Cristina Córdova ART AND NIGHTLIFE Gallery Grooves Join us for Gallery Grooves, The Rake’s monthly art, jazz, and wine event. Socialize and discuss the latest jazz with Kevin Barnes from KBEM. Enjoy free libations compliments of The Wine Company and airforce Nutrisoda, and hors d’oeuvres. Featured jazz selections include the Turtle Island String Quartet’s A Love Supreme, … Read more
DINING A Rake’s Tour of World Flavors: Milan Chef William Salvador, born just north of Milan, brings a taste of authentic Italy to Minnesota. TreVina features a menu where everything is made from scratch, from breads and sauces to gnocchi rolled by hand to steaks and fresh fish butchered in house. Enjoy dishes with distinct … Read more
BOOKS & AUTHORS Nonfiction, Neoliberal Globalization, and Social Change David Bacon spent 20 years as a factory worker and union organizer before becoming a photo journalist in the mid-80s. Since then, he has published numerous essays and photo essays documenting farm labor, immigration, and the impact of the global economy on workers. Bacon represents American … Read more
FILM Get Ready to Make Your Own The secret is out. Anyone can make a “film” these days. Granted, many of them bore the pants right off me after only ten seconds; but then as long as the pants are off, who cares? Have you tried your hand at video yet? Be brave and see … Read more
NATURE AND GARDENING Get Your Hands Dirty and Your Air Clean Quick, go plant a tree this morning! Celebrate Arbor Day and bring new life to Powderhorn Park. The Home Depot and the National Arbor Day Foundation are heading up a 1,000 trees in 10 cities campaign to increase awareness of the importance of trees … Read more
MUSIC Sisterly Love They’re gorgeous. They’re brilliant. They’re talented. They’re French. They’re African. They’re multicultural. They’re well-traveled and well-versed. And they draw from everything they know. Les Nubian — a singing sisters duo — bring together music from a wide range of culture, genres, and generations: reggae, Afro-beat, electronica, pop, Afro-jazz, British breakbeat, Cameroonian hip … Read more
DINING Get a Taste of Your Generosity It’s no secret. The best way to get us to open our wallets for philanthropical purposes is to offer us food. We’re such caring individuals when it comes to our stomachs. So, be a do-gooder tonight and start the evening off with a Chipotle burrito in support of … Read more
DINING Meet The Chef: Grand Café One of the great joys of dining out is not having to worry about the cooking, but wouldn’t it be nice to see what happens behind the scenes? Wouldn’t it be nice to watch and learn, and perhaps even be able to recreate the experience at home? Tonight might … Read more
MUSIC No Frills, Just Thrills What really separates a great singer from the mass of decent voices out there is a certain kind of effortless maturity, a natural grace. When Karrin Allyson sings she does so without pretention, without fanciful ornamentation. Instead, she simple works the song in a genuinely artistic fashion. She tosses in … Read more
BICYCLING, ART, AND ADVENTURE No Lycra Please – Just Get Out the Rain Gear The weather is warming up, and the rains will likely prime our lawns, so we mustn’t complain. And we mustn’t be kept indoors. It’s time to pull out the bikes and dig out the plastic rain poncho. Where’s your sense of … Read more