Psychedelic Angels and Jazz Hands

GALLERIES
Twin Cities Jazz Festival Art Party

Join The Rake, along with KBEM Jazz 88 and Artisan Vineyards, for a special edition of Gallery Grooves. Tonight the Twin Cities Jazz Festival kicks off with a snazzy art party featuring festival artist, Christopher E. Harrison.
The poster design for the 10th Annual Festival will be revealed, and
you’ll get plenty of visual stimulation via the artwork of Richard
Simonson, Westy Copeland, and Leah Lundgaard. The actual
festival kicks off Thursday at the Orpheum Theater and continues
through the 29th at various locations throughout the Twin Cities. The
perfect opportunity to rock a beret without seeming pretentious!

7-9pm, Your Art’s Desire Gallery, 12928 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, Free

MUSIC

The Black Angels

Psychedelic cool cats The Black Angels
land at the Turf Club this evening for a fuzz-fueled trip-out. Hailing
from Austin, Texas, these boys are no strangers to rocking out the right way; add
two awesome full-length albums, three 7" singles, and one
soon-to-be-collectible EP, and you’ve got a recipe for very
well-deserved buzz. Tonight’s show at the Turf will definitely be
packed, so travel light and expect to get shaken up — rock ‘n’ roll
style. Want to make an evening of it? Try dinner at nearby Taste of Thailand. I am mainly recommending this because I’ve been thinking about eating Pad Thai for about three days now.

8pm, The Turf Club, 1601 University Ave, St. Paul, $12

THEATER
Skewed Visions presents JASPER JOHNS

Have you ever looked at a painting hanging in a museum and thought I
could make that? Well, there’s often more than meets the eye. Renowned
local theater company Skewed Visions presents Jasper Johns, an original study of the influential American contemporary artist by Charles Campbell, Gulgun Kayim, and Sean Kelley-Pegg. Selected Johns
paintings will be centerpiece for this unusual performance, which uses
the framed proscenium stage at the Ritz as its apt backdrop.

8pm, The Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE, Northeast Minneapolis, $18