Cristina Córdova FILM Fearless Filmmakers Premiere: Impaler No third party candidate for governor in this country has ever garnered as much media attention as Jonathon “The Impaler” Sharkey did in his race for Minnesota governor just a little over a year ago. It wasn’t his quest to help farmers or improve the public school system that earned … Read more
MUSIC, POETRY, AND PROSE Spiked Coffee After a nice, long weekend of commemorating war veterans, you should really think about starting off the week by exploring you bohemian side. Join Spiked Coffee at the 331 Club for an evening of readings and music. Have a short piece you’d like to share? Sign up for the … Read more
“For years now I have published my poems in funny magazines / So that nobody would notice / How sad they were,” Andrei Codrescu wrote in his 1980 “Paper on Humor.” Despite his acutely ironic sense of humor and his archetypal Jewish wit, Codrescu nonetheless seems an odd proposition for the Minnesota Public Radio’s American … Read more
Maybe it’s the railroads that have tied Minnesota so tightly to the folk music scene since the ’40s. Or maybe it’s the good old Midwestern working-class mentality that permeates the back roads and smaller towns throughout the state. Regardless, our imprint on contemporary folk doesn’t stop at Bob “Zimmerman” Dylan. Hailing from Dylan’s hometown, and … Read more
FILM La-dee-dah, Everybody Loves Paris If you can’t get to Paris, perhaps this is the next best option (or at least it might inspire you to go). But in all honesty, it’s not about Paris. It’s not about travel. It’s not about France. It’s about must-see film — Paris, Je T’aime. This collection of stories … Read more
Tonight is the Annual Bob Dylan Sound-Alike-Contest at the 400 bar. Need I say more? 9 p.m., 400 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612-332-2903. FILM Ready, Set, Film Last Saturday, filmmakers took to the streets, the studios, and the computers to create an original short in just 12 hours. This might seem like a lot of … Read more
SCIENCE Star Gazing Who would have thought that reaching for the stars only meant a short drive to Champlin. The Jackson Middle School Observatory is hosting a public star gazing this evening. Tour the observatory, see constellations in the Spring sky, and discuss your findings with the staff on hand. The public star gazing will … Read more
FILM Hearts of Darkness In preparation for Francis Ford Coppola’s sold-out presentation tomorrow night, the Walker is featuring Hearts of Darkness this evening. If you have somehow managed to miss this documentary about the making of Coppola’s Apocalypse Now until now, go, go, go! The production of Apocalypse Now is infamous for its scope, tension, … Read more
MUSIC B.Y.O.V. Bring your own vinyl, folks. How often do you get to do that? Tonight, MinnieIndie.com will be spinning vinyl all night at the Uptown Bar and Cafe. Stop by and listen to a sampling of indie, glam, punk, psych, Motown, 80’s kitsch, 70’s AM hits, and whatever else people bring to the table. … Read more
ART Yeah, Yeah… You Already Know About This One If art is your scene, don’t miss out on the Northeast Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl this weekend — an open-studio and gallery tour featuring over 400 artists, including potters, tile makers, painters, sculptors, musicians, photographers, glass blowers, printmakers, and textile designers. Plus you’ll get a lot of music … Read more