SPECIAL EVENT
Gallery Grooves at Joan of Art Gallery
Join us tonight for another Gallery Grooves, The Rake’s monthly art, jazz,
and
wine event. This
month, view work by painter and poet Kathryn Stemwedel. Educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Florence Academy of Art, and St. Olaf College, Stemwedel
creates artwork that dances between reality and fiction, incorporating
classical, surrealist, and post-modern methods. Her art portrays the
topography of psychological landscapes. —Jennifer Havrish
7-9 p.m., Joan of Art Gallery, 3020 Franklin Ave. E., Minneapolis.
WINE & DINE
Local Favorites
Enjoy a lovely mix of local favorites tonight. PastureLand, Etica, Peace Coffee, and Common Roots Cafe have come together to bring you a free sampling of fair-trade coffee and wine expertly paired with Minnesota-made cheeses and desserts. Feast your palate while you support local business and fair trade. It’s a perfect no-guilt experience.
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Common Roots Cafe, 2558 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-871-2360; free.
THEATER & PERFORMANCE
Ways to Behold and Sentry
One of the most literate, thoughtful choreographers in town, Stuart Pimsler presents a double bill of protest art late in the month. Ways to Behold,
a world premiere with accompaniment by spoken-word artist Tiyo Siyolo,
juxtaposes the realities of a U.S.-initiated—yet somehow invisible—war
overseas with the comforts of daily life on our own shores. Sentry
is a reprise from the Reagan era; it was created during Pimsler’s days
in New York City, when he was active with Artists Against Nuclear
Madness. Set to a medley of ’60s protest songs, the piece is based in
part on military orders that one of Pimsler’s students smuggled out of
the Air Force Academy. —Christy DeSmith, photo by Paul Virtucio
8 p.m., Ritz Theater, 345 13th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis; 612-436-1129; $18-$22.
Let Loose
Also tonight, the Cassandra and Jawaahir Dance Company offers an alternative perspective on what it means to “let loose” as they peek behind the mashrabiya (the screen traditional Arabs use to isolate women’s quarters) in Girls Night Out IN.
8 p.m., Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-340-1725; $27.
MUSIC
George Jones
For those who prefer the hunks in the big hats and tight jeans,
well, it’s time you learned it ain’t the meat in a man’s voice, it’s
the motion. And even at age seventy-six, the pipes of The Possum will
have you moving with him into chasms of loneliness and epiphanies of
grace and gratitude that are emotionally closed off to most every other
singer. Jones is generally regarded as the greatest country vocalist
who ever drew breath. Age has undeniably shortened his phrasing and
weakened the fiber in his tone, but when your signature song is a
goose-bumper like “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” and you tour with some
of Nashville’s finest musicians, you can play for posterity at a casino
and still pack a mighty wallop. —Britt Robson
7:30 p.m., Mystic Lake Casino, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd., Prior Lake; 651-989-5151; $29-$42.
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