Cabin Fever Isn’t it about time you learned how to ice fish?

Minnesota winters are cold and dark, and our couch is looking awfully inviting. But we refuse to take these frigid months sitting down. At least, not at home, like some kind of antisocial loser. Each week, Cabin Fever aims to give you a few good reasons to get out of the house and do something.

Indoor activity: 5th Annual TC Hip-Hop Awards, First Avenue, Jan. 28, 8 p.m.
This weekend, get warm by going underground. The illustrious TC Hip-Hop Awards showcase the best and brightest of the local hip-hop scene, and will be hosted by former WNBA player/radio personality Tee Moore, DJ Franzdiego.com, and radio host Special Dark. The evening also features performances by Maria Isa, I Self Devine, No Bird Sing, Anchormen, Paris Bennett, Chrishan, Young Rocky, Illuminous 3, Sick, and some young bucks, too.

Outdoor activity: Ice fishing for beginners, 9140 E. Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington, Jan. 29, 11 a.m. — 2 p.m.
If you’ve always wanted to try that totally Minnesotan thing called ice fishing but just didn’t know the first thing about augers, now you can learn from the outdoorsy professionals of the Minnesota DNR. This may be a family-friendly activity, but that doesn’t mean adults can’t have fun learning a new skill. Nor does it mean that adults can’t partake in the scavenger hunt, nature walk, and cocoa/cookie feed. 

Indoor/outdoor activity: Walker After Hours Preview Party: On Ice, Walker Art Center, Jan. 28, 9 p.m. — 12 a.m.
This month’s Walker After Hours soiree is designed to make you appreciate the frigid months by suggesting that you use an outdoor “ice bar,” then warm up with cocoa and “hot dish appetizers” from Wolfgang Puck’s in-house restaurant. The museum is so serious about inspiring local winter pride, it’s giving away a prize to the person who is dressed the most “Minnesotan.” Oh, and there’s an art opening too: The Spectacular Of Vernacular, which is all about how the rustic modern art of today will be “the folk art of tomorrow.” Now we understand why they’re encouraging people to wear “sweaters that tell a story” (read: ugly holiday sweaters).