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 some original short films. Following each film, you’ll have an opportunity to hear from the filmmaker(s) and ask them questions about their work. Tonight’s Cinema Lounge features a music video for Felt (the side project of Murs and Slug from Atmosphere), a dystopic look at a not-too-distant future where “self-termination” is encouraged, and an over-the-top action spoof that will have your beer coming out your nose. Plus, meet filmmakers Rod Peyton, Dan Merritt, and Joe Dressel.
7 p.m., Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake St., Minneapolis, 612-825-8949;free.
MUSIC
A Stripped-Down Ryan Adams with a Country Twang
Are you a Ryan Adams fan? How about Bright Eyes or John Prine? Go see Memphis singer/songwriter Cory Branan play tonight. If you can appreciate the occasional country twang, you’ll enjoy the show. It’s hard to believe he started out playing death metal, but perhaps that’s the source of his confidence. This guy really owns the stage. He puts on a great show, telling tales between numbers and tossing out the kinds of witticisms found in his songs.
8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.), Fine Line Music Cafe, 318 First Avenue North, Minneapolis; $10 ($57-$59 for reserved table tickets).
DANCE
Get Out Those Victorian Dancing Shoes
Sometimes you just have to go out and do something you wouldn’t ordinarily do. If you’re looking to break the rut of movies and dinners and concerts, kick out those dancing shoes and head to the Ramsey House for a Victorian Dance Club. Start the evening with a first-floor house tour, proceed to the Carriage House for a dance lesson and parlor cotillion, and top it all off with punch and cookies made from Ramsey family recipes. Call ahead to make a reservation.
6, 7:30, and 8 p.m., Alexander Ramsey House, 265 S. Exchange St., St. Paul, 651-296-8760; $10 ($9 seniors and youth 9-17, $2 discount for MHS members).
FOOD
1982 Prices
The Loon Cafe is celebrating its 25th birthday this week. That’s right, they’ve been around for a quarter of a century. If you remember them opening, then you’re doing well for your age; at least the memory is not going yet. Stop in and celebrate with the Loon, and enjoy the 1982-priced deals. If that’s not enough to entice you, you can hit their happy hour, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., for a variety of food and drinks priced at $2.50 each.
11 a.m. – 2 a.m., The Loon Cafe, 500 1st Ave. N., 612-332-8342; 1982-priced.
ON THE NET
What in the Web Is Becoming of Us?
Video time-wasters.
Online John
The Machine Is Using Us
Supermarket 2.0 — very long!
Bill Murray Technology Rant
Jessica Simpson on the Internet
The Danger of Internet Overexposure
Webcam Danger
Facebook Song
Internet Killed the Video Star
Internet Killed the Gay Cruising Bar
And… because EVERYONE MUST SEE THIS…
Americans are NOT stupid – WITH SUBTITLES
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