Saturday, November 22 2008

“Nation of Immigrants? Minnesota spoken word artists and poets question the world”

Saturday, November 22, 8:00 p.m.
Featuring short performances by featured artists
At the Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis
Free.
Food and beverage provided at reception following performances

Please come and help us celebrate our first ever CD release, ¿Nation of Immigrants?

From l’etoile’s Weekend What’s What: “Legendary MN folk rocker, Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks album was first recorded solely by Dylan during a tumultuous time in his marriage. It is perhaps this outpouring of emotion that led Dylan to bring the album to a south Minneapolis studio, and tweaking it to an obsessive level.

WHERE: Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater, 810 W. Lake St., Mpls


TICKETS: $14-$18 (pay what you can), $12 with Fringe button for reservations, call 612.825.8949 or visit www.bryantlakebowl.com

CONTACT: Ryan Ripley, Assistant Producer, ryan@hardcovertheater.org

Support: Automatic Loveletter, A Rocket To The Moon
Price: $19 ADV, $21.50 DOS (GA)
Get your tickets at Ticketmaster or Myth Box Office
All Ages Event
For more info call 651-779-MYTH

The Old Friary adjacent to Guardian Angels Church in Chaska is, at 140 years old, one of the oldest buildings in Minnesota. On Saturdays in November, the church is opening the Friary for public tours. See John Behm’s photos of the Friary here.

What led up to this economic crisis?
Whose fault is this, and why did rich bankers get bailed out?

Crash Course on the Crash is an educational event
to help the community understand the complex
world of the US economy. People’s economist
Karen Redleaf* will explain the ways deregulation
and complex financial dealings have led to the
downfall of financial institutions and massive
home foreclosures. A panel of representatives of
groups most affected by this crisis will discuss
their experiences.

Please join us for Calhoun Square’s 19th Annual Coffee Festival, where you can sample coffee, tea, and treats from local and national vendors! Your $9 admission will give you access to all sampling as well as a commemorative mug, and admission to comedy shows, live music, a tea room, and coffee cupping lessons. Proceeds will be donated to Second Harvest Heartland, with a goal of raising enough to feed 20,000 people.

Cub Foods, K102 and Second Harvest Heartland, Minnesota’s largest hunger relief organization, are joining together to trade tickets for turkeys in an effort to collect Thanksgiving turkeys for those in need. “Tickets for Turkeys” allows individuals and families to donate a turkey and take home tickets for concerts, family attractions such as Disney on Ice and the Great Clips Imax Theater, or maybe even a vacation destination. All turkeys, other food items and funds collected will be donated to Second Harvest Heartland. Event takes place at the Shakopee Cub Foods, 1198 Vierling Dr.

From l’etoile’s Weekend What’s What: “Thousands of people will flock to MCAD to buy work from emerging artists for under $1000. Get your holiday shopping started tonight at the art sale of the season while directly supporting artists with your purchases. Hundreds of artists are represented, and are preparing to blow your mind! Friday’s preview will cost you a few bucks to get in, but if you’re content with slim pickings, show up Saturday for complimentary admission.”

Pangea World Theater and Intermedia Arts presents “I Land”
November 20, 2008–November 22, 2008, Thursday-Saturday 7:30 PM
Post-performance discussion following Friday and Saturday performances.

Tickets: $12, $10 students/seniors/groups 10+/Fringe buttons, $6 members

Written and Performed by KEO WOOLFORD
Directed by Roberta Uno

I LAND expands on the Hawaiian tradition of talk story, combining theater and dance, bringing dramatic narrative, comedy, hula, and hip-hop dance together to tell a unique and compelling story.

Nicademus Art and Framing is proud to present MJ Heubach: A Collection of New Work. The event kicks-off on opening night November 15th, 2008 from 7pm to 11pm. Artist MartinJohn Heubach (aka MJ) has contributed to the Twin Cities art scene for years and his recent paintings, drawings and photo collages will be exhibited from November 15th through December 6, 2008.
Come and discover Saint Paul’s newest Art Gallery and meet the artist on opening night with special guest DJ Booka B.
Nicademus Art and Framing: 225 Snelling Ave N Saint Paul MN 55104, www.nicademusart.com, (651) 207-8322

With surreal beauty and deliberate ambiguity Megan Rye’s paintings encourage viewers to see the Iraqi War through the eyes of those who’ve witnessed it firsthand. Her works in “Long Night’s Journey into Day” explore her ongoing fascination with images taken primarily by her brother, Ryan Nosek, while stationed in Iraq as a U.S. Marine. Rye has based her work off her brother’s photographs since 2005, the year he returned from duty.

A retrospective exhibit celebrating 15 years of Kulture Klub Collaborative, a non-profit pairing artists with homeless youth. Click here for details, and here to read Sheila Regan’s feature on the exhibit.

An exhibit of Polaroid photography by Sean Tubridy. Click here for details.

Artist Greg Lindquist will unveil a painting of the 35W bridge rebuilding when his exhibit “Remembrance of Things Present” opens at Bethel University’s 9th Street Entry Gallery on November 7. Details of the event are below.

Back by popular demand, The New York Times calls Wicked “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster,” and when it first played Minneapolis in 2006 it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One—born with emerald green skin—is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for “the most complete, and completely satisfying, new musical in a long time” (USA Today).

Explore the traditions associated with Saint Lucia, from her origins as a fourth-century martyr to the legends of her appearance in Sweden.

There are many legends associated with Lucia starting in fourth century Sicily. A young woman gave her dowry away to the poor and confessed herself a Christian. For this she was accused of witchcraft and put to death. Another legend tells of a famine in medieval days. A glowing figure dressed in white, Saint Lucia came across a great lake in the province of Värmland, Sweden.
She brought gifts of food to the starving people.

series of 5 Monday evenings titled “My Truth and Your Truth: Absolutes and Openness in Our Religious Traditions”
in 5 different houses of worship, beginning with Dr Anant Rambachan (Hindu) at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

http://www.spacc.org/spin or or 651-789-3840 or register
at http://www.interfaithings.org

A major exhibit of contemporary art from India, at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

“Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World” is a national campaign and travelling photo exhibit that raises awareness about plants and animals threatened by global warming. Featuring work by award-winning wildlife conservation photographers, the 40-print exhibit brings the public face-to-face with the wildlife most threatened by climate. Included in the exhibit are species that Earthjustice, the nation’s leading public interest environmental law organization, are fighting to protect from global warming.

Bethel University’s Olson Gallery pleased to present new works by Bethel University Associate Professor of Art Jeff Wetzig.

Jeff Wetzig’s collection of prints transform their traditional roots in Japanese woodblock prints to explore the medium as a means of installation. He investigates the idea of boundaries and borders as they relate to themes such as mass communication, repetition, and fear. The delicate nature of line and color in his woodblock prints are an interesting contrast to their subject matter.