Author: Kate Iverson

  • The Landscape of Life: Kinji Akagawa

    Get a little zen with contemporary sculptor, teacher, and garden wanderer Kinji Akagawa. You’ll spend the day with this local master learning about his art and process which will come to a close with a VIP tour of of the artist’s studio and private garden in the beautiful St. Croix River Valley. For the past…

  • Expand Your Boundaries with Gender-bending Vampire Mutants

    MUSICVinyl Venus Space Lounge Cozy Northeast neighborhood nook, the 331 Club, switches gears every Tuesday night to bring you a retro-glam space odyssey courtesy of Twin Cities music scene icon Venus DeMars. The All the Pretty Horses gender-bending front woman is a statuesque and decadently costumed sight to behold, and her charisma definitely rubs off…

  • Don't Need a Cure, Need a Final Speculation

    MUSICPeter Murphy The "Godfather of Goth" glides into town tonight to treat Twin Citians to his seductive brand of gloom-tinged pop. Those of you who went through a goth phase will most certainly get a kick out of seeing Murphy live; at 50 years old he’s still as hot, mysterious, and mesmerizing as he was…

  • Spandex, Coconut Shrimp, and Asphyxiation

    MUSICGogol 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…

  • Ever Drink with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight?

    SPECIAL EVENT Drinks with the Devil Cock your top hat to the side and jaunt on over to Skyscape Condominiums for this red-hot cocktail party put on by the Minnesota Opera and The Rake. No need for those fancy mini-binoculars (aka "Opera Glasses") tonight; you’ll get your up close and personal mingle on with Kyle…

  • Shock Me, Baby, One More Time

    SPECIAL EVENTA Toast to Tesla No, not the hair band from the late ’80s, although I do happen to know a few people who would probably be into that. Tonight’s event at the Bakken is dedicated to one of America’s greatest electrical engineers, Nikola Tesla, inventor of the radio. Sample complimentary appetizers and wines from…