Spandex, Coconut Shrimp, and Asphyxiation

MUSIC
Gogol Bordello



Crazy Gypsy-punkers Gogol Bordello
make a scene on the Cabooze’s outdoor stage tonight. These New Yorkers
with eastern European roots are well known for their wild performances
and sleazy/sexy punk rock charm. I would not recommend this show for
the faint of heart; prepare to be groped, sweat on, danced on, and
generally tossed around if you’re anywhere near the middle of the fray.
If anything, you’ll have a good story to tell, as well as a new found
appreciation for hot eastern Europeans in spandex.

Gates 6pm, Music 7pm, The Cabooze, 917 Cedar Avenue S, $25

FILM/NETWORKING

WIFT Film Social



Presented by Women in Film and Television (WIFT),
this rooftop soirée is the perfect opportunity for curious parties and
potential new members to network and learn a thing or two about a
wonderful organization. Chat about cool film-related shenanigans going
on around town — such as this weekend’s 48 Hour Film Project
(in which yours truly just-so-happens to be participating !), and enjoy drink
and appetizer specials served up fresh on Stella’s stellar rooftop
patio overlooking Uptown. Not to mention, Stella’s Coconut Shrimp is tha bomb. Yes, I just said "tha bomb," and I meant it!



5-7pm, Stella’s Fish Cafe, 1400 West Lake Street, Uptown, Free

THEATER & PERFORMANCE
Socktesting

All the ingredients for an experimental disaster are there: six
characters on a non-elevated platform of white cardboard — a sterile
space carved out in the corner of a dingy art gallery — all dressed in
white, speaking in seemingly disjointed sentences, hugging the wall
behind them, twisting, writhing, gasping. But Socktesting,
however experimental, is no disaster. Somehow, creators Mark Abel
Garcia and Megan Mayer — with the help of six very able actors — have
pulled it off masterfully. —Cristina Córdova (See full review.)

8pm, Soap Factory, 518 2nd Street SE, Minneapolis, June 5-8, 12, 13, and 15, 2008, $15 at door, cash only