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BOOKS AND AUTHORS Elaine Pagels Cancelled Due to an unexpected family emergency, author Dr. Elaine Pagels has cancelled her scheduled presentation tonight for the Pen Pals Author Lecture Series. She will be replaced by New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler. I guess we’re sticking with Christianity because this award-winning journalist is the author of … Read more

OK. Amy Winehouse is playing at the Varsity tonight, but her show has been sold out for quite a while already, and frankly, I’m sure you already know all about it. And I already told you about Ahmad Jamal’s show in yesterday’s Secrets. So, what other music can you see, hear, and feel? Don’t despair. … Read more

I’ve always been fond of Tuesdays — perhaps because they are simply not Mondays, perhaps because they are so oft ignored. Give it some credit for once, folks. Give it a chance to impress you. Everyone deserves that. FILM Whet Your Appetite Start the evening with a quirky visual appetizer — and one worth watching, … Read more

I realize it’s not politically correct to call things “girlie,” and it’s certainly a disservice to my gender — but then my gender has done me many a disservice, so… take that! THEATER AND PERFORMANCE “Okay, first things fuckin’ last!” This just sounds too interesting to pass up. Imagine that Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs was … Read more

Ok. If you want to meet Sarah Jessica Parker, stop by Macy’s at noon. She’ll be there promoting her new Lovely fragrance — and talking to those starry-eyed enough to spend over $125 on a gift set. 12:00 p.m., first floor cosmetics, Macy’s, 700 On The Mall, Minneapolis; 612-375-3199. Good, now let’s get to the … Read more

DANCE AND PERFORMANCE Back from Budapest Tonight begins the Zenon Dance Company’s 24th Spring Season. You have until May 6th to catch the exciting new program, featuring four disparate new works by four different choreographers, including local favorite Danny Buraczeski. Set to the music of jazz legends Bill Evans and Don Pullen, Buraczeski’s piece, Evidence … Read more

SPORTS Boxing in Minnesota? No kidding. It’s not too often I see the words “boxing” and “Minnesota” together in a sentence — unless of course that sentence is about how there’s little to no boxing here. Being a huge boxing fan, this displeases me, but today I am quite pleased indeed. ESPN2’s Fight Night will … Read more

MUSIC Brooklyn-based Afrobeat and Cuban Krudas There’s no doubt about it; the must-see performance of the evening is Antibalas — though I must say that I’m looking forward to seeing the opening act — Las Krudas — more than the main show. Two black lesbian sisters and a white lesbian singing about female liberation — … Read more

From the department of better late than never: The Rake‘s fabulous online editor, Cristina Cordova, was at Voltage this year, too, where she gathered the following video outtakes. This first one includes great footage of the night’s opening act, Dance Band, along with runway accompaniment by Annie Larson (you know, those jumpers I mentioned in … Read more

FILM Minnesotans Make History The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival continues tonight with a collection of locally-made, locally-focused documentaries featuring eight profiles of remarkable Minnesotans. The Minnesota Documentaries Program, Change: Past, Present and Future, shows how some of our very own Minnesotans have elicited social change, and highlights changes we can make for the betterment … Read more