SPECIAL EVENT
Tunes, Tales, and Ale
Start your St. Paddy’s Day celebration early with an evening of Irish food, drink, and entertainment. I’m not talking hornpipes and polka here (though, by Jove, you seem to love them). I’m talking Van Morrison! Ok. Ok. Not quite, but at least his music. Music will be provided by the St. Dominic’s Trio, the acclaimed Van Morrison tribute band led by local rock veteran Terry Walsh. Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres from The Local, cocktails and Irish beers from the cash bar, and tales of Ireland and the Irish in Minnesota by Kieran Folliard (owner of Kieran’s Irish Pub, The Local, and The Liffey). Plus, learn how to bake Irish soda bread from Mary Healy of Saint Honore Gluten-Free Bakery.
6 to 11 p.m., Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis; 612-341-7555; $24 members $20; reservations required.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Using Animal Training on Your Spouse
A couple years ago, when Amy Sutherland wrote about using animal-training techniques on her husband to improve their marriage, her "Modern Love" column became The New York Times’ most emailed article of the year. And of course, as is the way of the world, she got a book deal out of it, with a movie now in the works. Fresh off an appearance on The Today Show and a feature in the current issue of Newsweek, Sutherland joins us in Minneapolis to share her new book, What Shamu Taught Me about Life, Love, and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers. Don’t miss out on the invaluable life lessons.
7 p.m., Borders, 800 W. 78th St, Richfield; 612-869-6245; free.
ART
Revision, Reiteration, Recombination: Process and the Contemporary Print
Printmaking has a history as a medium that renowned painters and sculptors turn to when they want to experiment; locally, our own Highpoint Center for Printmaking and the erstwhile Vermillion Editions have hosted artists from around the world as they explored etching, monotyping, and lithography. This show is curated by Leslie Wayne, a New York painter whose work is currently on exhibit at the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York; she brings together a motley assortment of noteworthy figures whose work in printmaking we’re excited to see, in particular Polly Apfelbaum, Louise Bourgeois, Nicola López (who just had a show locally at Franklin Art Works), Thomas Nozkowski, Martin Puryear, and James Siena. Fans of the medium will want to attend a roundtable discussion on opening night at 6 p.m., just before the reception. —Julie Caniglia
6 p.m., College of Visual Arts Gallery, 173 Western Ave., St. Paul; 651-290-9379.
A "Peace" of War
War…Huh! What is it good for? At least one thing: art. A new exhibit on war, titled Booby Trap, opens today at the Larson Art Gallery. The war being fought on the walls of the Larson may not, however, be the kind of war you might expect. This group of work concentrates on war during the medieval era, a time when war was considered sport. How much has actually changed since that time? Go to the exhibit and find out. Additionally, if you haven’t paid the Larson a visit recently, you should stop by to see the newly remodeled space. Don’t "fight" the urge; stop on by! —Kate Liebfried
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Paul Whitney Larson Art Gallery, 2017 Buford Ave., University of Minnesota, Saint Paul; 612-625-0214; free.
MUSIC
Ravi Coltrane and Roy Haynes
Two substantial (as in deep and dense) jazz bands for the price of one are on the docket when both Ravi Coltrane and Roy Haynes front ensembles at Northrop Auditorium tonight (7:30 p.m.).
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