Author: Cristina Córdova

BOOZE AND EATS
Celebrate the Cold One

Not every night is made for elegance. This just might be a Juicy Lucy night, a brat night, or mmmm, a beer and wings night. Normally, I wouldn’t expect a lot of partying on a Tuesday, but tonight is the second Groveland Tap Summit Summer Celebration. What does the mean exactly? Well, cheap beer, for one — $1 pints of Summit, music from 8 to 10 p.m., a raffle and prizes, and of course, cheap food — $2 brats and $ .25 wings.

6 p.m., Groveland Tap, 1834 St Clair Ave, St Paul; 651-699-5058.

BOOKS, ART & EATS
Schmooze with a Burger and a Beer

Join the book arts community for some scintillating backyard B.S. — take it however you like, bullshit or book social; it’s your call. (Let’s face it; it’s probably a little bit of both.) Socialize, hob-nob, and engage in your own show-and-tell on the back patio at Grumpy’s, just down the street from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

7 p.m., Grumpy’s Bar & Grill, 1111 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-340-9738, (MN Center for Book Arts) 612-215-2520.

MUSIC
You’re Due for a Simple Rock Show

A night made for burgers and beer should be rounded out with a rock show — nothing out of the ordinary, just some solid rock-n-roll. And the 400 Bar has just the thing, a lineup of several different bands — my fellow Brooklyn-ites, Pela; The New Constitution; The Sexy Bang; and local punksters Small Kitchen Appliances (whom who can catch tomorrow night at the Varsity as well).

8 p.m., 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-332-2903; $8.

THEATER & PERFORMANCE
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good, Very Bad Day

“It’s 7 a.m. You wake up with a nasty wad of gum in your hair. Trip on your skateboard. Drop your sweater in a sinkful of water. And your brothers express interest in trading you for some roller blades. And now it’s only 7:15 a.m.! As bad days go, it’s tough to top Alexander’s. He’s the funniest fed-up kid ever, and this is one of the coolest musicals ever.” What more does one have to say? It’s about the best kids book ever — maybe even the best book ever — and it’s being performed by our fabulous Children’s Theater Company. It opens today and runs through October. Don’t miss it.

7 p.m., The Children’s Theater Company, 2400 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis; $15.