Cristina Córdova FOOD AND FUN We’re in This Together, You and Me Here’s a secret for you — Galactic Pizza is having another Richard Simmons Night. That’s right, another one; apparently this is an annual event. You have to give this place credit. They lack no imagination. Order a pizza and Captain Awesome will be there in … Read more
FOOD Leave the Bikini Behind and Stuff Yourself Brazilian-style Eat light all day, so you can stuff yourself at the grand opening of Fogo de Chão, a traditional Brazilian churrasquería. Their fixed-priced menu offers fifteen cuts of meat, sliced tableside by a server dressed as a Brazilian gaucho. Yes, it’s a bit pricey, and yes, … Read more
FILM Eat, Drink, and Lounge for Cinema IFP’s monthly Cinema Lounge is a great way to find out about local filmmakers, meet them, and see their work. (It’s also a great showcase for those of you who do film.) Stop by the Bryant-Lake Bowl tonight for a frosty beverage, perhaps some sesame-crusted ahi tuna, and … Read more
LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE Your Brain is Not Your Friend! Tonight is the monthly Cafe Scientifique happy hour forum at Bryant Lake Bowl. And this month’s guest speaker happens to be Dennis Cass, author of Head Case: How I Almost Lost My Mind Trying to Understand My Brain. Cass, who was working as a freelance journalist … Read more
I hope you dressed for work today ready to head straight out. You’ve got a full evening ahead, so you best pick up the phone, shoot out an email, or turn around and yell, and see who’s going with you. Work hard today. Don’t dawdle around on the computer all day long. Limit your MNSpeak … Read more
FILM New Voices in Native Media One of the beauties of Minnesota is its rich Native American culture — a culture not confined to pow-wows and beadwork, but permeating every part of our daily existence. This weekend we have a unique opportunity to explore Native voices in film. New Voices in Native Media honors youth … Read more
Here’s a slide show of the new Twins ballpark renderings that were released today. Tell me what you think. Click To Play
DANCE Neo-Classical Choreography Having grown up in New York, with a dancer as a sister, I am utterly spoiled when it comes to dancing, particularly ballet. And without offending our local dance companies, I must say that I was extremely please when dancer/choreographer James Sewell made his way back home to Minneapolis in 1993, after … Read more
THEATER AND PERFORMANCE Talk about Dark Humor Tonight is the opening — or rather, re-opening — of Jeune Lune’s Figaro. If you didn’t see it last time around, don’t miss it. And if you did see it last time around, you already know — don’t miss it. First presented in 2003, Jeune Lune’s Figaro is … Read more
THEATER AND PERFORMANCE High Art Meets Low Art Who would have thought that The Simpsons and Shakespeare would ever come together? You really have to see it to believe it. MacHomer, written and performed by Rick Miller, is a one-man show featuring over 50 voices from TV’s favorite dysfunctional family, the Simpsons, in a comedic … Read more