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Let l’étoile plan your weekend! Thursday, get a shot of history at the Alexander Ramsey House, critics’ picks for their favorite local art at the annual Critics’ Show, explore the MIA’s Art in Bloom with a floral-infused fashion show. Later this weekend, head to St. Paul for the annual Saint Paul Art Crawl, and catch release shows from El Le Faunt, BNLX and the Lovely Dark, and much, much more.
xo-l’étoile
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
History Happy Hour
@ Alexander Ramsey House
265 S Exchange Street
St. Paul
5:30 pm / All Ages / $20 or $16 for MHS Members
Let’s teleport back in time and enjoy a high-class, photography infused happy hour this Thursday eve at the Alexander Ramsey House. Sip on cocktails, snack on eats, and learn about Victorian Era photography while Lacey Prpic Hedtke, an instructor at the Minneapolis Photo Center, teaches you about tintype photography and demonstrates the dry-plate tintype process. As you appreciate the vintage surroundings and teleport back to times of old, look at photographic images through antique stereoscopes, and take home your very own carte-de-visite -a Victorian photo calling card, as your Alexander Ramsey House souvenir. Be sure to reserve your spot in advance and grab a ticket by visiting the Minnesota Historical Society site. -Stefani Arden
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
The Critics’ Show
@ Hopkins Center for the Arts
1111 Mainstreet
Hopkins
7-9 pm, 7pm panel discussion / FREE
Casting a critical eye on the world of local art, this exhibition at the Hopkins Center for the Arts asks four notable local artists to share their picks for artists worth watching and also discuss what they believe makes this art important and vital. Artist and curator Sean Smuda, professor, sculptor and architect Dan Noyes, arts writer Stephanie Xenos, and teacher/artist Andy DuCett were asked to highlight locals they feel are flying under the regional radar to provide them with greater exposure. Selected artists include Allen Brewer, Ryuta Nakajima, Pamela Valfer, Katelyn Farstad, Nate Young, John Fleishcher, Shannyn Joy Potter, Kevin Fitzke, Chuck Avery and Jenn Ackerman. It’s quite the lineup of familiar faces mixed with some intriguing new talents. The range of styles and genres in which this group of artists work is certain to make this a dynamic show. The opening night reception features a panel discussion where the critics will explain exactly what motivated their selections and why they feel each artist is one to watch. All of the exhibited artists will also be on hand for the opening, so you can learn more about their process right from the horse’s mouth. It’s nice to see locals sharing their discerning artistic tastes, and we’re excited to see what the stellar roster of chosen artists has in store! -Anthony Enright
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
Flowers After Hours: Haute-House Garden
@ Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Avenue S
Minneapolis
6-9 pm, runway shows at 6:30 pm & 7:30 pm / All Ages / FREE
What: As part of a four-day fundraiser, two back-to-back runway shows will feature never-before-seen designs inspired by fresh floral during the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ free Third Thursdays celebrating the opening of Art in Bloom. Take a peek at new work by local designers like Emma Berg, Project Runway alum Danielle Everine, Nicole Larson, Anna Lee, Max Lohrbach, and Joy Teiken at the first show. If you’re feeling inspired, take a moment to create your very own floral accessories. Then, watch as flowers come to life during the next runway set featuring a collaboration between former Project Runway contestant Christopher Straub and artist Patrick Kemal Pryor. Sip drinks and strike a pose in the photo booth, and for $10 pick up a swag bag filled with surprises and deals for you, while Friends of the Institute will receive your donation. -Meg Junkermeier
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
Reason to Smile
@ Salon Sa Bel
1609 W Lake Street
Minneapolis
6-9 pm / All Ages / FREE
Smile Network International changes the lives of children all over the world. Providing corrective surgery for impoverished children with cleft palates and lips, Smile Network is literally in the business of giving children the ability to grin. This Thursday, Aurora Spa and Salon Sa Bel are changing their space into an art gallery in order to benefit this worthy cause. Works available for auction will include paintings by Gino Hollander, sculptures by Siri Hollander, limited-edition prints of John Lennon’s writings, as well as an assortment of fine wines and exotic gifts. Cocktails and canapés will be served, but the most substantial nourishment of the evening will surely come from making a difference for a child on the other side of the globe. Businesses donating food and other services to the event include Barbette, Lucia’s, Rinata, and the Newsroom. -Beth Hammarlund
