rakemag What’s really goin’ on this weekend in all this hot hot heat: Well, for one, the Momentum Dance Series, as sponsored by the Southern Theater and Walker Art Center, will pick up much speed tonight when a troupe of dancers, performers, and clowns (but not in the Mooseburger sense) known as the Live Action Set … Read more
So, there’s going to be this big, Cirque du Soleil-style spectacle of a show put on by all the aerialists-in-training at Circus Juventas, the St. Paul-based circus school for youth. Pazzanni, as the show’s called (sounds mysterious, no?), opens this afternoon… But d’Oh! Word is this first show is sold out! And at just fifteen … Read more
Lookit: Barnes and Noble Galleria is hosting a reading by Robert Sullivan, author of the aptly-named CROSS COUNTRY: Fifteen Years and Ninety Thousand Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America with Lewis and Clark, a Lot of Bad Motels, a Moving Van, Emily Post, Jack Kerouac, My Wife, My Mother-in-Law, Two Kids, and Enough … Read more
Tuesday isn’t normally thought to be a good night for catching live theater, but if it’s The Gatsby you’re wanting, then it’s the Gatsby you’re getting (and besides, there’s really not much else going on tonight, so you might as well give yourselves the excuse to enjoy the new building you helped pay for). And … Read more
Uff. Going out on school nights… Last night’s Golden Smog show made it especially difficult to get out of bed this morning. Was anyone else there? Want to send in your impromptu reviews? Am I the only one who thinks it wasn’t worth packing in with all those other sweaty, stinky bodies, with the occasional … Read more
Musicapolis is the weekend’s coolest happening–this being Minnesota Center for Photography‘s addendum to last year’s Musicapolis exhibition, which somehow left out the work of iconic Minneapolis rock-n-roll photographer Dan Corrigan. (I heard it was some sort of scheduling glitch.) The big party, taking place at MCP tomorrow, includes performances by Spaghetti Western String Company (they’re … Read more
Normally, I would eschew the touting of political events and fundraisers here on Horticulture/Secret of the Day. But considering this further, I figured Why not make an exception for a particularly cool-sounding political fundraiser? I mean, I hate to be the spoiler here for any uninitiated, but my political leanings are rather obvious to start, … Read more
It’s been a skimpy week in terms of blogging, what with our production cycle being at its very peek during this–oh-the-terror–“production week.” For that I apologize. I’ve been busy hunting for phantom commas, along with all the other unglamorous schtuff that’s necessary when putting together a magazine. But I have vowed to pull myself away … Read more
Note that ye former Minnesota Monthly food writer, Ann Bauer, is giving a reading of her book, A Wild Ride up the Cupboards, at The Bookcase of Wayzata tonight.
The very popular and consequently very fun Summer Music & Movies in the park event kicks-off tonight with a multi-multi rapper and a vintage flick about poverty. Trust me, it’s better than it sounds. Your truly will definitely be there.