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Winter One-Nighters: A Not Too Distant Past Art Of This	Fri., December 5, 7:00pm	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Galleries
Though our minds often jump instantly to New York, Chicago is truly our big sister city to the east. The third-biggest city in the U.S., Chicago racks up cultural and historical points for its prohibition tomfoolery, for being a jazz hot spot, and for labor protests, among many, many other... More >>

Gretchen Wilson Myth	Fri., December 5, 7:00pm	Maplewood	Music
Contemporary, radio-friendly country has become a whole lot sunnier and well, let's face it, blonder all over again since Gretchen Wilson crossed critics' lines and became a redneck darling and breakout star with her album Here for the Party (Sony) in 2004, a time when the genre needed her... More >>

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Northrop Auditorium	Fri., December 5, 8:00pm	University	Dance & Performance
For 40 years, Lar Lubovitch has been creating movement that is as smooth and rich as butterscotch candy. Primarily known as a modern dance choreographer, Lubovitch has also created work for Olympic ice dancers, a side project that suits his interest in perpetual motion, seamless pairing, and... More >>

Sissy Wish; Mystery Palace The Varsity Theater	Fri., December 5, 8:30pm	University	Music
Sissy Wish look like Crystal Castles with more fabric stretched across their bones and sound like the Sounds with a lower disco factor. The Norwegian duo, at times consumed with glitchy bliss, will moments later pop beats begging to be an indie hip-hop winter slammer. Sharing the bill are... More >>

Split Lip Rayfield Lee's Liquor Lounge	Fri., December 5, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
Critics likely will never agree on whether Split Lip Rayfield should be classified as bluegrass or country. The good news is that it really doesn't matter. The band is doubly blessed with top-notch fast-picking skills and a twang more natural than any that Keith Urban could muster, so fans of... More >>

Zombie Christmas Ball 2008 Nomad World Pub	Fri., December 5, 7:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Holiday/ Fall
Everybody knows that the holidays can be a nightmare. Between shopping, cooking, and family gatherings, the Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year trifecta can make anybody reach for the spiked eggnog. But the organizers of the first-ever Zombie Christmas Ball at the Nomad on Friday are hoping to make... More >>

All I Want for Christmas Is 700 Billion Dollars: Our 50th Noel Brave New Workshop Theatre	Every week Thursday, Friday from Fri., November 28 until Fri., January 9, 8:00pm more dates/times	Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater
While I can't speak for the entirety of humanity, in my experience a lot of things (daylight savings, income tax time, mortality) have a tendency to sneak up on a soul, and the holidays are a case in point. Travel by car or air, enforced proximity to loved ones, and a general air of taking... More >>

Anthology Cabaret Patrick's Cabaret	Fri., December 5, 8:00pm more dates/times	Seward/ Longfellow/ Minnehaha	Poetry/ Spoken Word Readings & Lectures
Looking for some variety, but variety with substance? This Friday and Saturday, local performers come together for a little bit of everything at Anthology. Performers on the schedule include storyteller and Fringe alum Andre Heuer, who will be telling tales of his experiences working with the... More >>

Eduardo Blidner: Argentine Drag Queens Icebox Quality Framing And Gallery	Daily from Fri., November 7 until Wed., January 7	Northeast	Art Galleries
Argentine photographer Eduardo Blidner is no stranger to Minneapolis's Icebox Gallery. In 2000 the gallery hosted Blidner's first solo show, which launched his series "Tango Argentino" around the world. Last year Icebox was the first gallery in the world to host Blidner's globetrotting... More >>

Black Nativity: Hear Again the Christmas Story Penumbra Theatre	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 28 until Sat., December 27, 7:30pm more dates/times	St. Paul (Downtown)	Theater
The holidays hit some of us like a ton of bricks because, like all anniversaries, they are signposts on life's road and often reminders of what we have lost or what has changed. Penumbra's Black Nativity portrays a family feeling the sting of losing a loved one at Christmastime, and it does so... More >>

British Television Advertising Awards Walker Art Center	Daily from Fri., December 5 until Tue., December 30	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Film Events
The British Television Advertising Awards are viewed more as a short film festival than as a bunch of commercials whose sole purpose is to sell you an idea or product. The ads include comedies (two women eating small chocolates in an office lament how 100-calorie packs rob them of the thrill of... More >>

Christmas at the Ramsey House Alexander Ramsey House	Sun., November 23, 12:00pm-3:00pm more dates/times	St. Paul (Downtown)	History/ Tours/ Landmarks
There's something undeniably posh about the Victorian era. One can assume that the wealthy people of the time knew how to celebrate the holiday season in lavish style. Find out how tony their lives were at Christmas at the Ramsey House. Wednesdays through Saturdays the well-maintained Victorian... More >>

CSI: The Experience Science Museum Of Minnesota	Daily from Wed., October 15 until Sun., January 4	St. Paul (Downtown)	Museums
Is getting up-close and personal with a dead body and finding how it got that way your kink? You're in luck. The traveling exhibit, "CSI: The Experience," opens today at the Science Museum of Minnesota. In this criminally creative display, visitors dive into several crime scenes and use modern... More >>