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
Clustercuss vs. “Life in a Day”
@ Red Stag Supperclub
501 1st Avenue NE
Minneapolis
10 pm / All Ages / FREE
Kick off the weekend with a live set from improvisational instrumental collective Clustercuss as part of their April residency at the Red Stag. Featuring Brian Nanoff, Matthew Sandstedt, Alan Church, Evan Fox, and Charlie B. Ward, the group plays behind or in front of projected films, layering bass, electric guitar, percussion and effects to create innovative, interactive performances. This week’s film is Life in a Day, an incredible documentary film by Kevin Macdonald that chronicles a single day in the life of people from 192 countries on July 24, 2010, culling 4,500 hours of footage and 80,000 submissions to create a 90-minute paean to what it means to be human in the world today. Opening is Matty V against the documentary Koyaanisqatsi. -Jahna Peloquin
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CONTINUING DAILY
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
@ St. Anthony Main Theater
115 SE Main Street
Minneapolis
Various times / $9-11 for individual films (multi-film passes available)
Springtime in Minnesota means two things. Basically two months of unpredictable bipolar weather, and a whole lotta films of a whole lotta shapes and sizes (from a whole lotta places) passing by St. Anthony Main’s beautiful Riverside, a lush place with a gorgeous downtown view that, in my life, is as cinematic as anything shown inside the Main’s classic theater. The frustration of film festivals is that so much of everything is a gamble, with an expansive list of short and feature films (280 this year) threatening to cancel each other out. It’s a box of chocolates where your best-guess purchases might land you with a handful of subpar fruit-filled pieces, or a bunch of delightfully nutty and succulent winners. Among your best bets this year are Bobcat Goldthwaite in attendance for his pitch-black comedy (and follow-up to the hilariously irreverent World’s Greatest Dad) God Bless America; The Extraordinary Voyage, about the restoration of Georges Melies’ A Trip to the Moon; The Dreileben Trilogy, a three-film thriller (from three different directors) in the manner of the Red Riding trilogy; King Curling, a comedy – about, um, curling – from Norway; I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful, a Hurricane Katrina documentary by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs); and a modern-day adaptation of Homer by avant-garde darling Guy Maddin, Keyhole. For a full calendar and tickets, visit www.mspfilmfest.org. -Niles Schwartz
Click HERE for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Festival site
THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH
Animal Lover / Congorats / Ex-Nuns / Bird Sounds
@ Hexagon Bar
2600 27th Avenue S
Minneapolis
9 pm doors / 21+ / FREE
Fargo’s Animal Lover is an awesome power trio that sports a heavy-as-hell rhythm section and a love of unadulterated experimental noise-skwonk. They’re touring in advance of a forthcoming EP and a pretty heavy buzz, so catch them now before you’re gonna have to pay inflated prices. Openers Congorats fit with them perfectly, featuring a jagged, atonal sound bolstered by throbbing beats. The show will debut new band Ex-Nuns, but we’ve heard it’s a spacey, slightly noise-y take on post-punk. Bird Sounds sound like they might secretly be the best band of the evening – intense, heavy and riff-tastic with distorted, messed up vocals and pretty awesome tunes. -Jon Hunt
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH–SUNDAY, APRIL 29TH
Saint Paul Art Crawl
@ various studios & galleries
St. Paul
6–10 pm Friday, noon-8 pm Saturday, noon–5 pm Sunday / FREE
This weekend, what better reason to slip off to St. Paul than the farmers market season opening and the highly anticipated Saint Paul Art Crawl. With studio opening and events galore and so little time, it would be easy to feel overwhelmed. But don’t worry, l’étoile is here to help. We definitely encourage you to plan your own Art Crawl itinerary, but here’s a few we think you won’t want miss: new mixed media paintings by Kara Hendershot. Find Hendershot and her side project Bent Whisker at the Northern Warehouse Artists’ Co-op Studio 516. New underwater photography work from Rhea Pappas. We’re totally in love with Pappas’ gorgeous underwater stills – catch them at the Northern Warehouse Studio 410 with poster artist Steve Olson and industrial sculpturist Jesse Haug. Air sweet air Gallery’s “You Belong to Me” student and faculty artist showcase features amazing photography work exploring the concept of the alter ego. Opening night is Friday from 6 to 10 pm at Echo Arts’ Concrete Jungle. Echo Arts exhibit features artists Alison Nguyen, Ta-coumba Aiken, Ben Nylen, Dennis Conrad, Mona Negasi and Rhia Brutger, plus includes an homage to hip-hop After Crawl Party sponsored by Lowertown Wine & Spirits with killer DJ performances. Happy crawlin’! -Juleana Enright
