Kate Iverson SPECIAL EVENT 331 Club Blingo No, not Bingo, BLINGO! The always sassy 331 club puts their spin on your Grandma’s favorite sport with this weekly hipster-friendly bingo party. Come on down to one of my fave neighborhood bars (and not just because it’s within stumbling distance of my place) and prepare yourself for a rowdy … Read more
FAMILY History HiJinx: The State on a Stick: Sesquicentennial Hat Did you know Minnesota is 150 years old this year? Well, it is, and the Minnesota History Center has been throwing her (yes, Minnesota is a girl) an epic year-long b-day bash to celebrate. If you’ve not checked out the MN150 exhibit yet, here’s a … Read more
FAMILY A Taste of Minnesota Party with the masses at this annual blowout celebration of Minnesota in all it’s glory! The Taste of Minnesota is all about music, revelry, and most importantly, FOOD. This extravaganza almost (almost) puts the State Fair to shame with an endless list of delightfully unhealthy delicacies. While the Taste doesn’t … Read more
MUSIC Dave Wolfe & The Wolfmen with Sweet Mamma J There’s a hootenanny down at Lee’s tonight! You’re in for an old-timey treat with local Rockabilly legend Dave Wolfe (of Sci-Fi Western, The Vibro Champs, and Reverse Cowgirl fame) playing his infectious brand of moody country rock n’ roll along with his backup band, The … Read more
NIGHTCLUBS Triple Double This new(ish) weekly party is a far cry from the Triple Rock Tuesdays of years past. If you’ve ever been to the Trip’s long-running 2-4-1 night, you surely have heard N.W.A.’s "F$#k tha Police" played on the jukebox one (or a hundred) too many times. No more! The boys from Burlesque of … Read more
PERFORMANCE Studio Stories: Kevin Kling and John McCutcheon Engaging storyteller Kevin Kling and award-winning folksinger/musician John McCutcheon join forces to bring you an evening of off-the-cuff performance in the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio. Kling, perhaps best known for his commentaries on NPR’s All Things Considered, and definitely for his autobiographical storytelling performances, will enrapture you with … Read more
FESTIVALSPride Weekend Spotlight: LOW LIFE MinneapolisAs part of the all-city-consuming extravaganza that is this year’s Pride Weekend, hip (and delicious) Loring hot spot Nick and Eddie jumps on the bandwagon for their first year open during the Festival. Calling in favors from their hipper-than-thou friends in New York to rock the alley behind the restaurant, … Read more
ARTEcho Through The WavesIs the office of an independent record label and media company a strange place for an art show? Perhaps. But considering the Twin Cities scene seriously thrives on collaboration in art, music, and fashion, and the peeps at 50e are in the position to know what’s up – I’d reckon we’re in … Read more
FILM Queer Takes: Visibly Out For the third year in a row, the Walker Art Center launches Queer Takes an amazing film series (just in time for Pride Weekend of course!) focusing on LGBT films and filmmakers. Running through the 29th, this fest will include a wide variety of flicks from filmmakers from all over … Read more
THEATERConstance Wilde Play & Pre-Show Happy HourOne can only assume that the wife of Oscar Wilde would be driven to drink, and considering tonight’s play The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde is about her life, you might as well try to relate. Stop into the Guthrie’s Target Lounge for a pre-show happy hour from 6 … Read more