Eddie Brill Acme Comedy Co.	Daily from Wed., December 3 until Sat., December 6, 8:00pm more dates/times	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Comedy
Eddie Brill is a busy, busy man. "I'm a maniac," he says via cell phone from the parking lot of a Tampa hotel. "I don't stop. I have like, eight jobs: three full-time jobs and five part-time jobs." In addition to being a touring standup comic, Brill warms up the audience for The Late Show with... More >>

Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future Walker Art Center	Daily from Sat., September 13 until Sun., January 4	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Art Museums
It might not be well known, but Minnesota is actually a hotbed for architecture by 20th- and 21st-century masters. Whether it's Frank Gehry's bendy-metal Weisman Art Museum, César Pelli's Wells Fargo Center and Minneapolis Central Library, or Frank Lloyd Wright's Lindholm service station... More >>

Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future Minneapolis Institute Of Arts	Daily from Sun., September 14 until Sun., January 4	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Museums
It might not be well known, but Minnesota is actually a hotbed for architecture by 20th- and 21st-century masters. Whether it's Frank Gehry's bendy-metal Weisman Art Museum, César Pelli's Wells Fargo Center and Minneapolis Central Library, or Frank Lloyd Wright's Lindholm service station... More >>

Hindsight is Always 20/20 Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum	Daily from Sat., August 23 until Sun., January 4	University	Museums
As the Faces lamented in "Oh La La": I wish that I knew what I know now/When I was younger. Truer words are rarely spoken. In "Hindsight Is Always 20/20," New York-based artist and composer R. Luke Dubois explores this irony with a visual pun. In his 43 prints and light boxes, Dubois creates a... More >>

Happy Hour at Herkimer's Herkimer Pub & Brewery	Daily from Wed., December 3 until Tue., December 9	Uptown/ Eat Street	Barhopping
Like Town Hall or Green Mill, Herkimer brews its own beer. I’m not going to lie: I’m not a big fan of it. Most varieties taste like lighter beer, and there’s always a weird corn aftertaste. Try it, you might like it, but that said, you might want to order a mixed drink from the... More >>

Holiday Show and Sale Textile Center/weavers Guild Of Minnesota	Daily from Sat., November 1 until Tue., December 30	University	Art Galleries
If you are like millions of other Americans this holiday season, you probably think you're too freaking poor to keep your home warm and buy awesome gifts. Not so fast. This year give the gift of warmth. Help your loved ones stay warm and keep the heat turned low by picking up an mittens or... More >>

INDIA: Public Places, Private Spaces Minneapolis Institute Of Arts	Daily from Sun., October 26 until Sun., January 18	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Museums
When we think of art from India, most of us probably conjure images of Bollywood films or Hindu deities with four arms. This massive show of contemporary Indian photography and video art at MIA promises to be eye-opening, playing with some Indian traditions and stereotypes and exploding others.... More >>

Lucero Triple Rock Social Club	Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., December 5 until Sat., December 6, 9:00pm	Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music
This might be an affront, but there is something very Goo Goo Dolls about the Memphis band Lucero, who are playing two nights this weekend in celebration of the Triple Rock's 10th anniversary. Now, look, there's nothing wrong with that. Remember that song "Iris"? Maybe not, but you definitely... More >>

Made In Minnesota: The 6th Annual Ornament Show and Sale Clay Squared To Infinity	Daily from Sat., October 18 until Tue., December 23	Northeast	Art Galleries
At Clay Squared to Infinity's sixth annual Made in Minnesota ornament show and sale is a must-attend event for any young folks looking to start their own holiday traditions. Skip the generic colored glass ball ornaments that ugly up Christmas trees in everybody's house and snazz up your... More >>

MJ Heubach: A Collection of New Work Nicademus	Daily from Sat., November 15 until Sat., December 6	Midway/ Frogtown	Art Galleries
Local graphic designer, painter, illustrator, photographer, and general artist extraordinaire MJ Heubach is like a cinematographer or director of photography in film biz: His work is seen and enjoyed everywhere, but his name is far from household. Heubach has designed for Dunn Bros. Coffee... More >>

No Coast Craft-o-Rama Midtown Global Market	Fri., December 5, 3:00pm-8:00pm more dates/times	Powderhorn	Art
Are you tired of giving the same Far Side desk calendar to Grandpa each year? Has mom's dishrag from the '80s been worn down to a small square? Does your teenage cousin roll her eyes when you buy her earrings from Hot Topic? Then it's time to check out the No Coast Craft-o-Rama. For two days,... More >>

Robert Rauschenberg: Prints/Editions 1962-78 Minneapolis Institute Of Arts	Daily from Sat., October 4 until Sun., March 15	Uptown/ Eat Street	Art Museums
Forty or 50 years on, it's hard to imagine now the manic energy of the art world in the 1960s, or the way that Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, in particular, blew the doors off of artistic sensibilities at the time. Their libertine experimentalism bridged abstract expressionism and pop... More >>