Click HERE for the St. Paul Art Crawl site
FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH–SUNDAY, APRIL 29TH
“Alex Kuno and his Miscreants of Tiny Town: Washing the Lions”
@ Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar
308 Prince Street
St. Paul
Opening 6–10 pm Friday, noon-8 pm Saturday, noon–5 pm Sunday, continues through May / FREE
Local artist Alex Kuno has long been prophesying about the end of the world through early iterations of his work. In his latest series, Kuno helps us “come to terms” with our own fatalistic inevitability but adds a few visual and narrative twists. Much like the finale of Lars Von Trier’s trilogy, Kuno’s third solo show in his “Miscreants of Tiny Town” series, “Washing the Lions,” provides the perfect continuation for his previous work. During Friday night’s reception, enjoy live tunes from reeds master Donald Washington and cellist Cory Grossman. -Juleana Enright
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH
“Vital Flesh”
@ Cult Status Gallery
2913 Harriet Avenue S
Minneapolis
7-10 pm / FREE
Flesh…Perhaps it’s Warhol’s fault (or possibly jut the porn industry), but for most of us that word conjures up visions of the basest and most lurid of human desires. However, at the hands of artists since ancient times the representation of human flesh has also been a medium for expressing many of the most noble and transcendent elements of the human experience. Some of the finest ancient and Renaissance artists seemed able to express whole dissertations worth of information in the glow that emanates from a subject’s cheek or the light reflecting off a straining muscle. New exhibition “Vital Flesh” explores the wealth of figurative art currently being produced in the local scene through the work of five highly talented painters, including Jamie Cook, Caitlin Karolczak, Luke Tromiczak, JM Culver, and Luke Hillestad. We are enamored with the work of many of these artists, and their paintings share a glorious attention the subtleties of human skin and body. By example, the contrast between the feral and animalistic figures seen in Like Hillestad’s delicate yet brutal work and the extravagantly pallid, darkly luminescent bodies in Caitlin Karolczak’s classical paintings straddle the spectrum from startling vitality to decay, yet both artists tap into to the same essential link between flesh and emotion. This talent heavy show is sure to be a captivating, elemental and – dare we say – sensual experience. -Anthony Enright
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH
Whittier Artists in Storefronts Kickoff Reception
@ The Fallout Studio 3
2601 2nd Avenue S
Minneapolis
Opening reception 7-9 pm Friday, continues through June 9 / All Ages / FREE
Few things are as depressing as vacant storefronts – but they get a temporary makeover when the Whittier Artists in Storefronts project kicks off this weekend. In an effort to promote neighborhood vitality, artists will transforming vacant commercial storefronts into art installations by over 20 local street artists. From yarnbombing and colorful spray-painted murals to Candy Chang’s “Before I Die” interactive chalk wall and a ’60s-inspired moss graffiti mural, the exhibition spans various forms of street art. Exhibits will be lit until 11 pm each night beginning Friday, ending June 9 with the Northern Spark Festival’s “Busk Till Dawn,” with walking tours begining Saturday, April 28 and running weekly for six weeks. The kickoff reception includes music from DJ Sparklies, refreshments, and a slide show featuring the process and work of the project. -Jahna Peloquin
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH-SUNDAY, MAY 12TH
“Steampunk Delusions”
Open Eye Figure Theatre
506 E 24th Street
Minneapolis
7 pm / $15 adults, $12 students/seniors/Fringe button (cash or check only)
Hardcover Theater presents a double feature of fantastic sci-fi fantasy for the stage at Open Eye Figure Theater. The Diamond Lens is first on the bill, telling the tale of a young man who enlists the help of supernatural forces to create the most powerful microscope in the world. Then he promptly becomes enamored with the tiny world he discovers beneath the lens. Next, English Scrimshaw Theatrical Novelties presents To Mars With Tesla, a silent comedy in which Tesla and Edison match wits and battle for ultimate supremacy on the surface of Mars. And, knowing what we do of these rival inventors, you can bet that Tesla invented the means to travel there. Then Edison stole, patented and sold it for wheelbarrows full of pound notes, or crowns sterling, or whatever it was people used for money in those days. Veteran thesbians and l’étoile favorites Dawn Krosnowski (MacBeth, The Video Game Remix), Tim Uren (The Curse of Yig), phillip andrew bennett low (Camelot is Crumbling), Kelvin Hatle (Death Perception) and Joshua Scrimshaw (He’s Joshua Scrimshaw) join the two shows’ talented casts whose collective CV reads like a Fringe Festival aficionado’s bucket list. -Rob Callahan
