Ladies' Night

Girls, ya’ll got one
A night that’s special everywhere
From New York to Hollywood
It’s ladies night, and girl, that feeling’s good

Oh, yes, it’s ladies night
and the feeling’s right
Oh, yes, it’s ladies night
Oh, what a night

Nothing like starting out with a little Kool & the Gang, eh? (I’ll bet you thought I was going to say Tom Jones.)

Ok, ladies, we have some special events for you tonight, so get out your Girl Power t-shirts, with your matching pink purses, and get ready to take over the world. Or… just dress comfortably, relax, and enjoy the evening.

WORKSHOP
Front Runners: Women with Political Ambition

Has Hillary Clinton gotten votes simply due to her gender? Probably. Has she lost votes due to her gender? Certainly. I have no big arguements to make here — or candidates to support — but… it’s always a gender issue. Gender is an issue; what can I say? (As is race, of course.) And for women it’s still an uphill battle on the political front. Tonight, Front
Runners is offering a leg up in an effort to even the playing field a bit, or at least get women more engaged. Interested in electoral politics? Join this evening’s workshop for women at the
State Capitol. Meet women members of the Minnesota House and Senate and take the Women’s History Tour of the Capitol.

6 p.m., State Capitol Rotunda, St. Paul; free, but RSVP to Debra Fitzpatrick.

WINE & DINE
Women & Wine Party at the Guthrie

Sure, I’m no girly girl. I love a cheap whiskey in the grimey shadows of a good dive. But every now and then, a girl has just got to go out in style: a little class, a little wine, a host of beautiful people — you know the kind, the good kind, the kind with brains. Ahh. And who doesn’t like a late night happy hour? Head over to the Guthrie’s Target Lounge tonight for a glorious evening of wines, cocktails, music (by local female DJs, no less), and great company all around.

9-11 p.m., Target Lounge, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis; 612-377-2224; free.

FILM
The Wild Wild North

"The law of the land is the gun in your hand…the Further North you go…" reads the tagline for writer/director James Snapko’s latest film. And Further North takes this pretty seriously as it explores murder through the lives of five people. Perpetrator, victim, conspirator, avenger, bystander — each one of the characters has some relationship to murder, and all of them, though traveling different paths, end up on the same road in Northern Minnesota. See the advanced screening this evening, hear from the director himself, as well as cast and crew, and follow it up with an after party at Stubb & Herbs.

7 p.m., Oak Street Cinema, 309 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis; 612-331-3134; $9, students $7, MFA members $5.

BOOKS & AUTHORS
Literary Trio

Minnesota Literature has three literary events listed for tonight that all sound rather interesting, so take your pick:

The Voice of Poetry reading features Minnesota writers reading poems in Korean, Swedish, Japanese, Yiddish, Vietnamese and Spanish. 7 p.m., Loft Literary Center, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis.

The S.A.S.E. GLBT Reading Series features Elizabeth di Grazia and Lyda Morehouse, with hosts John Medeiros and Andrea Jenkins. 7 p.m., Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis.

Playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and musician Suzan-Lori Parks will read from her work, provide commentary, perform songs on guitar, and answer questions from the audience. 7:30 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 Fourth St. S., Minneapolis.