The Rake Gets Creative at The Guthrie

SPECIAL EVENT
Creative Context

Join l’etoile magazine and The Guthrie for this special Rakish edition of Creative Context, a monthly post-show party in The Guthrie’s Target Lounge, hosted by influential women in Twin Cities arts and media.
This month’s host just happens to be awesome chick and publisher of The Rake,
Kristin Henning! The event will feature killer
tunes by Jonathan Ackerman and DJ Bach, happy hour drink specials, and
an
opportunity for you to pick the brain of Ms. Henning, who will be
minglin’ and chatting it up with the crowd. Sip some vino
with your friends while
enjoying the gorgeous view from the Target Lounge, or take a moonlight
siesta out on the patio overlooking the Stone Arch Bridge. You do not
need to see a play to attend the free party, but I encourage it!
Tonight Rake readers can enjoy $20 tickets to the Guthrie’s comedy The Government Inspector at
7:30pm – call the Guthrie’s box office at 612.377.2224 and quote price
code "AS" to receive the discount. Creative Context happens the second
Tuesday of each month, so mark your calendars, and click HERE to see upcoming hosts.

10pm, The Guthrie’s Target Lounge, 818 S. 2nd Street, 4th Floor, Downtown Minneapolis, Free

READINGS
David Carr: The Night of the Gun

It’s a common conception that our pasts are better than we make them
out to be. Former Twin Cities Reader editor and New York Times
columnist David Carr proves that the opposite is possible in his new book The Night of the Gun which recounts his past as an addict
through journalistic investigation. As he reports his past, he realizes
that things were much worse than he made them out to be. Memories
change and become uncovered with time; the friend he believed once
pulled a gun on him reveals it was Carr who pointed the gun. His belief
that he became sober after his children were born is disproved. Carr will discuss The Night of the Gun at Magers and Quinn bookstore tonight, where you can also pick up a copy of the book and judge for yourself. – Andrew Newman

Read a Rakish interview with David Carr by Brian Lambert HERE.

7:30 pm. Magers and Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, Free

BENEFIT EVENT
PROPEL Benefit Party

Head on down to Joe’s Garage tonight for more than just
the Asian pork burger (with ginger, garlic, and roasted red pepper
sauce). The Jeremiah Program
is hosting its first PROPEL benefit party. PROPEL is geared toward
young professionals, which is precisely what I know several of you Rake
readers claim to be. There will be Happy Hour offerings and a drawing
for prizes. Stay for the short program during which you’ll learn how
Jeremiah helps young, single mothers get back on their feet and how you
can help. Not contended with simply doling out aid, Jeremiah instead
cultivates the desire within its participants to better their lives and
the community around them. One such participant gratefully gushed, "I’m
on my way to becoming an ER trauma nurse…I’m becoming an empowered and
determined advocate for myself and my son." Dish out $10, lend an ear,
and feel good about your potential while enjoying Joe’s oft-raved-about
patio. -Jill Yablonski



5:30-9 pm; Joe’s Garage, 1610 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, $10