Oh Lordy. Once again, there’s so much great stuff going on tonight. I love spring.
There’s The Rake’s own Gallery Grooves–a seen-and-be-seen affair taking place at Artistic Indulgence. Free wine, free cheese, plenty of pretty people to kick-it next to. Kevin Barnes from KBEM will be there, and he’s promising to spin some Fred Hersch, who I caught in a late night snooze-fest at Orchestra Hall last year, during Sommerfest. But I’ve since forgiven the man.
(Parenthetic thought: Did any of ya’all catch The Morning Show spinning Benny Goodman’s Sing Sing Sing yesterday a.m.? Holy Smokes, that was fantastic! I happened to be on the treadmill when it went down, and under those circumstances, I found the percussive beat to be quite “forward propelling,” like Dale said. Workout complete, I then switched back to KBEM. Swear to God.)
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival gets underway tonight, with a special screening of Al Franken: God Spoke. I’m such a lucky girl; I’ve been kicked-back on the sofa this past week, screening a few flicks for the occasion. There’s been some good’uns and plenty of out-right duds. I’ll be sure to keep you informed.
Want to peek some Rakish flesh? There’s a good chance tonight, when our fetching head potato (but not vice versa), Mr. Hans Eisenbeis, Editor in Chief, will be moderating a Minnesota Book Awards-themed reading at the Ridgedale Library. Hosting nominees in the memoir and creative non-fiction category, he’ll be joined by Elizabeth Andres and (gasp!) Nicole Lea Helget–you know, the real controversial one.
And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that punk-rock poet Richard Hell will be giving a reading at the Walker Art Center tonight, sponsored by Rain Taxi. So there’s absolutely no excuse to stay home.
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