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH & SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
“FUTURITY: A Musical by the Lisps”
Walker Art Center
McGuire Theater
1750 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
8 pm / $25 ($21 Walker members)
Brooklyn indie-rockers the Lisps bring their acclaimed and anticipated rock musical to the Walker this weekend, melding avant-rock with the Civil War-era sci-fi story of a soldier on a quest to create a steam-powered artificial brain. As rock operas go, it’s less Tommy or The Wall than it is Hedwig and the Angry Inch, but it stands apart by virtue of its steampunk sensibilities. Victorian fashions inform the costumes while brass and glass props and gears adorn the stage. Fans of the genre, of the Lisps and of smart, edgy entertainment alike are sure to be pleased. -Rob Callahan
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH
MARS Attacks presents “Escape Velocity: Prepare for the Void”
@ Sisters Camelot
2310 Snelling Avenue
Minneapolis
9:30 pm–2 am / $5-15 suggested donation (sliding scale)
Tonight, the long-standing radical and sustainable Twin Cities collective Sisters Camelot end the last night in their current space with a big blast off…literally, as the space is being demolished, so come down and party while you can. Don your best sci-fi themed costumes – we’re talking Starbuck, Buffy, Captain Jack Harkness, and Spock – and prepare for an intergalactic dance party benefit for the organic souls at Sisters Camelot and the Minnehaha Free Space. Catch awesome sets from locals Hipslur DJs, Pleasure Principal DJ Team, plus Milwaukee’s DJ Trash Talk and secret surprises in exorbitance. -Juleana Enright
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH
Bloodnstuff / IGUANO / The Goondas / The Bad Spots
@ Turf Club
1601 University Avenue
St. Paul
Friday night at the Turf Club is all about garage punk. The stellar lineup showcases the Twin Cities’ best offerings in the loud, fast and hard genre. Playing last is IGUANO, a band choc full of some old school talent like Jacques Wait (Pink Mink) and Ehsan Alam (Revolver Modele). Their sound is right in the vein of early Iggy Pop and the Stooges, and the lead singer does a good job throwing himself around the stage as well. Headlining is everyone’s new loud favorite, Bloodnstuff, and the duo continues blowing minds and gathering followers with their Black Sabbath meets punk angular punk rawk sound. The Goondas fit perfectly on the raucous bill with their sweaty, ripped-up vibe to the stage. The way their fans freak out at shows, you would swear it’s the birth of punk a la the Sex Pistols. Opening is the Bad Spots, whose roster features members of some venerable local acts – Bridge Club, Is/Is, and the Sex Rays. -Danielle Morris
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH
The Pleasure Principals
@ Clubhouse Jäger
923 Washington Avenue N
Minneapolis
10 pm / 21+ / FREE
This Friday, Mike 2600 and DJ Espada are the Pleasure Principals. Prepare yourself for a night of funk-filled, unadulterated, pop-tastic pleasure as you dance to the sophisticated spinnings and double DJ remakes of old school classics. In the mood for Michael and Janet, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Billy Idol, and Billy Ocean all under one roof? If you’re catching what we’re throwing out, you know Jag is the place to dance tonight. -Staff
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
Ina Grau Open House
@ Ina Grau Studio
711 W Lake Street, Studio 419
Minneapolis
Noon-8 pm / FREE
Whether a full-fledged addict or a new fan, get an all-access peek at what it’s like to make a pretty pair of shoes. Clever shoemakers Luisa Fernanda Gargia-Gomez and Crystal Quinn are opening their studio for an exclusive peek at how they make Ina Grau, their collaborative shoe line. Meet the designers who pioneered their endeavor two years ago and tour the studio. Don’t miss the chance to pre-order at this open house. -Meg Junkermeier
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
“FLO(we){u}R”
@ The Soap Factory
514 Second Street SE
Minneapolis
6–10 pm / FREE
