Minneapolis Events Date: Fri Jun 14th - Minneapolis Entertainment Guide

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HIJACK + Heron Dance Show #5 Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater : 6:00 p.m. daily from June 14 until June 15
The dynamic trio of HIJACK + Heron, purveyors of low-tech, high-concept performance art, is back to wreak havoc on the tiny Bryant-Lake Bowl stage. Like the Dada and surrealist artists of the early 20th century, Minneapolis-based HIJACK (Kristen Van Loon and Arwen Wilder) and New Orleans-based... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Dance, Arts

Nature Valley Grand Prix: Uptown Minneapolis Criterium Calhoun Square : 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. June 14
Warmer weather brings sports fans outdoors and into the sun. While many will flock to the stadiums for baseball and soccer, Minnesota also hosts one of the top cycling events of the season. Each year, the Nature Valley Grand Prix invites bike fanatics to watch professional racers — both... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Sports - Spectator, Festivals

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

Hunting Club Turf Club : 9:00 p.m. June 14
Listening to the first minute and 45 seconds of "Yours Truly" by locals Hunting Club, music snobs prone to making comparisons might have the band name Muse on the tips of their tongues. There are the ultra-dramatic guitar lines and swooning vocals that manage to capture the width of six notes... More >>
Macalester/Groveland	Music

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

2012/13 McKnight Visual Artists Exhibition MCAD Gallery : Daily from June 14 until July 14
The 2012/13 McKnight Fellows in visual arts are an illustrious, industrious bunch. This exhibition demonstrates what they've been up to since receiving their fellowships. Architecture is somewhat of a theme: Jim Denomie — a trickster of the marvelous sort — has painted a large... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Arts, Art - Galleries

MN Opera Under the Stars: La Boheme Harriet Island : 7:30 p.m. June 14
There's an undeniable grandeur inherent to the experience of entering a gilded performance hall to be immersed in the emotive opulence of the operatic form. Summer nights outdoors, however, possess a unique allure of their own, one capable of making even the most sumptuous settings seem stodgy... More >>
St. Paul (Downtown)	Theater

Convolution Soo Visual Arts Center : Daily until June 22
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 >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Arts, Art - Galleries

Emilie: La Marquise du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight St. Catherine University : 7:30 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 22
In a listing of the most influential minds in the history of scientific research, Isaac Newton will inevitably be ranked near — if not at — the very top. Less commonly found is the name of Emilie du Châtelet, despite her achievements in not only standardizing the French... More >>
Macalester/Groveland	Theater

The Comedy Corner Open Mic Night The Corner Bar : 10:00 p.m. every Fri.
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 >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Comedy

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ARTFRONT on Eat Street Black Forest Inn : Daily until September 4
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 >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Festivals, Arts, Art - Galleries

Lil Rel Rick Bronson's House of Comedy : 7:30 p.m. daily from June 12 until June 14; 9:45 p.m. June 14; 9:30 p.m. June 15
It's a thrilling time to be comedian Lil Rel. "I'm really excited about my half hour that's now airing on Comedy Central," he says. "It's one of those things where you count down to the air date." The special showcases Rel's mix of stories from his personal life, and recollections of growing up... More >>
Bloomington	Comedy

Ballet of the Dolls: Caberet Nudista: The Music of Tijuana The Ritz Theater : 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from June 13 until June 23
Ballet of the Dolls' artistic director Myron Johnson likes to keep folks guessing. The tantalizingly vague preview for his upcoming "Cabaret Nudista" describes a "celebración de la música y baile" (celebration of music and dance) from south of the border. Johnson creates his works... More >>
Northeast Minneapolis	Dance, Arts

Darryl Lenox The Joke Joint Comedy Club : 8:00 p.m. daily from June 13 until June 15; 10:30 p.m. daily from June 14 until June 15
It's a great time to be Darryl Lenox. The Las Vegas native, by way of Vancouver, BC, had a critically acclaimed special debut late last year, and appeared on Conan and Marc Maron's WTF podcast. The special, Blind Ambition, deals a lot with Lenox's vision problems, and the surgery he underwent... More >>
West St. Paul	Comedy

Pretend/Sin Eater Red Eye Theater : 8:00 p.m. daily from June 13 until June 15; 2:00 p.m. June 16
Tamara Ober wowed Twin Cities audiences last summer at the Minnesota Fringe Festival with Sin Eater, her docudrama/multidisciplinary solo performance piece about a woman who seeks redemption for her war-veteran father. Ober's emotional intensity, combined with her incredible dance technique and... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater

Sweet Revenge Minnesota Centennial Showboat : 8:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from June 13 until August 24; 2:30 p.m. every Tue., Thu., Sat. from June 15 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

War Horse Orpheum Theatre : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu. from June 12 until June 23; 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. from June 14 until June 23; 2:00 p.m. every Sat. from June 15 until June 23; 1:00 p.m. every Sun. from June 16 until June 23
The battlefields of World War I will come to the Orpheum Theatre stage, as will the tale of a boy, his beloved horse, and the lengths to which he would go to find his friend. Starting this Wednesday, the Tony and Academy Award-winning War Horse arrives for a two-week tour stop in Minneapolis.... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater

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

Youshen Mpls Photo Center : 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 >>
North Minneapolis	Arts, Art - Galleries

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

The Primrose Path Guthrie Theater : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. 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

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Gremlin Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 23; 4:00 p.m. every Sun. from June 16 until June 23; 8:00 p.m. every Mon. from June 17 until June 23
Considering the daunting survival rate of new performance troupes, the Gremlin Theatre's enduring success is worthy of celebration. From its nomadic launch in 1998, to a six-year stay at the Loading Dock Theater, to its current residency in a space on the corner of Raymond and University... More >>
Macalester/Groveland	Theater

$5 Happy Hour The Living Room : Daily
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... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Barhopping

A Sake and Sumo Happy Hour at moto-i Moto-i : Daily
You may have heard rumblings about a sake restaurant opening in Uptown recently. Though it might be a little hard to find, despite its obvious location on Lyndale right by Lake Street, it's definitely worth a visit. And while the sake fridge at Surdyk's is certainly impressive, moto-i takes... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Barhopping

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