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What's happening this week
Monday, November 8
On the radar: There's so much win in Sandbox Theatre's new show Unspeakable Things that it's hard to know where to begin. It's based on the true story of Donald (1908-87) and Howard (1909-56) Wandrei, St. Paul brothers who were eccentric writers of fantasy and sci-fi. It stars John Middleton and features "over two dozen artist collaborators." Its original soundtrack of songs by local indie musicians was made available for limited-edition free download. And it's at the Red Eye Theater. Tonight is a pay-what-you-can show.
Under the radar: Get down in the Whole for a "Spit Shine" poetry battle and an "I'm Pissed" open mic. Not that you have anything to be pissed about...right?
Tuesday, November 9
On the radar: In what's sure to be a memorable and historic evening, the local hip-hop community will take the Mainroom stage at First Ave to pay tribute to Eyedea in a show that benefits the late great MC's family.
Under the radar: On my calendar today was "Premiere Premiere." It took me a minute to realize what that meant, then I figured it out: it's the premiere of a new series of Twin Cities premiere screenings that will take place on Tuesdays at the Trylon Microcinema. The premiere premiere is a premier primer on a pitiable pugilist.
Wednesday, November 10
On the radar: When Kevin Costner and Modern West came to the Cabooze, I was surprised to find that it wasn't an ironically named metal band...but when I saw that "Jeff Daniels" was coming to the Cedar, I correctly guessed that it was probably actually Jeff Daniels. Bonus: Disappointed Twins fans can bask in past glories during Daniels's performance of his song "The Lifelong Tiger Fan Blues." UPDATE 11/8/10: This concert has been cancelled. Sorry, fans!
Under the radar: Okay, take a couple of Advils before you try to wrap your head around this one. Location is a series of "book-form installations and group exhibitions in print." So they look like books, they feel like books...but they're not books, they're exhibitions. There's no convention on-the-walls exhibition, but there is a "gallery opening" where you go to an art gallery for the opening of the in-print installation. Got that? One such happening is happening tonight at the Burnet Gallery, for the release—er, opening—of a book—er, group exhibition—called Volume Three. That sounds like the name of a book, but actually it's the name of an exhibition in the shape of a book. Anyone getting nostalgic for the pre-post-modern era yet?
Thursday, November 11
On the radar: The Twin Cities know how to shower love on their indie-folk heroes. Just a couple of weeks after Mumford & Sons played an exhilarating show at First Ave, and you can expect that a large portion of that sellout crowd will return to the Mainroom tonight for Dawes. Opening are Minneapolis's own indie-folk heroes Peter Wolf Crier, who have been touring with Dawes.
Under the radar: "She would be good on every stage in the world." That's high praise from Rolling Stone for Krista Detor, a singer-songwriter from Bloomington, Indiana, whose new album Chocolate Paper Suites is so literate that it's required listening for students studying "Isms in Modern Literature" at Stanford. Tonight she's at Gingko Coffeehouse.
Friday, November 12
On the radar: Gastro Non Grata—the series of events pairing delicious local food with delicious local music—needs no excuse to happen, but it has a good one this weekend: raising money for the Ritz Theater, which is deep in debt and bleeding cash. Events will take place at the Ritz tonight and tomorrow; tonight, chefs Philip Becht of the nearby Modern Café and Steven Brown will oversee the grub while Me and My Arrow, the Mighty Mofos, Unknown Prophets, and Magic Castles take the stage. It's worth returning tomorrow for food by Erik Anderson of Sea Change and sets by Black Audience, Phantom Tails, Rude Girl, Marijuana Deathsquads, and Picked to Click champions Pink Mink.
Under the radar: I saw this one coming—and happily, I was right. "An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein was the hottest ticket of the 2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival, the only show to sell every possible available ticket," I wrote in my rave review. "Given the show's success, I'd be surprised if it didn't reappear at the BLB or the Theatre Garage in coming months, and if it does, you should definitely grab the opportunity to see it." Lo and behold, it has—and you should.
Saturday, November 13
On the radar: The Twin Cities Media Alliance, the Daily Planet's nonprofit parent organization, is hosting its annual Fall Forum at the Minneapolis Central Library. This year's theme is Storytelling and Beyond, with presentations by guests including Placeblogger.com founder Lisa Williams, premier public artist Wing Young Huie, and spoken-word heroine Tish Jones. A happy hour and story slam will follow at the Old Pub (the new old place where Kieran's once was).
Under the radar: After a long interval of silence, the Music Box Theatre is once again booking music shows. It will be the perfect location to hear hometown girl Haley Bonar—back from the Pacific Northwest—play favorites and try out some new material. Tonight's show will be your first chance to get your hands on a 200-disc limited local release of Bonar's new EP Leo.
