LECTURE
Learn How to "Green the Ghetto"
With her motto “Green the Ghetto,” environmental justice activist Majora Carter has
been working to eradicate America’s urban public housing problems in
environmentally friendly ways. Carter will be the guest speaker at
today’s 6th annual event Changing the Face of Housing in Minnesota, at
St. Catherine. Come down to O’Shaughnessy and learn how we can improve this
major national problem in an eco-conscious way. —Kate McDonald
9 a.m., The O’Shaughnessy at the College of St. Catherine, 2004 W. Randolph Ave., St. Paul; 651-690-6700; free.
MUSIC
Not as Deep as R. Kelly
Although I like the slant rhyme in the new alternative band Prozac Rat’s name, what really sold me on the band was the description of their sound on their myspace page. It was there where they boldly proclaimed their sound similar to R. Kelly‘s "Trapped In The Closet," without all the depth. For me, as well as for any good American, it really feels implausible to imagine the stylings of one Mr. R. Kelly minus any substance, and I firmly believe that one would have to hear it for themselves in order to believe it possible. You have a chance tonight at Prozac Rat’s free performance at the Uptown Bar. The event will also feature the musical beats of KITCAR and Mankato band the Common Era Cast-Offs. —Kate McDonald
9 p.m., Uptown Bar, 3018 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-823-4719; free.
American Composers Get the Zeitgeists to Perform for Free
For coming on thirty years, the Zeitgeists have been spreading their "passion and integrity" around town. See them tonight, as part of the American Composers Forum. As always, they’ll make their percussion, piano, and woodwinds sings out in support of community-based performance programs and local composers, which is what tonight’s event is
all about. —Kate McDonald
7 p.m., Studio Z, 275 E. 4th St., Suite 100, St. Paul; 651-755-1600; free.
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