The Soap Factory is known for supporting wildly creative projects, and “FLO(we){u}R” is no exception. This ambitious project is fraught with complex signifiers that connect the Mill City past of Minneapolis to the green and arts focused present with an eye towards the future. The project takes inspiration from a footnote in early 20th century American history wherein ceramic factories were tasked with making test bombs for the military which would be filled with flour (likely from a local mill) and dropped to help pilots with target practice. Using original WWI designs, the gallery will transform into a bomb manufacturing plant with all aspects of the process from mixing to curing to firing represented. The public will be able to participate by helping fill the ‘bombs’ with a seed and flour mix while a performance element will be introduced as the bombs being utilized for seed dispersal both via launches and via bike and walk seed tours through Minneapolis parks. Ceramic artists Joseph Madrigal and Amber Ginsburg developed this fascinating project that brings together military history, ceramic techniques and community involvement to subvert a military technology into something both peaceful and fruitful. -Anthony Enright
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
“Spring Crosswalk: Fashion Victim”
@ Cliché
2403 Lyndale Avenue S
Minneapolis
7-9 pm / All Ages / FREE
Local boutique Cliché is bringing its hip spring wearables from the store to the streets with their semi-annual “Crosswalk” fashion show. Eschewing the catwalk for the crosswalk, models styled as literal “fashion victims” will strut through the store before ending up on the crosswalk crossing Lyndale Avenue along 24th Street in Uptown. Snap pix of models in the streets, sip on wine and enjoy 20% off of everything in the store. -Jahna Peloquin
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
Late Night featuring OSO
@ Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis
11 pm-1 am / 21+ / $5
It’s no secret that l’étoile loves OSO. Veteran local model Tearra’s jazzy alter-ego (who takes her name from Tearra’s childhood nickname, the spanish word for “bear”) performed at our New Designer Showcase this February, with frequent collaborators Mayda and Dano de la Mano. This Saturday, OSO brings her signature blend of R&B, hip hop, spoken word, and maracas to a late night show at the legendary Dakota Jazz Club. As is standard with OSO performances, the stage will be jammed with talented, creative, pretty people, including dVRG and Rosa Williams, as well as Mayda and de la Mano. We recommend taking in an OSO performance with a classic cocktail, such as an Old-Fashioned or a Negroni – or maybe a French 75 if you’re feeling fizzy. -Beth Hammarlund
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28th
The Lovely Dark Album Release Show w/ Speed’s The Name / Nice Purse / Big Lake
@ Hell’s Kitchen
80 S 9th Street
Minneapolis
10 pm doors / 18+ / $5
Territories is the kind of highly-arranged, emotionally intense indie-pop that should (in a perfect world) make Lovely Dark absolutely huge, and I mean that in absolutely the best possible way. They sport several weapons – tremendous songwriting, gorgeous harmonies, and a way with a huge arrangement – and wield them with absolute precision, making Territories an engaging, completely solid listen, not a million miles off from, say, a National, but with a bit of Brit-folk mysticism to make it darker/more interesting. It’s great stuff. Openers Speed’s The Name are also terrific – angular and weirdly funky, like the Heads in the olde days. Nice Purse are up-and-coming – a bit twee, a bit intense, highly strummy pop, and Big Lake play a sort of mysterious, scratchy folk music. A killer night of music. -Jon Hunt
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
BNLX EP #7 Release Show w/ The Idle Hands / Prissy Clerks / Launch Party
@ Nicholas Edward Hall
1621 Harmon Place (alley entrance)
Minneapolis
BNLX are releasing their 7th EP (reviewed in “We Will Rock You” this week) at new concert venue Nicholas Edward Hall, which I’m told is located “across the alley from Joe’s Garage on Loring Park.” Minneapolis needs interesting new concert venues, of course, so it’ll be interesting to see how BNLX’s buzzsaw punk/pop/new wave fusion translates to whatever the hall has to offer. Openers Idle Hands are, of course, fantastic – you’ve heard ‘em on the radio a hundred billion times and still managed to not be sick of them, which is a magic power for sure. Prissy Clerks are awesome, sporting an epic, wide-open sound and adorable vocals. And disclaimer: we’re already a huge fan of Launch Party, which features members of the sadly defunct Mercurial Rage and Mood Swings. -Jon Hunt
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A Queensday Celebration: Venus de Mars & All The Pretty Horses / El Le Faunt & His Traveling Circus / Deceitful Lapwings
@ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
6 W 6th Street
St. Paul
