As you may have noticed, our Secrets of the Day header has changed. From here on out, Kate Iverson will take the lead on compiling the Secrets and letting you know what great things are happening in the Twin Cities. We are very excited to have her with us, as I’m sure you will be once you experience her awesomeness.
Please see below for her first Secrets of the Day recommendations. I have but one thing to add to the mix. Tonight, the Edina Cinema is serving up a stellar double feature — too good to pass up: Woody Allen & Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977), and Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine in Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960). You just can’t go wrong with these two!
THEATER & PERFORMANCE Bedlam 10 Minute Play Festival
The forum for independently produced theater is always in high-demand, and since 2002 the Bedlam Theatre has been catering to that demand through its 10 Minute Play Festival. Each year, for the past seven years, the company has painstakingly selected the most visionary directors and playwrights for this annual production. Twenty-three ten-minute or less works showcase experimental and cutting edge ideas of local and national talent — which culminate on the Bedlam stage this very evening. The plays are parceled out into three sections that rotate throughout the festival for easy and non-overwhelming theatrical enjoyment.
7 & 9 p.m. (through June 1st), Bedlam Theater, 1501 S. 6th St., Minneapolis; $10-$20.
SPECIAL EVENT Bush-McCain Challenge
A funny yet informative twist on the old Pepsi-Coke Challenge, the Bush-McCain challenge is an enlightening quiz which shows George Bush and John McCain in a very similar light. A phenomenon that is sweeping the internet, actual Bush-McCain Challenge events have been popping up all over the country — in-your-face man-on-the-street events. Today, three such events will occur throughout the afternoon all over the city. So, come on down, take the challenge, and talk politics with like-minded (and perhaps some not-like-minded) folks.
The Center for Independent Artists has been churning out an impressive season of community-friendly art events aimed at drawing in and educating people of all ethnicities, ages, and skill levels about the arts. Tonight’s event, presented by Yo! The Movement and Art Revolution for Twin Cities Students, brings together arts professionals with Twin Cities students for a fun meet-and-greet and general information session about art as a profession and as a creative outlet. A great activitity for the fam that includes cool music, art, food, and creative encouragement.
Los Campesinos translates to "The Farmers," and what they seem to be cultivating is some seriously charming indie art-pop, topped off with a nice, messy dollop of punk rock sensibility. Tonight’s show at the Varsity supports their fittingly titled debut CD, Hold on Now, Youngster, and will most likely be a high-energy phantasm filled with musically elite college students who probably think they’re cooler than you. If you can get past that, however, I definitely think this show merits consideration on your hump-day itinerary.
8 p.m., Varsity Theater, 1308 4th St. SE, Dinkytown, Minneapolis; $13.
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