Saturday, April 28
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If history's most iconic vampire impersonators were to convene, it's easy to imagine Max Schreck, Bela Lugosi, and Christopher Lee grumbling over the moodiness of modern bloodsuckers. The three actors, after all, founded their bloodthirsty characterizations on wickedly depraved fiendishness. In the years since, of course, the popular image of the vampire has undergone a startlingly sympathetic... More >>
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This touring show, which has previously been exhibited in Rome and Milan, features the culmination of a yearlong project by photographers Sham Hinchey and Marzia Messina. Each day they photographed a different person using the same lighting and backdrop. The common thread was that all participants were female and Italian, though their age, class, and life stories vary dramatically. The goal of... More >>
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The bicycle will once again play muse for artists at "ARTCRANK," a gallery show and party celebrating one of the most beloved forms of transportation. The celebration will start early for families with games, obstacle courses, and safety information from 3 to 5 p.m. Afterward, things will really get hopping with food trucks and craft beer from Widmer Brothers Brewing. Guests will also be able... More >>
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Are you a night owl? Always on the lookout for something entertaining to do on the weekend that doesn't involve dance parties, the repetitive bar scene, or trying to make it through Saturday Night Live? Balls is always a sure thing. The weekly midnight cabaret is one of the longest-running open mics in town, and that is for a good reason. Performances are always a bit of a wild card, of... More >>
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Can the mundane be made epic? According to Amy Toscani, the answer is yes. The artist describes her work as a "mix of fantasy and 4-H." One definitely gets a sense of grand whimsy while gazing upon her large-scale abstract sculptures. Imagine pieces that look like they were modeled after homemade potholders, Lincoln Logs, tinfoil Christmas ornaments, and other toys and crafts from the '60s and... More >>
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Of the many bars scattered along Lyndale Avenue, the Leaning Tower of Pizza is one that truly feels like a neighborhood bar. There's parking across the street by the laundromat, but it is usually pretty empty because most customers walk or bike over for the evening. While many patrons stick to beer and cigarettes on the outside patio, the pizza is pretty good, too. On Mondays you can get a... More >>
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The subject of the rights of LGBT individuals has been a point of contention throughout the nation over the past couple of years (or, really, decades). This is especially true in Minnesota, as protestors glitter-bomb homophobic political candidates, Anoka County spikes its failed school neutrality policy, former presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann controversially endorses ex-gay recovery,... More >>
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Make no mistake: The media has had a huge impact on how we view the sports industry. Long ago, when radio commentators and journalists began telling suspenseful tales of what they saw on the field, it became clear that sports was rife with stories. Nowadays, coverage of major sporting events is loaded with spectacle, including constant graphics, flashing stats, camera angles that give fans an... More >>
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Last January, Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street, a contemporary classic novel about growing up as a young Mexican American girl in Chicago, was one of many books seized from classrooms in Tuscon, Arizona. It was part of the state's mandated ban on the school district's ethnic studies program, which included books and writings by celebrated and award-winning authors such as Leslie... More >>
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The spirit of SNDP -- First Ave's legendary '90s club-rave Sunday Night Dance Party -- lives on in a scaled-down size and a more day-job-accommodating Saturday night form in the Record Room's long-running Black. A sort of time-warp tonic for aging ravers, the night itself is the only real constant from week to week: you can expect a heavy dose of dance sounds whatever the case, but since being... More >>
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There're two things you might want to keep in mind about First Ave's trendy Saturday-night cool-kid institution before you start muttering the same anti-hipster sentiments you've been harboring since !!! were an ellipsis. The first thing? Well, it's an 18+ dance night. Being 18 these days means you were a grade-schooler in 2002, when LCD Soundsystem and the Rapture were starting to take off... More >>
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While there are usually a handful of burlesque shows happening on any given weekend, and Sex World is open 24 hours a day, Bondage A-Go-Go is still one of the most enduring nights dedicated to kinks and sexy subcultures. The crowd can vary depending on the season and the evening, but generally there's a healthy mix of goth/steampunk partiers, bad-ass folks chilling in leather/vinyl gear,... More >>
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