Despite ATPH’s presence at the top of the bill, this event is really an album release party for El Le Faunt which, if you’ve not heard him/them, are a brilliantly weird, highly theatrical, slightly steampunk (if we can use that word without mischaracterizing) vaudevillian pop collective, like a whiskey-soaked music-hall act in a Tim Burton movie. You know what to expect from the always-thrilling Venus de Mars, of course. And openers The Deceitful Lapwings are an ominous folk/goth/electronic group fronted by Milkbar’s Sarah Moeding. Oh yeah – there’s burlesque, too, and Professor Oscar’s Congress of Curiosities doing an old-school sideshow act, in honor of Dutch cultural holiday “Queensday” in honor of the Queen Mother herself. -Jon Hunt
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
Forever Young Yearbook Dance Party
@ James Ballentine VFW Post 246
2916 Lyndale Avenue S
Minneapolis
9 pm / 21+ / $5 w/ RSVP, $7 at the door
Don’t miss the final basement party at the Uptown VFW! Everyone knows Forever Young, one of the hottest new dance nights in town hosted by Matthew Jacobs and MPLS.TV’s Chris Cloud. Stop by for this Saturday’s final monthly at the VFW before Forever Young heads to the First Avenue Mainroom for the Forever Young Prom on May 25. Filled with sick dance moves, excessive sweating, and yearbook photo signing, this night is the ultimate act of youth revival, and the perfect time to reminisce with old friends, make long-lasting memories, take photos, and shake your bon bon to your favorite late ’90s and early 2000s tunes by Daft Punk, Ashanti, OutKast, JT, Ja Rule, Snoop Dogg, Ginuine, Aaliya, and Blink 182, as you enjoy the cheapest drinks in town $3 Tallboys, $3 well drinks and $4 call drinks. -Stefani Arden
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
Another Saturday Night
@ Kitty Cat Klub
315 14th Avenue SE
Minneapolis
10 pm / 21+ / No cover before 11 pm, $3 after
The good-lookin’ men and ladyfolk of the Twin Cities are sure to congregate at this month’s edition of Another Saturday Night, the latest dance party concoction from DJs Bach and So Gold. Recline in the shambly, luxe surroundings of the Kitty Cat Klub as you unwind from Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week, or blow off some steam on the dance floor to a sexy mix of classic and modern R&B. Get there before 11 pm for free cover and happy hour drink specials. -Jahna Peloquin
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH
Attitude City
@ Clubhouse Jäger
923 Washington Avenue N
Minneapolis
10 pm / 21+ / FREE
One of our favorite monthly dance jams is here! The crate-digging connoisseurs of Attitude City are at it again with a night of delicious dance beats and Clubhouse Jäger’s tasty cocktails. Join the one and only Jeff Dubois and special guest Mark Warren aka the Discomechanic, whose record collection is “constantly expanding like the huge, ever-pulsating brain that controls the universe,” according to the Facebook invite. Get ready for his 4-to-the-floor dancefloor bombs alongside Dubois’ vintage disco, house, italo, and funk blended together with some modern bangers. -Staff
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SUNDAY, APRIL 29TH
Frankie Rose w/ DIVE & Olsen Twinns
@ 7th Street Entry
701 1st Avenue N
Minneapolis
7:30 pm doors / 18+ / $10
Space pop ingénue and former member of such bands as Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls and Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose has branched out on her own. On tour to support her new album Interstellar, which had been described as by Pitchfork as “sparkling synth-pop” that “draws heavily on The Cure’s masterpiece, Disintegration,” the album creates a vivid, dreamy soundscape that departs from her earlier experimentations with distortion and reverb. Opening are electronic/grunge act DIVE, and ultra-minimal synth act Olsen Twinns. -Danielle Morris
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SUNDAY, APRIL 29TH
“SENSATION”
@ Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater
810 W Lake Street
Minneapolis
7pm / All Ages / $10-$15
If anyone could revive Solid Gold – yes, the very TV pop show that defined an era and got America groovin’ – it’s performance artist master Jaime Carrera. Fulfilling his life-long dream, Carrera curates the BLB hosted “SENSATION” featuring the flair of modern dancer Joanna Furnans, drag queen extraordinaire Barbie Q, performance artist Fiona MacNeill, local “rock & roll chanteuse” Audra Tracy, choreographers Kristin Van Loon and Chris Schlichting, plus special guests. Expect ’80s-style debauchery, over-the-top glam and vintage dance moves as electric as you remember them, even if you don’t remember them. Dress your in your best Solid Gold-inspired look. Can’t make this week’s performance? Catch it again next Sunday, disco ball and all. -Juleana Enright
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Editor in Chief: Jahna Peloquin / Contributors: Juleana Enright, Anthony Enright, Jon Hunt, Stefani Arden, Danielle Morris, Niles Schwartz, Meg Junkermeier, Jahna Peloquin
