MUSIC
Morrison’s Down in the Hallow
Precious time is slipping away for a chance to see classic rock icon Van Morrison
perform. On the heels of the release of his greatest hits album he is
back in the cities for one night only to play a show at Northrop
Auditorium. —Kate McDonald
7:30 p.m., Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis; 612-624-2345; $86-$211.
MUSIC
A Whoopee Spot Where the Gin Is Cold but the Piano Is Hot
If the Van Morrison prices are a little too hard on your pocket, and Northrop is just a little too bright, we have an even groovier option for you tonight. Although
the days of the mobster speakeasy inside a cave have ended, swing
dancing to the jazz hits of the ’20s is still in full gear at the
Wabasha Street Caves with the sweet retro-jazz-singer
stylings of Christine Rosholt. Slick your hair, and wear your buckle shoes… and all that jazz. And come down to the cave tonight for a gin and a song or two. —Kate McDonald
7 p.m., Wabasha Street Caves, 215 Wabasha St. S., St. Paul; 651-224-1191; $7.
THEATER & PERORMANCE
Support the Arts and Diana Princess of Whales Memorial Fund
Take America’s obsession with Princess Diana, mix in some Mother Teresa action, and you’ve got yourself a fool-proof recipe for a tearjerker. Local theater company Urban Samurai has cooked this one up in their current production, The Diana Story — and they’ve managed to keep it smart. The play explores the unlikely friendship between the two powerful women as they work on the same cause to eliminate land minds. Your support will do some good, too, for one dollar of each ticket will be donated to the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. —Kate McDonald
7:30 p.m., The Lowry Labs, 350 St. Peter St., St Paul; $15.
SHOPPING
First-ever Men’s Shopping Event at the Guthrie
While they’re marketing it for men — as if only women enjoy the theater — no one is excluded from this first-ever Guthrie shopping event. Still have some last-minute gifts to pick up? Avoid the mall terror, and do your shopping in luxury — gifts first, happy hour after. That’s my kind of shopping! Choose from four special gift packages: The Jane Eyre Gift Package ($80, a $160 value) includes two show tickets, a poster, a T-shirt, and a CD with all of the original music from the show. The Dinner and a Show Gift Package ($150, a $218 value) includes a memorable prix fixe dinner for two at the award-winning Cue restaurant, followed by a pair of Guthrie tickets to the show of their choice. The Ultimate Season Ticket Package ($110, a $240 value) contains 4 ticket vouchers that can be given to one person or split amount several recipients. And the Guthrie Classes Gift Packages include either five ($65, an $80 value) or 10 classes ($105, a $155 value). Stop in during event hours and enjoy free gift wrapping, happy hour specials at Cue, and an eclectic mix of unique gift ideas.
5 – 8 p.m. (Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m.), Guthrie Theater, 818 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis; 612-377-2224; $65-$155.
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