couple of art galleries along its main drags. Rather, it has quite a few buildings full of dozens galleries and studios in multiple spots. On the first Thursday of each month, many artists open their work and showroom spaces for special... More >> |
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| Northeast Minneapolis | Parties and Receptions, Arts, Art - Galleries |
The Comedy Corner Open Mic Night
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In 2009, a quirk of the Minneapolis liquor code that required special licensing to perform standup comedy temporarily put a halt to the Comedy Corner Underground's Friday night open mic and threatened other comedy shows around town. After local comedians worked with the city government to amend... More >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Comedy |
Firkin Fridays
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Folks looking to start Labor Day weekend a little early may want to check in with Grumpy's Firkin Fridays. Each week, the bar sets up snack food and a cask-conditioned beer to be enjoyed by all until it's gone. What kind of beer? That varies, as the brew is usually announced the day of the... More >> |
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| Northeast Minneapolis | Barhopping |
Daily Happy Hours
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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 >> |
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| Kingfield | Barhopping |
Leaning Tower Happy Hour
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Of the many bars scattered along Lyndale Avenue, the Leaning Tower of Pizza is one that truly feels like a neighborhood bar. There's parking across the street by the laundromat, but it is usually pretty empty because most customers walk or bike over for the evening. While many patrons stick to... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Barhopping |
Bondage A-Go-Go
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While there are usually a handful of burlesque shows happening on any given weekend, and Sex World is open 24 hours a day, Bondage A-Go-Go is still one of the most enduring nights dedicated to kinks and sexy subcultures. The crowd can vary depending on the season and the evening, but generally... More >> |
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| Northeast Minneapolis | Barhopping, Adult |
All-Day Happy Hour
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Happy hours tend to hinge on things like being able to get out of work early or being willing to drink late at night. So it's pretty easy to appreciate deals that run all day. This is the case on Sundays at Uptown Cafeteria and Support Group. From 9 a.m. to midnight you'll be able to enjoy the... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Barhopping |
Clybourne Park
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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 >> |
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| Minneapolis (Downtown) | Theater |
Open Blues Jam with Moses Oakland
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Moses Oakland relocated from the Bay Area to the Twin Cities back in 1987, and since then -- well, it'd probably be easier and less space-consuming to list all the venues he hasn't played and the legends he hasn't gigged with. A blues, soul and jazz aficionado well-versed in a wide array of... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Music |
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ARTFRONT on Eat Street
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This Saturday is going to be a fun night of art, music, performance, and fashion, as a whole cohort of artist groups are set to visit local businesses for ARTFRONT on Eat Street. Lost & Found thrift store (2524 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis) is set to host a barbeque bash, where the folks from... More >> |
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| Uptown/ Eat Street | Festivals, Arts, Art - Galleries |
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