Kate Iverson FRINGE FESTIVAL The Chasm: Two Prevailing Winds of Gabriela Mistral Based around the work of one of Latin America’s most respected poets, Gabriela Mistral, Disquietude Theater Company takes us on a lush journey that brings her poetry to life. This story of "the chasm between sorrow and hope" includes a visual feast of projected collage … Read more
FRINGE FESTIVALDying in Public Places Lust. Terror. Violence. Outbursts of Song. All of these can happen when stuck in an invisible box… cannibalism too. Dying in Public Places: a darkly comic new musical, written by Keith Hovis and directed by Jenna Papke, premieres August 1st at 10:00 pm as part of the Minnesota Fringe Festival. … Read more
THEATER Caviar on Credit Caviar on Credit, directed by Marcela Lorca (The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde), casts 14 players in the comedic mystery of swindler Walter Jackson Junior. A case of masked identity and repeat suckers, the actors take turns playing the protagonists, lending a Bourne Identity feel to it all. Perhaps the most … Read more
MUSIC CSS & The Go! Team Tonight First Avenue welcomes Brazilian provocateurs CSS aka "Cansei De Ser Sexy" – which in Portuguese means "tired of being sexy," though by the looks of them seems to mean the opposite. A fiery electro-rock quintet of vampiric fashion plates, CSS quickly gained notoriety in the first wave of … Read more
SPECIAL EVENT Legislatin’ Sexy Party ’08 On Tuesday, the 29th of July, the votes will be tallied and the people will have spoken, singling out the King and Queen of Minnesota politics and bringing an end to the heated debate over who is truly the most beautiful at the Capitol. And while the answer to … Read more
SPECIAL EVENTHüsker Dü J.C. Memorial EP Release Party & Film Exposé Snap up a lil’ piece o’ Twin Cities music history tonight at Grumpy’s! Minneapolis’ own original punk rock royalty, Hüsker Dü, are releasing a super special, super limited edition EP containing three live songs recorded in 1982-1983. Why here, why now you ask? Well, … Read more
ART The Throw Up Vol. 4 Release Party Elusive Minneapolis art duo, Pop Vomit, celebrates a number of things tonight! Not only can you get a last glimpse of a very cool exhibit at the closing reception for the Altered Esthetics Resident Artists show, featuring Pop Vomit’s installation entitled "Operation: Vomit Boy," but they’ll also … Read more
SPECIAL EVENT IFP 20th Anniversary Party I don’t know about you, but I can peg a film geek from a mile away. It’s kind of like gaydar, except for filmmakers. The look often entails square framed glasses, a ratty baseball cap, possibly a beard, and if you get close enough, an air of over-confidence along … Read more
FESTIVALSMidsummer FestivalCome party with The Center for Independent Artists at this creativity-fueled neighborhood festival tonight! Fun for kids and adults alike, the Midsummer Festival is not your average art fair; with Afro-Cuban art and drumming performances, welding demos, a creative invention exhibit, a make-your-own-t-shirt studio, fire dancing, live MC’s from Hope’s Art of the MC, … Read more
WINE & DINE Taste of the Twin Cities Originals Are your eyes bigger than your stomach? Put it to the test tonight at the Taste of the Twin Cities Originals extravaganza where there will be so much to try that you may not be able to handle it. Over 30 of the Twin Cities finest … Read more