Sunday, November 14
On the radar: The Southern Theater inaugurates its new Southern Songbook series, exploring "the history, culture and art of popular song through performances and conversations with Twin Cities songwriters" with dVRG as music director and Heiruspecs (nice!) as the house band. Get a load of the lineup for tonight's jazz-oriented show, hosted by Adam Levy and Jake Rudh: Mayda, Ill Chemistry, Omaur Bliss, Toki Wright, Janey Winterbauer, Ashleigh Still, Bethany Larson. Uff da! Visit the Southern Songbook Tumblr to learn more about the project.
Under the radar: The Children's Theatre will be producing Annie in April, but the really exceptional acting talent biting into this 20th century masterwork is onstage tonight in Northeast Minneapolis: WCCO's Jason DeRusha makes a one-night-only appearance as Judge Brandeis in the Morris Park Players Community Theatre production.
- Jay Gabler
MUSIC | The Script stick to it at the State Theatre
By Kate Gallagher, TC Daily Planet
Friday night's lineup at the State Theatre featured Irish trio The Script and opening act Hugo, who played to a full house of nearly 2,200 people. I arrived excited to see The Script in concert and curious about Hugo, who is touring the U.S. for the first time. This was The Script's second visit to Minneapolis. In August 2009 they played the Triple Rock, which Mark Sheehan (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and backing vocals) described as "somebody's living room."MORE »
State Theatre
THEATER | A strong production of Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound" by Theater Or
By Matthew A. Everett, TC Daily Planet
I have to admit up front, I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for dear old Neil Simon. I know he’s an easy punching bag to take a swipe at for a lot of “serious” theater people. But if you entered the world of theater, as I did, through a community theater, the man’s work was everywhere. As a young playwright, a lot of what I learned about structure, and humor, I learned from Neil Simon. But I also learned a lot about character. Because in Simon’s best plays, underneath all the laughter, there’s hard bedrock of pain and longing that, when it bursts out, as it always does, can take your breath away. The man loves his jokes, but he also loves Chekhov, and the truth.MORE »
Sabes Jewish Community Center
It's a match: Music in the Park joins Schubert Club
By Ruth Weleczki, Park Bugle
After a decades-long courtship, two longstanding St. Paul institutions have decided to tie the knot.
Music in the Park, 32, and the Schubert Club, 128, will join their music-based forces this month. Although the Schubert Club will fold the Music in the Park program into its general operations, both sides say it will otherwise be business as usual.MORE »
Make Better, Art from the Street
By Alan Wilfahrt
Make Better conducted an initiative to bring awareness of the people who are homeless. They held an open air exhibition and an art auction, using Twitter, at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis from 4pm to 7pm Friday October 22, 2010. Homeless individuals were given art supplies and were asked to create some visual to depict their situation.MORE »
THEATER | BLM/Seifert/Flink CREATE a beautiful but hollow "Woyzeck Project"
By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
The Woyzeck Project is the Avatar of experimental theater. The site-specific work for which Luverne Seifert, Carl Flink, and Michael Sommers (under the ad hoc name of BLM/Seifert/Flink CREATE) have taken over the entirety of the Southern Theater and much of the surrounding area is a tremendous technical achievement in scope and vision—a technical achievement that's reason enough the see the show, which from a purely dramatic standpoint is disappointing. MORE »
Southern Theater
VISUAL ARTS | "With the Void, Full Powers": At the Walker Art Center, Yves Klein is forever blue
By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet It would be going a little too far to call Yves Klein's death at the age of 34, in 1962, a "career move," but as the exhibit With the Void, Full Powers—at the Walker Art Center through February 13—and its elegant catalog make clear, Klein had moved so swiftly and effectively toward immateriality in art during his seven-year career that for the artist to take the next step and become immaterial himself seems perfectly consistent. With Klein himself gone, we are left with only the idea of Klein and the relatively few, but transcendent, objects he left behind. MORE »
Walker Art Center
Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair begins Oct. 27
By staff, American Jewish World
The St. Paul JCC will celebrate the significant contributions of today's authors during the 2010 Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair, which will run Oct. 27 through Feb.MORE »
BOOKS | David Sedaris shows his animal side at the State Theatre
By Natalie Gallagher, TC Daily Planet "I am experimenting with the sweater vest," announced David Sedaris after he thanked the audience at the State Theatre for coming on Thursday night. Indeed, he was wearing one, and he quickly set the mood for the evening as the audience rippled with laughter. (For the record, he looked very much like an interesting and dynamic author, not like Mr. Rogers.)MORE »
State Theatre
MOVIES | Minnesotan wins $30,000 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship
By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet
Micah Ranum of Minnesota is one of five writers selected Wednesday as a recipient of the 25th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.MORE »
Feminist fiber art
By Delma J. Francis, Minnesota Women’s Press
Never-married, Nella Pettway possesses an independent spirit, radical for her times. She is her own woman, even as a teenager. Nella was a feminist before ever hearing the term. Her sister Sadie is a different story. Sadie is the more traditional of the two, doing what is expected of a young woman of her time and station.MORE » 11/08/10 >> go there
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