Iron Jane

There’s some all right stuff going on tonight: Jamie Lidell’s at the Varsity; Karen Armstrong–you know, that nun-turned-palatable pop theologist–will be speaking at Wayzata Community Church; Rebel Reels, short films by and about the world’s swelling population of Rebel Girls–such as myself, I’d like to think–are screening at The Center for Independent Artists.

(Today’s rant: I refuse to include tonight’s Salman Rushdie appearance in my list of worthwhile events. I have my biases… Plus, he’s slated to cover the most tired of topics–The consequences of writing. And we all know what that means! Rushdie is uniquely qualified to cover this topic, you know. Oh puke!.)

But the coolest thing for sure is the annual iron pour, happening over at the University of Minnesota’s Regis Center for Art, just across the river from where the famous writer and his giant Fatwa will be. I’d much rather be in the presence of budding artists as their metal sculptures come to life than some writer who’s supposedly been near-death for the past seventeen years.

Late-breaking: The Jamie Lidell show has been cancelled. Thanks to K. Tillotson from the STrib for letting me know!