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Thomas Edison

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    May 2, 2012

    Steampunk Illusions at Open Eye Figure Theatre

    A trip to a Victorian world that never was

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Scrimshaw brothers ready for a busy New Year's Eve

    ​As we usher out 2011, Saturday evening is our one last chance to celebrate the past year and, of course, bring in the possibly apocalyptic 2012. Or, in the case of the Scrimshaw brothers, Joseph and Joshua, there are four chances. The pair are part of a quartet of performances New Year's Eve at t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Ikea's incandescent light bulbs go dark

    Not such a bright idea anymore.​Thomas Edison had a really bright idea when he invented the incandescent light bulb back in 1879. But despite a culture war lit by Michele Bachmann over the dim fate of the glowing orbs, they are destined for the history books. That's why, pretty soon, you won't ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    St. Paul Saints vs. Sioux City Explorers

    Not such a bright idea anymore.​Thomas Edison had a really bright idea when he invented the incandescent light bulb back in 1879. But despite a culture war lit by Michele Bachmann over the dim fate of the glowing orbs, they are destined for the history books. That's why, pretty soon, you won't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Birthday Suits and Private Dancer at Turf Club tomorrow

    You're the birthday, you're the birthday, you're the birthday boy or girl!

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2008

    Monster Mash

    You're the birthday, you're the birthday, you're the birthday boy or girl!

  • News

    June 9, 2004

    Wet Hot American Summer

    You scrubbed radioactive toilets. You fleeced tots at carnivals. You ground the beaks off baby birds. You sent City Pages your summer job stories--and we didn't even give you minimum wage in return.

  • Arts

    December 3, 2003

    Winged Migration

    Dancing down the legacy of the Wright brothers

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Puppet Regime

    You won't believe what Quintron and Miss Pussycat can do with a marionette

  • Music

    July 26, 2000

    Road to Nowhere

    Grandaddy and Modest Mouse ride suburban alienation from the interstates to outer space

  • News

    October 20, 1999

    Reading, Writing, and Revenue

    The Edison Project's formula is simple: Take a Minneapolis public school, add some entrepreneurial savvy, and watch the profits roll in. Trouble is, it doesn't add up.

  • Feature

    October 1, 1998

    Kids and Chiropractic Healing

    An alternative approach to your family's aches, pains, illnesses, and wellbeing

  • Restaurants

    June 24, 1998

    That's Eatertainment

    An alternative approach to your family's aches, pains, illnesses, and wellbeing

  • Movies

    June 10, 1998

    The Celluloid Plantation

    Play it again, Melvin: Dooley Wilson (in Casablanca) and Melvin Van Peebles in Melvin Van Peebles: Classified X

  • Music

    May 28, 1997

    various artists

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